PURPLE AVENGERS

Purple Avengers first formed at the beginning of the 1990s having been four school friends from Brisbane. The line up consisted of Karl Nielsen (vocals, guitar), Richard Marshall (keyboards), John Mulroney (bass) and Garth Cooke (drums). The band was strongly influenced by psychedelic rock and heavy rock sounds, being known for playing long and complex songs in their early performing days in Brisbane. This was balanced by grunge influenced songs of more conventional length as the band developed through the 1990s as it gigged and toured Australia.

The band released their first album 'Starlights Journey Home' recorded in 1992 being re-released in 1995 when the band was signed by Sydney based label Phantom Records. The band released two more mini albums through Phantom Records through the 1990s 'Emma Peel Sessions' and 'Dragonfly'. The first album, 'Emma Peel Sessions', got its name from a clever amalgam of the 1960s TV icon Emma Peel from The Avengers and influential British music broadcaster John Peel and his long running John Peel Sessions radio show. Prior to these recordings the Purple Avengers also released an independently recorded and pressed 7" single "When Will the World Stop Spinning Blues" in 1990.

The band's song "Another World" was featured on the compilation album, 'Behind the Banana Curtain' by radio station 4ZZZ. The band reformed in 2010 to play at a one-off show to celebrate BUMS (Brisbane Underground Music Scene) 20 Year Anniversary gig. In 2021 they released the album 'Let The Compass Sink' on vinyl.

Members

Karl Nielsen (vocals, guitar), Richard Marshall (keyboards), John Mulroney (bass), Garth Cooke (drums)

SINGLES
''When Will The World Stop Spinning? Blues / Another World'' 1990 Purple Headphone Music
''Between The Silver Rails / Miranda'' 2016 Field Of Glass 

EPs

'Dragonfly' 1995 Phantom 

ALBUMS
'Starlight's Journey Home' 1992 Purple Headphone Music 
'Emma Peel Sessions' 1993 Phantom 
'Koolray' 2013 Field Of Glass
'A Storm Of Years' 2015 Field Of Glass
'Let The Compass Sink' 2021 Clostridium Records

References

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Avengers