Malcolm McCallum


In July 1978 Malcolm McCallum’s career was set to ignite in Australia. With a new album featuring the Little River Band rhythm section and top Melbourne session players, he was flown between Melbourne and Sydney to meet CBS executive staff.

He also appeared on Countdown and his first Australian single ‘Who Is Your Love For?’ was added by Sydney hit-making radio station 2SM. But three days later, the station inexplicably pulled the song and McCallum’s career struggled to regain momentum.

Malcolm McCallum in a CBS publicity shot
Mal McCallum - Thinking About You (2006)
Malcolm McCallum Band, 1979. Left to right: Mark McEntee, Ian Belton, Malcolm McCallum, Richard Harvey.
Photo credit: Mal McCallum collection
Malcolm McCallum backstage at the Billy Joel concert in Sydney, 1981. Photo credit: Mal McCallum collection
Photo credit: Mal McCallum collection
Malcolm McCallum Band, 1979. Left to right: Mark McEntee, Ian Belton, Malcolm McCallum, Richard Harvey.
Photo credit: Mal McCallum collection
Mal McCallum and Mark Williams - K1W1 (1988)
Straite, 1973. Left to right: Stan Mitchell, Malcolm McCallum, Andy Burns, Kit Panting
Photo credit: Mal McCallum collection
Stepping Stones, released independently, 2000
Victim In Paradise, released on CBS, 1980
Straite, 1973. Left to right: Malcolm McCallum, Kit Panting, Stan Mitchell (drums), Andy Burns.
Photo credit: Mal McCallum collection
Malcolm McCallum at the 1995 APRA Silver Scrolls
The Malcolm McCallum Band performing at the launch for Victim In Paradise at The Governor's Pleasure, The Rocks, Sydney, 1980. Left to right: Mike Harvey, Mark Williams, Ian Belton, Malcolm McCallum, Mark McEntee.
Photo credit: Mal McCallum collection
Naked To The Sky, released on CBS, 1978
The ConRays album Still Hot! released 2010
Malcolm McCallum's debut album recorded for WEA New Zealand with producer Julian Lee in 1976
Think, John Hanlon and Malcolm McCallum at Albert Park, October 1976
Straite, 1973. Left to right: Kit Panting, Malcolm McCallum, Andy Burns, Stan Mitchell.
Photo credit: Photo by Peter Bramwell
Above The Wires, released independently, 2006
Labels:

EMI


WEA


CBS

Trivia:

Malcolm McCallum’s last CBS single, ‘Question Of Love’, was produced by American Peter McIan, who was in Australia to work with Sharon O’Neill and to produce Men At Work’s debut LP Business As Usual, which included the massive hit ‘Down Under’.

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