TAGGED: 1980s
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This clip shows the 1980 'galah premiere' of two indie Australian films at the Valhalla Cinema in Melbourne

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The Fairlight CMI was the world's first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created by Tony Furse in Sydney.

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This iconic protest song written by John Schumann was released as a single in March 1983, hitting number one on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart.

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The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

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The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

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The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

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The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

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'Cattle and Cane' is a signature song by The Go-Betweens, one of the most critically acclaimed Australian bands of the 1980s.

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'Great Southern Land' is one of the most enduring popular songs from the early 1980s about the nature of Australia.

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While 'I Still Call Australia Home' reached only No. 72 on the charts when it was first released, it has become firmly cemented in the national consciousness.