Sherbet - Howzat [ HQ/1080p]

Sherbet (aka Highway or The Sherbs) are one of the most prominent and successful Australian rock bands of the 1970s. The 'classic line-up' of Daryl Braithwaite on vocals, Tony Mitchell on bass guitar, Garth Porter on keyboards, Alan Sandow on drums, and Clive Shakespeare on guitar provided their teen-orientated pop style. In 1976 Shakespeare left and was soon replaced by Harvey James. Sherbet's biggest singles were "Summer Love" (1975) and "Howzat" (1976), both reaching number one in Australia. "Howzat" was also a top 5 hit in the United Kingdom. The band was less successful in the United States, where "Howzat" peaked at No. 61. As The Sherbs they also reached No. 61 in 1981 with "I Have the Skill". The group disbanded in 1984. Subsequent re-unions have occurred since 1998.

According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, "alongside Skyhooks, Sherbet was the most successful Australian pop band of the 1970s. With a run of 20 consecutive hit singles to its credit, and 17 albums that yielded ten platinum and 40 gold disc awards, Sherbet was the first domestic act to sell a million dollars' worth of records in Australia". In 1990 Sherbet were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame alongside classical composer and pianist, Percy Grainger.

This good quality capture comes to us from the RAGE TV show in Australia. While scaling it from SD to HD resolution I removed a small layer of top fizz from the image and enhanced the image detail. Some deblocking has also been done. Monophonic audio has been replaced with a stereo track. Hope you enjoy this 1976 Aussie blast from the past!

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[alisongrigson]

Saw Daryl on weekend at Rochford Wines, fantastic to hear it live!!

[Braveheart-]

Brilliant track, should have been huge over here in the UK

[hemi]

Good old rage ! ...👍
Melbourne, Australia, here ! .

[tostfrydoj]

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Good memories 😊

[sujithan]

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[davidlowe]

Great sound on this version, which makes the intro sound even better. This deserved to be a much bigger hit; nice to see a bit of a bare chest, and drummers often look sexy! - Awesome!

[relevantbrother]

Always reminds me of cricket..I can imagine Dennis Lillee running in full-tilt and the batter nicking off the perfect outswinger to Marsh (RIP).

[tinawcchanwc]

Great sounds, keep going, I will follow From HK🇨🇳

[jthow]

A perfect pop song. If Abba had sung this, it would have been no.1 for weeks.

[dhruvislove]

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