V Capri was a new wave/power pop band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 1984 with lead vocalist Tod Johnston (ex-Manic D) and guitarist Damian Ward (ex-Flavours, Perfect Strangers), they joined with Lance Karapetcoff on keyboards, Michael O'Brien on bass guitar and Alan Sampson on drums (both of whom were in Harlequin Tears).
The band was popular in Perth and released their debut single, "Only a Movie" on the independent Theatre Label in April 1985, which reached the Perth top 10 but only #61 nationally. Success in Perth led to signing with Mushroom Records and the release of further singles, but they were unable to transfer their popularity in Perth to the eastern states. They released six further singles which all reached the top 10 in Perth, with "Haunting Me" and "That's the Way" peaking at #1 locally. The singles reached the top 100 in the Australian charts between April 1985 and June 1987. Their debut, and only album, 'In My World', was released by Mushroom Records in November 1986. It reached #52 on the Australian charts on the Kent Music Report in October 1986. The single "Haunting Me" had international release when used in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours at the end of Kylie Minogue’s final episode, it reached #77 on the UK Singles Chart in 1989.
Being interviewed in 2003 on Australian Music Online, Malcolm Clark (The Sleepy Jackson) remembered V Capri: ''The first show I went to was a band called V-Capri in the mid '80s, who used to play at a venue called the Overflow at the Nookenburra Hotel in Innaloo (Perth). I was eight years old and I used to hang out there on Saturday afternoons while my dad watched the jazz band next door. One night my dad took me there and the roadies snuck me in the side-door as children weren’t allowed in the venue. It was amazing to watch a real live band, wow. It’s funny now because the lead singer (Tod Johnston) did the weather on TV. I wonder if he’d remember me?''
'In My World' was re-issued by Almacantar Records, a record label which specialises in 1980s releases, in the United States in 2006. The re-issued album features five bonus tracks including rare singles sides and unreleased tracks. According to their Facebook page they have reformed with the original line up as of 2010.
Being interviewed in 2003 on Australian Music Online, Malcolm Clark (The Sleepy Jackson) remembered V Capri: ''The first show I went to was a band called V-Capri in the mid '80s, who used to play at a venue called the Overflow at the Nookenburra Hotel in Innaloo (Perth). I was eight years old and I used to hang out there on Saturday afternoons while my dad watched the jazz band next door. One night my dad took me there and the roadies snuck me in the side-door as children weren’t allowed in the venue. It was amazing to watch a real live band, wow. It’s funny now because the lead singer (Tod Johnston) did the weather on TV. I wonder if he’d remember me?''
'In My World' was re-issued by Almacantar Records, a record label which specialises in 1980s releases, in the United States in 2006. The re-issued album features five bonus tracks including rare singles sides and unreleased tracks. According to their Facebook page they have reformed with the original line up as of 2010.
Members
Tod Johnston (vocals) Lance Karapetcoff (keyboards), Michael O'Brien (bass), Damian Ward (guitar) Alan Simpson (drums), Clint Arnold (guitar), Dave Catteral (guitar)
SINGLES
It's Only a Movie
| 29 APR '85 | #61 |
Haunting Me
| 26 AUG '85 | #45 |
That's the Way
| 17 FEB '86 | #53 |
Nights and Days
| 11 AUG '86 | #55 |
Love is Such a Lonely Song
| 27 OCT '86 | #81 |
Time is Always Changing
| 29 JUN '87 | #73 |
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_Capri
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
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