Fair Game is the debut extended play (EP) by Australian rock band The Sports, released independently in 1977 and limited to 500 copies. It was produced by Joe Camilleri.[1]

Fair Game
EP by
Released1977 (1977)
Genre
LabelZak
ProducerJoe Camilleri
The Sports chronology
Fair Game
(1977)
Reckless
(1978)

A copy of the EP made it to the UK rock publication New Musical Express who wasted no time in pronouncing it their "Record of the Week", which led to the group being signed to Mushroom Records in Australia.[2]

All four tracks were included on the 2014 remastered and expanded 2-CD reissue of Reckless.

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Right) Thru Her Heart"Steve Cummings3:37
2."Twist Senorita"Cummings, Ed Bates2:25
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Trouble With the Girls"Cummings3:07
2."Red Cadillac & a Black Moustache"Willie Bea Thompson2:51

Personnel

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The Sports
  • Steve Cummings – vocals
  • Ed Bates – guitar
  • Jim Niven – piano
  • Robert Glover – bass
  • Paul Hitchins – drums

with:

  • Joe Camilleri – saxophone

References

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  1. ^ "Fair Game by The Sports". discogs. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Songwriters: Cummings, Stephen". Mushroom Music Publishing. 2004. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2017.