The Dugites
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The Dugites were a Perth band who formed in the late 70's. The name refers to the brown venomous snake , the dugite, common in the area.
| The Dugites | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Perth, Australia |
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| Genre(s) | Indie Pop | |
| Years active | 1978 - 1984 | |
| Label(s) | Deluxe Records | |
| Members | ||
| Lynda Nutter Peter Crosbie Paul Noonan Clarance Bailey |
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| Former members | ||
| Gunther Berghofer |
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[edit] History
The Dugites formed in Perth in 1978 and went on to record three critically acclaimed albums in the early 80s. The Dugites combined elements of power pop, new wave and electronic, producing songs with killer melodies, loads of hooks and a smattering of politics, with hit singles - "In Your Car", "Juno and Me", and many more - they were on the radio, Countdown, and concert stages around Australia.
In 1979 The Dugites released a single "Hit Single"/"Bruce", and toured as the backing band for Dave Warner. The single had been self-financed, but that year they were signed by the now defunct Deluxe label. Their first album The Dugites was released in July 1980 and reached number 22 on the Australian Album charts. Their second album West Of The World was released in July 1981 and their final album Cut The Talking was released in April 1984.
[edit] People
- Lynda Nutter - Vocals & Percussion
- Gunther Berghofer - Guitar & Vocals (1978-1983)
- Peter Crosbie - Keyboards, Vocals & Writer
- Clarence Bailey - Drums & Vocals
- Paul Noonan - Bass & Vocals
- John Crosbie - Guitars (1983-1984)
- Bob Andrews - Production (1978-1983)
By mid-1983, Berghofer and Andrews had left the band.
[edit] Band Reformed - Snakefish
The Dugites were asked to be one of a number of Perth bands of the 70s and 80s to be part of 2004's Old Day Out in Fremantle.
"Some members of the Dugites live overseas now," says Lynda.
She explains how she recruited Perth keyboard whizz Kathy Travers, and guitarist Richard Leach to join with original Dugites members Clarence Bailey and Phil Bailey. The Old Day Out gig was a large success.
"The idea of not playing again for another 20 years just seemed too stupid," Lynda recalls.
No way were The Dugites re-forming to merely regurgitate old hits though.
"We didn't like the idea of playing all the old Dugites hits ad nauseam," avers our singer, "we've got a lot more songs we've written since then, so it seemed a sensible idea to rename ourselves and start a new thing."
The new band is called Snakefish.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] Singles
- "Hit Single"/"Bruce" (1979)
- "In Your Car" / "13 Again" (1980)
- "South Pacific" / "Gay Guys" (1980)
- "Waiting" / "Who Loves You More" (1981)
- "Part Of Me" / "Never Touch" (1981)
- "No Money" / "Decide" (1982)
- "Cut the Talking" / "Michael and Rodney" (1983)
- "Juno and Me" / "Everything Must Change" (1983)
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