The Go-Betweens

The Go-Betweens
Formed: 1978 in Brisbane, Australia
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Disbanded: Dec 31, 1989
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Indie Pop, College Rock, Jangle Pop
Group Members: Robert Forster, Amanda Brown, Grant McLennan, Lindy Morrison, John Willsteed, Robert Vickers
Biography: The Go-Betweens were perhaps the quintessential cult band of the '80s: they came from an exotic locale (Brisbane, Australia), moved to a major recording center (in their case, London) in a sustained bid to make a career out of music, released album after album of music seemingly tailor-made for the radio ...Read full biography
16 Lovers Lane
Released: 1988
Label: Beggars Group
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Arguably Australia's greatest pop group ever, The Go-Betweens seemed to save the best for last when they split in 1989. (They reunited in 1999, and have issued two more studio recordings since that time). ...Read full review
Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
Released: 1986
Label: Beggars Group
Critics' Rating:
Robert Forster's endearingly fey persona, equal parts Bryan Ferry and gangly bookstore clerk, reaches full flower on the Go-Betweens' fourth album, which tempers the angularity and occasional claustrophobia ...Read full review
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