Bandicoot formed in 1976 were mainly the duo of Mick Fettes, who had recently left Madder Lake, and Shane Bourne who later became known as a comedian and actor. The two knew each other from the Reefer Cabaret and teamed up to record and tour as Bandicoot, with the help of Dannie Bourne (keyboards and vocals), Ross Davis (guitar), Bruno Stanislo (bass, vocals) and Gary Young (drums, ex Daddy Cool). The band relentlessly toured all across the country to all the major capital citys and it became the reason Mick Fettes would quit the band. He stated ''We were back on the merry-go-round. And I got to the point where I'd had a gutful and I said to Shane one day "Enough! I'm out." Because you end up going troppo, and that was it for me''.
They released the one self-titled album and the single ''Living Off The Radio'' from it, both in 1976 on the short-lived Rainbird label. The single just scraped into the top 100 on the charts. The album was average with no outstanding tracks. There was an official video for this song, but it seems to have been lost, though hopefully it may appear again one day. Same for their appearance as a duo on Countdown, performing the B-side ''Who Am I To Say''. Mick Fettes died in 2016 aged 65.
Members
Mick Fettes (vocal) Shane Bourne (vocal) Dannie Bourne (keyboards and vocals), Ross Davis (guitar), Bruno Stanislo (bass, vocals) and Gary Young (drums).
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