Swingshift (2LP)

That huge run of dates in support of their breakthrough album East involved 64 shows in 88 days and catapulted Cold Chisel to the biggest band in the land.

A review by RAM Magazine's Greg Taylor a few days after the Capitol Theatre gig gushed:  "Talk about rare moments of joy with the right crowd. By their own admission and the audience's this was one of Cold Chisel's best nights on the current tour. A long set that started way up and miraculously kept on building. Part of it was the skillful addition of outside elements; the guest solo's from David Blight's harmonica and Billy Roger's sax, but the heart of it was the band. Five parts of one incredibly fit musical body, tour hardened and album confident."

In addition to an already long list of their own classics like "Khe Sanh", "Breakfast At Sweethearts", "Choir Girl" and "Cheap Wine", Swingshift is memorable for the band's searing covers of Bob Dylan's "Knocking' On Heaven's Door", Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Long As I Can See The Light" and the Jesse Stone (via Jerry Lee Lewis) rockabilly gem "Don't Let Go", which has gone on to become a staple of Cold Chisel tours ever since.

Critics and fans alike have long hailed Swingshift as a landmark album. Now it is finally being returned to its original vinyl glory (with additional tracks from the same shows).  Jimmy Barnes' parting words during the album's closing song really say it all: "fuckin' classic".