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Creator : Bloodloss (Musical group)
Place Of Creation : Adelaide
Publisher : Greasy Pop Records
Date of creation : 1988
Additional Creator : Stosch, Andrew ; Wiley, Chris ; Bland, Martin ; Weatherill, Sharron ; Renestair EJ
Format : Sound recording
Contributor : State Library catalogue
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Tracks: Big Daddy Gonz -- On the rack -- Queen of Sheba -- If that's ok -- Too busy dying -- Shoot on sight -- Nutbush city limits -- Take this gun -- A night at your place -- Honey girl


Originally formed in Sydney in 1982 from ex-pat Adelaidians, the band has had many incarnations since. The original line up consisted of Sharon Weatherill (vocals), Jim Selene (bass), EJ Renestair (guitar, saxophone), Martin Bland (drums). Stuart Gray joined the band in 1983 on guitar and vocals.

In 1983, the band changed its name to Zulu Rattle and had one release Terror Train. Zulu Rattle folded in 1984 when Bland and Gray left to form Salamander Jim. Bloodloss reformed in Adelaide in 1986 and until 1991 included Martin Bland, EJ Renestair, Jim Selene, Sharron Weatherill, Andrew Stotch and Chris Wiley. During this time they produced a Greasy Pop self titled cassette (1986) and in 1988 the album Human Skin Suit.

In 1989 they released a single Smell machine b/w Shake your leaves. Bloodloss broke up in 1990 after releasing their second album The truth is marching in.

In 1993 the band was resurrected by Bland and Renestair, with Mark Arm, of Mudhoney, and Guy Maddison of Lubricated Goat, in the USA. They released an album titled Ten solid rockin' inches of rock solid rock on Californian label Sympathy For The Record Industry. Another album came out in 1996 on Californian label Burbank titled Live my way.

Since 1992 the band has consisted of Martin Bland EJ Renestair, Guy Maddison and Mark Arm.

You can hear and read more of Bloodloss at their My Space.

Line up of Bloodloss: Mark Arm (guitar and vocals 1993-1997), Rick Bishop (bass 1992), Jeremy Bender (drums 1982), Martin Bland (drums 1982-1983, 1987-1988) (guitar and vocals 1988-1991) (drums 1992-1997), Duncan Coleman (drums 1982), David Creese (drums 1991), John Gazzola (drums 1982), Guy Madison (bass and vocals 1993-1997), Andre Poublon (drums 1983), Yvette Ralph (drums 1982), EJ Renestair (guitar), Jim Selene (bass 1982-1983, 1988-1991), Andrew Foley (drums 1986-1989), Sharron Weatherill (vocals 1982-1988), Chris Wiley (bass 1986-1988)

Discography (taken from Who's who of Australian rock and the Encyclopedia of Australian rock and pop)
ca Bloodloss - cassette
lp Human Skin Suit - Greasy Pop 1988
7" Nutbush City limits
7" Smell machine b/w Shake your leaves 1989
lp Truth is marching in - Aberrant 1990
7" Broke - Bell town records 1993
cd In a Gadda da change - Sympathy for the record industy 1993
lp 10 solid rockin' inches - Sympathy For The Record Industry 1994
7" Hated in my house b/w In the red 1995
cd Misty - Au-go-go 1996
cd Live my way - Warner/Reprise, 1996

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Coverage year : 1988
Period : 1980-2000
Further reading :

Spencer, Chris. Who's who of Australian rock, Noble Park, Vic. : Five Mile Press, 2002

Kelton, Tim.Underground in the City of Churches : rock music in South Australia, Adelaide : WAV Publications, 1986

McFarlane, Ian. The encyclopedia of Australian rock and pop, St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 1999

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