Out of Mind, Out of Sight Joanne Reid talks about her Music Memories Part Two - MODELS Growing up in Melbourne and recounting her time around the "Rock 'n' Roll" music scene back in the 1970s and early 80s... Sitting with Joanne Reid, as we listen to her CD's they range from Dire Straights, Paul Kelly, Elvis Presley's soul collection and pick upon on talking about her times around the music scene with promoter John Lever. Once John had moved on from his time managing the SPORTS, a distinctive Australian band that hit their heights during 1978 through to the early 80s. Her partner John Lever became was also involved with the MODELS an Australian Rock Band with a post-punk, new wave sound originating in Melbourne. When they formed, Models were hailed as one of the most innovative and imaginative Australian bands. Their chart-topping run of hits includes I Hear Motion, Big On Love, Barbados and Out Of Mind Out Of Sight. The MODELS were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2010. “Alongside The Boys Next Door/The Birthday Party, Models were one of the first Melbourne bands to rise out of the ashes of that city’s hothouse punk/new wave explosion of the late 1970s with a clear vision and wider appeal,” says Ian McFarlane, author of The Encyclopedia Of Australian Rock And Pop. Models' line-up of Duffield, Freud, Kelly and Price issued the highly regarded The Pleasure of Your Company in October 1983. The album was critically acclaimed and peaked at No. 12, with the single "I Hear Motion" becoming a No. 16 hit. The band supported David Bowie for the Australian leg of his Serious Moonlight Tour in November in support of his album Let's Dance (1983). Kelly and Duffield were invited to sing backing vocals on the INXS album, The Swing. In early 1985, Models started recording material for their next album, Out of Mind, Out of Sight and was the only No. 1 single on the Australian singles chart for 1985 by an Australian artist.
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It was this time that John Lever proposed to Joanne, they were living in Melbourne and John was often off travelling with the Band across to Australia, looking after the torus. Between gigs, John proposed to Joanne. A small intimate wedding and the reception was held in her back yard. AUGUST 2021 ISSUE
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