Australian Crawl discography
| Australian Crawl discography | |
|---|---|
 Australian Crawl live | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 17 |
The discography of Australian Crawl, an Australian surf / pop rock band, consists of four studio releases, three live albums, five compilations, seventeen singles, one extended play, and one home video. It includes releases credited to Australian Crawl, Australian Crawl and James Reyne (but not his solo material), and 'Members of Australian Crawl'. The band was founded by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano), his younger brother David Reyne (drums), Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar), Paul Williams (bass guitar) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978.[1][2] David Reyne soon left and was replaced by Bill McDonough (drums, percussion),[3] and the band was later joined by his younger brother Guy McDonough (vocals, rhythm guitar).[3][4] In 1979, Australian Crawl recorded their first single, "Beautiful People" with Little River Band’s guitarist David Briggs producing, who helped them gain a recording contract with EMI Records.[1] Briggs also produced their debut album The Boys Light Up in 1980,[3][5] which peaked at number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report album charts and remained in the charts for an unbroken 101 weeks.[6]
Sirocco, their second album, was released in 1981 and achieved number 1 on the albums charts.[3][6] 1981 Australian End of Year Album Charts has Sirocco at number 2 behind Double Fantasy by John Lennon and ahead of AC/DC's Back in Black making it the best charting album by an Australian act for the year.[6][7][8] Their third album, Sons of Beaches released in 1982, also reached number 1. Bill McDonough left before they recorded their extended play, Semantics in 1983,[3][6] which achieved number 1 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.[1][6] Bill McDonough was replaced on drums, temporarily by Graham Bidstrup and more permanently by John Watson.[1][3] Semantics contained the track "Reckless (Don't Be So)", which some sources list as a number 1 single.[4][8] The live mini-album Phalanx was a stop-gap measure between studio albums, nevertheless it reached number 4 during December 1983.[1] The band signed with Geffen Records for international release of their material.[1]
In 1984, the band released the best of their early material as a compilation titled Crawl File,[4] which peaked at number 2.[6] Geffen released Semantics, internationally, as a long play album with six newly re-recorded tracks compiled from their first three studio albums.[9] Promotion of the album and the subsequent tour was stalled when Guy McDonough died in June of viral pneumonia.[1][2] Prior to Guy's death, he had recorded demos with his brother Bill McDonough, and ex-members of their earlier band, The Flatheads.[3][10] Bill McDonough assembled the tapes and produced Guy McDonough's posthumous album My Place on Wheatley Records in April 1985.[1][10][11] Tracks from these sessions were re-mastered and released on Lost & Found in 1996 as by 'Members of Australian Crawl'.[12] Meanwhile, remaining Australian Crawl members had recorded their fourth studio album, Between a Rock and a Hard Place which was released in 1985 and achieved number 11. This was followed by the announcement that they would disband after another tour, the live album, The Final Wave recorded their last performance on 27 January 1986,[1] which was released in October and peaked at number 16.[6]
Australian Crawl were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame on 30 September 1996.[13] Two weeks later, on 13 October 1996, Robinson died of lymphoma.[1][13][14] After, Lost & Found in 1996, another compilation was released, More Wharf: Their Greatest Hits in 1998, followed by the live Reckless 1979-1995 which was released in 2000 and credited to Australian Crawl and James Reyne, then the compilation Australian Crawl and James Reyne: The Definitive Collection was released in 2002.[3]
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | AUS chart peak[6] |
ARIA certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Boys Light Up | 4 | 4× Platinum[1] |
| 1981 | Sirocco
|
1 | 4× Platinum[1] |
| 1982 | Sons of Beaches
|
1 | — |
| 1985 | Between a Rock and a Hard Place
|
11 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not receive certification. | |||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | AUS chart peak[6][15] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Phalanx | 4 | |
| 1986 | The Final Wave
|
16 | |
| 2000 | Reckless: 1979-1995[nb 1]
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | AUS chart peak[6][15] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Semantics[nb 2] | — | |
| 1984 | Crawl File | 2 | |
| 1996 | Lost & Found[nb 3]
|
— | |
| 1998 | More Wharf: Their Greatest Hits
|
— | |
| 2002 | Australian Crawl and James Reyne: The Definitive Collection[nb 1]
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | AUS chart peak[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Semantics[nb 2] | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Song | AUS chart peak[6] |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Beautiful People" | 22 | The Boys Light Up |
| 1980 | "The Boys Light Up" | 22 | The Boys Light Up |
| "Downhearted" | 12 | The Boys Light Up | |
| 1981 | "Things Don't Seem" | 11 | Sirocco |
| "Errol" | 18 | Sirocco | |
| "Oh No Not You Again" | 58 | Sirocco | |
| 1982 | "Shut Down" | 17 | Sons of Beaches |
| "Daughters of the Northern Coast" | 76 | Sons of Beaches | |
| "Runaway Girls" | 88 | The Boys Light Up | |
| "Santa Claus is Back in Town" | — | Single only release | |
| 1983 | "Reckless (Don't Be So)"[nb 2] | 1 | Semantics EP |
| 1984 | "Louie Louie" | 81 | Phalanx |
| "Unpublished Critics" | — | Crawl File | |
| 1985 | "Two Can Play" | 44 | Between a Rock and a Hard Place |
| "If This is Love" | 87 | Between a Rock and a Hard Place | |
| "Trouble Spot Rock" | 69 | Between a Rock and a Hard Place | |
| 1986 | "Two Hearts" | — | Between a Rock and a Hard Place |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Video albums
| Year | Video details |
|---|---|
| 1985 | The Crawl Video File
|
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Australian Crawl'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1865080721. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Australian Crawl". HowlSpace. Ed Nimmervoll. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d Mureika, Tomas. "Australian Crawl > Biography". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "The Boys Light Up". msn. Microsoft. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0646119176.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) NOTE: Used for Australian singles and albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. - ^ Angus Cameron, ed. (1986). The Second Australian almanac : an 800-page databank crammed with essential information for every Australian. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207152322.
- ^ a b c St. John, Ed (1986). The Final Wave (Media notes). Sydney, NSW: EMI.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|mbid=,|publisherid=,|coauthors=, and|notestitle=(help); Unknown parameter|albumlink=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|bandname=ignored (help) - ^ Schnee, Stephen SPAZ. "Semantics > Overview". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Guy McDonough". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Obscure 80's/MFV Archive". New Wave Outpost. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b c "Lost & Found album insert". James Reyne Official website. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b "1996: 10th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ Petkovski, Suzi (1996). "Master Blaster". Australian Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Discography Australian Crawl". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 24 April 2009. NOTE: Information supplied by ARIA shows that Australian Crawl has no Top 50 charting albums or singles since they started their charts in mid-1988.
Notes
- ^ a b Reckless: 1979-1995 and Australian Crawl and James Reyne: The Definitive Collection are credited to both Australian Crawl and to James Reyne.[3] They contain material from Australian Crawl's performances, and James Reyne's subsequent solo performances.[3]
- ^ a b c Semantics was released as a four-track EP in 1983 in Australia.[3] It peaked at number 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart - there was no separate EP chart.[6] The track, "Reckless (Don't Be So)", was the main one played on radio stations.[1] Some sources list "Reckless" as a number 1 single.[4][8] Semantics was released by Geffen Records as a ten-track LP in 1984 for the international markets, by the addition of six re-recorded tracks from their first three studio albums.[1]
- ^ Lost & Found is credited to 'Members of Australian Crawl'.[3][12] Seven tracks on this album had originally appeared on Australian Crawl's guitarist and songwriter Guy McDonough's posthumously released solo album, My Place in 1985.[3][10][12] Both My Place and Lost & Found were produced by Bill McDonough (ex-Australian Crawl drummer and percussionist), Guy's older brother.[1][10][11]
External links
- James Reyne Official website
- Australian Crawl discography at Discogs
- Australian Crawl discography at MusicBrainz
- Australian Crawl at Australian Rock Database