Cattletruck

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Cattletruck
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresPop rock, rock
Years active1985 (1985)–1988 (1988)
LabelsRegular Records
Past membersBruce Coombs, Charles Todd, James Martin, Nick Cross, Paul Janovskis, Peter Knight, Philip Viggiano, Tony Dennis

Cattletruck were an Australian Pop rock/rock group formed in 1985. The group released one studio album, Ready to Believe in 1987.[1]

History[]

Cattletruck 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 problems and financial issues in 1988.[2]

Commencing in 2017, more music was released by the group.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[3]
Ready to Believes
  • Released: November 1987
  • Label: Regular Records (L 38720)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
 58
Live: Nineteen Eighty Six
  • Released: 30 November 2017[4]
  • Label: Laneway Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
  • recorded Live at Ormond Hall, 1986
 -
Acoustica
  • Released: 30 November 2017[5]
  • Label: Laneway Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 -
Extended Versions
  • Released: 16 December 2017[6]
  • Label: Laneway Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 -
Live at the Corner
  • Released: 18 June 2021[7]
  • Label: Laneway Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 -

Singles[]

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[]

Countdown Australian Music Awards[]

Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, 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[]

  1. ^ "Ready to believe [sound recording] / Cattletruck. Sound; Sound/Recorded music - 1987". Trove. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cattletruck Band". Facebook. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Live: Nineteen Eighty Six (DD)". Apple Music. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Acoustica (DD)". Apple Music. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Extended Versions (DD)". Apple Music. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Live at the Corner (DD)". Apple Music. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Countdown to the Awards" (Portable document format (PDF)). Countdown Magazine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). March 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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