SPARE CHANGE

Spare Change allegedly formed, at least in concept, among Adelaide expats in Amsterdam. Back in Adelaide, the band coalesced in 1973 as a pre-punk powerpop unit, as much in thrall to the MC5 and the Flamin' Groovies. After a solid couple of years playing Adelaide pubs, Spare Change relocated to Melbourne in early 1975, becoming a fixture of the Carlton scene. There, the band recorded ''The Big Beat'', penned by keyboardist Tony Murray, which was issued as a single at the tail end of 1976 (b/w Classified Ad. The single was released on the Champagne label. The band continued recording until March 1977 with the intention of an LP release but broke up before that eventuated. The posthumous 'Lonely Suits' LP (Cleopatra CLP 202) was eventually released in late 1979 and included both sides of the earlier 45. John Dowler would later turn up in Young Modern and The Zimmerman, Bob Kretschmer in Icehouse and Chris Langman in Paul Kelly and The Dots.

Members

John Dowler (vocals), Chris Langman (guitar), Bob Kretschmer (guitar), Tony Murray (keyboards),  John Wilkenson (drums) Graeme Perry (drums)

References

http://wallabybeat.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/spare-changeyoung-modernparachute-big.html