Up to the Moment
| Up to the Moment | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | June 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:59 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Ernie Rose, John L Sayers, Ross Wilson | |||
| Mondo Rock chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Up to the Moment | ||||
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Up to the Moment is the first compilation album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, which was released in June 1985 through Polydor Records. It peaked at number 8 on the Kent Music Report albums chart.
Background
[edit]Mondo Rock were formed in 1976 and released four studio albums by 1985, Primal Park (October 1979), Chemistry (July 1981), Nuovo Mondo (July 1982) and The Modern Bop (March 1984).[1][2][3] Up to the Moment is a compilation album of tracks from those albums; it also includes their debut single, "The Fugitive Kind" (1978) and two new singles "Good Advice" (December 1984) and "The Moment" (April 1985).[1][4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Eric McCusker, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Advice" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "The Moment" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Come Said the Boy" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "The Modern Bop" (Ross Wilson) | 3:47 |
| 5. | "No Time" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Baby Wants to Rock" (James Black, Wilson) | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Dark Secrets" | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cool World" (Wilson) | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Summer of '81" | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Chemistry" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "The Queen and Me" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "The Fugitive Kind" (Wilson, Tony Slavich) | 3:35 |
| 6. | "State of the Heart" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Winds Light to Variable (Instrumental)" (Wilson, McCusker, Hackett, Gillard, Black) | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 56:22 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b McFarlane, 'Mondo Rock' entry. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Mondo Rock". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 16 May 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Mondo Rock". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing. Archived from the original on 26 January 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Casimir, Jon (15 April 1985). "Music: Life Is Easier for Mondo Rock, Now Touring Less". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 096. p. 15. Retrieved 11 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6..