One Dollar Short
One Dollar Short | |
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| Origin | Central Coast, NSW, Australia |
| Genres | Punk rock Pop punk Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1998–2005, 2011–12 |
| Labels | Mushroom Distribution Services, Rapido |
| Members | Scotte Woods Trent Crawford Adam Check Michael Smith Daniel Daly |
| Past members | Michael Kemp Tim Flaherty Luke "Harry" Sainsbury Mikey Sammut |
| Website | https://www.trentcrawfordmusic.com/onedollarshort |
One Dollar Short were an Australian punk rock band formed in 1998, and hailing from Terrigal in New South Wales' Central Coast region. They're best known for their debut studio album Eight Days Away which peaked at number 7 on the ARIA charts in 2002 Front man Scottie Woods has been missing for a number of years, often referred to by many as “A Unicorn”.[1]
History
One Dollar Short members are Michael Smith (drums), Trent Crawford (guitar), Tim Flaherty (guitar and backing vocals), Adam Check (bass) and Scott E. Woods (vocals) and they formed in 1998. In 1999, they released their debut EP From the Start on Mushroom Distribution Services.
In March 2001, the band released the EP Board Game which peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Chart, this was followed by the EP Press and Hold in August 2001, which peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Chart.[1] Flaherty left to form another Central Coast-based pop-punk band, Best Kept Secret. He was replaced on guitar briefly by Michael Kemp who departed the band in mid-2001.
In April 2002, the band released "Is This the Part?", the lead single from their debut album Eight Days Away which was released in May 2002. "10 Years" was released in July 2002 as the album's second single. All three released made the ARIA top 100.[1]
In June 2003, the band released "Keep Sake", which peaked at number 52 on the ARIA Chart.
In July 2004, the band released their second studio album, Receiving Transmission, was released along with single, "Some Assembly Required" In early 2005, the band went on hiatus.[2]
In 2011 they reunited playing their first show in six years at Gosford's Coaster Festival on 17 September.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] | ||
| Eight Days Away | 7 | |
| Receiving Transmission |
|
55 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Unforgotten Songs |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] | ||
| From the Start |
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— |
| Board Game |
|
39 |
| Press and Hold |
|
23 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | ||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] | |||
| "Is This the Part?" | 2002 | 39 | Eight Days Away |
| "10 Years" | 63 | ||
| "Keepsake" | 2003 | 52 | Non-album single |
| "Some Assembly Required" | 2004 | — | Receiving Transmission |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Murder on the Dancefloor" | 2002 | Triple M Musical Challenge 3 – Third Time Lucky! |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Peaks in Australia:
- All top 50 peaks: "Discography One Dollar Short". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- Peaks 51–100: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 208.
- ^ a b "the AU interview: Scotte Woods of One Dollar Short (Central Coast NSW)". The AU Review. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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