42nd STREET

42nd Street was a Brisbane based power-pop band 1978 – 1981. The original lineup was Ken Allen and Phil Mellifont on guitars, Greg Atkinson on bass and vocals and Darren Atkinson on drums and vocals. The band derived the name from a track on American band Piper’s 1976 album. An early highlight for the band was playing at Brisbane’s legendary Cloudland in front of 1500 people supporting Cold Chisel and Pop Rivet. The single ''Work it Out / Afraid Of The Dark'' was released in 1978 on the Virgo Seven label. Original guitarist Ken Allen left the band in 1979 due to a different in musical direction. 

For several months the band played as a three piece and in February 1980 the demo’s ''No Money'' and ''She’s Not Real'' were recorded. Guitarist Neil Coombe (ex-Bad Habit) joined the band around April 1980 and soon after ''Mistaken Identity'' was recorded and was included on Radio 4IP’s 'That’s Queensland' compilation album. In August 1980, 42nd Street gained third place in the Queensland final of the Battle of the Bands, and at that time a number of demo’s were recorded including ''The Boys are After Me'', ''Too Late'' and a cover of UK band The Records song ''Starry Eyes''. The band moved to Sydney in April 1981 and like many others broke up a few months later- shortly after recording the demo ''Tomorrow.''

Members

Greg Atkinson (bass/vocals), Darren Atkinson (drums/vocals), Phil Mellifont (guitar), Ken Allen (guitar), Neil Coombe (guitar)

SINGLES 
''Work It Out / Afraid Of The Dark'' 1978 Virgo Seven 

References

http://stripedsunlight.blogspot.com.au/2011_09_01_archive.html