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Cold Chisel – Swingshift (VG/VG+) – 2xLP, AU 1981
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Swingshift is an LP by Cold Chisel from 1981 released on the WEA label.
About this album
Swingshift captures Cold Chisel at full force and helped define the band’s reputation as one of Australia’s great live acts. Issued in 1981, the double album draws on recordings from their peak-era concerts and presents the band’s blues-rock and hard-rock attack with raw momentum, tight musicianship and unforced grit. Alongside songs from Breakfast at Sweethearts and earlier favourites, it features crowd-defining staples such as Khe Sanh and Choir Girl, showing why the group connected so strongly with working-class audiences. Widely regarded as one of the key live albums in Australian rock, it turned their stage power into a lasting statement.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Cold ChiselLabel: WEA – 800 003Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 2Country: AustraliaReleased: 1981Genre: Pop & RockA1 Conversations
A2 Shipping Steel
A3 Breakfast At Sweethearts
A4 Rising Sun
A5 Choir Girl
B1 Khe Sanh
B2 My Turn To Cry
B3 Four Walls
B4 One Long Day
C1 Knockin' On Heaven'S Door
C2 My Baby
C3 Star Hotel
C4 Don'T Let Go
D1 Long As I Can See The Light
D2 The Party'S Over
D3 Cheap Wine
D4 Goodbye