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’

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.