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Years active
  
1981

Origin
  
Sydney, Australia (1981)

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Past members
  
Rob YoungerRon AshetonDeniz TekWarwick GilbertDennis Thompson

Albums
  
The First and Last, The First To Pay, The Second Wave

Genres
  
Indie rock, Garage rock, Proto-punk

Members
  
Deniz Tek, Rob Younger, Dennis Thompson

New race columbia the first and the last 1982


New Race was a punk/proto-punk super-group based in Sydney, Australia formed in April 1981. New Race was a concept band featuring three members of Radio Birdman: Deniz Tek, Rob Younger, and Warwick Gilbert, along with their inspirational mentors: Ron Asheton of The Stooges, and Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson of the MC5.

Contents

New Race played one tour of the East Coast of Australia which consisted of seventeen shows. Many of these shows were recorded in anticipation of a live album at the end of the tour, and it was these recordings which formed the band's only "official" album, The First and Last. There are two quality "bootleg" albums, also from these recordings, released on French label, Revenge Records. The three albums include Radio Birdman originals, songs from the MC5 and The Stooges as well as songs from Deniz Tek's post-Birdman band, The Visitors and Asheton's post-Stooges band, Destroy All Monsters along with one original song, "Columbia", credited to the entire band.

At the conclusion of the tour both Ron Asheton and Dennis Thompson returned to the United States to pursue new musical avenues.

New race the first the last full album


Dates of the tour

The tour consisted in seventeen shows, although other sources cite sixteen shows. Some dates and places are doubtful (please, who has information that updates the list).

According to Deniz Tek, there was a show in Gold Coast (The Playroom) after Wollongong: “The first show was a predictably rough event in Wollongong, a tough steel city down south... then drove overnight 1,000 km north to the Gold Coast, to The Playroom which is still sitting there on one of the prettiest beaches in the world”.

According to Dennis Thompson, New Race also performed in Gold Coast: “When we arrived at the Gold Coast... I can’t remember if it was The Beenleigh Tavern or The Playroom ... the marquee out the front of the venue had us billed as Radio Birdman”.

  • April 21: WOLLONGONG, Wollongong Leagues Club (NSW)
  • April 22: LISMORE, Lismore RSL (NSW)
  • April 23: GRAFTON, Grafton RSL (NSW)
  • April 24: MOO'BAH, Thompson's Hotel (???)
  • April 25: BRISBANE, University Great Hall (QLD)
  • April 27: SYDNEY, Sundowner Hotel (NSW)
  • April 28: RYDALMERE, Sydney, Family Inn (NSW)
  • April 30: MELBOURNE, Armadale Hotel (VIC)
  • May 1: MELBOURNE, Bombay Rock (VIC)
  • May 2: MELBOURNE, Crystal Ballroom (VIC)
  • May 3: ADELAIDE, Thebarton Theatre (SA)
  • May 5: CANBERRA, Ainslie Hotel (ACT)
  • May 6: SYDNEY, Selina's (NSW)
  • May 7: SYDNEY, Sylvania Hotel (NSW)
  • May 8: SYDNEY, Comb And Cutter Hotel (NSW)
  • May 9: SYDNEY, Manly Vale Hotel (NSW)
  • May 10: SYDNEY, Sgt. Pepper's Rock Café (NSW)

    • Members

  • Rob Younger - lead vocals
  • Ron Asheton - guitar
  • Deniz Tek - guitar, backing vocals
  • Warwick Gilbert - bass
  • Dennis Thompson - drums, backing vocals
    • Additional personnel
  • Chris Masuak - guitar (played some shows on the songs "Looking At You" & "Columbia")
  • Clyde Bramley - backing vocals (overdubbed during the sessions for "The First And The Last" album)

    • Songs

    Crying SunThe First and Last · 1982
    November 22 - 1963The First and Last · 1982
    Gotta Keep Movin'The First and Last · 1982

    References

    New Race Wikipedia
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