Penthouse Paupers were a Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 Indy Rock band from the mid to late 80's, with a classic Aussie pub, rhythmic rock sound characteristic of the era.
Their eponymous debut, released on the Grown Up Wrong (Dog Meat Records

Dog Meat Records

Dog Meat Records was a record label for the Australian hard rock music scene in the 1990s. It released such artists as Hoss, Powder Monkeys, Splatterheads and others....

) label, reached #9 on the Indy charts in 1987. This was followed up with the single, "Same Place Twice" in 1988 which reached #11 on the Indy charts.

The Paupers were part of a scene which include the Huxton Creepers

Huxton Creepers

The Huxton Creepers were an Australian rock band from Melbourne. They formed in 1984, three years after they left high school, and split in 1989...

, Painters and Dockers

Painters and Dockers

Painters and Dockers are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1982. Their best performed album, Kiss My Art, peaked in the top 30 of the Australian Recording Industry Association albums charts in 1988. The album included two top 50 singles, "Nude School" and "Die Yuppie Die"...

, the Cracked Jaffers, the Puritans and others who helped contribute to the Melbourne sound which bands like Jet (band)

Jet (band)

Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...

 reflect two decades later. Their live career spanned five years, performing close to 200 gigs, including headlining at classic Melbourne venues such as the Punters Club

Punters Club

The Punters Club was a pub and live music venue located on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, in inner Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It developed a reputation as one of the city's premier live music venues, drawing comparisons to the likes of New York's CBGB...

, the Prince of Wales, the Palace, the Esplanade Hotel

Esplanade Hotel

The Esplanade Hotel, built 1878, is an iconic public house in St Kilda, a beachside suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is situated on St Kilda Beach, at 11 Upper Esplanade, overlooking Port Phillip Bay on a rise opposite the St Kilda Pier, and is a significant landmark of St Kilda...

, the Club and others. The Paupers also shared the bill with classic acts such as The Troggs

The Troggs

The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You", and "Love Is All Around"...

, Hunters and Collectors, Screaming Tribesmen

Screaming Tribesmen

The Screaming Tribesmen was a band formed in Brisbane by Mick Medew, John Hartley & Murray Shepherd. After their I Don't Wanna Know EP and a string of successful singles, including "A Stand Alone" and their first hit, "Igloo" which was penned by Medew and Died Pretty frontman Ron Peno, the band...

, TISM

TISM

TISM was a seven piece anonymous alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The group was formed in 1982 and enjoyed a large underground/independent following. Their third album Machiavelli and the Four Seasons reached the Australian national top 10 in 1995...

.

Ian Collard is currently a member of the Backsliders

Backsliders

The Backsliders are a three piece Australian band; self described as playing "Delta blues wall of sound". The current line up consists of Guitarist/Vocalist Dom Turner and drummer/percusionist Rob Hirst joined...

Members

• Mick Collopy — lead vocals, guitar
• Jeremy Hart — guitar
• Dick Collopy — drums, vocals
• Hamish Hardy — bass, vocals
• Ian Collard — harmonica
• Chris Boyce

EPs/Singles

• Penthouse Paupers - Grown Up Wrong (WRONG 2) (1987)
• "Same Place Twice"/"Snake Charm" - Grown Up Wrong (WRONG 11) (1988)