326:
Half a Cow label issued further
Godstar material under the name The Godstar Reminder. Dalton formed other groups including The Kombi Nation and The Ultimate Vanilla, and also had a solo career. Galloway and Morgan continued with Smudge. Like many other Half a Cow bands, Godstar had a long list of recording musicians. On most tracks, the only common members were Dalton and Morgan. The number of people on any particular track varied and belied the simple pop punk nature of the songs. In 1997 a compilation album,
298:'s Stewart Mason commended Dalton's "affably plain punk-pop voice", on "songs are unpretentious but extremely catchy" which showcased the group's "wave of distorted guitars and righteously sloppy drumming". During September the band, with Dando on board, promoted the album on an Australian east coast tour. During 1994 they issued two EPs,
341:
Godstar reformed for one show in
October 2015 at the Petersham Bowling Club in Sydney when Half A Cow Records celebrated their 25th anniversary. Billed as 'The Godstar Rewinder', it was Godstar's first appearance in twenty years and the band's line-up consisted of Dalton, along with Tom Morgan, John
325:
described it as "a reasonably engaging 1990s alternative rock record with a guitar pop slant, though not one that stands out in the pack of a genre in which many bands sound rather similar to each other". The group followed with another national tour but disbanded by the end of the year. Dalton's
885:
245:. In 1992 Godstar's line-up of Dalton, Galloway and Morgan were joined by Robyn St Clare (also in The Hummingbirds) on bass guitar and vocals. They recorded two extended plays,
286:) on bass guitar. The album was produced by the band and released in August 1993 in Australia on Half a Cow / Regular Records and in October for the US-Canadian market on
221:(also in Sneeze) on bass guitar. This line-up recorded a handful of songs and never played live. Dalton took the name from United Kingdom video art and music group,
186:, appeared and was followed by another national tour. The group disbanded later that year. Dalton's Half a Cow label issued further Godstar material under the name
330:, was issued by The Godstar Reminder; it was a collection of otherwise unreleased tracks, including some solo work by Dalton. In February a 2× CD version of
1153:
1148:
1163:
190:. Around this time, Dalton formed other groups including The Kombi Nation, The Ultimate Vanilla and Chewee. Galloway and Morgan were also members of
1158:
540:
1143:
278:, in Boston. Aside from Dalton, Galloway, Morgan and St Clare, other musicians used were Dando on drums (for three tracks) and Rachael King (
761:
740:
631:
557:
791:
1088:
1061:
1034:
1007:
980:
953:
922:
545:
176:(also in Sneeze) on guitar and vocals. In September 1993 the band toured nationally promoting their debut studio album,
1119:
535:
765:
674:
321:, which McFarlane found "mixed feisty pop and psychedelic sound collages with dancefloor grooves". AllMusic's
217:) on guitar and lead vocals; John Encarnacao (Flies) on lead guitar; Alison Galloway (Jupiter) on drums; and
1123:
357:
274:
178:
218:
210:
173:
153:
133:
101:
342:
Encarnacao, Tania Bowers, Alison
Galloway and guest vocalist Alannah Russack from the Hummingbirds.
272:
In August 1992 while The
Lemonheads were touring the US, Godstar recorded their debut studio album,
846:
322:
553:
893:
862:
821:
713:
670:
549:
283:
279:
254:
242:
169:
795:
769:
744:
635:
462:
145:
59:
48:
409:
287:
258:
226:
161:
98:
338:, comprising unreleased recordings, rare tracks, and a live show from November 1995".
1137:
531:
291:
265:
record label. Dalton and Morgan had co-written material with The
Lemonheads' founder
234:
214:
191:
157:
294:, observed it was "full of rough-hewn and basic, yet boisterous, psychedelic pop".
701:
1114:
949:
508:
392:
362:
266:
262:
238:
222:
207:
165:
149:
117:
94:
484:"Has She Got Your Time Now" (1996) Note: Released as by The Godstar Reminder
230:
195:
1110:
1127:
858:
850:
817:
809:
709:
295:
1082:
1055:
1028:
1001:
974:
943:
916:
563:
44:
445:(1994) Note: Issued as a three-track 7" vinyl, or as a six-track CD.
229:. Before the end of the year Galloway and Morgan formed an
468:(1996) Note: Released as by The Godstar Reminder in Spain.
148:
band which formed in 1991. The group's founding mainstay,
290:
with two bonus tracks. Australian rock music historian,
261:
from mid-1992. Both EPs were issued on the Dalton-owned
253:(May 1993), before Dalton flew to join United States
206:In January 1991 Godstar were formed in Sydney with
111:
107:
90:
65:
55:
40:
30:
23:
334:was reissued with bonus tracks, and a bonus disc,
317:In July 1995 Godstar issued their second album,
168:record label. Other members were Robyn St Clare
576:Note: Archived copy has limited functionality.
841:
839:
735:
733:
731:
152:, is a multi-instrumentalist who was also in
8:
768:. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from
755:
753:
696:
694:
692:
626:
624:
622:
620:
618:
616:
614:
612:
610:
172:, Alison Galloway on drums (ex-Jupiter) and
664:
608:
606:
604:
602:
600:
598:
596:
594:
592:
590:
662:
660:
658:
656:
654:
652:
650:
648:
646:
644:
36:The Godstar Reminder, The Godstar Rewinder
20:
638:on 7 August 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
419:Bad Bad Implications – The Chemcraze E.P.
747:on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
798:on 16 May 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
586:
541:Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop
237:, while Dalton was also involved with
198:band, during their time with Godstar.
7:
306:, followed by a compilation album,
182:. In July 1995 their second album,
1154:Musical groups established in 1995
1149:Musical groups established in 1991
14:
1164:1991 establishments in Australia
431: – Half a Cow/RuggerBugger
16:Australian psychedelic pop band
1159:New South Wales musical groups
1:
1089:National Library of Australia
1062:National Library of Australia
1035:National Library of Australia
1008:National Library of Australia
981:National Library of Australia
954:National Library of Australia
923:National Library of Australia
1144:Australian indie rock groups
677:. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren)
1180:
497: – 100 Guitar Mania
890:(Re-issue) – Half a Cow"
884:Leigh, Danielle (2003).
766:Australian Rock Database
675:Australian Rock Database
336:Before and After Coastal
1124:Australian Music Online
441: – Taang! Records
478:"Table for One" (1995)
459:Take the Money and Run
225:'s 1986 single of the
794:entry. Archived from
743:entry. Archived from
634:entry. Archived from
481:"Seeing Stars" (1995)
284:Juliana Hatfield Band
1130:on 8 September 2007.
1084:Pushpin/Seeing Stars
249:(November 1992) and
188:The Godstar Reminder
847:Unterberger, Richie
421: – Half a Cow
404: – Half a Cow
374: – Half a Cow
255:alternative rockers
1033:, Bus Stop Label.
921:, Bus Stop Label.
918:The Brightest Star
792:'The Hummingbirds'
760:Holmgren, Magnus.
669:Holmgren, Magnus.
489:Compilation albums
389:The Brightest Star
323:Richie Unterberger
310:, and another EP,
247:The Brightest Star
102:The Bus Stop Label
550:Allen & Unwin
536:"Whammo Homepage"
513:
500:
467:
454:
451: – Bus Stop
444:
434:
424:
414:
407:
397:
377:
367:
139:
138:
1171:
1099:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1081:Godstar (1995),
1078:
1072:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1054:Godstar (1995),
1051:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1027:Godstar (1994),
1024:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1000:Godstar (1993),
997:
991:
990:
989:
987:
973:Godstar (1993),
970:
964:
963:
962:
960:
945:Lie Down Forever
942:Godstar (1993),
939:
933:
932:
931:
929:
915:Godstar (1992),
912:
906:
905:
903:
901:
896:on 6 August 2003
892:. Archived from
881:
875:
874:
872:
870:
863:Rovi Corporation
843:
834:
833:
831:
829:
822:Rovi Corporation
808:Mason, Stewart.
805:
799:
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
757:
748:
737:
726:
725:
723:
721:
714:Rovi Corporation
698:
687:
686:
684:
682:
666:
639:
628:
575:
573:
571:
562:. Archived from
546:St Leonards, NSW
511:
498:
465:
452:
442:
432:
422:
412:
405:
402:Lie Down Forever
395:
375:
365:
282:and Bob Weston (
280:The Cake Kitchen
243:The Hummingbirds
170:The Hummingbirds
114:
86:
84:
78:
76:
68:
33:
21:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1168:
1134:
1133:
1107:
1102:
1093:
1091:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1066:
1064:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1039:
1037:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1012:
1010:
999:
998:
994:
985:
983:
972:
971:
967:
958:
956:
941:
940:
936:
927:
925:
914:
913:
909:
899:
897:
883:
882:
878:
868:
866:
845:
844:
837:
827:
825:
807:
806:
802:
789:
785:
775:
773:
772:on 30 June 2007
759:
758:
751:
738:
729:
719:
717:
700:
699:
690:
680:
678:
668:
667:
642:
629:
588:
584:
569:
567:
566:on 5 April 2004
560:
530:
521:
491:
475:
463:Elefant Records
398:(November 1992)
385:
353:
348:
204:
146:psychedelic pop
132:
131:Alison Galloway
130:
129:John Encarnacao
128:
126:
124:
123:John Encarnacao
122:
120:
112:
82:
80:
74:
72:
66:
60:Psychedelic pop
49:New South Wales
31:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1177:
1175:
1167:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1136:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1126:archived from
1117:
1106:
1105:External links
1103:
1101:
1100:
1087:, Half A Cow.
1073:
1060:, Half A Cow.
1046:
1019:
1006:, Half A Cow.
992:
979:, Half A Cow.
965:
934:
907:
876:
835:
800:
783:
749:
727:
688:
640:
585:
583:
582:
578:
577:
558:
532:McFarlane, Ian
527:
526:
522:
520:
517:
516:
515:
502:
490:
487:
486:
485:
482:
479:
474:
471:
470:
469:
456:
446:
436:
426:
416:
410:Taang! Records
399:
384:
383:Extended plays
381:
380:
379:
369:
352:
349:
347:
344:
288:Taang! Records
259:The Lemonheads
211:The Plunderers
203:
200:
164:, and ran the
162:The Lemonheads
154:The Plunderers
137:
136:
127:Robyn St Clare
115:
109:
108:
105:
104:
92:
88:
87:
69:
63:
62:
57:
53:
52:
42:
38:
37:
34:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1176:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1129:
1125:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1077:
1074:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1057:Table For One
1050:
1047:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1023:
1020:
1009:
1005:
1004:
996:
993:
982:
978:
977:
969:
966:
955:
951:
947:
946:
938:
935:
924:
920:
919:
911:
908:
895:
891:
889:
880:
877:
864:
860:
856:
854:
848:
842:
840:
836:
823:
819:
815:
813:
804:
801:
797:
793:
787:
784:
771:
767:
763:
756:
754:
750:
746:
742:
736:
734:
732:
728:
715:
711:
707:
705:
697:
695:
693:
689:
676:
672:
665:
663:
661:
659:
657:
655:
653:
651:
649:
647:
645:
641:
637:
633:
627:
625:
623:
621:
619:
617:
615:
613:
611:
609:
607:
605:
603:
601:
599:
597:
595:
593:
591:
587:
580:
579:
565:
561:
559:1-86508-072-1
555:
551:
547:
543:
542:
537:
533:
529:
528:
524:
523:
518:
510:
506:
503:
496:
493:
492:
488:
483:
480:
477:
476:
472:
464:
460:
457:
450:
447:
440:
437:
430:
427:
420:
417:
411:
403:
400:
394:
390:
387:
386:
382:
373:
370:
368:(August 1993)
364:
360:
359:
355:
354:
351:Studio albums
350:
345:
343:
339:
337:
333:
329:
324:
320:
315:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
292:Ian McFarlane
289:
285:
281:
277:
276:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
209:
201:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
180:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
135:
119:
116:
110:
106:
103:
100:
96:
93:
89:
70:
64:
61:
58:
54:
50:
46:
43:
39:
35:
32:Also known as
29:
22:
19:
1128:the original
1092:, retrieved
1083:
1076:
1065:, retrieved
1056:
1049:
1038:, retrieved
1030:Four Seventy
1029:
1022:
1011:, retrieved
1002:
995:
984:, retrieved
975:
968:
957:, retrieved
944:
937:
926:, retrieved
917:
910:
898:. Retrieved
894:the original
887:
879:
867:. Retrieved
852:
826:. Retrieved
811:
803:
796:the original
786:
774:. Retrieved
770:the original
762:"Nic Dalton"
745:the original
718:. Retrieved
703:
679:. Retrieved
636:the original
568:. Retrieved
564:the original
539:
504:
494:
458:
449:Four Seventy
448:
438:
428:
418:
401:
388:
371:
356:
340:
335:
331:
327:
318:
316:
311:
307:
304:Four Seventy
303:
299:
273:
271:
250:
246:
205:
187:
183:
177:
141:
140:
121:Tania Bowers
113:Past members
67:Years active
18:
1122:profile at
1111:Godstar bio
886:"Godstar –
790:McFarlane,
739:McFarlane,
630:McFarlane,
495:Way Out Jim
378:(July 1995)
346:Discography
308:Way Out Jim
51:, Australia
1138:Categories
1115:Half A Cow
950:Half A Cow
855:– Godstar"
814:– Godstar"
706:– Godstar"
519:References
509:Half A Cow
425:(May 1993)
393:Half A Cow
363:Half A Cow
267:Evan Dando
263:Half A Cow
239:jangle pop
223:Psychic TV
219:Tom Morgan
213:, also in
208:Nic Dalton
174:Tom Morgan
166:Half A Cow
150:Nic Dalton
134:Tom Morgan
118:Nic Dalton
95:Half A Cow
976:Chemcraze
671:"Godstar"
632:'Godstar'
505:September
328:September
251:Chemcraze
231:indie pop
227:same name
196:indie pop
859:AllMusic
818:AllMusic
741:'Smudge'
710:AllMusic
581:Specific
534:(1999).
507: –
461: –
443:TAANG!85
413:TAANG!80
391: –
361: –
296:AllMusic
125:Bon King
1120:Godstar
1094:3 April
1067:3 April
1040:3 April
1013:3 April
1003:Glasgow
986:3 April
959:3 April
928:3 April
900:3 April
888:Coastal
869:3 April
853:Coastal
828:2 April
812:Sleeper
776:2 April
720:2 April
704:Sleeper
681:2 April
570:2 April
525:General
499:100GM02
473:Singles
429:Glasgow
423:HACCD14
406:HACCD21
396:HACCD11
376:HACCD42
372:Coastal
366:HACCD22
358:Sleeper
332:Coastal
319:Coastal
300:Glasgow
275:Sleeper
241:group,
202:History
184:Coastal
179:Sleeper
144:were a
142:Godstar
81: (
73: (
25:Godstar
556:
514:(1997)
512:HAC 60
501:(1994)
466:ER-184
455:(1994)
453:BUS 37
439:Single
435:(1994)
433:DUMP17
415:(1993)
312:Single
235:Smudge
233:band,
215:Sneeze
192:Smudge
158:Sneeze
99:Taang!
91:Labels
56:Genres
45:Sydney
41:Origin
194:, an
79:–1995
1096:2013
1069:2013
1042:2013
1015:2013
988:2013
961:2013
930:2013
902:2013
871:2013
830:2013
778:2013
722:2013
683:2013
572:2013
554:ISBN
302:and
160:and
83:1995
75:1991
71:1991
1113:at
861:. (
820:. (
712:. (
1140::
952:.
948:,
857:.
849:.
838:^
816:.
764:.
752:^
730:^
708:.
691:^
673:.
643:^
589:^
552:.
548::
544:.
538:.
408:,
314:.
269:.
257:,
156:,
97:,
47:,
904:.
873:.
865:)
851:"
832:.
824:)
810:"
780:.
724:.
716:)
702:"
685:.
574:.
85:)
77:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.