Inner-city Sydney band Soggy Porridge was formed in 1982 from the ashes of local punk heroes The Kelpies with singer Mark Easton, bassist Con Murphy and drummer Ashley Thomson joined by Danny Coumbe on guitar.
Their independently-released debut single, How Can I Tell You? was reminiscent of The Cure and received critical acclaim, picking up major airplay on Triple J radio.
Thomson and Coumbe were replaced by Tony Cardinal and Paul Spooner and, in 1983, a five-track EP called Slurp Track was released. The band also appeared on Triple J’s Live at the Wireless compilation.
23-year-old guitarist Paul Spooner left the band in mid-1985 and died from a heroin overdose shortly after. He was eventually replaced by Jonathan Purcell.
The single Call My Name was released in 1985 but despite being superior to any previous release, the record failed to make an impact and the band split up early in 1986 with Mark Easton going on to form The Candy Harlots.
Mark Easton
Vocals, guitar Danny Coumbe
Guitar Con (Cornelius) Murphy
Bass Ashley Thomson
Drums Paul Spooner
Guitar Tony Cardinal
Drums Jonathon Purcell
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