Australian Crawl discography

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{{Infobox artist discography

| Artist = Australian Crawl

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| Alt = Four males holding guitars, a fifth male at centre holds microphone stand.

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| Studio = 4

| Live = 3

| Compilation = 7

| Video = 3

| EP = 1

| Singles = 17

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Australian Crawl was an Australian surf / pop rock band. The band released four studio albums, three live albums, six compilations, seventeen singles, one extended play, and three video albums. These include releases credited to Australian Crawl, Australian Crawl and James Reyne (but not his solo material), and 'Members of Australian Crawl'. The band was founded by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano), his younger brother David Reyne (drums), Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar), Paul Williams (bass guitar) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978.{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Australian Crawl' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=49 |access-date=24 April 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803073711/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=49 |archive-date=August 3, 2004 }}{{cite web |title=Australian Crawl |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en/australiancrawl/australiancrawl.htm |url=http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en/australiancrawl/australiancrawl.htm |publisher=Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll) |last=Nimmervoll |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Nimmervoll |archive-date=26 July 2012 |access-date=10 February 2014 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} David Reyne left in 1979 and was replaced by Bill McDonough (drums, percussion),{{cite web|url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/australiancrawl.html |work=Australian Rock Database |title=Australian Crawl |publisher=Magnus Holmgren |access-date=14 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501150541/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/australiancrawl.html |archive-date=1 May 2009 |url-status=usurped }} and in October 1980 the band was joined by his younger brother Guy McDonough (vocals, rhythm guitar).{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p15545|pure_url=yes}}|title=Australian Crawl > Biography|last=Mureika|first=Tomas|work=Allmusic|publisher=Macrovision|access-date=14 April 2009}} In 1979, Australian Crawl recorded their first single, "Beautiful People", produced by Little River Band's guitarist David Briggs. Briggs helped them gain a recording contract with EMI Records; he also produced their debut album The Boys Light Up in 1980,{{cite web|url=http://music.msn.com/music/album/australian-crawl/the-boys-light-up/|publisher=Microsoft|title=The Boys Light Up|access-date=14 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519012800/http://music.msn.com/music/album/australian-crawl/the-boys-light-up/|archive-date=19 May 2011|url-status=dead}} which peaked at number four on the Australian Kent Music Report album charts and remained on the charts for 101 consecutive weeks from 1981 to 1982.{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian singles and albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

The band's second album, Sirocco, was released in 1981 and achieved number one on the albums charts. On the 1981 Australian End of Year Album Charts, Sirocco is number two, behind Double Fantasy by John Lennon and ahead of AC/DC's Back in Black, making it the best-charting album by an Australian act for the year.{{cite book|editor=Angus Cameron|title =The Second Australian almanac : an 800-page databank crammed with essential information for every Australian|publisher=Angus & Robertson|year=1986|page=345|location=North Ryde, NSW|isbn=0-207-15232-2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=The Final Wave|title-link=The Final Wave|others=Australian Crawl|year=1986|first=Ed|last=St. John|publisher=EMI|location=Sydney, NSW }} Their third album, Sons of Beaches, was released in 1982; it also reached number one. Bill McDonough left before they recorded their extended play, Semantics, in 1983, which achieved number one on the Kent Music Report singles chart. Bill McDonough was replaced on drums, temporarily by Graham Bidstrup and permanently by John Watson. Semantics contained the track "Reckless (Don't Be So)", which is described as a number one-single in Music Australia's profile on James Reyne.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=showDetail¤tMapsRecord=destra%20Media~90B3AE74-BEFC-4DFA-8504-B8483CEE2017&itemSeq=3&total=6&&returnFunction=searchResults&scope=scope&simpleTerm=reyne&sessionId=reuseSearch481A633702A4D6C5332B3F113A8F055B1220626358980|title=James Reyne|work=Music Australia|publisher=National Library of Australia|date=3 April 2007|access-date=29 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604045457/http://www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=showDetail¤tMapsRecord=destra%20Media~90B3AE74-BEFC-4DFA-8504-B8483CEE2017&itemSeq=3&total=6&&returnFunction=searchResults&scope=scope&simpleTerm=reyne&sessionId=reuseSearch481A633702A4D6C5332B3F113A8F055B1220626358980|archive-date=4 June 2011|url-status=dead}} The live album Phalanx was a stop-gap measure between studio albums; nevertheless, it reached number four on the albums charts during December 1983. In early 1984, the band signed with Geffen Records for international release of their material.

In 1984, the band released the best of their early material as a compilation titled Crawl File, which peaked at number two on the albums charts. Geffen released Semantics, internationally, as a long play album with six newly re-recorded tracks compiled from their first three studio albums.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r29557|pure_url=yes}}|title=Semantics > Overview|last=Schnee|first=Stephen SPAZ|work=Allmusic|publisher=Macrovision|access-date=15 April 2009}} Promotion of the album and the subsequent tour was stalled when Guy McDonough died in June of viral pneumonia. Before Guy's death, he had recorded demos with his brother Bill McDonough, and ex-members of their earlier band, The Flatheads.{{cite web|url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/m/mcdonoughguy.html |title=Guy McDonough |work=Australian Rock Database |publisher=Magnus Holmgren |access-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319134507/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/m/mcdonoughguy.html |archive-date=19 March 2008 }} Bill McDonough assembled the tapes and produced Guy McDonough's posthumous album My Place on Wheatley Records in April 1985.{{cite web|url=http://www.nwoutpost.com/mfv_detail.asp?mfv_id=220 |title=Obscure 80's/MFV Archive |publisher=New Wave Outpost |access-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807054706/http://www.nwoutpost.com/mfv_detail.asp?mfv_id=220 |archive-date=7 August 2007 }} Tracks from these sessions were re-mastered and released on Lost & Found in 1996, credited under the 'Members of Australian Crawl' name.{{cite web|url=http://www.jamesreyne.com.au/forum/index.php?topic=201.0 |title=Lost & Found album insert |publisher=James Reyne Official website |access-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727072556/http://www.jamesreyne.com.au/forum/index.php?topic=201.0 |archive-date=27 July 2008 }} Meanwhile, remaining Australian Crawl members had recorded their fourth studio album, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, which was released in 1985 and achieved number 11 on the albums charts. This was followed by the announcement that they would disband after another tour. The live album, The Final Wave recorded their performance on 27 January 1986; it was released in October and peaked at number 16 on the albums charts.

Australian Crawl were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame on 30 September 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |title=1996: 10th Annual ARIA Awards |access-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142950/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996 |archive-date=December 14, 2007 }} Two weeks later, on 13 October 1996, Robinson died of lymphoma.{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/arena/5326/art1.html|title=Master Blaster|publisher=Australian Tennis Magazine|date=December 1996|last=Petkovski|first=Suzi|access-date=14 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020052441/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/5326/art1.html|archive-date=2009-10-20|url-status=dead}} After Lost & Found, another compilation was released, More Wharf: Their Greatest Hits in 1998. This was followed by the compilation Reckless: 1979–1995, released in 2000 and credited to Australian Crawl and James Reyne. This was followed by the compilation Australian Crawl and James Reyne: The Definitive Collection, released in 2002.