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1980? L-R
Mick, Peter, Astrid & Steven
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Known members:
Peter Williams (g,v) 1977?-
Simon Bonney (v) 1977-78
Don McLennan (d) 1977-78
Mick Smith (b) 1977-82
Steven Williams (d) 1978-79
Michael Wood (v) 1979-?
Astrid Spielman (k.,Perc,v) 1979 -1984
Ian Bowie (d) 1981
Phillip Egan (d) 1981
Alex Hamilton (trumpet) 1982-83
Stephen O'Neil (b) 1982-85
Nicole Menzies (trumpet) 1984
Michael 'Blue' Dalton (harmonica + slide)
1984
Anna Schinella (b) 1984-5
Panos Kouros (b) ????
Rock Shipton (v) ???? |
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January 2010 ~ rumors of a reunion!
This page is still under construction { last updated :
Wednesday, 25 August, 2010
} ~ in time I hope to have more stuff up here though it will probably remain largely a page of images, unless I can entice Davo or someone to write a Bio. If you just happened across it please feel free to let me know if it won't work on your browser etc. + help fill the gaps + any comments, corrections, photos, articles, reviews, anecdotes - please email: The Particles Fan
You can find another Particles page run by Steven Williams who used to drum for and manage the band at showroom.com.au it contains a brief history with some very fine MP3s |
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A PHOTO HISTORY
The Particles ~ perfect POP band ~ Sydney/Australia 1977 - 1985
~ some sort of history when I can find the time ~ if you'd like
to send any stories, reviews or articles please do (to web janitor
address at bottom) and I'll put em up here.
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The Australian Broadcasting Commision came to film
The Particles rehearsing at home ~ I'd love to get the
footage up here if anyone has it
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Colour In no
date 7" ep (self release April 1980 - as Certain Music PRS-2768)(re-released
1983?by Guthugga Pipeline records)[Produced by Martin Bishop at
Basilisk (Studio) Sydney]
Advanced Colouring
1979? 7"ep (re-released 1983? by Guthugga Pipeline records)
I Luv Trumpet
1983 7" ep
'Bits of wood' on JJJ
Live at the wireless (recorded: ) (released: )
'Family life'
on On the waterfront 4 track 7" ep (recorded: 1980?)
(released:1984?)
'I know a place' on Distant
Violins number 12 cassette - a live recording the details
of will eventually be tracked down and add in
'Apricot's dream' on
Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82 CD (recorded
around:1979) (released:2001 )
'I Luv Trumpet' on Tales From The Australian Underground VOL. 2: 1977 - 1990 CD (recorded around:1983) (released: July 2006 )
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INTERVIEWS
(COMING ONE DAY HOPEFULLY SOON!)
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FLYERS
(COMING ONE DAY HOPEFULLY SOON!) |
SCRAPBOOK
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Last Show? at The Sydney Opera
House - 1985
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Anna gives some individual tuition
- Sydney Opera House 1985
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CONTACTS
+ LINKS
showroom.com.au
- another Australian based site run by Steven Williams
(drummer/manager) which contains a brief history of The Particles
and other bands as well as some great rare MP3s
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PHOTO CREDITS
TOP PHOTO: BY DARIAN TURNER
OPERA HOUSE PHOTOS: BY DON MCMURDO
OTHER PHOTOS: NOT KNOWN
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Inner city sound / edited
by Clinton Walker.
Glebe, N.S.W. ; Wild & Wooley , 1982.
158 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Who's who of Australian rock / compiled
by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry.
4th ed.
Noble Park, Vic. : Five Mile Press,
1996.
553 p. ; 24 cm.
Blunt : a biased history of Australian rock / Bob Blunt.
Northcote, Vic. : Prowling Tiger Press, 2001.
xi, 348 p. : ill., ports. compact disc ; 24cm.
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Much
of The Particles history is by now no doubt lost, forgotten
or currently out of reach - though if you have any morsel
to add please let me know - cheers (Particles
web janitor)
PS. Sorry I haven't credited all photographers: please let
me know if you recognize any.
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THIS PAGE MADE POSSIBLE BY :
: with THANKS TO ANDY
COFFEY FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE WEBSITE
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