The Riptides - Tomorrow's Tears/Some Other Guy vinyl 7" Flat Records 1979 Mint
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Jun 28, 2019 Sold Date
Jun 21, 2019 Start Date
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Excellent copy of this classic single by sought after Australian Power-poppers, The Riptides. The vinyl is in great condition, probably unplayed and the sleeve is Excellent with just a little wear on the opening edge.
From wikipedia

The Riptides were formed in 1977 as the Grudge, their members were students at the Architecture Department, University of Queensland. The original line-up was Mark "Cal" Callaghan on lead vocals, Dennis Cantwell on drums, Scott Matheson on rhythm guitar, Alan Reilly on lead guitar and Robert Vickers on bass guitar.

During 1978 the Grudge changed their name to the Neon Steal and then to the Numbers. In September 1978 the Numbers issued a limited edition (500 copies) three-track extended play, Sunset Strip, on the Go-Betweens' Able label. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described it as "punchy and energetic and featured a brilliant, English-flavoured 1960s-inspired pop sound." Early in 1979 Vickers left the Numbers, travelling to New York City, where he joined the Colors. In 1983 he joined the Go-Betweens.[

In 1979 Callaghan switched to bass guitar and the Numbers became the Riptides to avoid confusion with a Sydney band of that name. They remixed Sunset Strip's tracks and reissued it in July 1979 (2000 copies) via Able.[ Andrew Leitch then replaced Reilly on guitar and added keyboards.

The band issued a new single, "Tomorrow's Tears", in February 1980 on the Flat label. McFarlane felt it was "a fabulous slice of 1960s-styled R&B; pop." The band appeared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's pop music TV show, Countdown, to promote the single. The Riptides moved to Sydney in mid-1980.In October they were signed to Regular Records.

Michael Hiron (ex-Leftovers, Flaming Hands, the Pineapples from the Dawn of Time) joined in March 1981 on bass guitar and Callaghan switched to rhythm guitar; Matheson also left. The four-piece line-up entered the studio with producer, Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup, (ex-the Angels) in mid-1981 to record a six-track EP, Swept Away, which was released in November. From the EP a track, "Only Time", was issued as a single, also in November, while Cantwell and Leitch both left.

Callaghan and Hiron reformed the Riptides in early 1982 with new bandmates, Graeme "Hutch" Hutchinson on drums (ex-Leftovers, the Humans), Russell Parkhouse on keyboards and Howard Shawcross on bass guitar (ex-Last Chance Café, Elks); while Hiron moved to lead guitar.The group issued a new single, "Hearts and Flowers" in September, and supported Scottish group, Simple Minds, on their Australian tour in October.

By January 1983 the Riptides decided to disband: they had enough of performing


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