| February |
*
Suicide Records formed |
| March |
*
Boys Next Door
record their first release 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' |
| April
|
*
Cold Chisel release
'Khe Sanh', and thir debut, self titled album |
| May |
*
The Triffids form
in Perth |
| June |
*
Radio Birdman
breaks up while touring the UK. 'Living Eyes', recorded during
the tour not released until 1981 |
| August
|
*
The Angels release 'Face
to Face', reaching #16 in Australia and staying in the charts
for 79 weeks
* Paul Kelly and
the Dots form out of the remains of the High Rise Bombers
* The Models form in
Melbourne |
| October
|
*
Johnny O'Keefe
dies |
| November
|
*
Dragon tour the US with
the Johnny Winter Band
* The Angels support
David Bowie on his first tour of Australia |
|
|
*
Little River
Band tour the US and release 'Sleeper Catcher', the first
locally recorded album to reach platinum status in the US
* Having left The Saints, Ed
Kuepper forms The Laughing Clowns
* Chris Stockley leaves The Dingoes
* Flowers form in
Sydney
* Australian
Crawl form
* Dragon release 'O Zambezi',
which achieves double platinum record sales
* Russell Morris
returns from an unsuccessful stint in the US and forms the Russell
Morris Band |
