Australian band Ward 13 started out as a brash 1960s-influenced rock & roll band, working in the Sydney pub circuit for 19 months before issuing the mini album 'Robot Wizards' in 1980. The lineup was John Arthur (vocals), Leigh Johnston (guitar) Peter Mullens, (bass) Ron Roberts (guitar) and Stephen Walls (drums). The album sounded like a cross between The Angels and Mi-Sex – albeit with none of the endearing features of either of those bands. Thankfully the record vanished without a trace and the band took a three-month break to contemplate their future and explore new musical avenues. Their debut LP, 'Flash As A Rat' (1981), was a vast improvement, and the single from the album, ''See Venice and Die'', charted. Other singles followed but by the time the band came to record the mini album 'Too Much Talk', only Arthurs, Roberts and Mullens remained from the original lineup. Newcomers Steve Lunn (guitar and sax), Andrew Ross (keyboards and sax) and Tim Powles (drums) completed the new lineup. Ward 13 broke up in 1982 after their farewell party & show at Players in Paddington Green Hotel, Sydney. Tim Powles would join The Venetians.
Members
John Arthur (vocals), Leigh Johnston (guitar), Steve Lunn, (guitar, sax), Peter Mullens, (bass), Ron Roberts (guitar), Stephen Walls (drums), Andrew Ross (keyboards, sax), Tim Powles (drums)
''See Venice And Die (#58) / Cold Hearted Lover'' 1981 EMI
''News For You / Idle Chatter'' 1981 EMI
''Slow Dancer / Time We Live'' 1981 EMI
''Midnight Caravan / Private Eye'' 1982 Mercury
''Driftaway / Can't Say No'' 1982 Mercury
'Robot Wizards' (#72) 1980 EMI
'Flash As A Rat' 1981 EMI
'Too Much Talk' 1982 Mercury
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