Vietnam
1982 · Axent YPRX 1929 · Labrador, Australia
- Artist
- Ronnie Hughes
- Title
- Vietnam
- Release
- A Day Begins With Ronnie Hughes
- Year
- 1982
- Label
- Axent # YPRX 1929
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Labrador, Australia
- Songwriter
- Ronnie Hughes
- Genre
- Pop · Pop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Australian & New Zealand Songs
Ronnie Hughes, a pop singer, whose last known address was Labrador, Queensland, Australia. He released the song "Vietnam" (Axent Records # YPRX 1929) on a Kogarah, NSW-based record label. The narrator focused on his son, who "died in a field in Vietnam... we don't know what for". It noted that his family received medals, which they did not want: "we don't want your medals, we just want our sons".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Side 1, track 6 of the LP. Produced by Ross McGregor and Anthony Vadala, musical arranger Anthony Vadala, recorded at Axent Studios, Kogarah, NSW; backing vocal Rita Scott. Axent YPRX 1929, 33⅓ rpm, yellow label marked "Side 1 AMCO", Made in Australia; "Vietnam (Ronnie Hughes)" is side 1 track 6, one of seven songs on the album marked "By Ronnie Hughes". The front cover shows Hughes in a blue satin shirt and black waistcoat against a sunset over the sea. Back-cover band credits: keyboards Anthony Vadala and Ross McGregor, guitar Vince Lombardo, steel guitar Lance Clarke, trumpet Kevin Dubber, saxophone Mark Dennison, bass Roy Delfino, drums Jess Zappia; recording engineer Ross McGregor (Axent Studio Kogarah), photography Errol Pinkerton. Hughes's sleeve note thanks his family, friends and the band, quotes his verse "We have all experienced sadness and fears, love and happiness and…
About the artist
Ronnie Hughes - pop singer, last known to be based in Labrador, Queensland.