Gig at the Irish Club on November 30 1985 with Tu Tu Z on the bill. Roto toms were big in the 80's
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Tu Tu Z featuring Tony Smith, Steve Fleming and Stephen Matters.
In 2004 I recorded some bed tracks with Steve Fleming for the recording "Fearless" I liked their album "Swinging Horses and Ringing Things" and the single "The Strange" |
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More shots from 1987
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I think Peter Maslen is a fantasic drummer and Richard Pleasance and Peter Farnan from Serious Young Insects clever songwriters.
Wow. Three gigs to look forward to at Adel Uni with James Griffin and the Subterraneans, Limbos and the Tivoli in May 1986. James Griffin had John Lloyd on drums who played all the hits on the Flowers album "Icehouse". The poster is a bit blurry but May 10th we played with July 14th. The band i mean. What is that silver thing? Oh yeah, I know
Jamming with Dave and Rod on the blue Tempo kit that I got in 1974 at Aroona Rd Croydon, April 1986
Rod Tyler, Colin Finlay, me and Dave Norris
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 With Colin Finlay, relaxing during a rehearsal
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Greg Vincent, Dave Bosanko, Steve Fieldhouse (now head sound engineer at ABC Adelaide) and Pete Sansom in side profie (sound engineer at RiAus Adelaide). Check out the Incredible crochet Coral Reef that my wife Andrea and mother Maria were involved in as part of the SALA Festival at RiAus until the end of September 2011.
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A highlight of the gig was "My Island Home" written by Neil Murray in 1985
 Recording Sea Of Art in October 1988 at Windsong Studios.
Brooke Mostyn Smith's Studio from Red Eye at Cherry Gardens There's Doug Thomas Listening for a hit to make him some money. 
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Opening song on the album (click here)
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Nice way to close the album (click here)
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This gig was from 1987 in the Flinders Uni Tavern with one of my favourite bands, the Screaming Believers and here. We coincidently played with the Happy Hate Me Nots in Sydney in December of 1990 at the Petersham Inn
I was studying for a P.E and Maths Degree at the Underdale campus at the time. (1989)
See also the Chris Finnen and Hoy Hoy folder in my website. (here)
On top of the Producer's Balcony 1988
A gig from 1989 at the Adelaide Uni Bar
Rymill Park Feb 16th 1991 "No Blood for Oil Benefit"
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The usual suspects
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Adelaide Festival Theatre Amphitheatre January 27th 1991.
A bridge has been built through here now to the Adelaide Oval in remembrance of this performance. Thank you.
A bridge has been built through here now to the Adelaide Oval in remembrance of this performance. Thank you.
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 Hi Pete!
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Megan, Karen, Rudi the famous dog on "Mulligrubs," Janet and Andrea totally enthralled
Steve Hards our Tour Manager below in the hat
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McCrea Avenue, Prospect.
Tony's parents from the cabaret band lived next door but I didn't know that at the time. That's Adelaide for ya. Snap yet again.
Tony's parents from the cabaret band lived next door but I didn't know that at the time. That's Adelaide for ya. Snap yet again.
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Another example of Pete Long's great artwork is this hand bill for a gig after the Midnight Oil Concert at the Queen's Arms. We played quite a few gigs with Aunty Raelene who used to wear dresses when they played, not unlike The Doormats with Johnnie Dady (teacher and artist of note), Tom Maksimovic (the World's greatest whistler) and Jon "Dingo" Van Bowman (a consumate musician and vocalist) from the Lonely Cosmonauts.
1990 Grand Prix article November 1 1990
What a bargain at $9.90 a ticket. You get 10 cents change. WOW. It's worth a punt don't ya reckon? Seven bands for $1.4142857 per band. Where are the Screaming Believers Ken?
Nice one Pete
Not very Christian like behaviour from Doug Thomas from Greasy Pop Records
Try and find this book, (maybe in the library)
I loved playing with The Shivers, a shimmering jingly, jangly guitar pop band at the MCG Hotel opposite the MCG Oval. See if you can get their Big Love CD. A sound reminiscent of The Pretenders. Pickled onions, painkillers and soldering irons. Very interesting shopping list.
Playing time 12 am - 1.15 am FANTASTIC!
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Issue 112 of RIP IT UP magazine May 2 - 8 1991
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The gig at the Annandale was with The Bedridden which had the late Barnaby Ward (Baterz) as one of its members. The Lonely Cosmonauts covered one of his songs "The drowning of the Daddo brothers" which was released 18 years after this gig with a launch at the Grace Emily on Sun 26 April 2009, and included songs by Tex Perkins and Deborah Conway. Funny how things pan out if you stay in the game. What a unique songwriter.
Setting off on our December 1990 Sydney Tour from Pete's place in Malvern
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That's James Baker on the far right from The Hoodoo Gurus. He looked a little on the beefy side. Their manager drove them to the gig in a Jaguar. Boris Sudjovic from Kim Salmon's band is second from left.
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Andrea in the 5PBA Studio presenting her show OZ BECAUSE. Andrea worked at PBA between 1989 and 1994 producing and presenting various on air programs. Other activities included news reading, driving the desk for other presenters and managing the music library. This is the studio that the late Richard Marsland got his start in radio before his SAFM days (see also Obituaries at the end of the Miscellaneous Paraphernalia and mixed combos section)
