Stay Young 1979-1982

Performer: INXS
Engineer: Duncan McGuire; Glen Phimister; Alex Vertikoff; David Walsh; Niven Garland
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: INXS: Michael Hutchence, Garry Gary Beers, Jon Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss. Producers include: Mark Opitz, INXS, Don Walker, Keith Walker, Ian Davies. Recorded between 1979 & 1982. Includes liner notes by Glenn A. Baker and Ian McFarlane. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Michael Hutchence (vocals); Ian Moss (guitar); Billy Rogers (saxophone); Steven Prestwich (drums); Dave Mason (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Mark Opitz; Andrew Farriss. Liner Note Authors: Glenn A. Baker; Ian McFarlane. Recording information: ABC Studios, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Aus (11/1979-11/1992); Capri Digital Studios, Capri, Italy (11/1979-11/1992); EMI Studios 301, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (11/1979-11/1992); Moontan Concert, Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney, New South Wa (11/1979-11/1992); Paradise Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (11/1979-11/1992); Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (11/1979-11/1992); Wanda Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (11/1979-11/1992). Photographer: Philip Mortlock. Stay Young 1979-1982 includes INXS' first two records (their 1980 self-titled debut and 1981's Underneath the Colours), as well as all of the group's singles and B-sides from the era. Listeners looking for the band's more focused work of the late '80s and '90s should avoid this compilation, as the two albums that it's built around contain well-played but fairly forgettable examples of the new wave pop that dominated the age, illuminating a band that was still looking for its voice among a deluge of similar acts. However, for devoted fans of the venerable Aussie rock collective, Stay Young will provide a nice bookend to their collections. ~ James Christopher Monger

Like many groups that achieved mainstream success in the 1980s, Australia's INXS was kinetically inspired by the British punk scene. Led by charismatic singer Michael Hutchence and the musically gifted Farriss brothers, INXS began as a new-wave rock band, but by the mid-'80s they hit on a global level with an accessible, streamlined dance-rock sound. For most people, the band's saga ended with Hutchence's tragic suicide in 1997. In 2005, however, the band went in search of a new lead singer via the AMERICAN IDOL-style reality-TV series ROCKSTAR, eventually choosing Canadian J.D. Fortune. The revamped INXS released SWITCH in 2005 and toured the world in support of it that same year.

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