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Rabbit was an Australian hard rock band from Newcastle, Australia. The band was formed in 1973 by Mark Tinson (guitar, vocals), Phil Screen (drums) and Jim Porteus (bass). Second vocalist Greg Douglas was replaced in 1974 by Dave Evans, formerly of AC/DC. The rhythm guitarist, David Hinds, Joined in 1975 or 1976. The band played a mixture of originals and covers by artists such as Alice Cooper, The Who and The Sweet. Two early singles were followed up by a self-titled album in January, 1976.

The band was described as frenetic and violently hedonistic, and their second album Too Much Rock n Roll was released in October, 1976 after the release of another two singles. A third single from the album, "Let Me" appeared in early 1977, but Rabbit had already split up by then. Tinson and Screen later featured in Swanee and Evans went on to a string of other bands.

Discography

"Lady La Di Da" (single) 1975
"Running Bear" (single) 1976
Rabbit 1976
"Too Much Rock n Roll" (single) 1976
"Wildlife" (single) 1976
Too Much Rock n Roll 1976
"Let Me" (single) 1977

References

Highway to Hell: The Life and Times of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott, Clinton Walker, 1994 ISBN 0 7251 0742 1
Who's Who of Australian Rock, Chris Spencer, Paul McHenry, Zbig Nowara 2002 ISBN 1 86503 891 1

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-'''Rabbit''' was an [[Australian]] [[hard rock]] band from [[Newcastle, Australia]]. The band was formed in 1973 by Mark Tinson (guitar), Phil Screen (drums) and Jim Porteus (bass). Original vocalist Greg Douglas was replaced in 1974 by [[Dave Evans (singer)|Dave Evans]], formerly of [[AC/DC]]. The rhythm guitarist, David Hinds, Joined in 1975 or 1976. The band played a mixture of originals and covers by artists such as [[Alice Cooper]], [[The Who]] and [[The Sweet]]. Two early singles were followed up by a self-titled album in January, 1976.
+'''Rabbit''' was an [[Australian]] [[hard rock]] band from [[Newcastle, Australia]]. The band was formed in 1973 by Mark Tinson (guitar, vocals), Phil Screen (drums) and Jim Porteus (bass). Second vocalist Greg Douglas was replaced in 1974 by [[Dave Evans (singer)|Dave Evans]], formerly of [[AC/DC]]. The rhythm guitarist, David Hinds, Joined in 1975 or 1976. The band played a mixture of originals and covers by artists such as [[Alice Cooper]], [[The Who]] and [[The Sweet]]. Two early singles were followed up by a self-titled album in January, 1976.
 The band was described as frenetic and violently hedonistic, and their second album ''Too Much Rock n Roll'' was released in October, 1976 after the release of another two singles. A third single from the album, "Let Me" appeared in early 1977, but Rabbit had already split up by then. Tinson and Screen later featured in [[Swanee (singer)|Swanee]] and Evans went on to a string of other bands.