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O.K, U.K!

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O.K, U.K!
EP by
ReleasedAugust 1979 (1979-08)
Recorded1979
StudioStiff Mobile & Brittania Road Studios, London
Genre
Length11:55
LabelMushroom
ProducerDave Robinson, Liam Sternberg
The Sports chronology
Don't Throw Stones
(1979)
O.K, U.K!
(1979)
Suddenly
(1980)

O.K, U.K! is an extended play (EP) by the Australian rock band The Sports.[1] The EP was recorded in the United Kingdom in 1979, during the band's Graham Parker tour. Parker, who personally requested them as his support, and to do some recording at Stiff Records.[2]

The EP was released in August 1979. According to the Kent Music Report,[3] sales counted towards the single title, "Wedding Ring"; however, according to The Australian Music Database, the EP itself was named as charting.[4] Either way, this 4-track recording peaked at number 40 on the Kent Music Report.

The EP has since been released on iTunes.[5]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wedding Ring"Stevie Wright, George Young, Harry Vanda2:34
2."Live, Work & Play"Andrew Pendlebury, Stephen Cummings3:03
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Girl"Martin Armiger, Cummings3:52
2."Radio Show"Armiger 

Charts

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Chart (1979) Position
Australian Kent Music Report 40[A]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ O.K, U.K! appeared on the Australian Singles Chart. For some sources, (such as the Kent Music Report), the title was "Wedding Ring" other (such as The Australian Music Database) list the title as O.K, U.K!.

References

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  1. ^ "The Spots OK UK". discogs. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ Feliu, Luis (23 February 1979). "Acceptable Change by The Sports". The Canberra Times. p. 7. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "The Sports". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ "OK UK EP". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2017.