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Fini Scad
OriginAustralia
GenresIndie rock
MembersDave Thomas
Bill Coupland
Lincoln Beecroft
John McPhee

Fini Scad were an Australian alternative rock band of the 1990s. They had a minor hit with their single "Coppertone", which reached No. 42 in the 1996 Triple J Hottest 100. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997, the band were nominated for two awards.[1] They released one album, Wider Screen in 1998, and disbanded later the same year.

Members

  • Dave Thomas – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bill Coupland – lead guitar
  • Lincoln Beecroft – bass guitar
  • John (Jono) McPhee – drums

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[2]
Wider Screen 77

Extended plays

List of EP, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[3]
Testrider
  • Released: October 1996
  • Label: Bark (GRRR123), Mushroom (D13028)
  • Format: CD
119

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[4]
"Coppertone" 1996 [A] Testrider
"Furious" 1997 205 Wider Screen
"It's Not Real" 1998 141
"Sonic Boy" -

Notes

  1. ^ "Coppertone" was released as a radio only single, which was ineligible to chart in 1996

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1997 "Coppertone" / "Testrider" ARIA Award for Best New Talent Nominated [5]
ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single Nominated
Tim Whitten for Furious ARIA Award for Producer of the Year Nominated

References

  1. ^ "1997: 11th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 04 Oct 1998". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 18 August 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Furious":"Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 September 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017., "It's Not Real""Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 28 April 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2012.