Mushroom 25 Live


Mushroom 25 Live is a live album, video and DVD by various Australian musicians and was recorded at the Mushroom 25 Concert held on Saturday 14 November 1998, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. From the early afternoon until late at night for the nine-hour concert, 56 acts, including many of the biggest names in Australian music, performed their hits to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mushroom Records, which was organised by its owner, Michael Gudinski. The concert featured former Cold Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes guesting with INXS on "The Loved One" and "Good Times" in tribute of Michael Hutchence for their first public performance since his death in November 1997.
The 1998 VHS comprised 3 video cassettes with a total time of 360 min. By 2002, Gudinski's Liberation Blue Records re-released the concert both on audio as a 2xCD and video as a 2xDVD set. The 2xCD set has 15 tracks each with Disc 1 length of 71: 45, and Disc 2 length of 75:35. The DVD is a double disc set in Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, with a running time of almost six hours and featuring deluxe Digipak packaging. Audio - Dolby Digital 5.1 Regions - 1,2,3,4,5,6. Disc Format - 2 x DVD9. Disc One: 174 Minutes.
Disc Two: 166 Minutes. Rated ‘E’

Background

Impresario Michael Gudinski and fellow music agent Ray Evans formed Mushroom Records in late 1972. Their first album was an ambitious triple-LP live recording of the 1973 Sunbury Pop Festival. In its first few years Mushroom released albums and singles by some of the most significant Australian rock acts of the period, including Madder Lake, Chain, The Dingoes and Skyhooks. Success with Skyhooks' first few albums followed by Split Enz, Models, INXS, Kylie Minogue and Jimmy Barnes enabled Mushroom to dominate the Australian music industry into the 1990s. In 1982, Mushroom Records celebrated its tenth anniversary by running the Mushroom Evolution Concert which was released as a triple live album and a related VHS. Gudinski sold 49% of his interests in Mushroom Records to rival Festival Records then owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in 1993 for a reputed $22 million. Gudinski decided to celebrate Mushroom Records' 25th Anniversary with a concert held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 14 November 1998. The concert featured former Cold Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes guesting with INXS on "The Loved One" and "Good Times" in tribute of Michael Hutchence for their first public performance since his death. Kylie Minogue emerged from a birthday cake and performed a medley of songs. A month later the album, Mushroom 25 Live was released on CD. Less than a year later, Gudinski sold the remaining 51% to News Corporation's James Murdoch for a reputed $40 million, and it was merged with Festival Records to form Festival Mushroom Records. By 2002, Gudinski's Liberation Blue Records re-released the concert both on audio as a 2xCD and video as a 2xDVD set.

CD track listing

1998 single CD version
  1. "Leaps and Bounds" – Paul Kelly
  2. "It's a Man's Man's World" – Renée Geyer
  3. "Love Comes Easy" – Vika and Linda
  4. "This Is It" – Dannii Minogue
  5. "Medley: "Celebration"/"What Do I Have to Do?"/"Step Back in Time"/"Wouldn't Change a Thing"/"Turn It Into Love"/"Confide in Me"/"Shocked"/"Never Too Late"/"Did It Again"/"Hand on Your Heart"/"Better the Devil You Know"/"Celebration" – Kylie Minogue
  6. "Mysterious Girl" – Peter André
  7. "It's Alright" – Deni Hines
  8. "Even When I'm Sleeping" – Leonardo's Bride
  9. "Tucker's Daughter" – Ian Moss
  10. "No Aphrodisiac" – The Whitlams
  11. "Dogs Are Talking" – The Angels
  12. "Most People I Know Think that I'm Crazy" – Billy Thorpe
  13. "Lover Lover" – Jimmy Barnes
  14. "Good Times" – Jimmy Barnes and INXS

    VHS Track listing

  15. "Delicious" – Moler
  16. "Pressure Sway" – Machinations
  17. "Change in Mood" – Scott Carne
  18. "Die Yuppie Die" – Painters and Dockers
  19. "Divi Van" – Painters and Dockers
  20. "Time Bomb" – Nick Barker
  21. "Stuck On You" – Paul Norton
  22. "Play the Game" – Wendy Stapleton
  23. "Mighty Rock" – Stars
  24. "Soul Kind of Feeling" – Dynamic Hepnotics featuring Robert Susz
  25. "Green Limousine" – The Badloves
  26. "Black and Blue" – Chain
  27. "I Remember When I Was Young" – Chain
  28. "Where Are You Now?" – Juno Roxas
  29. "Suburban Boy" – Dave Warner
  30. "Don't Fall in Love" – The Ferrets featuring Billy Miller
  31. "A Tale They Won't Believe" – Weddings Parties Anything
  32. "Father's Day" – Weddings Parties Anything
  33. "Hard Land" – Chris Wilson
  34. "I Can't Stand the Rain" – Wilson Diesel
  35. "Love Comes Easy" – Vika and Linda
  36. "Goodbye Lollipop" – Madder Lake
  37. "12lb Toothbrush" – Madder Lake
  38. "Wanna Be Up" – Chantoozies
  39. "Out Of Mind Out Of Sight" – James Freud
  40. "Apple Eyes" – Swoop
  41. "Goosebumps" – Christie Allen
  42. " Work" – Uncanny X-Men
  43. "This Is It" – Dannii
  44. "All I Wanna Do" – Dannii
  45. "Cry" – The Mavis's
  46. "Naughty Boy" – The Mavis's
  47. "It's Only the Beginning" – Deborah Conway
  48. "Madame Butterfly Is in Trouble" – Deborah Conway
  49. "Took the Children Away" – Archie Roach with Ruby Hunter
  50. "Last Ditch Cabaret" – Mark Seymour
  51. "Holy Grail" – Mark Seymour
  52. "Ghost Ships" – Chris Bailey
  53. "Just Like Fire Would" – Chris Bailey
  54. "Wide Open Road" – Chris Bailey and Paul Kelly
  55. "Heading in the Right Direction" – Renée Geyer
  56. "It's a Man's Man's World" – Renée Geyer
  57. "Strangers on a Train" – The Sports
  58. "Who Listens to the Radio" – The Sports
  59. "Stand-up" – Mick Molloy
  60. "Happy Man" – Sunnyboys
  61. "Alone With You" – Sunnyboys
  62. "Medley" – Kylie Minogue
  63. "Looking for an Echo" – Ol'55
  64. "On the Prowl" – Ol'55
  65. "Leaps and Bounds" – Paul Kelly
  66. "To Her Door" – Paul Kelly
  67. "Throw Your Arms Around Me" – Mark Seymour/Kate Ceberano
  68. "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy" – Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs
  69. "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" – Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
  70. "Run to Paradise" – Choirboys
  71. "Tucker's Daughter" – Ian Moss
  72. "Pash" – Kate Ceberano
  73. "Mysterious Girl" – Peter Andre
  74. "It's Alright" – Deni Hines
  75. "Even When I'm Sleeping" – Leonardo's Bride
  76. "No Aphrodisiac" – The Whitlams
  77. "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" – The Angels
  78. "Dogs Are Talking" – The Angels
  79. "Driving Wheels" – Jimmy Barnes
  80. "Lay Down Your Guns" – Jimmy Barnes
  81. "Lover Lover" – Jimmy Barnes
  82. "Working Class Man" – Jimmy Barnes
  83. "The Loved One" – Jimmy Barnes with INXS The Loved One
  84. "Good Times" – Jimmy Barnes with INXS

    2002 Liberation Blue re-release

Disk 1
  1. "I Remember When I Was Young" – Chain
  2. "12lb Toothbrush" – Madder Lake
  3. "Don't Fall in Love" – The Ferrets featuring Billy Miller
  4. "Mighty Rock" – Stars
  5. "Alone With You" – Sunnyboys
  6. "Ghost Ships" – Chris Bailey
  7. "On the Prowl" – Ol'55
  8. "Out of Mind Out of Sight" – Models
  9. "It's a Man's Man's World" – Reneé Geyer
  10. "Pressure Sway" – Machinations
  11. "Soul Kind of Feeling" – Dynamic Hepnotics
  12. "Stranger on a Train" – Sports
  13. "Most People I Know Think that I'm Crazy" – Billy Thorpe
  14. "Tucker's Daughter" – Ian Moss
  15. "Run to Paradise" – Choirboys
Disk 2
  1. "Leaps and Bounds" – Paul Kelly
  2. "Even When I'm Sleeping" – Leonardo's Bride
  3. "Father's Day" – Things of Stone and Wood
  4. "Green Limousine" – Badloves
  5. "No Aphrodisiac" – Whitlams
  6. "Last Ditch Cabaret" – Mark Seymour
  7. "Love Comes Easy" – Vika and Linda
  8. "Madame Butterfly Is in Trouble" – Deborah Conway
  9. "It's Alright" – Deni Hines
  10. "Mysterious Girl" – Peter Andre
  11. "This Is It" – Dannii Minogue
  12. "Medley" – Kylie Minogue
  13. "Dogs Are Talking" – Angels
  14. "Lover Lover" – Jimmy Barnes
  15. "Good Times" – Jimmy Barnes & INXS

    DVD Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Delicious" - Moler
  2. "Pressure Sway" - Machinations
  3. "No Say in It" - Machinations
  4. "Change in Mood" - Scott Carne
  5. "Die Yuppie Die" - Painters and Dockers
  6. "Divi Van" - Painters and Dockers
  7. "Time Bomb" - Nick Barker
  8. "Stuck on You" - Paul Norton
  9. "Play the Game" - Wendy Stapleton
  10. "Mighty Rock" - Stars
  11. "Soul Kind of Feeling" - Dynamic Hepnotics featuring Robert Susz
  12. "Green Limousine" - The Badloves
  13. "Black and Blue" - Chain
  14. "I Remember When I Was Young" - Chain
  15. "Where Are You Now?" - Juno Roxas
  16. "Suburban Boy" - Dave Warner
  17. "Don't Fall in Love" - The Ferrets featuring Billy Miller
  18. "A Tale They Won't Believe" - Weddings Parties Anything
  19. "Father's Day" - Weddings Parties Anything
  20. "AcDc - Chris Wilson
  21. "I Can't Stand the Rain" - Wilson Diesel
  22. "Love Comes Easy" - Vika and Linda
  23. "Goodbye Lollipop" - Madder Lake
  24. "12lb Toothbrush" - Madder Lake
  25. "Wanna Be Up" - Chantoozies
  26. "Out of Mind Out of Sight" - James Freud
  27. "Apple Eyes" - Swoop
  28. "Goosebumps" - Christie Allen
  29. " Work" - Uncanny X-Men
  30. "This Is It" - Dannii Minogue
  31. "All I Wanna Do" - Dannii Minogue
  32. "Cry" - The Mavis's
  33. "Naughty Boy" - The Mavis's
  34. "It's Only the Beginning" - Deborah Conway
  35. "Madame Butterfly Is in Trouble" - Deborah Conway
  36. "Took the Children Away" - Archie Roach with Ruby Hunter
  37. "Last Ditch Cabaret" - Mark Seymour
  38. "Holy Grail" - Mark Seymour

    Disc two

  39. "Ghost Ships" - Chris Bailey
  40. "Just Like Fire Would" - Chris Bailey
  41. "Wide Open Road" - Chris Bailey with Paul Kelly
  42. "Heading in the Right Direction" - Renée Geyer
  43. "It's a Man's Man's World" - Renée Geyer
  44. "Strangers on a Train" - The Sports
  45. "Who Listens to the Radio?" - The Sports
  46. "Stand Up" - Mick Molloy
  47. "Happy Man" - The Sunnyboys
  48. "Alone With You" - The Sunnyboys
  49. "Medley: "Celebration"/"What Do I Have to Do?"/"Step Back in Time"/"Wouldn't Change a Thing"/"Turn It Into Love"/"Confide in Me"/"Shocked"/"Never Too Late"/"Did It Again"/"Hand on Your Heart"/"Better the Devil You Know"/"Celebration" – Kylie Minogue
  50. "Looking For An Echo" - Ol' 55
  51. "On The Prowl" -
  52. "Leaps and Bounds",
  53. "To Her Door" -
  54. "Throw Your Arms Around Me" -
  55. "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy" -
  56. "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" -
  57. "Run To Paradise" -
  58. "Tucker's Daughter" -
  59. "Pash" -
  60. "Mysterious Girl" -
  61. "It's Alright" -
  62. "Even When I'm Sleeping" -
  63. "No Aphrodisiac" -
  64. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" -
  65. "Dogs Are Talking" -
  66. "Driving Wheels" -
  67. "Lay Down Your Guns" -
  68. "Lover Lover" -
  69. "Working Class Man" -
  70. "The Loved One" -
  71. "Good Times" -
  72. "Good Times" - Ensemble