Ian Mason & the 3XY Supergroup Party - 3XY Radio promo (1978)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1978:

This promo for Melbourne rock station 3XY was first broadcast in Melbourne in 1978.

Note: This ad features a cast of Australian musicians including Joe Camilleri (Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), Ian Mason (on piano), Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo), Marc Hunter (Dragon), Ian 'Molly' Meldrum (Countdown host/music promoter).... and international guest Johnny Cougar (later known as John Cougar Mellencamp).

Band Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Track: Can You Feel It
Album: non album track
Composed By: Ian Mason
Produced By:
Label:
Chart Position:
Release Date:
Footage Information: TV commercial/promo
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3xy

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NZOZ NZOZ1978 1978 Australia Late Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s

Extended Tags: Ian Mason

Musical Terms: Rock, Pop, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Category:

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Tags:

• 3XY
• 1978
• Australia
• Late
• Seventies

[triggaz77]

Who is the bloke with a cigi in his mouth @ 0:23. You just don't get role models like that anymore...

[nzoz1978]

It's Robert Taylor, guitarist of Dragon.

[damo3805]

Funny how music on 3XY sounded better than EON FM. Does anyone remember the Music TV show WROK on channel 10 in 1982?

[nzoz1978]

There's footage of WROCK on YouTube... just do a search on the Sunnyboys.

[tombrom1]

Who is the one dislike? Some DJ who got the graveyard shift



[tombrom1]

Is it just me...but does this level of musicianship still exist?  I think that this era was amazing....before manufactured pop

[gregrsm]

I used to try to pick up 3XY on my radio and I lived hundreds of kilometres from Melbourne. That was when music radio stations were exciting and not the boring clones they are today.

[nzoz1978]

G'day Ian, I do not think that was the real Ian Meldrum who put that post up.

[Masonola]

Thank you Molly. Love, Ian Mason

[IanMollyMeldrum]

God that was a very miserable day for me. Getting all those musicians into the room was like bloody getting cattle into a barn... they were all completely out of control and i threatened that if they didn't behave themselves, they would never come on Countdown again. That shut them up. God, it was like a bunch of school students and I was the teacher. Amazing this ad could even be completed. Thanks Ian Mason for your patience... without you, I would have gone completely mental!

[MicMogul]

Great to see this back on YT, note to all lame commercial radio stations of today - this is how you do a TVC!

[Masonola]

It is actually Ian Mason on piano who also composed and produced the music. It was filmed in Armstrong Audio Video (AAV)

[threemilesmile]

Is that Jimmy Barnes @ 1.25??

[auspete]

I'm guessing this was a cinema advert? A bit too long for the telly. Impressive lineup of talent. It looks as though it might have been filmed at XY in King Street?  Odd, considering his later involvement, that Shirl isn't there...