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The Chosen Few (1970s Australian band)

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The band revived briefly in 2018 with the following membership: Ian Cunningham (lead vocals), Jeff Hussey (guitar), Calum Hussey (guitar), Brad Barry (bass) and Alessandro Coco (drums). The band rehearsed for a couple of months intending to play at a punk festival but that event did not eventuate.
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which formed in 1978. Three founding band mates were all from an earlier hard rock band, Deathwish: Ian John Cunningham on bass guitar (later on lead vocals), Calum "Cal" McAlpine on drums and Bruce Friday on guitar. They were soon joined by Iain Weaver on lead vocals (died 1995). The Chosen Few
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There was a short lived reunion of The Chosen Few in 1998 with a new line up: Cunningham, now on lead vocals, and McAlpine, were joined by Bill Blanche on bass guitar and Jeff Hussey on lead guitar. Two albums were released in that year:
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and played a combination of covers of United States-influenced punk (MC5, Stooges) and hard driven original numbers inspired by
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In 1978 The Chosen Few released a six-track extended play,
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Mornington Peninsula
Punk rock
Au Go Go
punk band
Mornington Peninsula
Lobby Loyde and the Coloured Balls
The Saints
Smith Street
Bohdan X
JAB
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"Reviewed"
the original
McFarlane, Ian
"Encyclopedia entry for 'JAB'"
Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop
St Leonards, NSW
Allen & Unwin
ISBN
1-86508-072-1
the original

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