The Strand - Live At The Miami Hotel 26-01-80

Michael recently sent me this wonderful piece of Gold Coast/ Brisbane

music history. Some great tracks on this I especially like the track

Triple Z in my head as it goes through all the great shows that were

on the station back then.

Jeremy Oxley who went on to the Sunnyboys did his apprenticeship

here as a 17 year old and other went on to the excellent Gold Coast

band The Seven Ballerinas

But I shall put you over to Michael who can

tell you all about this band!

Thanks Michael!

The Strand was Tait Brady (vocals), Keith Mackay (bass), Mick Lake (drums),

Michael Palmer (guitar), Shane Williams (keyboards, vocals)

and Jeremy Oxley (guitar, vocals).

The Strand were formed late1978 on The Gold Coast. They embraced the

current trends in English New Wave and Pop playing covers of bands like

Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Ian Dury, Doctor Feelgood, Nick Lowe etc. etc.

The Strand managed to acquire a residency at the Miami Hotel on the

Gold Coast playing every Friday and Saturday night.

Playing to an empty room at first but as word grew so did the crowds.

Mid 1979 saw the arrival of a new guitarist.

A 17 year old Jeremy Oxley.

The bands list of originals songs grew once Jeremy joined.

‘I Can’t Talk To You’ appeared on the first Sunnyboys album.

The CD was recorded on the bands final night at a packed Miami Hotel in

January 1980. It contains 17 of the originals the band played.

After The Strand, Jeremy went to Sydney and formed The Sunnyboys.

Michael Palmer joined with John Smethurst, Mario Spina and

Nigel Baker from fellow Coast band Ratpack to form Seven Ballerinas.

YouTube videos for The Strand

They are Strand originals:

Stranded On The Gold Coast

Snapshot

I Cant talk to you

Triple Z in my head

On Youtube but not on the CD are 3 cover versions

Iggy Pop’s The Passenger sung by Jeremy

Roadrunner sung by Jeremy

Larry Wallis’s Police Car

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