| Author | Message | ||
     paul Member Username: Flvnow Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2009 |
If anyone wants to view some old GB pics try my (poor) website users.tpg.com.au/kingy68 If there is any interest I could post a few more. | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 244 Registered: 02-2007 |
What great early pics paul. Thanks for sharing em | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2019 Registered: 03-2005 |
Those are seriously great photos paul, thanks. It's interesting that they were working with another guitarist besides PMW. I wonder what Robert thought of the guitar/synthesizer. | ||
| paul Member Username: Flvnow Post Number: 3 Registered: 06-2009 |
Probably not much since this was the only time they played together. I seem to remember Dave having some technical troubles, could be wrong, it's a long time ago. I do remember having a chat to him about his guitar-synth. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2867 Registered: 05-2005 |
Great pictures Paul. Thanks for posting them. | ||
| david pestorius Member Username: David_pestorius Post Number: 80 Registered: 08-2005 |
Paul's photos document an historically important show. It took place on 4 July 1980 at the Baroona Hall and was one of a number of shows at this time organised and headlined by Zero, which Lindy Morrison was then a member of. These shows were special — themed and totally designed environments. You can see in the photos a black and white wall painting by the artist Gary Warner, who also constructed special mobile light sculptures using cardboard and newspaper day-bills, which were a regular feature at Zero shows. The black and white theme was echoed in the stage get-up of Zero on the night, right down to a b&w checkerboard tattoo on the forehead of Zero singer Irena Luckas. To a certain extent, this came out of the 2-Tone phenomenon of the time. While the ska music revival of 2-Tone was not a part of it, the visual and egalitarian ethos of 2-Tone could be seen as an act of resistance in the context of the repressive socio-politcal situation in Brisbane at the time. The problems with the momentary line-up of The Go-Betweens, captured here in Paul's photos, are traversed in some detail in David Nichols' book. | ||
| paul Member Username: Flvnow Post Number: 4 Registered: 06-2009 |
Ther must have been at least 3 bands on that night as I have a shot of the band (3 piece) before the GBs. Haven't come across a pic of Zero that night, I'll have another look. I have a few shots of people in the crowd so something else may pop up. | ||
| paul Member Username: Flvnow Post Number: 5 Registered: 06-2009 |
I've received a message from Robert , who has seen the pics and he said Grant was playing his bass. Another little bit of info. | ||
| david pestorius Member Username: David_pestorius Post Number: 81 Registered: 08-2005 |
The trio that Paul mentions was the Four Gods — the final group to release a single on the Able Label. They made their public debut that night. | ||
| Roger Griffin Member Username: Roger Post Number: 59 Registered: 11-2004 |
Brilliant, Paul. Love to see some more. Thanks. |