HUXTON CREEPERS

The Huxton Creepers was a rock band from Melbourne. All four members attended Scotch College and completed their HSC year in 1981 and three years later formed the band. The lineup was Rob Craw (lead vocals and guitar), Paul Thomas (guitar and vocals), Matthew Eddy (bass) and Archie Law (drums). Their first released recording was the track "King Of The Road" (an original, not the Roger Miller song) on the Au Go Go Records Melbourne compilation 'Asleep At The Wheel' in 1984. This and their two tracks on the Triple J compilation 'Cooking With George' brought them to the attention of Big Time Records, their label throughout their career. They released eight singles with ''Pretty Flamingo'' (a cover of the Manfred Mann hit) being the most successful charting at #33. Their first album was '12 Days To Paris' in 1986 and their second was 'So This Is Paris' in 1988 (titled 'Keep To The Beat' on the US release). They disbanded in 1989. The band has reunited on a number of occasions since their original break up in 1989, including an east coast tour in 2011 and supporting The Sunnyboys in 2015 and the Models in 2016.

Members

Rob Craw (vocals/guitar), Paul Thomas (guitar/vocals), Matthew Eddy (bass), Archie Law (drums)

SINGLES
''Wishing Well / Iceman'' 1984 Vamp 
''The Murderess / Happy Days'' 1985 Big Time 
''My Cheri Amour / True Love Baby'' 1986 Big Time 
''I Will Persuade You / I've Been Around'' 1986 Big Time 
''Autumn Leaves / Don't Even Think About It'' 1987 Big Time 
''Pretty Flamingo (#33) / 25 Words Or Less'' 1987 Big Time 
''Skin Of My Teeth / Come Another Day'' 1987 Big Time 
''Rack My Brains / Cherry Cherry'' 1988 Big Time 
''Rack My Brains / When You Leave'' 1988 Big Time 

ALBUMS
'12 Days To Paris' (#63) 1986 Big Time 
'So This Is Paris' (#74) 1988 Big Time
'Small Mercies' 1990 Musicland Releases

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huxton_Creepers

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/