THE MARIGOLDS

The Marigolds was an indie pop band, formed in Perth in 1985. The Marigolds' first performance was a 21st Birthday party at The Equator on 16 August 1985, were they played under the moniker of The Jelly Beans. The band comprised of brothers Andrew and Dean Graham on guitars, lead vocalist James Parry, bass player Ross Campbell and Joe Mansell on drums. It was the first band for Parry and Dean Graham, whilst Andrew Graham had been playing in and around the Bunbury area for a few years in the Whiskey River Band. Ross Campbell had also played in a number of local Perth bands, Sans P.S, See Through Lovelies and Noizy Bastards, since 1981.

It was not long until The Marigolds began to draw attention to themselves with their endlessly diverse range of song craft and musical styles. In 1985 they released an EP 'The Marilods' on the Cherrytop label. The EP contained five songs. In November 1985 Mansell was replaced by Martin Oakenful (who had also played with Sans P.S, Noizy Bastards and Angry Penguins). Campbell left in April 1986 and his position was taken by Mark Hemery. In July 1986 Andrew Graham left the band moving to Sydney, where he joined Love Minus Zero. Hemery moved to guitar and with Mike Fitzgerald taking on the bass in September 1986. Kim Williams briefly filled for an indisposed Dean Graham in December 1986. 

In 1987 they released a three-track single on Easter Records produced by Dom Mariani. The lineup was James Parry on vocals, Martin Moon on drums, Mark Hemery on lead guitar, Mike Fitzgerald on bass and Dean Graham on rhythm guitar. Campbell rejoined the band in April 1987, with Campbell replacing Fitzgerald on bass. This line-up remained until the band's last performance in November 1987. In February 1989 the band reformed for a handful of shows, with the line-up of Parry (vocals), Campbell (bass), Oakenful (drums), Dean Graham and Hemery (guitar and backing vocals). The Marigolds output represented good tunes, wide open pop, a bit of garage, and a smattering of country overlapping sixties flower-pop. Just like their namesake, they bloom and then they die. The Marigolds played a great mix of jangly 1960’s pop and garage rock with a smattering of country thrown in. In 2002 San Fransisco label Zip Records released the compilation album 'Wild!' 

Members

Ross Campbell (bass), Mike Fitzgerald (bass), Andrew Graham (guitar/vocals), 

Dean Graham (guitar/vocals), Mark Hemery (bass/harmonica/guitar), Joe Mansell (drums),
Martin Oakenful (drums), James Parry (vocals), Kim Williams (guitar)

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dan_arndt/sandbox/The_Marigolds