From May to July 1981 they recorded their first album, 'Screen Memory' (August 1981), with Peter Dawkins (Air Supply, Dragon, Mi-Sex) producing at Studios 301, Sydney. It reached #69 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "the title was taken from A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis and the record itself was full of English-influenced pop rock." During April and May 1982, they recorded a six-track EP, 'Rites of Passage' (September 1982), at Richmond Recorders with co-production by the group and John French (he also worked as its audio engineer). It provided two singles, "Sin City" and "Summer Girl". It was a marked shift from the new wave pop of 'Screen Memory' with a more guitar-orientated sound coming to the fore.
Ahead of the EP's release Kellet left and was replaced on bass guitar by Anthony Moore. In January of the following year Brickhill left to join Little Heroes and the group disbanded by March with Laird joining Soldier of Fortune and Northam going to Luxury Device. 'Screen Memory, Rites of Passage' and the non-album single, 'Lady Love", were released on CD as 'Screen Memory / Rites of Passage', for a compilation album in 1997 by Mushroom Records.
Members
Chris Ball (vocals), Paul Brickhill (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Paul Northam (guitar, vocals), Mick Wilson (bass), Campbell Laird (drums), Mark Kellett (bass), Anthony Moore (bass)
SINGLES
Lady Love
| 1 DEC '80 | #43 |
Other Places
| 24 AUG '81 | #55 |
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEO_245
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEO_245
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
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