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Pel Mel
12+ albums
post-punkPost punkAustralian Post-Punk80sindierock
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Pel Mel were an Australian post-punk music band. They formed in Newcastle, Australia in mid 1979 and moved to Sydney, Australia in late 1980. They toured and recorded until 1984. They had some success in Sydney's inner-city music scene and released their debut single No Word From China in 1980. By the time they released their 1983 album Persuasion, they had developed a light indie pop sound. The album had limited commercial success and Pel Mel disbanded shortly afterwards. Some of the members played in the the band The Limp. The Pel Mel line-up was Graeme Dunne: vocals, guitar, bass Jude McGee: vocals, sax, synth Jane McGee: guitar Dave Weston: drums Nigel Savage; sax Paul Davies: guitar Glendon Hill: bass Lindsay O'Meara: bass Craig Robertson: bass Post-punk popsters pel mel pop up – after 26 years Members of post-punk indie pop band pel mel, whose 1981 single “No Word from China” was a local hit, have joined with friends to play their first gig in 26 years. On Saturday, 28 July 2012, the pel mel organisation, as the reformed band is called, will return to their roots to appear at Newcastle’s beloved Lass O’Gowrie Hotel in Wickham to play songs from their extensive back catalogue. Pel mel started out in Newcastle in 1979. They soon moved to Sydney, where the band became a feature of the post-punk inner-city music scene centred around venues such as the Rock Garden and the Trade Union Club. The band later toured extensively, playing with local bands such as The Reels,
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albums
Rags to Tatters: The Best of Pel Mel
Late, Late Show
Out Of Reason
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Love On A Funeral Pyre
Persuasion
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Tales From The Australian Underground Singles 1976 - 1982
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Tales From The Australian Underground - Singles 1976-1989 Disc 1 Of 2
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Tales From The Australian Underground - Singles 1976-1989
A Selection
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No Word From China 7"
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Tales From the Australian Underground: Singles 1976-1989 (disc 1)
No Word From China