Lime Spiders
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Lime Spiders are an Australia
n punk rock
band, currently consisting of Mick Blood, Tom Corben, Gerard Corben, David Sparks and Tony Bambach.
s with psychedelic rock
, together with Darryl Mather, Eric Grothe
and Dave Guest. The band's name is based on a non-alcoholic Australian cocktail (a combination of vanilla
ice cream
and lime
soda).
The band rehearsed for over a year before their first show, supporting The Loney Hearts on Christmas Eve, 1979.
The band played a number of gigs in Sydney opening for bands such as The Sunnyboys
, Hoodoo Gurus
and The Scientists
. The line-up stabilised in 1981 with Blood (vocals), Mather (guitar), Guest (bass) and Geoff Cleary (drums), in August 1981 the band added guitarist Richard Jakimszyn. The new line-up played its debut gig at the South Cross Hotel, Sydney but by February, 1982 they had split up. Later that year, Mather suggested they get back together to try to record a single. There was a 'Battle of the Bands' competition at the Sydney's Southern Cross Hotel with the winner getting money to record a single. The competition lasted for 3 weeks and included 64 bands...the Lime Spiders (with new drummer Stephen Rawle) got into the competition only at the last minute, and in the end they won the prize, beating competitors that included The Celibate Rifles
and The Most.
) and included covers of the Haunted's "1-2-5" and Liberty Bell's "That's How It Will Be". A little known fact is that Warwick Gilbert (ex-Radio Birdman) sat in on bass for these sessions because the band’s actual bass player, Dave Guest, didn’t feel confident enough in his playing and suggested that they find someone more capable to record with. The keyboards on the record were also a guest appearance, by Bruce Tatham, who later played with Decline Of The Reptiles and also can be heard on the first Celibate Rifles album. Dead Kennedys
lead singer, Jello Biafra
, commenting
. The movie's producers originally wanted "Slave Girl", but the song’s rights were already assigned internationally and there was no way to undo the deals. So the producers asked if the band could come up with a song that matched the feel of "Slave Girl". The result was "Weirdo Libido", which didn’t come out until early 1987, under the Virgin label. The music video for "Weirdo Libido" was the first one ever shown on rage
.
The band reformed upon Blood returning from Europe in 1986 with the lineup now consisting once again of Mick Blood, Richard Lawson on drums, Gerard Corben on guitars and Tony Bambach on bass and The Lime Spiders signing a three record deal with Virgin Records
. Jakimszyn rejoining the band briefly in May, 1987 (in time for the release of their debut album) but leaving soon afterwards. The band releasing their first album, The Cave Comes Alive!
in June, 1987, which reached the top of the US College charts, and remained there long enough to generate enormous interest in the Lime Spiders. With the release of the album, the band supported The Cult
on a national tour of Australia. At the end of the year the band embarked on an American tour spanning two months of shows in most major US cities, and several in Canada, the last thirteen shows supporting Public Image Ltd. Rolling Stone
magazine describing them as sounding like "the Sex Pistols on acid". Highlights included a visit backstage by two famous fans of the band at the Cat Club in New York
, Iggy Pop
and Joey Ramone
. Mick Blood describes the experience
requesting the band as the main support act on their only tour of Australia in 1992, and "Slave Girl" being covered by the Goo Goo Dolls
on their 1995 album, A Boy Named Goo
.
The Lime Spiders also toured Europe, playing at the Roskilde
Festival in 1988. Their follow-up album, Volatile, which was released in May, 1988 unfortunately it didn't receive the same level of recognition as The Cave Comes Alive!
. The same recording sessions for the album also resulted in a four track 12" EP
titled EP being released in March, 1989. By the time Volatile was released the line up had changed again with Blood, Lawson, Corben, Bambach and bass player Michael Couvert (Celibate Rifles) on rhythm guitar. In December, 1988 bass player Phil Hall (Sardine v
, Dropbears
) replaced Bambach, and Mark Wilkinson (The Girlies) replaced Couvert. It was this line up that supported Iggy Pop
on his January, 1989 Australian Instinct tour. They also recorded a cover of The Misunderstood
's "Children of the Sun" for Timberyard Records
's Christmas compilation Rockin Bethlehem. Wilkinson played guitar on the band's third and final studio album, Beethoven's Fist
and co-wrote 4 tracks (included in the final mixes by Michael Brauer
), but left the band before its release in November, 1990, leaving only Mr Big Mouth seeing release as the B-side of the Cherry Red single post his departure. From there, for a number of reasons, the Lime Spiders simply fell apart.
on their Australian tour in June, but within six months had disbanded again. The Lime Spiders in typical fashion reformed in 1998 with a touring line up composed of of Blood, Lawson, Corben, Bambach and new guitarist Dave Sparks. The band last played live in a typically wild hit & run performance as special guests to the seminal Detroit band MC5
in 2004.
In 2002 a box set, Nine Miles High, was released by Raven Records
, comprising 26 tracks, including rare B-sides and EP cuts, as well as a twelve page booklet outling the history of the band, which was followed by the first tour by the band in five years.
The band then reformed again for an exclusive show at the Annandale Hotel in May, 2006. The line up featuring the return of original guitarist Richard Jakimyszyn.
The Lime Spiders again reformed in 2007, with the line up consisting of Blood, Lawson, Corben, Sparks and Hall, touring nationally in November, 2007 to coincide with the release of their latest album, Live At The Esplanande, recordings of a live performance made on January 25, 1997 at the Esplanande Hotel in Melbourne. The album was almost recorded by accident with Blood only discovering the venue had an in-house 24-track recording system shortly before the band were due to perform. The album is essentially a greatest hits live collection, although it includes two previously unreleased songs, "Society of Soul" and "The Dead Boys".
The Spiders reformed again in December 2008 for three shows, which took place at the Harp Hotel in Wollongong, Manly Fisherman's Club and the Annandale Hotel. Tony Bambach returned to the bass player's slot while Tom Corben, the son of Ged Corben, assumed Lawson's place as the drummer.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, currently consisting of Mick Blood, Tom Corben, Gerard Corben, David Sparks and Tony Bambach.
Early Days (25th Hour/Slave Girl)
The Lime Spiders were formed in 1979 by Mick Blood, who cites their influences as being 1960s garage bandGarage band
The term garage band can refer to:* A band that performs garage rock* GarageBand, audio production software published by Apple Inc.* GarageBand.com, a website that helps publicize emerging bands...
s with psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
, together with Darryl Mather, Eric Grothe
Eric Grothe
Eric Grothe may refer to:*Eric Grothe, Sr., rugby league footballer*Eric Grothe, Jr., rugby league footballer...
and Dave Guest. The band's name is based on a non-alcoholic Australian cocktail (a combination of vanilla
Vanilla
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla . The word vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod...
ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
and lime
Lime (fruit)
Lime is a term referring to a number of different citrus fruits, both species and hybrids, which are typically round, green to yellow in color, 3–6 cm in diameter, and containing sour and acidic pulp. Limes are a good source of vitamin C. Limes are often used to accent the flavors of foods and...
soda).
The band rehearsed for over a year before their first show, supporting The Loney Hearts on Christmas Eve, 1979.
"We were absolutely horrible. So horrible that people didn't get it. I don't think I got it, either. We came back properly in late 1980" - Darryl Mather
The band played a number of gigs in Sydney opening for bands such as The Sunnyboys
The Sunnyboys
Sunnyboys was an Australian post-punk, power pop band formed in Sydney in 1980. Fronted by singer-songwriter, guitarist Jeremy Oxley, the band "breathed some freshness and vitality into the divergent Sydney scene"...
, Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman , Mark Kingsmill , and Brad Shepherd...
and The Scientists
The Scientists
The Scientists are an influential post-punk band from Perth, Australia, led by Kim Salmon, initially known as Exterminators and then Invaders. The band had two primary incarnations: the Perth-based punk band of the late 1970s and the Sydney/London-based swamp rock band of the 1980s...
. The line-up stabilised in 1981 with Blood (vocals), Mather (guitar), Guest (bass) and Geoff Cleary (drums), in August 1981 the band added guitarist Richard Jakimszyn. The new line-up played its debut gig at the South Cross Hotel, Sydney but by February, 1982 they had split up. Later that year, Mather suggested they get back together to try to record a single. There was a 'Battle of the Bands' competition at the Sydney's Southern Cross Hotel with the winner getting money to record a single. The competition lasted for 3 weeks and included 64 bands...the Lime Spiders (with new drummer Stephen Rawle) got into the competition only at the last minute, and in the end they won the prize, beating competitors that included The Celibate Rifles
The Celibate Rifles
The Celibate Rifles are a punk rock band from Sydney, Australia.The band was formed in 1979 and released their first album Sideroxylon in April 1983 on the Hot Records label...
and The Most.
" I didn't cope well that night. We'd moved from hobbyists to being on the verge of becoming serious - we were rewarded with a record deal, like Radio BirdmanThe result of the single recording session was the release the double 45, "25th Hour" on Green Records in 1983. "25th Hour" was produced by Rob Younger (Radio BirdmanRadio BirdmanRadio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia along with The Saints. Deniz Tek and Rob Younger formed the group in Sydney, Australia in 1974...
had six years earlier. We got up and didn't miss a beat - a 40 minute set. We were in tune - which is something that The Lime Spiders weren't famous for - and we won. I vaguely remembered Bill Gibson standing at the back of the stage, constantly retuning all the guitars." - Darryl Mather
Radio Birdman
Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia along with The Saints. Deniz Tek and Rob Younger formed the group in Sydney, Australia in 1974...
) and included covers of the Haunted's "1-2-5" and Liberty Bell's "That's How It Will Be". A little known fact is that Warwick Gilbert (ex-Radio Birdman) sat in on bass for these sessions because the band’s actual bass player, Dave Guest, didn’t feel confident enough in his playing and suggested that they find someone more capable to record with. The keyboards on the record were also a guest appearance, by Bruce Tatham, who later played with Decline Of The Reptiles and also can be heard on the first Celibate Rifles album. Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....
lead singer, Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
, commenting
I never thought I'd hear a psychedelic slime band more hardcore than the Green Fuzz, but here they are.The band however fell apart again with Mather leaving, before the single was released in June 1983.
"I didn't like The Lime Spiders towards the end. I felt we had beacome heavy and were upsurped by what was happening around us. In my eyes we were very much a covers band. I didn't see the band going anywhere and I was yearning to become more involved with seriously constructed pop music" - Darryl MatherThe band however reformed again a few months later, with Blood, Jakimszyn and two new members - Tony Bambach (bass) and Richard Lawson (drums), both from another Sydney band, The Most, who had been the Lime Spider's main rival in the 1982 'Battle of the Bands' competition. In early 1984 the new line-up recorded the band's second single, "Slave Girl", which was released in October, 1984. It was the eighth single released by Citadel Records. "Slave Girl" was the number one independent single in Australia for 1984 with over 5,000 copies sold and even reached the national mainstream singles charts. The single also received airplay in countries such as France, Germany, Spain and Sweden. In September 1984, the band added guitarist Gerard Corben to the line up. The success of "Slave Girl" led to the overseas release of a 12" mini-LP that compiled all six of their recorded songs under the title Slave Girl. In January 1985, Jakimyszyn left the band (after being diagnosed with schizophrenia), and the band decided to continue without him. As a four piece they recorded the single "Out Of Control" and again it was released on Citadel in December, 1985.
The Big Time (The Cave Comes Alive!)
Towards the middle of 1985 the band split up again with Mick Blood touring Europe. Whilst Blood was in Europe, he performed as a guest singer with Swedish band the Pushtwangers (for a single release) and also with a Greek group called the Last Drive. The remaining members playing with a new singer, Mark Green, under the name Adolphus. Prior to Blood's departure, the band got an offer to do a single for the movie Young EinsteinYoung Einstein
Young Einstein is an Australian comedy film directed by and starring Yahoo Serious, released in 1988.-Plot:Albert Einstein, the son of an apple farmer in Tasmania in the early 1900s, splits a beer atom with a chisel in order to add bubbles to beer, discovers the theory of relativity and travels to...
. The movie's producers originally wanted "Slave Girl", but the song’s rights were already assigned internationally and there was no way to undo the deals. So the producers asked if the band could come up with a song that matched the feel of "Slave Girl". The result was "Weirdo Libido", which didn’t come out until early 1987, under the Virgin label. The music video for "Weirdo Libido" was the first one ever shown on rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
.
The band reformed upon Blood returning from Europe in 1986 with the lineup now consisting once again of Mick Blood, Richard Lawson on drums, Gerard Corben on guitars and Tony Bambach on bass and The Lime Spiders signing a three record deal with Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
. Jakimszyn rejoining the band briefly in May, 1987 (in time for the release of their debut album) but leaving soon afterwards. The band releasing their first album, The Cave Comes Alive!
The Cave Comes Alive!
The Cave Comes Alive! is the first album by The Lime Spiders, released on vinyl in 1987 through Virgin Records.-Track listing:# "My Favourite Room" - 3:38# "Are You Loving Me More" - 2:45# "Ignormy" - 2:24...
in June, 1987, which reached the top of the US College charts, and remained there long enough to generate enormous interest in the Lime Spiders. With the release of the album, the band supported The Cult
The Cult
The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...
on a national tour of Australia. At the end of the year the band embarked on an American tour spanning two months of shows in most major US cities, and several in Canada, the last thirteen shows supporting Public Image Ltd. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine describing them as sounding like "the Sex Pistols on acid". Highlights included a visit backstage by two famous fans of the band at the Cat Club in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
and Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone was an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist in the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.-Early life:Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman to parents Noel and Charlotte Hyman...
. Mick Blood describes the experience
'The States was a bit frustrating 'cos I felt we could have had a good shot at the title there. We did it in comparative luxury 'cos Virgin underwrote the tour. And we had Motörhead's tour bus! Unfortunately we never got back there. We did some show supporting PiL, and five weeks of our own shows, and there was quite a buzz. There was this place called the Scream Club in LAThe on-going respect for the Lime Spiders in the US over the years was further evidenced by the Black CrowesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, this big marble ballroom, and it was early in the tour, second gig or something, and we rocked up to play there and they were lined up around the block and I'm going, Are we at the right place?! that's when I realised.'
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in 1989. Their discography includes nine studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer George Drakoulias and released their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, the...
requesting the band as the main support act on their only tour of Australia in 1992, and "Slave Girl" being covered by the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
on their 1995 album, A Boy Named Goo
A Boy Named Goo
A Boy Named Goo, sometimes referred to as ABNG, is the fifth studio album by the Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995 on Warner Brothers.-History:...
.
The Lime Spiders also toured Europe, playing at the Roskilde
Roskilde
Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
Festival in 1988. Their follow-up album, Volatile, which was released in May, 1988 unfortunately it didn't receive the same level of recognition as The Cave Comes Alive!
The Cave Comes Alive!
The Cave Comes Alive! is the first album by The Lime Spiders, released on vinyl in 1987 through Virgin Records.-Track listing:# "My Favourite Room" - 3:38# "Are You Loving Me More" - 2:45# "Ignormy" - 2:24...
. The same recording sessions for the album also resulted in a four track 12" EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
titled EP being released in March, 1989. By the time Volatile was released the line up had changed again with Blood, Lawson, Corben, Bambach and bass player Michael Couvert (Celibate Rifles) on rhythm guitar. In December, 1988 bass player Phil Hall (Sardine v
Sardine v
Sardine v was an Australian post-punk band, formed by Ian Rilen , and Stephanie Rilen ....
, Dropbears
Dropbears
The Dropbears were a popular part of the Australian music scene in the early 1980s. They had a couple of national chart hits and received national airplay. They had a minor charting hit with Shall We Go in 1984....
) replaced Bambach, and Mark Wilkinson (The Girlies) replaced Couvert. It was this line up that supported Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
on his January, 1989 Australian Instinct tour. They also recorded a cover of The Misunderstood
The Misunderstood
The Misunderstood were a psychedelic rock band originating from Riverside, California in the mid-1960s. The band moved to London early in their career, and although they recorded only a handful of songs before being forced to disband, they are considered highly influential in the then-emerging...
's "Children of the Sun" for Timberyard Records
Timberyard Records
Timberyard Records was a pioneering record label in the Australian independent music movement of the 1980s. Initially releasing prominent underground Sydney acts such as Box the Jesuit, The Dubrovniks, Girl Monstar, Johnny Teen and the Broken Hearts and the Zen Genies plus an early EP of You Am I,...
's Christmas compilation Rockin Bethlehem. Wilkinson played guitar on the band's third and final studio album, Beethoven's Fist
Beethoven's Fist
Beethoven's Fist is the third studio album by The Lime Spiders. It was released in 1990 through Virgin Records.-Track listing:# "Scene of the Crime" - 4:11# "Cherry Red" - 2:44...
and co-wrote 4 tracks (included in the final mixes by Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer is a New York-based mix engineer whose credits encompass a wide range of genres, and include The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, John Mayer, Ash, My Morning Jacket, Ben Folds, Dream Theater, The New Radicals, Change, Fountains of Wayne, David Poe, Wilco, Alpha...
), but left the band before its release in November, 1990, leaving only Mr Big Mouth seeing release as the B-side of the Cherry Red single post his departure. From there, for a number of reasons, the Lime Spiders simply fell apart.
Reunions & Reformations (Nine Miles High)
In 1992 Blood revived the band, with the line up of Phil Hall, Peter Murphy (guitar) and Luke Mason (drums), to support the Black CrowesThe Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in 1989. Their discography includes nine studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer George Drakoulias and released their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, the...
on their Australian tour in June, but within six months had disbanded again. The Lime Spiders in typical fashion reformed in 1998 with a touring line up composed of of Blood, Lawson, Corben, Bambach and new guitarist Dave Sparks. The band last played live in a typically wild hit & run performance as special guests to the seminal Detroit band MC5
MC5
The MC5 is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan and originally active from 1964 to 1972. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson...
in 2004.
In 2002 a box set, Nine Miles High, was released by Raven Records
Raven Records
Raven Records is an Australian record label that specializes in retrospectives and reissues or recordings by American, British and Australian artists.Raven Records was established in 1979 by Glenn A. Baker, Kevin Mueller and Peter Shillito....
, comprising 26 tracks, including rare B-sides and EP cuts, as well as a twelve page booklet outling the history of the band, which was followed by the first tour by the band in five years.
The Lime Spiders again reformed in 2007, with the line up consisting of Blood, Lawson, Corben, Sparks and Hall, touring nationally in November, 2007 to coincide with the release of their latest album, Live At The Esplanande, recordings of a live performance made on January 25, 1997 at the Esplanande Hotel in Melbourne. The album was almost recorded by accident with Blood only discovering the venue had an in-house 24-track recording system shortly before the band were due to perform. The album is essentially a greatest hits live collection, although it includes two previously unreleased songs, "Society of Soul" and "The Dead Boys".
The Spiders reformed again in December 2008 for three shows, which took place at the Harp Hotel in Wollongong, Manly Fisherman's Club and the Annandale Hotel. Tony Bambach returned to the bass player's slot while Tom Corben, the son of Ged Corben, assumed Lawson's place as the drummer.
Current members
- Mick Blood - vocals (1979–present)
- Gerard CorbenGerard CorbenGerard Corben was the lead guitarist in the Australian rock band, The Lime Spiders. After the band split in 1990, Gerard spent a few years simply playing guitar at home or with friends, occasionally playing gigs. In 2002, Gerard joined a folk band called Wheelers and Dealers where he plays...
- guitar (1984–1985, 1986–1992, 1997, 2002, 2007–present) - Tony Bambach - bass (1983–1985, 1986–1988, 1997, 2002, 2008)
- Dave Sparks - guitar (1997–2002; 2007–present)
- Tom Corben - drums (2008–present)
Former members
- Richard Lawson - drums (1983–1985, 1986–1992; 1997, 2007)
- Phil Hall - bass (1988–1997, 2007)
- Jeff Cleary - drums (1981–1982)
- Mike Couvret - guitar (1988)
- Warwick Gilbert - bass (1982)
- Eric Grothe - guitar (1979)
- Dave Guest - bass (1981–1982)
- Richard Jakimyszyn - guitar (1981–1984, 1985, 2007)
- Peter Cann - guitar (1991)
- Brian Mann - guitar (1992)
- Luke Mason - drums (1992)
- Darryl Mather - guitar (1979–1982)
- Peter Murphy - guitar (1992)
- Stephen Rawle - drums (1982–1983)
- Murray Shepherd - drums (2002)
- Bruce Tatham - keyboards (1982)
- Mark Wilkinson - guitar (1988–1989)
EPs
- 25th Hour - Green Records (1983)
- Slave Girl - Big Time Records (1984)
- EP - Virgin Records (1988)
- Blood Sugar Sex Lawson (1991)
Singles
- "Slave Girl" b/w "Beyond The Fringe" - Citadel Records (1984)
- "Out of Control" b/w "Save My Soul" - Citadel Records (1985)
- "Weirdo Libido" b/w "Here With My Love" - Virgin Records (1986)#48 AUS
- "My Favourite Room" b/w "Blood From A Stone" - Virgin Records
- "Just One Solution" b/w "Drip Out" - Virgin Records (1987)
- "Space Cadet" - Virgin Records (1987)
- "Jessica" b/w "Sparks" - Virgin Records (1987)
- "Jessica" (new version) b/w "Sparks" and "Long Way to Go" (live) - Virgin Records (1987) – 12" Single
- "Volatile" b/w "Working For A Living" - Virgin Records (1988)
- "The Other Side Of You" b/w "Can't You Read My Mind" - Virgin Records (1988)
- "Cherry Red" b/w "Mr Big Mouth" - Virgin Records (1990)
Compilations
- Rockin Bethlehem (1989)
- Do The Pop (2002)
- Born Out Of Time (2002)
- Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era, 1976-1995Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The Second Psychedelic Era, 1976-1995Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era, 1976–1995 is a four compact disc compilation album of alternative pop music recorded between 1976 and 1995, although most of the recordings are from the 1980s. It was released on Rhino Records in 2005...
(2005) - Tales From the Australian Underground Vol 2: 1977-1990 (2006)
External links
- Lime Spiders Official website
- Lime Spiders Official MySpace website
- NFH website
- Divine Rites website Interview with Richard Lawson (1989)
- http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=402Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and PopThe Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop or Rock and Pop by Australian music journalist Ian McFarlane is a guide to Australian popular music from the 1950s to the late 1990s...
(by Ian McFarlane)] - Lime Spiders Discography (Australian Rock DatabaseAustralian Rock DatabaseAustralian Rock Database is a website with a searchable online database that lists details of Australian rock music artists, albums, bands, producers and record labels. It was established in 2000 by Swedish national, Magnus Holmgren, who had developed an interest in Australian music when visiting...
) - http://musicbrainz.org/artist/04ab4a76-3ace-416d-aef1-14b8c0dbdafa.htmlLime Spiders at MusicBrainzMusicBrainzMusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open content music database. Similar to the freedb project, it was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB...
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