PERCULIAR CLERK

Peter Keen and Rob Manego went to the same High School in the outer western suburbs of Sydney. With a couple of schoolmates, they set about forming a band. A number of members came and went before a chance meeting on a train between Rob and a slightly younger drummer, Steve Wold, led to the almost complete formation of Latis. An add in the local paper for a lead guitarist was answered by Peter (Freddie) Marples. The audition went well, and Latis had their fourth member.

Latis were a heavy rock band playing covers of Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, Staus Quo etc. They played a number of gigs around the suburbs (mainly out west) when Booking Agency Nucleus was approached by the band and a deal was struck between band and agency. The agency wasn’t overly impressed with the name Latis and a search began in earnest for a new name. Over a few bottles of wine, Freddie came up with Perculiar Clerk.

Perculiar Clerk had five years together (1979 - 84) playing gigs mainly around the suburbs but also played regular gigs around Newcastle, Wollongong and as far west as Lithgow. There were many support gigs with some of Australia’s best known bands of the time and they shared the stage with many great characters. In 1982, two originals were recorded at Central Recorders by the then-active lineup of Keen, Rob Manego (bass), Peter Marples (guitar), and Steve Askins (drums). The resulting single, ''Another Guy / Miss You'' on Phoenix Records. It was Perculiar Clerk's only release.

Members

Peter Keen (vocals, guitar), Rob Manego (bass, vocals), Steve Wold (drums), Peter Marples (guitar), Martin Odgers (drums), Steve Askins (drums), Brian Gully (guitar), Ian Blakey (guitar), Steve Lees (guitar), John Holly (keyboards)

SINGLES
''Another Guy / Miss You'' 1982 Phoenix 

References

http://australianmusichistory.com/peculiar-clerk/