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Brisbane, Australia (1978 – 1979, 1984 – 1987, 1984 – 1997, 1990 – present, 2007 – present)
Forming in 1978, The Apartments were a four-piece band who played around Brisbane, Australia and released the EP ‘Return Of The Hypnotist’ weeks after the original band split in late 1979. The EP was released by the Able Label, which was formed by Damien Nelson and Grant McLennan.
The first recognised line-up of the group featured Peter Milton Walsh (vocals, guitar), Michael O’Connell (guitar, vocals), Peter Martin (drums) and Peter Whitby (bass). The only known member to carry on a musical career (aside from Walsh) was O’Connell, who joined Zero with future Go-Betweens members Lindy Morrison and John Willsteed and played in a number of other bands in Brisbane and Sydney in the 1980’s.
After the demise of the first line-up, Walsh formed Out Of Nowhere in Brisbane - a band which featured a unique clarinet and saxophone horn section and no bass player. One of the band’s line-ups featured Peter Milton Walsh (vocals, guitar), Graham Hutchinson (drums), Gary Warner (saxophone) and Tony Forde (clarinet). Other members included Cecily Childs (keyboards), Tony Childs (bass), Jeffrey Wegener (drums) and Joe Borkowski (bass).
A split cassette recording with Pink & Blue was released in 1981, featuring one song, ‘The Arrangements’ which was the basis of ‘End Of Some Fear’ a song which appeared on the 1994 Apartments album ‘A Life Full Of Farewells’.
Moving to Sydney in 1981, the band released a single on the Prince Melon label ‘Remember, Remember/No Resistance’, featuring the drumming of Jeffrey Wegener who concurrently performed with Laughing Clowns at that time.
The first recognised line-up of the group featured Peter Milton Walsh (vocals, guitar), Michael O’Connell (guitar, vocals), Peter Martin (drums) and Peter Whitby (bass). The only known member to carry on a musical career (aside from Walsh) was O’Connell, who joined Zero with future Go-Betweens members Lindy Morrison and John Willsteed and played in a number of other bands in Brisbane and Sydney in the 1980’s.
After the demise of the first line-up, Walsh formed Out Of Nowhere in Brisbane - a band which featured a unique clarinet and saxophone horn section and no bass player. One of the band’s line-ups featured Peter Milton Walsh (vocals, guitar), Graham Hutchinson (drums), Gary Warner (saxophone) and Tony Forde (clarinet). Other members included Cecily Childs (keyboards), Tony Childs (bass), Jeffrey Wegener (drums) and Joe Borkowski (bass).
A split cassette recording with Pink & Blue was released in 1981, featuring one song, ‘The Arrangements’ which was the basis of ‘End Of Some Fear’ a song which appeared on the 1994 Apartments album ‘A Life Full Of Farewells’.
Moving to Sydney in 1981, the band released a single on the Prince Melon label ‘Remember, Remember/No Resistance’, featuring the drumming of Jeffrey Wegener who concurrently performed with Laughing Clowns at that time.
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morningside24 wrote:
I'm excited for new material. Any release date for a new album?
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wilcow_tatapoum wrote:
listen to the two versions of black ribbons by Peter Walsh aka The apartments , so wonderful .........but so underrated http://soundcloud.com/the_apartments
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morningside24 wrote:
Just got a hold of Apart. Very nice late-night vibe on this one...
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precipitous wrote:
They deserved so much more acclaim than they ever received... Incredible songwriting, beautiful vocals... The Evening Visits is pure genius.
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uu1cc wrote:
...difference between the sleeping and the dreaming...
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anakin45 wrote:
Une nouvelle version de Black Ribbons de The Apartments : http://wp.me/pUBxr-1Fa
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anakin45 wrote:
download: Black Ribbons, nouveau morceau de The Apartments : http://www.atticawebzine.com/2010/06/download-black-ribbons-nouveau-morceau-de-the-apartments/
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anakin45 wrote:
vidéo: Peter Milton Walsh (The Apartments) à l'Européen (Paris, Novembre 2009) - http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=3849
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akatiantian wrote:
Shame I discovered them so late.
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anakin45 wrote:
"Je joue juste pour moi, Lulu" - Peter Walsh: http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=1111
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StDionysus wrote:
The Apartments that are not from Australia are horrible.
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Kropott wrote:
so beautiful....
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nativewaiter wrote:
I just updated the band's artist page. Enjoy.
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electricsound wrote:
there must be something in the water in brisbane - p.m. walsh, forster and mclennan, the atkinson brothers.. so much songwriting genius for such a small city..
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silneasta wrote:
Thank You For Making Me Beg is such a perfect song [2]
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nerval39 wrote:
Thank You For Making Me Beg is such a perfect song.
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jfsmac wrote:
au contraire, they are the best band ever!
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donatdonat wrote:
The 2nd best band ever
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speedwaystar wrote:
i just found out that don't let him come back by the go-betweens is about peter milton-walsh. o_O;;
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