The Angels (Australian band)
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The Angels are a hard rock
band that formed in Adelaide
, Australia
in 1970. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney
and enjoyed huge local success until well into the 1990s. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names Angel City and later The Angels From Angel City. From 2001 to 2007, the band's former members have toured and recorded under various names including Members of the Angels and The Original Angels Band.
On 12 September 2006, The Angels were featured on a postage stamp for Australia Post
as part of their Australian Rock Posters.
It was announced in April 2008 that Doc Neeson & The Angels reformed.
-born Bernard Neeson
, an arts student and former Army sergeant and already a prominent figure on the Adelaide music scene. The band performed at university campuses and in 1973 released their debut EP Keep You on the Move, which made the top 5 in Adelaide. This was followed in 1974 by the single "That's All Right With Me". Both these releases were on John Woodruff's Sphere label. Woodruff went on to become the band's manager for most of its career.
In 197, they changed their name to The Keystone Angels, switched to electric instruments and began playing 1950s rock and roll on the pub circuit. On 3 August 1974, just before Go-Set
magazine, a number of small ads started appearing weekly announcing "The KEYSTONE ANGELS are coming", possibly the first mention of the band in an Australian national rock music publication. In 1975, the band supported AC/DC
during a South Australia
n tour, and later performed as the backing band for Chuck Berry
.
and Malcolm Young
from AC/DC
, the band was offered a recording deal with the Alberts
label. They dropped "Keystone" from their name and became simply "The Angels". At this point the band was a four-piece with Neeson on bass guitar, Charlie King (Peter Christopolous) on drums, Rick Brewster on lead guitars and John Brewster on lead vocals and rhythm guitar.
The Angels' first single, "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", was released in April 1976. The Angels made their debut TV appearance on Countdown
. Later in the year, Charlie King, at the time AWOL from the army, was replaced by Graham "Buzz Throckman" Bidstrup on the drums. This would be the first of three different versions of the song the band released as singles throughout their career.
July 1977 saw the release of the band's second single, "You're A Lady Now", followed a month later by their self-titled debut LP, The Angels. By now Chris Bailey had joined the band on bass, allowing Neeson to concentrate on vocals. Bailey had been a member of Mount Lofty Rangers with Bon Scott in 1974. They released Round and Round, later remixed by Vince Lovegrove
as Round and Round and Round in 1996. Neeson's move to specialist frontman allowed the band to develop an energetic and theatrical live presence. Neeson would typically appear on stage as a wild extrovert, dressed in a tuxedo and shaking maracas
. As a foil, Rick Brewster would remain motionless, his head cocked to one side, for the entire performance.
1978's Face to Face album reached #16 in November and stayed on the Australian charts for 79 weeks. Mark Opitz engineered, and along with The Angels, co-produced the album. Peter Ledger, who designed the cover, won Best Australian Album Cover Design Award. Face to Face produced the band's first hit single, "Take a Long Line", which has gone on to become one of the Angels' most-recognised songs. In November, the band supported David Bowie
on his first Australian tour, resulting in The Tour EP 7" single.
On 23 June 1979, No Exit was issued and entered the Australian album chart at #8 upon its release and again at #15 in September. George Young contributed as a backing vocalist. On 29 September 1979, Albert released Out Of The Blue EP, featuring the third studio version of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" in three years.
On New Year's Eve 1979, the band performed in front of almost 100,000 people on the steps of the Sydney Opera House
. Their show, however, was cut short when a riot broke out in the audience. Doc Neeson was hit on the head with a sign and Chris Bailey was knocked unconscious by a flying bottle and hospitalised.
and, in March 1980, released a new version of Face to Face - a compilation of tracks from the Australian Face to Face and No Exit albums plus an edited version of the 1979 studio version of "Am I Ever Gonna See You Again", on the Epic label. The band billed itself as "Angel City" to avoid legal problems with the Casablanca Records
' act Angel
.
On 16 June 1980, Dark Room was produced by the Brewster brothers. The overseas version of this album featured re-recorded versions of "Ivory Stairs" and "Straight Jacket" in place of "Alexander" and "I'm Scared". American band Great White
would later cover "Face The Day", from this LP as well as "Can't Shake It" from Face to Face.
In March 1981, drummer Graham Bidstrup left the band, reportedly due to non-musical differences, and was replaced by New Zealand
er Brent Eccles. Bidstrup joined The Party Boys
in 1983 and later formed GANGgajang
. On 24 October 1981, Never So Live was issued and received heavy airplay and on the strength of the new song "Fashion And Fame" went to sell some 80,000 copies. On 30 November 1981, Night Attack was produced by Ed Thacker and the Brewsters, was released.
The band's third international album, Night Attack included a remixed version of "Back On You", previously only available on the flipside of the "Into The Heat" single. Early in 1982, it became apparent Chris Bailey would be unable to tour with the band in the US; American Jim Hilbun was recruited as replacement.
In May 1983, Watch The Red, produced by The Angels and engineered by Andrew Scott and Al Wright, was issued. The first single release, "Stand Up", written by Hilbun, was a success. The album, critically acclaimed for its musical inventiveness, featured saxophone leads from Hilbun, John Brewster on lead vocals for one track, and even a piano accordion. A great deal of the material was also derived from a 40 minute jam-session, including an instrumental track and totally improvised lyrics from Neeson. The recording of the album was also dogged by a fire that gutted the recording studio, almost destroying the master tapes.
In November 1984, the Two Minute Warning album was released following a three-month recording session in Los Angeles
. The American version of the album, on MCA
, included a new version of the 1978 song "Be With You", which would become The Angels' last commercially available single in the United States. Metal Blade Records
re-issued the album in 1990. Unfortunately for the band, an internal personnel purge at MCA meant that Two Minute Warning received no support from the label. MCA would later reject The Angels' next album.
As Angel City, they performed four songs for the 1985
Oz for Africa
concert (part of the global Live Aid
program) - "Small Price", "Eat City", "Underground", "Take a Long Line". It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network
and Nine Network
) and on MTV
in the US.
On 27 January 1986, John Brewster's last concert with the band was a double at Meyer Music Bowl and The Palace, which is official statement in Live Line (2 CD set). John Brewster left the band in February 1986. In his place, the band hired ex-Skyhooks guitarist Bob Spencer
in March 1986. In October of the same year Howling was released on the band's new label Mushroom Records
. This album included a cover version of The Animals
hit, "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" which, at #6, became the band's highest charting single up to that point. John Brewster joined The Party Boys in the meantime and stayed with them until 1989.
In December 1987, the double live album Liveline was released. The collection spanned ten years of the band's career. The majority of the album was recorded at the Bankstown
RSL Club in Sydney, with some tracks taken from earlier tours featuring John Brewster. The CD version of Liveline included several songs not included on the vinyl release. A live version of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" was issued as a single, as was a medley of "Love Takes Care" and "Be With You". Following the success of the album, The Angels embarked on a massive tour of Australia with a lengthy two-hour set that covered the entire history of the group.
Chrysalis Records
in the US issued Beyond Salvation (the band now billing itself as The Angels From Angel City) in November 1989. It included four new songs, three of which would later appear on the Australian version of the album, and new recordings of the classics "I Ain't The One", "Can't Shake It", "Who Rings The Bell", "City Out of Control" and "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", none of which was made available in Australia. Alan Niven was signed on as manager of the band's affairs in the US. At the time, Niven was also managing Great White and Guns N' Roses
. Jim Hilbun left during these recording sessions and was replaced by Australian James Morley on bass. Alan Niven bailed out soon after.
, the LP spawned five successful singles, including "Dogs are Talking" and "Backstreet Pickup". The flipside of "Dogs are Talking" featured demo tracks by three new Australian bands that The Angels had chosen to support them on their upcoming tour, including The Desert Cats, The Hurricanes and the John Woodruff-managed Baby Animals
. The Angels then hit the road on their "Beyond Salvation" Tour with Cheap Trick
as supporting act. The video for "Backstreet Pickup" was filmed the day the band were told of the album reaching number one on the charts and shows a very buoyant and enthusiastic band performing for the cameras.
Red Back Fever, parts of which were recorded in Memphis during the Beyond Salvation sessions, was released in November 1991. The band toured for two years, and the song "Tear Me Apart" was included a multi-million dollar government campaign highlighting alcohol related violence. In July 1992 Mushroom re-issued Red Back Fever / Left Hand Drive as a two CD set.
In 1992, both Bob Spencer and James Morley left the band. The next year, the New Zealand chapter of the Hells Angels
asked the band to perform for them; to this end, the remaining members asked John Brewster and Jim Hilbun to return, and thus the classic line-up of Brewster-Neeson-Brewster-Eccles-Hilbun was reunited. They immediately set out to write new material. The first results of this collaboration were included on Evidence, a career-spanning collection of the band's hits.
In 1993, the band performed at a one-off gig at the University of Western Sydney
, with The Angels co-headlining with The Screaming Jets. Other bands on the bill for the night included Mental as Anything
, Peter Wells (formerly of Rose Tattoo
) and one other small band from Tasmania
.
In April 1995, The Hard Evidence Tour EP was issued to coincide with the Barbed Wire Ball tour, a national tour that also featured The Screaming Jets, The Poor
and Who's Guilty. The band then took a break from recording and touring, reconvening in mid-1996 at Darling Harbour studios for the start of what would become the sessions for their last studio album.
The Angels hit the road with The Lounge Lizard Tour with Angry Anderson
from Rose Tattoo
and Ross Wilson from Mondo Rock
and Daddy Cool
in July 1997. The band backed each singer acoustically through classics from their respective bands. On 13 August 1997, The Angels signed a recording deal with Shock Records
in Australia. A new single, "Caught in the Night", followed in October and a new album, Skin & Bone, in March 1998. Though moderately successful, the album was nominated by ARIA
as one of the year's best Australian recordings. On 20 October 1998, The Angels were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame
by Angry Anderson. In November 1998 the band performed a brief set at the Concert of the Century in Melbourne to celebrate Mushroom Records' 25th anniversary.
In February 1999, Live Line - Definitive Digital Remaster was released. It was a two-CD set that contained ten bonus tracks, recorded between 1981 and 1983.
On New Year's Eve, 1999, The Angels performed what would be their last concert at the MGM Grand Darwin Millennium Concert. Doc Neeson announced his departure from the band following a major car accident that left him with neck and spinal injuries.
featured The Angels in its music series program Long Way To The Top
.
In March 2001, The Angels reformed as Members of The Angels with John and Rick Brewster, Buzz Bidstrup, Chris Bailey and Jim Hilbun on lead vocals for The Ted Mulry Benefit Concert (released on video as Gimme Ted). This name was used in line with an agreement made with Neeson not to call the band The Angels. On 24 June 2002, Shock issued The Complete Sessions 1980-1983, a 4-CD box set collection of the band's recorded output from the period between the Dark Room and Watch the Red albums. Around this time, Brewster, Bailey, Bidtrup, Brewster began touring as The Original Angels Band, a name they continued to use until November 2006. In the meantime, Neeson, Hilbun and Westfield chief executive David Lowy formed Red Phoenix who released an album and toured briefly during 2005.
In July 2006, Liberation reissued The Angels' catalogue. Albums included: Dark Room, Night Attack, Watch the Red, Two Minute Warning, Howling, Beyond Salvation, Red Back Fever, and Wasted Sleepless Night - The Definitive Greatest Hits.
On 4 December 2006, Live At The Basement was released, containing all the classics recorded by the line-up of Brewster, Bailey, Bidstrup and Brewster. This group was now once again using the name The Angels, apparently dishonouring their agreement with Neeson, leading to the singer taking legal action to prevent them using it. Neeson toured as Doc Neeson's Angels, with a line-up that included Hilbun, Lowy, Dave Leslie (ex-Baby Animals
) and Paul Wheeler (ex-Icehouse
) who was later replaced by Mick Skelton. Neeson released the album Acoustic Sessions featuring Jim Hilbun, Dave Leslie and Tim Powles on percussion and production through Liberation Blue on 1 September 2007. The Brewster-led band meanwhile released the EP "Ivory Stairs". It was assumed that Neeson's successful action would mean this line-up must bill itself as The Angels Band.
In October 2007 Neeson and band toured the Middle East playing 13 shows in 16 days for Australian servicemen and women in Afghanistan
, Iraq and Kuwait
and other countries in the region. The lineup for this tour consisted of Mick Skelton (drums), Dave Leslie (guitar), Sarah Graye (ex-Nitocris
(bass) and Mitch Hutchinson (guitar).
In November 2007 on Rockwiz
on SBS
, Doc Neeson claimed the origins of the audience chanting "No way, get fucked, fuck off" as the response to the line "Am I ever gonna see your face again?" was from the crowd at a Mount Isa Blue Light Disco although it is unclear if this is accurate as Neeson was quoted in nineteen eighties Australian music publication "Smash Hits" as saying it originated in Far Western NSW (presumably Broken Hill, a mining city associated with enthusiastic rock concert audience participation).
Wasted Sleepless Nights was released on 11 July. It included live footage never before released and tracks recorded live from ABC's Studio 22.
Undercover announced the reunion of Doc Neeson with the Brewster brothers, Chris Bailey and Buzz Bidstrup in April, 2008. The reformed band played a string of dates in July 2008 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal album, Face to Face.
Whilst outside Australia this may have been seen as a negative response, from an Australian audience and in the context of the Australian sense of humour this was recognised as high praise.
August 1976
January 1977 - March 1981
March 1981 - April 1982
April 1982 - February 1985
March 1985 - July 1989
1990 - 1992
1993 - January 2000
Members of The Angels - March 2001
From December 2001 to November 2006 The Angels were known publicly as 'The Original Angels Band' featuring 4 of the 5 original members that made the band famous
2008 - The Reunion
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band that formed in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Australia
Australia
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in 1970. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and enjoyed huge local success until well into the 1990s. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names Angel City and later The Angels From Angel City. From 2001 to 2007, the band's former members have toured and recorded under various names including Members of the Angels and The Original Angels Band.
On 12 September 2006, The Angels were featured on a postage stamp for Australia Post
Australia Post
Australia Post is the trading name of the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation .-History:...
as part of their Australian Rock Posters.
It was announced in April 2008 that Doc Neeson & The Angels reformed.
Early years
In November 1970, brothers Rick and John Brewster formed The Moonshine Jug and String Band. In 1971, the band was joined by BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
-born Bernard Neeson
Doc Neeson
Bernard "Doc" Neeson is an Australian rock singer. Neeson is known as the lead singer and frontman for Australian hard rock band The Angels.-Early life:...
, an arts student and former Army sergeant and already a prominent figure on the Adelaide music scene. The band performed at university campuses and in 1973 released their debut EP Keep You on the Move, which made the top 5 in Adelaide. This was followed in 1974 by the single "That's All Right With Me". Both these releases were on John Woodruff's Sphere label. Woodruff went on to become the band's manager for most of its career.
In 197, they changed their name to The Keystone Angels, switched to electric instruments and began playing 1950s rock and roll on the pub circuit. On 3 August 1974, just before Go-Set
Go-Set
Go-Set was the first Australian pop music newspaper, published weekly from 2 February 1966 to 24 August 1974, and was founded in Melbourne by Phillip Frazer, Peter Raphael and Tony Schauble...
magazine, a number of small ads started appearing weekly announcing "The KEYSTONE ANGELS are coming", possibly the first mention of the band in an Australian national rock music publication. In 1975, the band supported AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
during a South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n tour, and later performed as the backing band for Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
.
1970s
In 1975, on the recommendation of Bon ScottBon Scott
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980...
and Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, along with the other members of AC/DC...
from AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, the band was offered a recording deal with the Alberts
Albert Productions
Albert Productions, a division of music publishing and recording company Albert Music, is one of Australia's longest established independent Australian record label to specialise in rock and roll music. The label was founded in 1964 by Ted Albert, whose family owned and operated the Australian...
label. They dropped "Keystone" from their name and became simply "The Angels". At this point the band was a four-piece with Neeson on bass guitar, Charlie King (Peter Christopolous) on drums, Rick Brewster on lead guitars and John Brewster on lead vocals and rhythm guitar.
The Angels' first single, "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", was released in April 1976. The Angels made their debut TV appearance on Countdown
Countdown (TV series)
Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist...
. Later in the year, Charlie King, at the time AWOL from the army, was replaced by Graham "Buzz Throckman" Bidstrup on the drums. This would be the first of three different versions of the song the band released as singles throughout their career.
July 1977 saw the release of the band's second single, "You're A Lady Now", followed a month later by their self-titled debut LP, The Angels. By now Chris Bailey had joined the band on bass, allowing Neeson to concentrate on vocals. Bailey had been a member of Mount Lofty Rangers with Bon Scott in 1974. They released Round and Round, later remixed by Vince Lovegrove
Vince Lovegrove
Vincent "Vince" Lovegrove is an Australian journalist, music manager, television producer, AIDS awareness pioneer and musician. He was a member of 1960s rock 'n' roll band The Valentines, sharing vocals with Bon Scott whom he later introduced to heavy rock group AC/DC...
as Round and Round and Round in 1996. Neeson's move to specialist frontman allowed the band to develop an energetic and theatrical live presence. Neeson would typically appear on stage as a wild extrovert, dressed in a tuxedo and shaking maracas
Maracás
Maracás is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
. As a foil, Rick Brewster would remain motionless, his head cocked to one side, for the entire performance.
1978's Face to Face album reached #16 in November and stayed on the Australian charts for 79 weeks. Mark Opitz engineered, and along with The Angels, co-produced the album. Peter Ledger, who designed the cover, won Best Australian Album Cover Design Award. Face to Face produced the band's first hit single, "Take a Long Line", which has gone on to become one of the Angels' most-recognised songs. In November, the band supported David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
on his first Australian tour, resulting in The Tour EP 7" single.
On 23 June 1979, No Exit was issued and entered the Australian album chart at #8 upon its release and again at #15 in September. George Young contributed as a backing vocalist. On 29 September 1979, Albert released Out Of The Blue EP, featuring the third studio version of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" in three years.
On New Year's Eve 1979, the band performed in front of almost 100,000 people on the steps of the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
. Their show, however, was cut short when a riot broke out in the audience. Doc Neeson was hit on the head with a sign and Chris Bailey was knocked unconscious by a flying bottle and hospitalised.
1980s
The band signed an international contract with CBS RecordsCBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
and, in March 1980, released a new version of Face to Face - a compilation of tracks from the Australian Face to Face and No Exit albums plus an edited version of the 1979 studio version of "Am I Ever Gonna See You Again", on the Epic label. The band billed itself as "Angel City" to avoid legal problems with the Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records was an American record label started by Neil Bogart, who partnered with Cecil Holmes, Larry Harris, and Buck Reingold in 1973, and based in Los Angeles. The label was formed after all of them had left Buddah Records and secured financing by Warner Bros. Records to start the venture...
' act Angel
Angel (band)
Angel is a glam rock and heavy metal band from Washington, D.C., formed in the mid-70s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones. They were signed to Casablanca Records, and had the image of dressing in white.-History:...
.
On 16 June 1980, Dark Room was produced by the Brewster brothers. The overseas version of this album featured re-recorded versions of "Ivory Stairs" and "Straight Jacket" in place of "Alexander" and "I'm Scared". American band Great White
Great White
Great White is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1978. The band gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band released several albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on MTV with music videos for songs like "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"...
would later cover "Face The Day", from this LP as well as "Can't Shake It" from Face to Face.
In March 1981, drummer Graham Bidstrup left the band, reportedly due to non-musical differences, and was replaced by New Zealand
New Zealand
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er Brent Eccles. Bidstrup joined The Party Boys
The Party Boys
The Party Boys was an Australian rock band with floating membership that existed from 1982 until 1992. Initially established by Mondo Rock bass player Paul Christie as a part-time venture for professional musicians with downtime from other projects, the group has boasted members from acts such as...
in 1983 and later formed GANGgajang
GANGgajang
Gang Gajang are an Australian rock band who formed in 1984. The three principal figures in the original lineup were former Riptides frontman Mark "Cal" Callaghan and two former members of popular Australian hard rock band The Angels, bassist Chris Bailey and drummer Graham "Buzz"...
. On 24 October 1981, Never So Live was issued and received heavy airplay and on the strength of the new song "Fashion And Fame" went to sell some 80,000 copies. On 30 November 1981, Night Attack was produced by Ed Thacker and the Brewsters, was released.
The band's third international album, Night Attack included a remixed version of "Back On You", previously only available on the flipside of the "Into The Heat" single. Early in 1982, it became apparent Chris Bailey would be unable to tour with the band in the US; American Jim Hilbun was recruited as replacement.
In May 1983, Watch The Red, produced by The Angels and engineered by Andrew Scott and Al Wright, was issued. The first single release, "Stand Up", written by Hilbun, was a success. The album, critically acclaimed for its musical inventiveness, featured saxophone leads from Hilbun, John Brewster on lead vocals for one track, and even a piano accordion. A great deal of the material was also derived from a 40 minute jam-session, including an instrumental track and totally improvised lyrics from Neeson. The recording of the album was also dogged by a fire that gutted the recording studio, almost destroying the master tapes.
In November 1984, the Two Minute Warning album was released following a three-month recording session in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. The American version of the album, on MCA
Music Corporation of America
MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
, included a new version of the 1978 song "Be With You", which would become The Angels' last commercially available single in the United States. Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
re-issued the album in 1990. Unfortunately for the band, an internal personnel purge at MCA meant that Two Minute Warning received no support from the label. MCA would later reject The Angels' next album.
As Angel City, they performed four songs for the 1985
1985 in music
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Oz for Africa
Oz for Africa
Oz for Africa was an Australian concert held on 13 July 1985 at the Sydney Sports and Entertainment Centre. It was broadcast locally and internationally as part of the worldwide Live Aid performances to raise money for famine relief in Africa. The concert featured 17 bands performing some of their...
concert (part of the global Live Aid
Live Aid
Live Aid was a dual-venue concert that was held on 13 July 1985. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom ...
program) - "Small Price", "Eat City", "Underground", "Take a Long Line". It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
and Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
) and on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in the US.
On 27 January 1986, John Brewster's last concert with the band was a double at Meyer Music Bowl and The Palace, which is official statement in Live Line (2 CD set). John Brewster left the band in February 1986. In his place, the band hired ex-Skyhooks guitarist Bob Spencer
Bob Spencer
Bob Spencer was a guitarist in two significant Australian rock bands in the 1970s and 1980s, Skyhooks and The Angels.Spencer grew up in Sydney's south-eastern suburbs and attended Our Lady of Annunciation Primary School, Pagewood, Maroubra, from 1963 to 1965 and Marist Brothers, Daceyville from...
in March 1986. In October of the same year Howling was released on the band's new label Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
. This album included a cover version of The Animals
The Animals
The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade, and later relocated to London...
hit, "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" which, at #6, became the band's highest charting single up to that point. John Brewster joined The Party Boys in the meantime and stayed with them until 1989.
In December 1987, the double live album Liveline was released. The collection spanned ten years of the band's career. The majority of the album was recorded at the Bankstown
Bankstown, New South Wales
Bankstown is a suburb of south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bankstown is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Bankstown.-History:Prior to European...
RSL Club in Sydney, with some tracks taken from earlier tours featuring John Brewster. The CD version of Liveline included several songs not included on the vinyl release. A live version of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" was issued as a single, as was a medley of "Love Takes Care" and "Be With You". Following the success of the album, The Angels embarked on a massive tour of Australia with a lengthy two-hour set that covered the entire history of the group.
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...
in the US issued Beyond Salvation (the band now billing itself as The Angels From Angel City) in November 1989. It included four new songs, three of which would later appear on the Australian version of the album, and new recordings of the classics "I Ain't The One", "Can't Shake It", "Who Rings The Bell", "City Out of Control" and "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", none of which was made available in Australia. Alan Niven was signed on as manager of the band's affairs in the US. At the time, Niven was also managing Great White and Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
. Jim Hilbun left during these recording sessions and was replaced by Australian James Morley on bass. Alan Niven bailed out soon after.
1990s
In June 1990, Beyond Salvation was released and became the band's first and only No. 1 album. Produced by Terry ManningTerry Manning
Terry Manning is a music producer, songwriter, photographer and recording engineer known for work in rock, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres....
, the LP spawned five successful singles, including "Dogs are Talking" and "Backstreet Pickup". The flipside of "Dogs are Talking" featured demo tracks by three new Australian bands that The Angels had chosen to support them on their upcoming tour, including The Desert Cats, The Hurricanes and the John Woodruff-managed Baby Animals
Baby Animals
Baby Animals are a 1990s hard rock band from Australia.-Early history:The Baby Animals were formed in Sydney in 1989 by singer Suze DeMarchi, drummer Frank Celenza, guitarist Dave Leslie, and bassist Eddie Parise...
. The Angels then hit the road on their "Beyond Salvation" Tour with Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
as supporting act. The video for "Backstreet Pickup" was filmed the day the band were told of the album reaching number one on the charts and shows a very buoyant and enthusiastic band performing for the cameras.
Red Back Fever, parts of which were recorded in Memphis during the Beyond Salvation sessions, was released in November 1991. The band toured for two years, and the song "Tear Me Apart" was included a multi-million dollar government campaign highlighting alcohol related violence. In July 1992 Mushroom re-issued Red Back Fever / Left Hand Drive as a two CD set.
In 1992, both Bob Spencer and James Morley left the band. The next year, the New Zealand chapter of the Hells Angels
Hells Angels
The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is a worldwide one-percenter motorcycle gang and organized crime syndicate whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Their primary motto...
asked the band to perform for them; to this end, the remaining members asked John Brewster and Jim Hilbun to return, and thus the classic line-up of Brewster-Neeson-Brewster-Eccles-Hilbun was reunited. They immediately set out to write new material. The first results of this collaboration were included on Evidence, a career-spanning collection of the band's hits.
In 1993, the band performed at a one-off gig at the University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, with The Angels co-headlining with The Screaming Jets. Other bands on the bill for the night included Mental as Anything
Mental As Anything
Mental As Anything are an Australian New Wave–rock music band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Their most popular line-up was Martin Plaza on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne "Bird"...
, Peter Wells (formerly of Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo is an Australian rock and roll band, now led by Angry Anderson, that was formed in Sydney in 1976. Their sound is hard rock mixed with blues rock influences, with songs including "Bad Boy for Love", "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw", "Nice Boys", "We Can't Be Beaten" and "Scarred for Life"...
) and one other small band from Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
In April 1995, The Hard Evidence Tour EP was issued to coincide with the Barbed Wire Ball tour, a national tour that also featured The Screaming Jets, The Poor
The Poor
The Poor are an Australian hard rock band that formed in the mid-1980s in Darwin, Northern Territory. They released a debut album titled Who Cares on 15 March 1994 on the Sony label. Who Cares debuted at #4 on the Australian albums chart...
and Who's Guilty. The band then took a break from recording and touring, reconvening in mid-1996 at Darling Harbour studios for the start of what would become the sessions for their last studio album.
The Angels hit the road with The Lounge Lizard Tour with Angry Anderson
Angry Anderson
Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson AM is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter, actor and conservative political activist. He is best known as the vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976 but he is also recognised for his acting roles and his charity work...
from Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo is an Australian rock and roll band, now led by Angry Anderson, that was formed in Sydney in 1976. Their sound is hard rock mixed with blues rock influences, with songs including "Bad Boy for Love", "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw", "Nice Boys", "We Can't Be Beaten" and "Scarred for Life"...
and Ross Wilson from Mondo Rock
Mondo Rock
Mondo Rock is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia, most prominent in the early 1980s. The band was formed in late 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Ross Wilson.-Early years: 1976–1979:...
and Daddy Cool
Daddy Cool (band)
Daddy Cool is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1970 with the original line-up of Wayne Duncan , Ross Hannaford , Ross Wilson and Gary Young . Their debut single "Eagle Rock" was released in May 1971 and stayed at number 1 on the Australian singles chart for ten weeks...
in July 1997. The band backed each singer acoustically through classics from their respective bands. On 13 August 1997, The Angels signed a recording deal with Shock Records
Shock Records
Shock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
in Australia. A new single, "Caught in the Night", followed in October and a new album, Skin & Bone, in March 1998. Though moderately successful, the album was nominated by ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
as one of the year's best Australian recordings. On 20 October 1998, The Angels were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame
ARIA Hall of Fame
Since 1988 the Australian Recording Industry Association has inducted artists into its ARIA Hall of Fame. While most have been recognised at the annual ARIA Music Awards, in 2005 ARIA sought to create a separate standalone "ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame" event as only one or two acts could be inducted...
by Angry Anderson. In November 1998 the band performed a brief set at the Concert of the Century in Melbourne to celebrate Mushroom Records' 25th anniversary.
In February 1999, Live Line - Definitive Digital Remaster was released. It was a two-CD set that contained ten bonus tracks, recorded between 1981 and 1983.
On New Year's Eve, 1999, The Angels performed what would be their last concert at the MGM Grand Darwin Millennium Concert. Doc Neeson announced his departure from the band following a major car accident that left him with neck and spinal injuries.
2000s
With Neeson's departure, the band effectively ceased. In November 2000, Shock Records reissued Left Hand Drive. The following year, the ABCAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
featured The Angels in its music series program Long Way To The Top
Long Way To The Top
Long Way To The Top was an Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary on the history of Australian rock and roll from 1956 to the modern era.-Production:...
.
In March 2001, The Angels reformed as Members of The Angels with John and Rick Brewster, Buzz Bidstrup, Chris Bailey and Jim Hilbun on lead vocals for The Ted Mulry Benefit Concert (released on video as Gimme Ted). This name was used in line with an agreement made with Neeson not to call the band The Angels. On 24 June 2002, Shock issued The Complete Sessions 1980-1983, a 4-CD box set collection of the band's recorded output from the period between the Dark Room and Watch the Red albums. Around this time, Brewster, Bailey, Bidtrup, Brewster began touring as The Original Angels Band, a name they continued to use until November 2006. In the meantime, Neeson, Hilbun and Westfield chief executive David Lowy formed Red Phoenix who released an album and toured briefly during 2005.
In July 2006, Liberation reissued The Angels' catalogue. Albums included: Dark Room, Night Attack, Watch the Red, Two Minute Warning, Howling, Beyond Salvation, Red Back Fever, and Wasted Sleepless Night - The Definitive Greatest Hits.
On 4 December 2006, Live At The Basement was released, containing all the classics recorded by the line-up of Brewster, Bailey, Bidstrup and Brewster. This group was now once again using the name The Angels, apparently dishonouring their agreement with Neeson, leading to the singer taking legal action to prevent them using it. Neeson toured as Doc Neeson's Angels, with a line-up that included Hilbun, Lowy, Dave Leslie (ex-Baby Animals
Baby Animals
Baby Animals are a 1990s hard rock band from Australia.-Early history:The Baby Animals were formed in Sydney in 1989 by singer Suze DeMarchi, drummer Frank Celenza, guitarist Dave Leslie, and bassist Eddie Parise...
) and Paul Wheeler (ex-Icehouse
Icehouse (band)
Icehouse is an Australian rock band, formed as Flowers in 1977 in Sydney. Initially known in Australia for their pub rock style, they later achieved mainstream success playing new wave and synthpop style music and attained Top Ten singles chart success in both Europe and the U.S...
) who was later replaced by Mick Skelton. Neeson released the album Acoustic Sessions featuring Jim Hilbun, Dave Leslie and Tim Powles on percussion and production through Liberation Blue on 1 September 2007. The Brewster-led band meanwhile released the EP "Ivory Stairs". It was assumed that Neeson's successful action would mean this line-up must bill itself as The Angels Band.
In October 2007 Neeson and band toured the Middle East playing 13 shows in 16 days for Australian servicemen and women in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, Iraq and Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
and other countries in the region. The lineup for this tour consisted of Mick Skelton (drums), Dave Leslie (guitar), Sarah Graye (ex-Nitocris
Nitocris (Band)
Nitocris was a band from Sydney, Australia playing a combination of speedy punk and heavy metal. The band was notable as being perhaps the country's first significant all-female touring band.-Band history:...
(bass) and Mitch Hutchinson (guitar).
In November 2007 on Rockwiz
RocKwiz
RocKwiz is an Australian television quiz show series, focused on rock music, and broadcast on SBS One. It premiered in 2005.-Summary:The forty minute program airs on Saturday at 9:20 pm, and is hosted by Julia Zemiro. It is shot in The Gershwin Room at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel, commonly...
on SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
, Doc Neeson claimed the origins of the audience chanting "No way, get fucked, fuck off" as the response to the line "Am I ever gonna see your face again?" was from the crowd at a Mount Isa Blue Light Disco although it is unclear if this is accurate as Neeson was quoted in nineteen eighties Australian music publication "Smash Hits" as saying it originated in Far Western NSW (presumably Broken Hill, a mining city associated with enthusiastic rock concert audience participation).
Wasted Sleepless Nights was released on 11 July. It included live footage never before released and tracks recorded live from ABC's Studio 22.
Undercover announced the reunion of Doc Neeson with the Brewster brothers, Chris Bailey and Buzz Bidstrup in April, 2008. The reformed band played a string of dates in July 2008 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal album, Face to Face.
Iconic live audience chorus
Starting when The Angels were a pub band their song "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" has received an iconic response from audiences. Whenever Doc Neeson sang the words of the Angels' classic love song 'Am I Ever Going to See Your Face Again?' back came the ingenious response: 'No way, get fucked, fuck off'.Whilst outside Australia this may have been seen as a negative response, from an Australian audience and in the context of the Australian sense of humour this was recognised as high praise.
Band lineups
1975 - 1976- Doc Neeson (bass, vocals)
- John Brewster, (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Peter Christopolous, known as Charlie King (drums)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
August 1976
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Doc Neeson (bass, vocals)
January 1977 - March 1981
- Chris Bailey (bass)
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
March 1981 - April 1982
- Chris Bailey (bass, vocals)
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
April 1982 - February 1985
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Jim Hilbun (bass, vocals, sax, keyboards)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
March 1985 - July 1989
- Rick Brewster (lead & rhythm guitars, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Jim Hilbun (bass, vocals, sax, keyboards)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
- Bob Spencer (lead & rhythm guitars, vocals)
1990 - 1992
- Rick Brewster (lead & rhythm guitars, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- James Morley (bass, vocals)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
- Bob Spencer (lead & rhythm guitars, vocals)
1993 - January 2000
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Jim Hilbun (bass, vocals, sax, keyboards)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
Members of The Angels - March 2001
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Jim Hilbun (lead vocals)
- Chris Bailey (bass, vocals)
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
From December 2001 to November 2006 The Angels were known publicly as 'The Original Angels Band' featuring 4 of the 5 original members that made the band famous
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, lead vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Chris Bailey (bass, vocals)
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
2008 - The Reunion
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Chris Bailey (bass)
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
Albums
The Angels released albums under different names. The Angels (TA); Angel City (AC); The Angels From Angel City (TAFAC); The Original Angels Band(TOAB); The Angels 2006>(TA1)| Year | Month | Label | Album | Artist credit | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1977 | August | Albert | The Angels | TA | - | - | - |
| 1978 | August | Albert | Face to Face | TA | #16 | - | - |
| 1979 | June | Albert | No Exit | TA | #8 | - | - |
| 1980 | March | Epic | Face to Face (Overseas) | AC | - | - | 152 |
| 1980 | May | Albert | The Angels' Greatest | TA | #5 | - | - |
| 1980 | June | Epic | Dark Room Dark Room (The Angels album) Dark Room is the fourth album by Australian band The Angels, it was released in 1980.In June 2002, Shock Records issued The Complete Sessions 1980 - 1983. The four-disc box set included remasters of Dark Room , Night Attack , Watch The Red and The Blow... |
TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1980 | June | Epic | Dark Room (Overseas) | AC | - | - | 133 |
| 1981 | November | Epic | Night Attack | TA | #11 | - | - |
| 1982 | February | Epic | Night Attack (Overseas) | AC | - | - | 174 |
| 1983 | May | Epic | Watch the Red | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1984 | November | Mushroom | Two Minute Warning | TA | #2 | - | - |
| 1985 | January | MCA | Two Minute Warning (Overseas) | AC | - | - | 201 |
| 1985 | November | Epic | The Angels' Greatest Vol. II | TA | #14 | - | - |
| 1986 | October | Mushroom | Howling | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1987 | December | Mushroom | Live Line | TA | #2 | - | - |
| 1989 | November | Chrysalis | Beyond Salvation (Overseas) | TAFAC | - | - | - |
| 1990 | June | Mushroom | Beyond Salvation | TA | #1 | - | - |
| 1991 | November | Mushroom | Red Back Fever | TA | #14 | - | - |
| 1992 | July | Mushroom | Red Back Fever / Left Hand Drive | TA | #28 | - | - |
| 1992 | November | Albert | Their Finest Hour... and Then Some | TA | - | - | - |
| 1994 | December | Mushroom | Evidence Evidence (The Angels album) Evidence is the sixteenth album produced by Australian hard rock band The Angels, which was released in 1994.Despite being a compilation album, two new singles were also released on the album.... |
TA | #30 | - | - |
| 1998 | March | Shock | Skin and Bone | TA | #27 | - | - |
| 1998 | June | Shock | No Secrets | TA | - | - | - |
| 1999 | February | Shock | Live Line - Definitive Digital Remaster | TA | - | - | - |
| 1999 | May | Mushroom | Greatest Hits - The Mushroom Years | TA | - | - | - |
| 2000 | November | Shock | Left Hand Drive | TA | - | - | - |
| 2002 | April | Shock | The Complete Sessions 1980-1983 | TA | - | - | - |
| 2005 | September | Independent Release MGM Distribution | Live at the Basement Live at the Basement (The Angels album) Live At The Basement is a 2005 album by Australian hard rock band The Angels, released under the band name "The Original Angels Band".-Track listing:#"After The Rain"#"Fashion And Fame"#"Love Takes Care"#"No Secrets"#"Whitest Lady"#"Face The Day"... |
TOAB | - | - | - |
| 2006 | July | Liberation | Wasted Sleepless Nights - The Definitive Best Of | TA | #22 | - | - |
Singles
The Angels released singles under different names. The Angels (TA); Angel City (AC); The Angels From Angel City (TAFAC); The Angels 2006 (TA1)| Year | Label | Single | Artist credit | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
US Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
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| 1976 | Albert | "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1977 | Albert | "You're a Lady Now" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1978 | Albert | "Comin' Down" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1978 | Albert | "Take a Long Line" | TA | #29 | - | - |
| 1978 | RAM | "Straight Jacket" (promo flexi-disc) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1978 | Albert | "The Tour" (EP) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1979 | Albert | "Shadow Boxer" | TA | #25 | - | - |
| 1979 | Albert | "Out of the Blue" (EP) | TA | #29 | - | - |
| 1980 | Epic | "No Secrets" | TA | #8 | - | - |
| 1980 | Epic | "Poor Baby" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1980 | Epic | "Marseilles" (promo) | AC | - | US | |
| 1980 | Epic | "Marseilles" | AC | - | - | 109 |
| 1980 | Epic | "Face the Day" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1980 | Epic | '"No Secrets" | AC | - | US | - |
| 1981 | Epic | "Into the Heat" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Epic | "Never So Live" (EP) | TA | #17 | - | - |
| 1981 | Epic | "Fashion and Fame" (live) | TA | #17 | - | - |
| 1982 | Epic | "Night Attack" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Epic | "Living on the Outside" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Epic | "Stand Up" | TA | #21 | - | - |
| 1983 | Epic | "Eat City" | TA | #22 | - | - |
| 1983 | Epic | "Live Lady Live" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1983 | Epic | "Is That You?" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1984 | Mushroom | "Between the Eyes" | TA | AU | - | - |
| 1984 | Mushroom | "Look the Other Way" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Mushroom | "Sticky Little Bitch" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Mushroom | "Underground" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Mushroom | "Nature of the Beast" | TA | #22 | - | - |
| 1986 | Mushroom | "Don't Waste My Time" | TA | #25 | - | - |
| 1987 | Mushroom | "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1987 | Mushroom | "Can't Take Any More" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Epic | "4 Play Volume 6" (EP) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Mushroom | "When the Time Comes" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Mushroom | "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" (live) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1988 | Mushroom | "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" (live) | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1988 | Telegraph | "Live From Angel City" | TAFAC | - | US | - |
| 1988 | Mushroom | '"Finger on the Trigger" | TA | #34 | - | - |
| 1989 | Chrysalis | "Dogs Are Talking" (promo) | TAFAC | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Mushroom | "Let the Night Roll On" | TA | #17 | - | - |
| 1990 | Mushroom | "Dogs Are Talking" | TA | #11 | - | - |
| 1990 | Mushroom | "Back Street Pickup" | TA | #23 | - | - |
| 1990 | Mushroom | "Rhythm Rude Girl" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1991 | Mushroom | "Bleeding With the Times" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1991 | Mushroom | "Some of That Love" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Mushroom | "Once Bitten Twice Shy" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Mushroom | "Tear Me Apart" | TA | #33 | - | - |
| 1994 | Mushroom | "Don't Need Mercy" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1994 | Mushroom | "Turn It On" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1995 | Mushroom | "The Hard Evidence Tour" (EP) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Dump | "Call That Living" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Shock | "Caught in the Night" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Shock | "Northwest Highway" | TA | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Shock | "Invisible Man" (promo) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Axe Killer | "Soul Surgeon" | TA | - | - | FR |
| 1998 | Shock | "My Light Will Shine" | TA | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Independent Release MGM Distribution | "Ivory Stairs" | TA1 | - | - | - |
Compilation appearances
| Year | Label | Title | Artist credit | Catalogue no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mushroom | Mushroom 25 Live | TA | MUSH25.2 |
| 2001 | Sony | The Andrew Denton Breakfast Show - Musical Challenge Vol. 2 | TA | 5041282000 |
| 2003 | Warner Vision | Gimme Ted - The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts | TA | 2564600802 |
| 2009 | Sony | Life's a Bach 2 | TA | 88697634072 |
External links
- The Angels website
- The Angels
- The Angels Biography - Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop by Ian McFarlane.