The Lizard Train were an Australian rock band from Adelaide, which formed in early 1985. They released five albums, Slippery (September 1987), The Ride (1990), Get Yer Wah Wahs Out (1992), Couch (1993) and Everything Moves (1995). The band were formed with Shane Bloffwitch (ex-Risque Humour) on bass guitar and vocals; David Creese (Risque Humour) on drums, chimes and vocals; Phil Drew on guitar and vocals; and Chris Willard (Head On, Crawling Eye, Acid Drops, Revenge of the Gila Monsters) on lead guitar and lead vocals. Willard's former bandmate and then-girlfriend, Liz Dealey, formed her own band, Liz Dealey And The Twenty Second Sect. The Lizard Train's first gig was in May 1985 and their first recording was as backing musicians on Liz Dealey and the Twenty Second Sect's debut single, "The Wailing House", in 1986.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from the band's debut album, 'Slippery' and a single on his radio programmes in 1987, but didn't seem to play further material after that, according to available tracklistings on this site.
Shows Played[]
- 24 July 1987 (BFBS): 'Seventh Heaven (12"-Thirteen Hour Daydream)' (Zinger)
- 28 July 1987: Seventh Heaven (12" - Thirteen Hour Daydream) Zinger
- 24 August 1987: That Chain Lightning (12" - Thirteen Hour Daydream) Zinger
- 04 September 1987 (Radio Bremen): That Chain Lightning (12" - Thirteen Hour Daydream) Greasy Pop
- 14 September 1987: Nude On Fire (LP - Slippery) Greasy Pop
- 23 September 1987: Silence Is (LP - Slippery) Zinger
- 16 November 1987: Nude On Fire (LP - Slippery) Zinger