Grong Grong

LAST COPIES. Hailing from Adelaide, proto grunge outfit Grong Grong bludgeoned Australian audiences throughout 1983-84, with their dark and aggressive take on punk rock. The band filtered its influences of Birthday Party, Cramps, Flipper and Pere Ubu through a suburban Australian mindset... sounding likeno-one before or since. In 1983 they supported the Dead Kennedys and impressed frontman Jello Biafra so much they became the first and only Australian band to release an album on Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label. This deluxe reissue on the much acclaimed Australian archival label, Memorandum features the bands postumously released 1986 self titledLP, plus rare studio demos, expanded live cuts and nuggetty rehearsal tapes. All tracks have been digitally remastered fromoriginal source tapes and are available for the first time on CD. The package also contains a DVD with concert and rehearsal footage, displaying the band in all their noisy, chaotic glory.Presented in a deluxe gatefold wallet with a detailed booklet stuffed with liner notes photos and original art - this will be a highly desirable package for fans of this extremely influential, band and and connoisseurs of the Australianunderground scene of the 70s-80s.