Cattletruck were a short lived Australian Pop rock/rock group formed in 1985. The group released one studio album, Ready to Believe in 1987.[1]
Cattletruck | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Pop rock, rock |
| Years active | 1985–1988 |
| Labels | Regular Records |
| Past members | Bruce Coombs, Charles Todd, James Martin, Nick Cross, Paul Janovskis, Peter Knight, Philip Viggiano, Tony Dennis |
History
editCattletruck began as a self-described "irreverent semi-acoustic punkabilly covers outfit", that would play "anywhere, anytime, invited or not" In early 1985 singer/guitarist Paul Janovskis decided to "get serious" and the group independently produced a single "Never Is", which received public radio airplay. This allowed the band to lead support gigs for A-list Australian and International acts.[2]
In 1986, they signed with Regular Records and began work on their debut album, with a series of singles and video clips released.[2] In December 1987, Ready to Believe was released, which peaked at number 58 on the Australian Charts.
The band ground to a halt amidst bickering, management and financial issues in 1988.[2]
Commencing in 2017, more music was released by the group.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] | ||
| Ready to Believe | 58 | |
| Live: Nineteen Eighty Six |
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| Acoustica |
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- |
| Extended Versions |
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- |
| Live at the Corner |
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- |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] | |||
| 1985 | "Never Is"/"Crawfish" | - | non album single |
| 1986 | "Change" | 81 | Ready to Believe |
| 1987 | "Leave Me" | 39 | |
| "Rain" | 56 | ||
| "Resurrection Shuffle" | 33 | ||
| 1988 | "Ready to Believe" | - | |
| "(It's Not a) Bad Life" | - |
Awards and nominations
editCountdown Australian Music Awards
editCountdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.[8][9]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | themselves | Most Promising New Talent | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Ready to believe [sound recording] / Cattletruck. Sound; Sound/Recorded music - 1987". Trove. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cattletruck Band". Facebook. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 58. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Live: Nineteen Eighty Six (DD)". Apple Music. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Acoustica (DD)". Apple Music. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Extended Versions (DD)". Apple Music. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Live at the Corner (DD)". Apple Music. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Countdown to the Awards" (Portable document format (PDF)). Countdown Magazine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). March 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.