Moving Pictures (band)
| Moving Pictures | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Years active | 1978–1987, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Labels | Wheatley, Epic, Elektra |
| Associated acts | 1927, Chasin' the Train, Alex Smith and DBM |
| Website | moving-pictures-band |
| Members | Charlie Cole Garry Frost Ian Lees Alex Smith Andy Thompson Mark Meyer |
| Past members | Paul Freeland Joey Amenta Kevin Bennett Dave Carter |
Moving Pictures are an Australian rock music band formed in 1978. Their debut album, Days of Innocence, was issued in October 1981 and eventually peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart in February the following year. In January 1982 they released their single, "What About Me", which reached No. 1 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Late that year Elektra Records issued Days of Innocence and "What About Me" in North America. The single reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared on the associated year-end Hot 100 list for 1983. A proposed series of United States performances supporting REO Speedwagon, Tom Petty and Hall & Oates fell through when Elektra was substantially reorganised.
In November 1982 another single, "Winners", peaked at No. 12 in Australia. In October 1983 their second album, Matinee, was released. It reached No. 16 and, of its four singles, only the lead single, "Back to the Streets", reached the Top 40. Their non-album single, "Never", was used for two film soundtracks, Footloose (1984) and Hot Rod (2007). By the end of 1987, the group had disbanded. The band reformed in 2011 with tours in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Moving Pictures were formed in Sydney in 1978 with Charlie Cole on keyboards and trumpet; Paul Freeland on drums; Garry Frost on guitar, keyboards, and vocals; Ian Lees on bass guitar (ex-This Side Up); Alex Smith on vocals and guitar (Bilgola Bop Band, This Side Up); and Andrew Thompson on saxophone (Bilgola Bop Band). Initially they performed as a "hard working, R&B-inspired pub-rock outfit", playing up to 250 shows a year, with their early influences being Bruce Springsteen, Graham Parker and Van Morrison. In early 1981 Moving Pictures were signed to the Wheatley management team – run by former Masters Apprentices' bass guitarist Glenn Wheatley – and the allied Wheatley Records label. Their debut single, "Bustin’ Loose", broke into the Top 50 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart in October.
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