The Masters Apprentices were an Australian rock band from Adelaide that emerged as one of the nation’s premiere beat groups. They issued five singles and one album on Astor between 1966 and 1968, including the Aussie rock classics “Undecided,” “Wars or Hands of Time,” and “Elevator Driver.” After a change in lineup, they advanced into […]
Spectrum was an Australian rustic-rock/jam band from Melbourne that debuted with the popular single “I’ll Be Gone” and the album Spectrum Part One on Harvest in 1971, followed by the double-album Milesago in 1972. A pair of live and studio releases on EMI in 1973 were co-credited to the band and their alter-ego the Incredible […]
Aleph were an Australian symphonic-rock band from Sydney that released the album Surface Tension on Atlantic in 1977. Alongside Chetarca, Sebastian Hardie, and Ragnarok, Aleph were front-runners in the antipodean response to the U.K. symphonic heavyweights of the era (Yes, Genesis, ELP, Camel). Members: Mary Jane Carpenter (keyboards), Ron Carpenter (drums), David Froggatt (guitar), Mary […]
Sebastian Hardie was an Australian symphonic-rock band from Sydney that released the 1975 album Four Moments on Polydor. Their 1976 second album, Windchase, inspired the subsequent band formed by guitarist/vocalist Mario Millo and keyboardist Toivo Pilt. Members: Graham Ford (guitar, 1967-73), Dennis Laughlin (vocals), Dave Waddington (vocals), John Bellamy (bass), Neil Williamson (organ), Richard Lillico […]
Chetarca was an Australian symphonic-rock band from Melbourne that released a self-titled album on WEA/Atlantic in 1975. Members: Paul Lever (lead vocals, harmonica, tambourine), Andrew Vance (keyboards, vocals), John Rees (bass, violin), Geoff Gallent (drums, percussion), Bruce Bryan (synthesizer) Chetarca emerged from the wreckage of Langford Lever, an unrecorded early ’70s Melbourne act. The new […]
Carson were an Australian blues-rock band from Melbourne that released two singles on the specialty labels Rebel and Havoc circa 1970/71, followed by two albums on Harvest in 1972 and 1973. Members: Broderick Smith (vocals, harmonica, 1971-73), Greg Lawrie (slide guitar, dobro), Tony Lunt (drums), … (piano, vocals, 1970), Tony Enery (piano, 1970), Paul Lever […]
The Surprise Sisters were an Australian vocal group that first recorded as The Cliffmores. After moving to the UK, they changed their name and issued multiple singles and a 1976 self-titled album, charting with the Andy Fairweather Low cover “La Booga Rooga.” Members: Ellen Sutcliffe, Linda Sutcliffe, Patricia Sutcliffe, Susan Sutcliffe The Surprise Sisters comprised […]
The James Taylor Move were an Australian pop-psych band from Adelaide that issued two singles on Festival Records in 1967, followed by a stint as the backing act for blues singer Wendy Saddington. Guitarist Kevin Peek and rhythm players Alan Tarney (bass) and Trevor Spencor (drums) moved to the UK where they teamed with fellow […]
Fanny Adams were a hard-rock/blues band comprised of Australian musicians based in London, England. Guitarist Vince Melouney was a founding member of the Aztecs and served in the 1967–68 lineup of the Bee Gees. Vocalist Doug Parkinson had fronted his own psych-rock band In Focus, which also included Welsh-born drummer Johnny Dick, who did prior […]
The Triffids were an Australian underground rock band that released five albums between 1983 and 1989 on Mushroom. Members: David McComb (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Alsy MacDonald (drums, percussion, vocals, 1978-80, 1982-89), Phil Kakulas (guitar, vocals, 1978-79), Byron Sinclair (bass, 1978-79, 1982), Robert McComb (violin, guitar, backing vocals, 1979-89), Margaret Gillard (keyboards, 1979-82), Will […]
The Saints were an Australian rock band from Brisbane that issued the punk single “I’m Stranded” on self-press Fatal in 1976, followed by three albums on Harvest between 1977 and 1978. A further round of albums appeared on assorted labels during the 1980s, culminating with a second career-wind on Mushroom during the latter part of […]
Samantha Sang (born Aug. 5, 1953) is an Australian singer and entertainer from Melbourne who released three albums between 1975 and 1979. Her duet with writer/producer Barry Gibb yielded the lush, calypso-flavored “Emotion” — one of the biggest global hits of 1978. Discography: Samantha Sang and Rocked the World (1975) Emotion (1978) From Dance to […]
Steve Kipner (born 1950) is a U.S.-born Australian songwriter, producer, and former singer with a career in music that dates back to the mid-1960s. He first emerged as the namesake frontman of the antipodean beat combo Steve & the Board. In the early 1970s, he made headway in the Northern Hemisphere with the pop trio […]
Steve Maxwell Von Braund is an Australian keyboardist and saxist who recorded the album Monster Planet for the Clear Light of Jupiter label in 1975. Soon thereafter, he formed the electronic trio Cybotron, which recorded three albums between 1976 and 1980. Discography: Monster Planet (1975)
Scandal were an Australian art-rock band from Adelaide that released a self-titled album on Mushroom Records in 1978. Members: Stuart Kerrison (vocals, percussion), Peter Watson (vocals, guitar, percussion), Chris Harriott (vocals, keyboards), Michael Smith (bass, vocals), Aldo Civitico (drums, percussion) Discography: Scandal (1978)
Sherbet were an Australian pop-rock band from Sydney that released five studio albums on Infinity between 1972 and 1976, followed by Photoplay on Festival in 1977 and an eponymous album on their own namesake imprint in 1978. The last two albums were respectively issued as Magazine on MCA and Highway on RSO. The band briefly […]
Midnight Oil was an Australian rock band that released two 1978–79 albums on Powderworks, followed by five albums between 1981 and 1990 on CBS. Their 1982 fourth album 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 marked their debut in the Northern hemisphere, where they broke with the 1984–87 albums Red Sails in […]
Men at Work were an Australian New Wave/art-pop band from St. Kilda that released three albums on CBS/Columbia between 1981 and 1985. Members: Colin Hay (vocals, guitar), Ron Strykert (bass, guitar, vocals, 1979-85), Greg Sneddon (keyboards, 1979), Jerry Speiser (drums, vocals, 1979-84), John Rees (bass, 1979-84), Greg Ham (saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica, 1979-85) Discography: […]
The Moodists were an Australian New Wave band from Melbourne that released two singles and an EP on Au-Go-Go Records circa 1981/82, followed by another round of shortplayers on Red Flame and T.I.M. between 1983 and 1987. The band’s only proper album, Thirsty’s Calling, appeared on Virgin in 1984. Members: Dave Graney (vocals), Steve Miller […]
Moving Pictures were an Australian pop-rock band from Sydney that was active between 1978 and 1987, releasing two studio albums in 1982 and 1983 on Wheatley. Members: Alex Smith (vocals), Garry Frost (guitar, keyboards, 1978-84), Andrew Thompson (saxophone), Charlie Cole (keyboards, trumpet), Ian Lees (bass), Paul Freeland (drums, 1978-83), Mark Meyer (drums, 1983-89), Joey Amenta […]
The Moirs were an Australian vocal trio comprised of Scottish-born sisters Jean, Margot, and Lesley Moir. In 1975, they released the album Lost – Somewhere Beyond Harmony as the Moir Sisters on EMI, followed in 1978 by the album State of Shock as The Moirs on Elton John‘s Rocket label. Members: Jean Moir (vocals), Margot […]
The Models were an Australian New Wave band from Melbourne that released five albums and numerous shortplayers on Mushroom between 1980 and 1986. Members: Sean Kelly (vocals, guitar), Peter Sutcliffe [Pierre Voltaire] (bass, 1978-79), Ash Wednesday (keyboards, 1978-79), Janis Friedenfelds [Johnny Crash] (drums, 1978-80), Mark Ferrie (bass, 1979-82), Andrew Duffield (keyboards, backing vocals, 1978-84), Buster […]
Mondo Rock were an Australian pop/rock supergroup that released the album Primal Park on Oz Records in 1979, followed by four albums on Atlantic/Avenue, WEA, and Polydor between 1981 and 1986. Members: Ross Wilson (vocals, harmonica), Peter Laffy (guitar, 1977-78), Ian Winter (guitar, 1977-78), Tony Slavich (keyboards, 1977-78), Chris Jones (bass 1977-78), Barry Sullivan (bass, […]
Paul Gaffey is an Australian vocalist who released one album, Mephistopheles, on Festival Records in 1974 with music and lyrics by keyboardist Simon Heath. Discography: Mephistopheles (1975)
Olivia Newton-John (Sept. 26, 1948 — Aug. 8, 2022) was an Australian singer, actress, and entrepreneur with a career in entertainment dating back to the late 1960s. During the mid-1970s, she achieved fame in the Northern Hemisphere with a series of country-pop albums and singles. In 1978, she conquered the big-screen in the iconic role […]
The Necks are an Australian jazz/ambient/drone trio from Sydney that has released more than 20 albums since 1989, mostly on their own Fish of Milk imprint. Members: Chris Abrahams (piano, organ), Tony Buck (drums, percussion), Lloyd Swanton (bass) Discography: Sex (1989) Next (1990) Aquatic (1994) Silent Night (1996) The Boys (Music for the Feature Film) […]
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are a goth-rock/cabaret ensemble formed in London circa 1983 by Australian vocalist/keyboardist Nick Cave. Between 1984 and 2008, the band released 17 albums on Mute Records, followed by a further round of discs on self-press Bad Seed in the 2010s. Members: Nick Cave (vocals, piano, organ, harmonica), Mick Harvey […]
The Nolan-Buddle Quartet were an Australian jazz ensemble that released a self-titled album on M7 in 1976. That same year, keyboardist/co-leader Col Nolan released another album on that label with his own namesake quartet. Members: Col Nolan (keyboards), Errol Buddle (saxophone), Dieter Vogt (bass), Warren Daly (drums) Discography: Nolan – Buddle Quartet (1976)
Pantha were an Australian Latin-jazz/rock band that released the album Doway Do Doway Do on RCA-subsidiary Wizard Records in 1975. Discography: Doway Do Doway Do (1975)
Peter Harris is an Australian pianist and songwriter from Tenterfield, NSW, who was primarily active during the mid-1970s. In 1975, a partnership with student David Madden yielded the album Fool’s Paradise on Jasmine Records. That same year, Harris released the album Ruby on the Ritz Gramophone label. Discography: Ruby (1975)
Peter Allen — aka Peter Richard Woolnough (Feb. 10, 1944 — June 8, 1992) — was an Australian pianist, singer, composer, and showman, best known internationally through his songwriting partnership with Carole Bayer Sager that yielded hits for Melissa Manchester (“Don’t Cry Out Loud”), Rita Coolidge (“I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love”), and Christopher […]
Peak were an Australian electronic duo that released the album Ebondàzzar on their own Cement Records small-press in 1980. Three years later, the album was issued internationally on Klaus Schulze‘s Innovative Communication label. Members: Paul Fisher, Robert Reekes-Parsons Discography: Ebondàzzar (1980)
Pel Mel were an Australian New Wave band from Newcastle, New South Wales, that released six singles and two albums on GaP Records between 1981 and 1983. Members: Graeme Dunne (guitar, bass, vocals), Judy McGee (saxophone, keyboards), Jane McGee (guitar, 1979-81), Glenn Hill (bass,1979-80), Lindsay O’Meara (bass, 1980-81), Craig Robertson (bass, 1981-?), Dave Weston (drums), […]
Pirana were an Australian Latin-rock band from Sydney that released two albums on Harvest in 1971 and 1972. Members: Tony Hamilton (vocals, guitar), Keith Greig (keyboards, 1971-72), Jim Duke-Yonge (drums, percussion, 1970-73), Phil Hitchcock (bass, 1974), Andrew McCue (keyboards, flute, 1973), Richard McEwan (guitar, vocals, 1972), Paul Spetter (drums, 1973), Graeme Thompson (bass), Stan White […]
Pseudo Echo were an Australian synthpop band from Melbourne that released three albums and numerous shortplayers on EMI between 1983 and 1988. Members: Brian Canham (vocals, guitar), Pierre Pierre (bass), Tony Lugton (keyboards, 1982-84), Anthony Argiro (drums, 1983-85), James Leigh (keyboards, 1984-89), Vince Leigh (drums, 1985-89) Discography: Autumnal Park (1984) Love an Adventure (1985) Race […]
Pyramid were an Australian jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on East Recording Company in 1980, followed by Sunshower on ABC Records in 1983. Members: Roger McLachlan (bass), David Jones (drums), David Hirschfelder (keyboards), Bob Venier (trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion) Discography: Pyramid (1980) Sunshower (1983)
Tymepiece were an Australian rustic-rock band that released two singles on Festival circa 1968/69, followed by the album Sweet Release on Infinity in 1971. Members: Glenn Bland (vocals, harmonica), Joanne Goodman (vocals), Alan “Olly” Oloman (guitar, vocals), Brian “Felix” Wilkinson (organ, piano), Colin McAuley (drums), Darcy Rosser (bass) Discography: Sweet Release (1971)
The Sherbs were an Australian modern-rock band that basically functioned as a revamped Sherbet, assembled in 1980 after a temporary disbandment during the prior year. Under the new nameplate, the band released two albums and an EP on Razzle between 1980 and 1982. Members: Daryl Braithwaite (vocals), Harvey James (guitar, 1980-82), Tony Mitchell (bass), Garth […]
Sid Rumpo were an Australian blues-rock band from Perth that released the album First Offense on Mushroom in 1974. Members: Mick Elliot (guitar, vocals), Robert “Rob” Searls [aka Bob Seals] (guitar, vocals), Ken Wallace (piano, percussion), Noel Herridge (drums, percussion), Owen Hughes (bass), John Hood (guitar) Discography: First Offense (1974)
Skyhooks were an Australian pop-rock band from Melbourne that released five studio albums and a live set on Mushroom between 1974 and 1980. Members: Steve Hill (vocals, 1973-74), Shirley Strachan [aka Graeme Strachan] (vocals, 1974-78, 1983-94), Greg Macainsh (bass), Bob Starkie (guitar), Freddie Strauks (drums, percussion , backing vocals), Red Symons (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), […]
Snakes Alive were an Australian jazz-rock band from Sydney that self-released an eponymous album in 1975. Members: Colin Campbell (trumpet), Alex Ditrich (keyboards), Peter Nykyruj (drums, percussion), Boris Peric (guitar), Jonas Thomas (saxophone, flute, vocals), Michael Vidale (bass) Discography: Snakes Alive (1975)
Sun were an Australian jazz-rock/blue-eyed soul ensemble from Sydney that released the album Sun 1972 on RCA Victor. Vocalists Renée Geyer and Richard Clapton subsequently launched successful solo careers. Members: Renée Geyer (vocals, 1972), Keith Shadwick (saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals), Chris Sonnenberg (guitar), George Almanza (piano), Henry Correy (bass), Garry Nowell (drums), Richard Clapton (vocals, […]
Southern Cross were an Australian hard-rock band from Sydney that released a self-titled album on Laser in 1976. Members: Alan Milano (vocals), Michel Brouet (bass, vocals), Jeff Beacham (drums), John Baxter (guitar, 1975), Bruce Cumming (guitar, 1975-77) Discography: Southern Cross (1976) “Queen of Rock and Roll” / “Stormy Lady” (1977)
Terry Britten (born July 1947) is an English-born musician, songwriter, and producer who first emerged as the guitarist of the Australian pop-rock band The Twilights during the mid-1960s. During the late 1970s, he rose to prominence in the Northern Hemisphere as a songwriter for Cliff Richard, penning the 1976 hit “Devil Woman” and most of […]
Tamam Shud were an Australian psych-rock band from Sydney that released the album Evolution on CBS in 1969, followed by the sophomoric Goolutionites and the Real People on Warner Bros. in 1970. Members: Bjerre (guitar, vocals), Peter Barron (bass), Dannie Davidson (drums, 1967-70), Tim Gaze (guitar, vocals, 1970-72, 1994-95), Bobby Gebert (keyboards, 1971), Richard Lockwood […]
This page is about the Australian band named Taste. For the late ’60s Irish blues-rock trio headed by Rory Gallagher, click here. Taste were an Australian hard-rock band from Melbourne that released the album Tickle Your Fancy on Bootleg in 1976, followed by Knights of Love on Philips in 1977. Members: Joel Witenberg (drums, vocals), […]
The Tarney/Spencer Band — alternately billed as Tarney & Spencer — were an Australian pop-rock duo comprised of songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Alan Tarney and drummer/co-writer Trevor Spencer. The pair released a self-titled album on Bradley’s in 1976, followed by two albums and a standalone single on A&M in 1978 and 1979. Despite limited success as a recording […]
The Ted Mulry Gang were an Australian rock band from Sydney that released three albums and a live EP on Albert between 1974 and 1976, followed by another round of live and studio releases on Mushroom during the latter part of the decade. Members: Ted Mulry (vocals, bass), Steve Hart (bass, 1972-74), Gary Dixon (guitar, […]
XL Capris were an Australian New Wave band from Sydney that released four singles and two albums on self-press Axle between 1979 and 1981. Members: Julie Anderson [aka Nancy Serapax] (drums, 1978-1980), Tim Gooding [aka Errol Cruz] (guitar, vocals), Johanna Pigott [aka Alligator Bagg] (bass vocals), Kimble Rendall [aka Dag Rattler] (guitar, vocals, 1978-1980). Michael […]
Zoot were an Australian beat/garage-psych band from Adelaide that released seven singles and one album on Columbia between 1968 and 1971. Bassist/vocalist Beeb Birtles later resurfaced in Mississippi and the Little River Band while guitarist/vocalist Rick Springfield relocate to the U.S., where he achieved fame as a singer and actor during the early 1980s. Members: […]
Tin Tin were an Australian orchestral-pop combo that released two albums on Atco/Polydor in 1970 and 1971. Vocalist/keyboardist Steve Kipner later resurfaced in Los Angeles as a hit songwriter for Olivia Newton-John and Chicago. Members: Steve Kipner (keyboards, percussion, vocals), Steve Groves (guitar, percussion, vocals), Johnny Vallins (bass, guitar, vocals), Geoff Bridgford (drums) Discography: Tin […]
Windchase were an Australian symphonic-rock band from Sydney that released the album Symphinity on Infinity in 1977. The project was a follow-through to Sebastian Hardie, picking up from that band’s 1976 sophomoric release Windchase. Guitarist/vocalist Mario Millo subsequently recorded as a solo artist. Members: Mario Millo (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, tubular bells), Toivo Pilt […]
The Twilights were an Australian beat combo from Elizabeth that released numerous singles and two albums on Columbia (EMI) between 1965 and 1968. Their second album, Once Upon a Twilight, is one of rock’s pioneering concept albums. The band included future Axiom/Little River Band vocalist Glenn Shorrock and songwriter Terry Britten, who later penned global […]
Rick Springfield (born Aug. 23, 1949) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actor with a musical career that dates back to the late 1960s. He rose to prominence in his home country as one-fourth of the beat/psych combo Zoot. In 1972, Springfield moved to the U.S. and launched a solo career with back-to-back albums on […]
Extradition were an Australian folk-psych band from Sydney that released the album Hush on Sweet Peach in 1971. Members: Colin Campbell (guitar, dulcimer, viola, percussion), Richard Lockwood (flute, recorder, harpsichord, harmonium), Shayna Karlin (vocals, organ, palm leaf), Bo Lloyd (chimes, bells, tabla), Graham Lowndes (vocals) Discography: Hush (1971)
The Flaming Hands were an Australian New Wave/synthpop band from Sydney that released three singles on Phantom Records circa 1980/81, followed by four singles on Big Time during the subsequent three-year period, culminating with a self-titled album in 1984. Members: Julie Mostyn (vocals), Jeff Sullivan (guitar), Paul Bryant (saxophone, vocals), Michael Hiron (drums), Steve Harris […]
Melissa were an Australian hard-rock/folk band from Sydney that released the album Midnight Trampoline on Festival-subsidiary Banner in 1971. Members: Robert Gunn (flute, vocals), Rick Barrett (guitar), Ken Frazier (bass, vocals, 1969-?), Warren “Wal” Spark (drums), Joe Creighton (vocals, ?-1972) Discography: Midnight Trampoline (1971)
Redhouse were an Australian hard-rock band from Geelong, VIC, that released the album One More Squeeze on EMI in 1976, followed by the single “Thank You” in 1977. Members: Malcolm Donnelly (guitar, vocals), John Ferguson (vocals, guitar), Jack Green (bass, ?-1977), Claude Ragone (drums), John Dallimore (guitar, vocals, 1975-78), Jacques De Jongh (guitar, 1975-76), Gary […]
The Ritz were an Australian art-rock band from Canberra, ACT, that released a standalone single on RCA-subsidiary Wolf Records in 1975, followed by the album A Diamond as Big as the Ritz on Mushroom in 1977. Members: George Bennett (drums, vocals), Alan Cook (keyboards), Peter Dodson (guitar, vocals), Richard Hauser (lead vocals), Steve Maughan (bass) […]
Rob Thomsett is an Australian musician and composer who released the symphonic-folk/psych album Yaraandoo on self-press Kubernete in 1975. He subsequently formed a namesake jazz group for the album Hara, released on Glo Audio in 1978. Discography: Yaraandoo (1975) Hara (1978 • Rob Thomsett Group)
Lobby Loyde — aka John Baslington Lyde (May 18, 1941 — April 21, 2007) — was an Australian blues-rock guitarist from Longreach, QLD, who did brief stints in the garage-rock/beat groups The Purple Hearts and The Wild Cherries during the late 1960s. In 1971, he joined Billy Thorpe‘s Aztecs for the album The Hoax Is […]
Lizard were an Australian sax-rock/blues band that released the album Bad Companions on Harvest in 1973. Members: Dave Connors (saxophone), Greg Hill (bass), Robert Souter (drums), Mich Tulk (guitar, vocals), John Wheeler (keyboards) Discography: Bad Companions (1973)
The Johnny Rocco Band were an Australian jazz-funk ensemble from Sydney that released the album Rocco on the Ritz Gramophone Company in 1975. Members: Mark Punch (guitar, vocals, 1974-75), Tony Buchanan (saxophone), Tim Partridge (bass), Russell Dunlop (drums), Leo De Castro (vocals, 1974-76), Mick Kenny (keyboards, 1974-76), Harris Campbell (guitar, 1975-76) Discography: Rocco (1975)
The Ferrets were an Australian rustic-pop band from Sydney that released two albums with accompanying singles on Mushroom during 1977 and 1978. Members: William “Billy” Miller (lead vocals, guitar), David Springfield (guitar, backing vocals), Philip Eizenberg (guitar, 1975-77), Kenneth Firth (bass, backing vocals, 1975-78), Pam Miller (backing vocals, 1976–77), Jane Miller (backing vocals, keyboards, 1976–78), […]
The Expression were an Australian New Wave band from Sydney that released two albums on Mushroom between 1983 and 1985. Members: Dowling Neville (keyboard, vocals), Haran Tom (vocals, guitar, percussion), Henkenberg Bill (drums), Hopes Steve (drums), Lumsdaine Tim (bass), Manassah Stephen (bass), Slingerland Guy (drums), Wong-Yen Andrew (guitar) Discography: The Expression (1983) Conscience (1985) Rare […]
The Eurogliders were an Australian pop band from Perth that debuted with a self-pressed cassette in 1981, followed by the 1982 Mercury release Pink Suit Blue Day and a three-album run on CBS between 1984 and 1988. Members: Grace Knight (vocals), Bernie Lynch (guitar), Crispin Akerman (guitar, 1980-87), Amanda Vincent (keyboards, 1980-87), Don Meharry (bass, […]
Albatross were an Australian rustic-folk band from Sydney that released the album A Breath of Fresh Air on Reprise Records in 1973. Members: Peter Barron (bass), Kim Bryant (drums), Lindsay Bjerre [Bjerre] (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin), Simone Bjerre (bass, vocals, 1973), Richard Lockwood (saxophone, flute, clarinet, 1973) Discography: A Breath of Fresh Air (1973) Sources: […]
Atlas were an Australian hard-rock/blues band that released a self-titled album on Reprise Records in 1973. Members: Ronnie Charles (vocals), Les Gough (bass), Terry Slade (drums), Glen Turner (guitar) Discography: Atlas (1973)
Buffalo were an Australian hard-rock band from Sydney that released five albums on Vertigo between 1972 and 1977. Members: Dave Tice (vocals), John Baxter (guitar, 1971-75), Pete Wells (bass, 1971-76), Paul Balbi (drums, 1971-72), Alan Milano (vocals, 1971-72), Jimmy Economou (drums, 1972-77), Norm Roue (guitar, 1975), Colin Stead (guitar, 1975), Karl Taylor (guitar, 1975-76), Chris […]
Blackfeather were an Australian hard-rock/psych band from Sydney that released the album At the Mountains of Madness on Infinity in 1971, followed by a pair of 1972/74 live albums on the label. Members: John Robinson (guitar, 1970-71), Neale Johns (vocals, 1970-73, 1975-76, 1978, 1983), Leith Corbett (bass, 1970), Mike McCormack (drums, 1970), Robert Fortesque (bass, […]
John Paul Young (born June 21, 1950) is a Scottish-Australian soul-pop singer that released a sting of singles on Albert Productions between 1971 and 1977, a period that culminated with three back-to-back albums on the label. A pair of albums appeared on Ariola during 1978/79, followed by two further albums on Hammard and I.C. during […]
Goanna were an Australian rock band from Geelong, VIC, that debuted with a four-song EP on EMI Custom in 1979, followed by two albums and six accompanying singles on WEA between 1982 and 1985. Members: Shane Howard (vocals, guitar), Ian Morrison (vocals, harmonica), Carl Smith (bass), Gary Crothall (drums), Roslyn “Rose” Bygrave (piano, synthesizer,vocals), Warrick […]
McPhee were an Australian hard-rock/psych band from Sydney that released a self-titled album on Festival-subsidiary Violets Holiday in 1971. Members: Faye Lewis (vocals, percussion), Tony Joyce (guitar), Jim Deverell (keyboards, vocals), Benny Kaika (bass), Terry Popple (drums) Discography: McPhee (1971)
INXS was an Australian rock band from Sydney that started in a new wave/post-punk vein with two albums on Deluxe/ATCO in 1980/81. Adopting a more streamlined approach, they scored an international hit with “The One Thing” from their 1982 release Shabooh Shoobah, their first of five albums on WEA/Mercury. In late 1985, INXS scored a […]
Cold Chisel were an Australian rock band from Elizabeth, SA, that debuted with a self-titled album on Atlantic in 1978, followed by four albums and a live disc on WEA between 1979 and 1984. Members: Don Walker (keyboards), Jimmy Barnes (vocals, guitar), Ian Moss (guitar, vocals), Steve Prestwich (drums, 1973-2011), Phil Small (bass, 1975-present) Discography: […]
The Church were an Australian psych-pop/ethereal band from Sydney that released four proper albums and assorted shortplayers on Parlophone between 1981 and 1986, followed by three albums on Arista during the subsequent half-decade. Members: Steve Kilbey (vocals, bass), Peter Koppes (guitar, vocals, 1980-92, 1995-present), Marty Willson-Piper (guitar, vocals, 1980-2013), Nick Ward (drums, 1980-81), Richard Ploog […]
Geeza were an Australian hard-rock band from Sydney that released the album Streetlife on RCA-subsidiary Laser Records in 1977. Members: Tony Cini (vocals, 1973-75), Alan Watts (vocals, 1973-75), Gabriel Vendetti (guitar, 1973-79), Ian Marshall [aka Martin Adamson] (guitar, 1973-75), Lee Martin (bass, 1973-77), Allan Fraiel (drums, vocals, 1973-78), Ian Webb (drums, 1973-75), Terry Halliday [aka […]
The Easybeats were an Australian rock band that released five albums between 1965 and 1969 and scored national hits with “Sorry,” “She’s So Fine,” “Wedding Ring,” and “Heaven and Hell.” Abroad, they charted with “St. Louis” and the sixties anthem “Friday On My Mind.” The creative team of Harry Vanda and George Young went into […]
Python Lee Jackson were an Australian blues-rock/soul band from Sydney that released four singles on CBS and Parlophone circa 1966/67. In 1969, the band cut the single “In a Broken Dream” with guest vocals by Rod Stewart. Three years later, renewed interest in the song prompted a namesake album on GNP Crescendo. Members: Frank Kennington […]
The Aztecs were an Australian rock band from Sydney formed in 1963 by guitarist/vocalist Vince Melourney, who quickly made way for rising star Billy Thorpe. The band released a string of beat recordings on Linda Lee and Parlophone between 1964 and 1966. The tenure of guitarist Lobby Loyde heralded a move toward blues-psych jams, as […]
Daevid Allen (1938–2015) was an Australian musician, best known as the frontman of the Anglo–French space-rock band Gong, which he co-founded in Paris with partner Gilli Smyth. He also played in the original lineup of Soft Machine. As a solo artist, he debuted with the 1971 album Banana Moon. With Gong, he made the 1970–71 […]
