Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1978:

The Sports' promo-video for the hit single 'Boys! (What Did The Detective Say)' (March1978), taken from the 1978 album 'Reckless'.

Band Origin: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Track: Boys! What Did The Detective Say?
Album: Reckless
Composed By: Stephen Cummings
Produced By: Joe Camilleri
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 55 (Australia)
Release Date: March, 1978
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sports
- www.lovetown.net

Line-up:

Stephen Cummings - Vocals
[ The Pelaco Brothers (1974-1976) -- The Sports (1977-1982) -- solo (1982-present) ]

Jim Niven - Piano, Pedal Organ
[ Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band (1969-1975) -- The Sports (1977-1979) ]

Andrew Pendlebury -- Guitar
[ The Sports (1977-1982) -- solo (1983-present) ]

Ed Bates -- Guitar

Paul Hitchins -- Drums

Robert Glover -- Bass

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

Extended Tags: Stephen Cummings, Andrew Pendlebury, Jim Niven, Paul Hitchins, Robert Glover, Ed Bates

Musical Terms: Blues, Singer/Songwriter, R'n'B, Blues, Pub, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

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Previous Comments:

mddawson1:
Awesome!

deltachris:
The Sports; We used to go and see them live often, way back then....looks like the first line up of The Sports with Ed Bates on guitar. Good to see most of these muscians still playing. Thank you for putting up this video.

nzoz1978:
Is Ed Bates still wearing that beard?
123argus:
What a great song!!! Has anybody noticed the similarity between Stephen Cummings vocal style and Aussie Crawls James Reyne. I am sure that the sports must have been a major influence on early Aussie Crawl. All Great stuff.

nzoz1978:
I think they were. James Reyne even looked a little like Stephen Cummings (on some angels). INXS were also inspired to mix the sound of The Sports with the futurist-synth pop of Mi-Sex.

tismselfstorage:
Christ - I actually thought this WAS a Crawl song, for over 20 years until now! Are you sure Aussie Crawl haven't covered it??!! (Feels stupid)

dermie12:
yeah! also check the sunny boys same genre

paleohori:
TOTAL CLASSIC

xg1111:
a comment a mate made in 1981 {reyne must of spent many hours in front of the mirror copying cummings} a fab clip thanks for posting it. i only saw them once just 4 weeks before steve hurt his back it was a true highlight circa march 81. cheers

suzieQfan:
the Sports live and on disc were so much better than chisel,angels,aussie crawl(Which were a copy of the sports!!)..international recording bands like Graham Parker...and the ska group-Madness said on donny sutherland-SOUNDS-"AUSTRALIA has one of the best incredible bands in the world"...i went to see Madness and the SPORTS at the capitol theatre in 1982 here in Sydney...the sports BLEW OFF!!! Madness...and they said so.

AustralianGuyyy:
The Sports are awesome! I never heard much of their stuff except my fave 'Don't Throw Stones' and 'Who Listens to the Radio'. This just shows how great they were. To the previous positive comments.... I concur.