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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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Rumours of a reunion some time this century!
Page last updated :
Wednesday, 20 July, 2011
~ 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 stories, comments, corrections, photos, articles, reviews, anecdotes - please email: TheJanitor
Why this page? ~ before I was in the band I was a fan and continue to be ~ thought I'd put this together for my old comrades and anyone else interested.
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
This image published in Juke in 1984 though the photo must have been taken before 1983 (L-R Mick, Astrid, Steven, Peter) |
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The Australian Broadcasting Commission came to film
The Particles rehearsing at home ~ I'd love to get the
footage up here if anyone has access to 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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CHARTS
(MORE MAYBE ONE DAY ~ many thanks to those wonderful Scratches folk for getting this one published)
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INTERVIEWS
(MAYBE ONE DAY)
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LIVE
(INCOMPLETE GIGS LIST COMING SOONISH!)
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FLYERS
(COMING ONE DAY) |
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
The Lighthouse Keepers - a closely related group 1983-1984 |
PHOTO CREDITS
TOP PHOTO: BY DARIAN TURNER
PROOF SHEET OF 26/3/83: BY PLING
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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