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The Eastern Dark
12+ albums
punkpunk rockGarage Rockpower poppop punk
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The Eastern Dark is one of the best respected Australian rock bands of the Eighties. With a mix of Sixties-via-Ramones pop smarts, hard rock crunch and punkish energy, their slim output has produced a world-wide cult awareness. If they're not quite as well known as other Sydney groups of the period like the Hard-Ons or Beasts Of Bourbon, it's because a tragic, on-tour road accident claimed the life of singer/songwriter/guitarist James Darroch. In early 1984 Darroch's bass playing role with the Celibate Rifles wasn't working out. It was obvious to all that the time had come for James to lead his own band. Switching from bass to guitar, Darroch enlisted drummer Geoff Milne, who he'd jammed with at a party, and Bill Gibson, best known at the time as sometime MC and backing vocalist for the Lime Spiders. After a couple of rehearsals the three piece was christened The Eastern Dark, after the locale where the baddies come from in long running comic The Phantom. They started gigging that May. The group achieved early notoriety for their habit of opening their sets with a Ramones song; in fact playing each Ramones song once only in chronological/album listing order. A growing audience followed them as much for heir on stage goofiness and strong harmonies as their no nonsense rock. By early '85 the group was ready to record a single. Released in July and produced by Rob Younger, 'Julie Is A Junkie/Johnny And Dee Dee' was hailed as a power pop classic in underground press the world o
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Johnny and Dee Dee / Julie Is A Junkie
Girls on the Beach (With Cars)
Where Are All The Single Girls : Complete Studio Recordings
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Born out of Time: 1979-1988 - The Australian Indie Scene
Long Live the New Flesh
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Do The Pop (2)
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Do the Pop!: The Australian Garage-Rock Sound 1976-1987
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Do the Pop! vol.2
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Where Are all the Single Girls
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Tales From The Australian Underground - Singles 1976-1989 Disc 2