Cattletruck were a short lived Australian Pop rock/rock group formed in 1985. The group released one studio album, Ready to Believe in 1987.[1]

History

Cattletruck began as a self-described "irreverent semi-acoustic punkabilly covers outfit", that would play "anywhere, anytime, invited or not" In early 1985 singer/guitarist Paul Janovskis decided to "get serious" and the group independently produced a single "Never Is", which received public radio airplay. This allowed the band to lead support gigs for A-list Australian and International acts.[2]

In 1986, they signed with Regular Records and began work on their debut album, with a series of singles and video clips released.[2] In December 1987, Ready to Believe was released, which peaked at number 58 on the Australian Charts.

The band ground to a halt amidst bickering, management and financial issues in 1988.[2]

Commencing in 2017, more music was released by the group.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[3]
Ready to Believe
  • Released: November 1987
  • Label: Regular Records (L 38720)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
 58
Live: Nineteen Eighty Six
  • Released: 30 November 2017[4]
  • Label: Laneway Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
  • recorded Live at Ormond Hall, 1986
 -
Acoustica
  • Released: 30 November 2017[5]
  • Label: Laneway Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 -
Extended Versions
  • Released: 16 December 2017[6]
  • Label: Laneway Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 -
Live at the Corner
  • Released: 18 June 2021[7]
  • Label: Laneway Music
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 -

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[3]
1985 "Never Is"/"Crawfish" - non album single
1986 "Change" 81 Ready to Believe
1987 "Leave Me" 39
"Rain" 56
"Resurrection Shuffle" 33
1988 "Ready to Believe" -
"(It's Not a) Bad Life" -

Awards and nominations

Countdown Australian Music Awards

Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.[8][9]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1986 themselves Most Promising New Talent Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Ready to believe [sound recording] / Cattletruck. Sound; Sound/Recorded music - 1987". Trove. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cattletruck Band". Facebook. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 58. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Live: Nineteen Eighty Six (DD)". Apple Music. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Acoustica (DD)". Apple Music. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Extended Versions (DD)". Apple Music. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Live at the Corner (DD)". Apple Music. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Countdown to the Awards" (Portable document format (PDF)). Countdown Magazine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). March 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattletruck
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