Go-Betweens

The Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only constant members throughout its existence. Drummer Lindy Morrison joined the band in 1980, and its lineup would later expand to include bass guitarist Robert Vickers and multi-instrumentalist Amanda Brown. Vickers was replaced by John Willsteed in 1987, and the quintet lineup remained in place until the band split two years later. Forster and McLennan reformed the band in 2000 with a new lineup that did not include any previous personnel aside from them. McLennan died on 6 May 2006 of a heart attack and The Go-Betweens disbanded again. In 2010, a toll bridge in their native Brisbane was renamed the Go Between Bridge after them.

Links to Peel
According to Robert Forster's auto-biography, Grant & I: Inside and Outside the Go-Betweens, Peel played the band's early singles in the late 70's, which Edwyn Collins and Postcards record label co-founder, Alan Horne, heard on the radio and liked. They then invited the Go-Betweens, who at that time were in London, to Glasgow, Scotland to get signed to Postcards records. Later on, the group started to get more airplay by Peel and they did three sessions for his show. These sessions got the attention of record labels, such as Rough Trade and Sire, who signed them on. By the end of the 80's, the group disbanded and reformed in 2000, with little fanfare from Peel, who never played any of their new material on his shows.

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1982-07-14. Broadcast: 05 August 1982. Repeated: 23 August 1982 2. Recorded: 1983-12-10. Broadcast: 05 January 1984 3. Recorded: 1984-10-21. Broadcast: 29 October 1984. Repeated: 13 November 1984, 05 December 1984
 * Near The Chimney / Metal And Shells / Ask / A Peaceful Wreck
 * Bachelor Kisses / Part Company / The Old Way Out Is Now The New Way In / Just A King In Mirrors
 * The Power That I Now Have / Secondhand Furniture / Five Words / Rare Breed

Other Shows Played

 * 1978
 * 21 November 1978: Karen (single) Able
 * The Go-Betweens - Lee Remick
 * 13 February 1979: Lee Remick (Single) The Able Label
 * 14 March 1979: Karen ( 7" - Lee Remick) Able
 * 1981
 * 14 January 1981: I Need Two Heads (7") Postcard
 * 1983
 * 11 April 1983: Two Steps, Step Out (album - Before Hollywood) Rough Trade
 * 10 September 1983 (BFBS): Cattle And Cane
 * 01 December 1983: Man O'Sand To Girl O'Sea (7") Rough Trade
 * 14 December 1983: Man O'Sand To Girl O'Sea (7") Rough Trade
 * 1984
 * 01 February 1984: Man O'Sand To Girl O'Sea
 * 03 September 1984: Part Company (7") Sire
 * 10 October 1984 (VPRO): The Old Way Out (LP - Spring Hill Fair) Sire
 * 04 December 1984: 'Part Company (LP-Spring Hill Fair)' (Sire)
 * 1985
 * 08 January 1985: Newton Told Me (v/a cassette - Another Spark) Another Spark
 * Peel 006 (BFBS): 'Cattle And Cane (Compilation LP-Lost Romance)' (Rock-In)
 * 24 July 1985: Part Company (LP - Spring Hill Fair) Sire
 * Peel 014 (BFBS): 'Draining The Pool For You (LP-Spring Hill Fair)' (Sire)
 * 1986
 * 29 January 1986: Spring Rain (7") Beggars Banquet
 * 30 January 1986 (BFBS): 'Spring Rain (7")' (Beggars Banquet)
 * 04 February 1986: Spring Rain (7") Beggars Banquet
 * 19 February 1986: Spring Rain (7") Beggars Banquet
 * 12 March 1986: The Wrong Road (LP - Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express) Beggars Banquet
 * 26 March 1986: Twin Layers Of Lightning (LP - Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express) Beggars Banquet
 * 08 April 1986: Bow Down (LP - Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express) Beggars Banquet
 * 21 May 1986: Head Full Of Steam
 * 12 November 1986: Lee Remick (12" - The Able Label Singles) Situation Two
 * 15 November 1986 (BFBS): 'Lee Remick (LP-The Able Label Singles)' (Situation Two)
 * THE GO-BETWEENS Original Version (1988)
 * 24 February 1988: Spirit Of A Vampyre (LP - Tallulah) Beggars Banquet
 * 24 August 1988: Streets Of Your Town (LP - 16 Lovers Lane) Beggars Banquet
 * 08 September 1988 (BBC World Service): Streets Of Your Town (album - 16 Lovers Lane) Beggars Banquet
 * 1999
 * 14 December 1999: 'Draining The Pool For You (LP-Spring Hill Fair)' (Sire)
 * Others
 * U.K. Buzz: Bachelor Kisses