Vertical Hold

Vertical Hold
Vertical Hold
Origin	Adelaide, South Australia
Genres	Rock; pop; new wave;
Years active	1980 – 1985
Labels	RCA & WEA;
Past members	Mick Michalopoulos (lead vocals, guitar), Jim Mountzouris (bass, vocals), Noel Forth (drums) and Hilary Frost (cello)

Vertical Hold was an Australian musical group that had considerable success in their home state of South Australia, including #1 and #3 singles on the Adelaide charts, between 1980 and 1985, on the RCA and WEA labels. However, the group had little success elsewhere.

Renamed The Gladiators (minus Frost) in 1985, they featured on the RCA compilation LP "S.A. Brewing", with "Strange Love".

Lead singer Mick Michalopoulos died in 2016, aged 60.

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of albums, with Australian chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	AUS ^[1]
Vertical Hold	Released: March 1984 Format: LP, Cassette Label: WEA (250260-1)	88

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with Australian chart positions
Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Title	AUS^[1]	Album
1981	"My Imagination"	(SA #1) 50	non album single
1982	"Tears of Emotion"	(SA #3) 58	non album single
1983	"Shot Down (In Love)"	(SA #28) 85	Vertical Hold
1984	"United States of America"	-
1984	"This Must Be Love"	-

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 329. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[aus-1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 329. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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