Genres Blues/Roots rock Active until 1998 Origin Hobart, Australia (1984) | Years active 1984–1998 Genre Blues | |
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Labels WPAM, Dex, Major, Mighty Boy, MDS, Current, Way Over There, Hot Past members Debra Manskey
Dan Tuffy
Michael Turner
Ashley Davies
Greg Hynes
Nick Larkins Albums The Secret of the Sad Tree, Sad Trees, Going Sick Members Nick Larkins, Dan Tuffy, Ashley Davies Similar Monique Brumby, The Cruel Sea, Paul Kelly | ||
Wild pumpkins at midnight strange disease
Wild Pumpkins at Midnight was an Australian blues/roots rock band which formed in Tasmania in 1984, with Debra Manskey on vocals and guitar, Dan Tuffy on bass guitar and vocals and Michael Turner on guitar and vocals.
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- Wild pumpkins at midnight strange disease
- Wild pumpkins at midnight chuck it out m4v
- Formation and early years
- London and Amsterdam
- Later years
- Members
- Albums
- Extended Plays
- Singles
- Songs
- References
The band relocated to Melbourne in 1987, Manskey left before they moved on to London in 1990 and Ashley Davies joined on drums. They subsequently shifted to the Netherlands, in 1993 Davies returned to Australia and was replaced by Greg Hynes and Nick Larkins joined on guitar. The band returned to Australia for touring and recording in late 1995 and again in 1997, but spent the majority of their time in Europe. They toured extensively in both Europe and Australia, including a spot on the 1996 Big Day Out and released nine albums under various labels before disbanding in 1998.
In 1990, at the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards, they won 'Best Independent Release' for their album This Machine Is Made of People.
Wild pumpkins at midnight chuck it out m4v
Formation and early years
In 1984, Tasmanians, Debra Manskey on vocals and guitar and Michael Turner on vocals and guitar joined with New South Wales-born Dan Tuffy on bass guitar and vocals to form Wild Pumpkins at Midnight. They played blues/roots rock and their debut single, "Birth of a Nation" was released early in 1987 on WPAM, it was followed in March by 10-track cassette, Scenesville on Dex. They relocated to Melbourne and signed with Major Records in 1987 and released, Wild Pumpkins at Midnight, a five-track EP in 1988. After signing with Sydney label, Mighty Boy, they released "Watermelon Patch" as a single in March 1989 followed by albums Living in April 1989 and This Machine Is Made of People in August.
In 1990, at the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards, they won 'Best Independent Release' for their album This Machine Is Made of People. Little Victories was released in 1990, Manskey left prior to the band relocating to London in June with new drummer, Ashley Davies.
London and Amsterdam
Wild Pumpkins At Midnight had relocated to London by June 1990, they subsequently moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands and then were based in the village of Wageningen. Their first European release was a four-track CD EP, Sending a Vampire on MDS in October 1992 and was followed by albums, Strangeways (Current/MDS, April 1993) and Going Sick (Current/MDS, April 1994). In 1993, Davies had returned to Australia and was replaced by Greg Hynes and guitarist Nick Larkins had joined. From their base in Wageningen they toured a dozen European countries, including several tours to former Eastern Block states including Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Poland. They also performed in Former Yugoslavia during the war.
Later years
The group returned to Melbourne in 1995 and released, Low-Fi Lucy's Mobile Temple in November on Way Over There. They toured Australia including Big Day Out in 1996, Sad Trees followed in July which had both studio and live tracks. In February 1997, Hot Records released a compilation, The Secret of the Sad Tree ahead of their European tour from June. At the conclusion of the tour, in 1998, Wild Pumpkins At Midnight disbanded.
Members
Albums
Extended Plays
Singles
Songs
Sending a VampireStrangeways · 1992
Beautiful SickGoing Sick · 1993
Chuck It OutLow-Fi Lucy's Mobile Temple · 1995