One Dollar Short were an Australian punk rock band formed in 1998, and hailing from Terrigal in New South Wales' Central Coast region. They're best known for their debut studio album Eight Days Away which peaked at number 7 on the ARIA charts in 2002.[1]

One Dollar Short
OriginCentral Coast, NSW, Australia
GenresPunk rock
Pop punk
Alternative rock
Years active1998–2005, 2011–12
LabelsMushroom Distribution Services, Rapido
MembersScotte Woods
Trent Crawford
Adam Check
Michael Smith
Daniel Daly
Past membersMichael Kemp
Tim Flaherty
Luke "Harry" Sainsbury
Mikey Sammut
Websitehttps://www.trentcrawfordmusic.com/onedollarshort

History

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One Dollar Short members are Michael Smith (drums), Trent Crawford (guitar), Tim Flaherty (guitar and backing vocals), Adam Check (bass) and Scott E. Woods (vocals) and they formed in 1998. In 1999, they released their debut EP From the Start on Mushroom Distribution Services.

In March 2001, the band released the EP Board Game which peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Chart, this was followed by the EP Press and Hold in August 2001, which peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Chart.[1] Flaherty left to form another Central Coast-based pop-punk band, Best Kept Secret. He was replaced on guitar briefly by Michael Kemp who departed the band in mid-2001.

In April 2002, the band released "Is This the Part?", the lead single from their debut album Eight Days Away which was released in May 2002. "10 Years" was released in July 2002 as the album's second single. All three released made the ARIA top 100.[1]

In June 2003, the band released "Keep Sake", which peaked at number 52 on the ARIA Chart.

In July 2004, the band released their second studio album, Receiving Transmission, was released along with single, "Some Assembly Required" In early 2005, the band went on hiatus.[2]

In 2011 they reunited playing their first show in six years at Gosford's Coaster Festival on 17 September.[2]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Eight Days Away
  • Released: 13 May 2002
  • Label: Rapido (335082)
  • Format: CD, DD
7
Receiving Transmission
  • Released: 12 July 2004
  • Label: Rapido (338082)
  • Format: CD, DD
55

Compilation albums

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List of compilation, with selected details
Title Album details
Unforgotten Songs
  • Released: March 2020
  • Label: People of Punk Rock Records (POPR-G001)
  • Format: DD, streaming

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
From the Start
  • Released: 16 October 1999
  • Label: Mushroom Distribution Services (ODS 001)
  • Format: CD, DD
Board Game
  • Released: 26 March 2001
  • Label: Rapido / Festival Mushroom Records (020152)
  • Format: CD, DD
39
Press and Hold
  • Released: 20 August 2001
  • Label: Rapido / Festival Mushroom Records (020482)
  • Format: CD, DD
23
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[1]
"Is This the Part?" 2002 39 Eight Days Away
"10 Years" 63
"Keepsake" 2003 52 Non-album single
"Some Assembly Required" 2004 Receiving Transmission
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Other appearances

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List of other appearances
Title Year Album
"Murder on the Dancefloor" 2002 Triple M Musical Challenge 3 – Third Time Lucky!

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Peaks in Australia:
    • All top 50 peaks: "Discography One Dollar Short". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
    • Peaks 51–100: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 208.
  2. ^ a b "the AU interview: Scotte Woods of One Dollar Short (Central Coast NSW)". The AU Review. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2020.