- Sardine v
Sardine v (or just Sardine) was an Australian
post-punk band, formed byIan Rilen (ex-X ,Rose Tattoo ) andStephanie Rilen (aka Stephanie Russell Falconer) APRA Works search: http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch] inSydney in1980 . They broke up in1983 and Ian Rilen went back to playing with X.The band formed after Ian bought a keyboard for his children. "I didn't know [Stephanie] played until I bought a keyboard for the kids and I was writing songs in my room at the house. She just walked by and played a line on the keyboards. I said: 'Do that again'." [http://www.i94bar.com/ints/rilen3.html]
Although hard-working and popular live (playing to crowds of 800-1000), the band's recordings were never up to suitable quality and they failed to make it big. A video of 1982 version of Sardine performing "Sudan" (written by Falconer) ] on ABC-TV's "Countdown" is available on YouTube [http://youtube.com/watch?v=H9e2MdYTDf0] and shows Ian Rilen on guitar, Stephanie Rilen on keyboards and lead vocals,
Johanna Pigott on bass guitar.Their influence was still felt.
Hunters & Collectors covered "Stuck On You" (written by I Rilen, S Falconer) ] on their1986 album "Human Frailty " and added it to their set [http://www.seanleader.com/hunnas/songs/stuck_on_you.htm] , and both tracks from the single featured on compilation albums.The Deadly Hume covered "I Hate You" on thePhantom Records tenth anniversary compilation "Assorted Desecrations And Magnificent Mutations" (1988).Members
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Ian Rilen — guitar, vocals (1980-83)
*Stephanie Rilen — keyboard, vocals (1980-83)
*Phil Hall — bass (1980-82)
*Greg Skehill — drums (1980-81)
*Barton Price — drums (1981-82)
*Johanna Pigott — bass (1982)
*John Lloyd — drums (1982)
*Stuart Dunlop — bass (1982-83)
*Craig Rossi — drums (1983)Discography
* "Sabotage"/"Sudan" 7" single (White Label Records, 1982) — produced by
Lobby Loyde
*"I Hate You" mini-LP (Phantom PH-18, 1983)
*"Stuck On You" (track on "Fast Forward" FF008/009, 1982)
*"Sabotage" (track on "The Mushroom Story: The Hits Of The Eighties Vol 2", Mushroom MUSH33136.2, 1998)
*"Sudan" (track on "Tales from the Australian Underground: Singles 1976-1989", 2003)References
External links
* [http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/sardinev.html Sardine v] (Australian Rock Database)
* [http://www.i94bar.com/ints/rilen3.html Ian Rilen, part 3] (I-94 Bar)
* [http://www.seanleader.com/hunnas/songs/stuck_on_you.htm Hunters & Collectors: Stuck On You] (lyrics)
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