About
Ex-Mondo Rock member Paul Christie formed Party Boys in 1982 as an occasional “supergroup” consisting of some of Australia’s finest musicians. The concept was that Christie would employ players (all of whom had other commitments) when the need arose, and that the set they played would consist entirely of cover versions.
By 1987, the band had released four live albums (and a Best Of collection), with Live At Several 21sts (1983) making the national Top 10. The band finally entered the recording studio in 1987 to put down a cover version of John Kongas’ 1971 hit He’s Gonna Step On You Again, which reached Number One.
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History
Lead vocalists for the Party Boys have included some of Australia’s best known performers; Australian Crawl’s James Reyne (1982 - 1983), Richard Clapton (1983), Shirley Strachan (1983 - 1984), Marc Hunter (1984 - 1985), Angry Anderson (1986) and John ‘Swanee’ Swan (1987).
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Members
- Paul Christie - Bass, Drums
- James Reyne - Vocals - 1983
- Kevin Borich - Guitar - 1983-92
- Harvey James Guitar, Vocals - 1983
- Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup - Drums - 1983-84
- Richard Clapton - Guitar and Vocals - 1983
- Rob Riley - Guitar - 1984
- Shirley Strachan - Vocals - 1984
- Joe Walsh(US) - Guitar - 1984, 89
- Richard Harvey - Drums 1984-88
- Angry Anderson - Vocals - 1986
- John Brewster - Guitar - 1986, 87, 92
- Alan Lancaster - Bass - 1986, 87, 92
- John Swan - Vocals - 1987, 92
- Graham Bonnett - Vocals
- Calvin Welch - Drums - 1989
- Hamish Angus - Guitar - 1989
- Fergus Richardson - Key, Vocals -1989
- Eric Burdon(UK) - Vocals - 1989
- Malcolm Eastick - Guitar - 1989
- Mal Logan -Keys - 1989
- Warren McLean - Drums -1989
- Ross Wilson - Vocals
- Don Raffaele - Sax - 1983
- Stuart Fraser - Guitar
- Dorian West - Bass - 1990
- Mark Evans - Bass -1990
- Marc Hunter - Vocals - 1984
- Brad Carr - Guitar - 1988, 90
- Vince Contarino - Vocals - 1990
- Das Hanuman - Drums - 1990
- Sam McNally - Keys, Bass - 1989
- Barton Price - Drums 1988
- Steve Williams - Guitar- 1990
- John Zak - Drums - 1990
Recordings
Singles
- Bitch - 1983
- I fought the law - 1983
- Kashmir - 1984
- He’s gonna step on you again - 1987
- Hold your head up - 1987
- Is this the way to say goodbye - 1987
- Gloria - 1988
- Follow your heart 1989
- Do Wah Diddy - 1990
- Thats the way God planned it - 1992
Albums
- Live at several 21st’s - 1983
- Greatest hits of other people - 1983
- No song too sacred - 1984
- You need professional help 1985
- The Party Boys - 1987
- Greatest hits, rarites - 1992
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