CAPTAIN COCOA

Captain Cocoa was an indie jangly pop group active in the 1980s. Formed in Melbourne by twin brothers Glenn and David O'Neil (now a well-known comedian), Captain Cocoa gigged around Melbourne for nearly eight years, playing bars, scout halls and once on a train. The band released one album, 'Kite' and three singles. Captain Cocoa’s sound was described as jangly, wee, quirky and popish and with a brass section and a percussionist gave them a slightly funky world music before-its-time feel. Their influences were, well, obvious: Orange Juice, Mental as Anything, Haircut 100, the Reels, Madness, the Specials, the Church, the Go-Betweens and Kid Creole and the Coconuts (they admitted it). They finished up in the early 90s. In 2022 German label Firestation Records released the compilation album, 'The Cocoa Collection'.

Members

Glenn O'Neil (vocals), David O'Neil (bass, vocals), David Wookey (drums), Adam Dennis (vocals, guitar, trumpet), Mark Murphy (guitar, organ), Mark Sbarrato (guitar, vocals), Evan Ong (percussion), Andre Elhay (saxophone, vocals), Leon De Bruin (trumpet), Anthony Eaton (percussion),

SINGLES
''Bicycle Thieves / Sympathy Vote / Kite'' 1988 Cleopatra 
Paul Weller (Was Formerly Yours) / Sometimes / Just Can't Get Anything At All'' 1989 Musicland 
''Born To Shop / Pass The Time'' 1989 Musicland 

ALBUMS

'Kite' 1988 Cleopatra

References

http://www.last.fm/music/Captain+Cocoa/+wiki