Steeltown (band)
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Steeltown taking a break during the filming of the film clip for their single "Hero". Academy Award winner, DionBeebe is seen in the foreground holding the camera. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Dance, pop rock, synthpop, new wave, Hi-NRG |
| Years active | 1989–1995 |
| Labels | Mushroom |
| Associated acts | The Technicians, Lovarama |
| Members |
Andy Richmond Kate Richmond Peter Howard Terry Gidman Reece Species |
Steeltown were an Australian band based in the city of Brisbane who performed in the 90s a genre of synth, rock, pop and produced their greatest top forty chart hit with the song 'Hero' which was released in September 1991. They notably sold more recordings than any other band of the time based in the state of Queensland. (the video and a live performance can be seen on YouTube). The group members were Andy Richmond vocals, Peter Howard keyboards, Terry Gidman drums and Kate Richmond vocals and percussion and Reece Speceis Lead Guitar. The band were formed from the remnant members of a Scottish group called the Technicians who migrated to Australia in the 80s and who also attained top 40 status with their music releases, Hot for Love, Clockwork Clown and Sodier of Fortune through record companies Powderworks, EMI and BMG, and were published by MMA which was owned by legendary rock outfit INXS.[1]
History
- Formation and debut album (1987-1992)
Steeltown were formed early in 1987 in Brisbane by Andy Richmond on lead vocals and Peter Howard on keyboards. [2] The band's name refers to Andy's home town of Glasgow with its shipyards, marine engineering, steel making, and heavy industry and parallels with the band's heavier dance-rock sound. During their tenure the writers in the band released recordings through music publishers, Warner Chapell and Record companies Mushroom and Festival (Australias largest independent). Several members of the group are immortalized on the Australian National Film and Sound Archive 'Queensland Day Royal Expo Concert.©Kevin Jacobsen (promoter) and permormed with US star Donny Osmond. Notable national tours were with The Pretenders, Allison Moyet, Mental as Anything, Wa Wa Nee, Pseudo Echo, Uncanny X-Men. Both Steeltown and The Technicians were produced by Peter Blyton, an internationally based producer.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| AUS |
NED |
BEL (FLA) |
AUT |
FRA |
UK |
US |
US Dance | |||||||
| 1991 | "Hero" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
| 1992 | "Move Yourself" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Members
- Andy Richmond – vocals, song writing, programming, mixing, producing (1989–1994)
- Kate Richmond – vocals, percussion (1989–1995)
- Peter Howard – keyboards, vocals (1989–1995)
- Terry Gidman – drums, vocals (1989–1995)
- Reece Specis – guitars (1989–1995)
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vag8thVggsh
- ↑ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Steeltown'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2013.