Editing Skyhooks (band) (section)

===1982–1999: Reformations and later releases===
In December 1982, Mushroom released a medley of Skyhooks songs as "[[Hooked on Hooks]]" which peaked at No. 21.<ref name="Kent"/> Demands for the "classic" line-up of the band—Macainsh, Bob Starkie, Strachan, Strauks and Symons—to reform were successful and on 23 April 1983, they started the Living in the 80's Tour.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> Support acts for the first concert included [[The Church (band)|The Church]], [[Mental as Anything]], The Party Boys, [[The Sunnyboys]], and [[Midnight Oil]]—who acknowledged, "Hooks were the only Australian band they would let top the bill above them".<ref name="McF"/><ref name="RageBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2001/skyhooks.htm|title=Skyhooks special – Skyhooks bio|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)|date=6 October 2001|access-date=26 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320041812/http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2001/skyhooks.htm|archive-date=20 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> This tour was released on LP as ''[[Live in the 80's]]''.

A one-off reunion concert took place in October 1984, and in 1990 the band finally recorded new material, including "[[Jukebox in Siberia]]", released in September,<ref name="SpencerSkyhooks"/> which peaked at the top of the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Charts]] for two weeks.<ref name="AusCharts">{{cite web |title=Discography Skyhooks |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Skyhooks |access-date=22 November 2009 |publisher=australian-charts.com}}</ref> In November, ''[[The Latest and Greatest]]'', a compilation album, was released, which peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Charts.<ref name="AusCharts"/> The tracks were taken from Skyhooks' first four studio albums along with two recent singles, "Jukebox In Siberia" and the uncharted "Tall Timber".<ref name="AusCharts"/><ref name="SpencerSkyhooks"/>

In 1992, Skyhooks were inducted into the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]],<ref name="ARIAList">{{cite web |title=ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winners by Artist : Skyhooks |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=S&artist=Skyhooks |access-date=26 November 2009 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)}}{{dead link|date=May 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> while their manager, Gudunski, and record label, Mushroom Records, received a 'Special Achievement Award'.<ref name="ARIA1992">{{cite web |title=ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winners by Year : 1992: 6th Annual ARIA Awards |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1992 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235813/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1992 |archive-date=26 September 2007 |access-date=26 November 2009 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)}}</ref> Producer of their first three albums, Wilson, had been inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989 as an individual and again as a member of Daddy Cool in 2006.<ref name="ARIAHoF">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-award.php?awardID=36|title=ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winner by Award : Hall of Fame|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=26 November 2009|archive-date=2 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202052952/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-award.php?awardID=36|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The final release of new Skyhooks material came in June 1999 when a twin-CD, ''Skyhooks: The Collection'', was issued.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> Disc one contained a greatest hits package, very similar to "[[The Latest and Greatest]]", with additional tracks. Disc two is referred to by fans as "[[The Lost Album (Skyhooks album)|The Lost Album]]", with previously unreleased songs from their 1990 and 1994 recording sessions.