# Fini Scad
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{{Short description|Australian alternative rock band, 1990s}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Fini Scad
| origin = [Australia](/source/Australia)
| genre = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)
| current_members = Dave Thomas
Bill Coupland
Lincoln Beecroft
John McPhee
}}
'''Fini Scad''' were an [Australia](/source/Australia)n alternative rock band of the 1990s. They had a minor hit with their single "Coppertone", which reached No. 42 in the [1996 Triple J Hottest 100](/source/Triple_J_Hottest_100%2C_1996). At the [ARIA Music Awards of 1997](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_1997), the band were nominated for two awards.[{{cite web|url=http://ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997|title=1997: 11th Annual ARIA Awards|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=9 December 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211235542/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997|archivedate=11 February 2009}}] They released one album, ''Wider Screen'' in 1998, and disbanded later the same year.
== Members ==
* Dave Thomas – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Bill Coupland – lead guitar
* Lincoln Beecroft – bass guitar
* John (Jono) McPhee – drums
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
[{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/eHwhTWw.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 04 Oct 1998|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by [ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association))|accessdate=29 April 2017}}]
|-
! scope="row"| ''Wider Screen''
|
* Released: September 1998
* Label: [Mushroom Records](/source/Mushroom_Records) (Mush33154.2)
* Format: CD
| 77
|-
|}
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of EP, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
[{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/oAbaxzg.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 18 August 2017|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=18 August 2017}}]
|-
! scope="row"| ''Testrider''
|
* Released: October 1996
* Label: Bark (GRRR123), Mushroom (D13028)
* Format: CD
| 119
|-
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
["Furious":{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/MTv4MC1.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 September 2017|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=19 September 2017}}, "It's Not Real"{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/IbUbeT7.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 28 April 2017|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=29 April 2017}}]
|-
! scope="row"| "Coppertone"
|1996
| {{efn-ua|"Coppertone" was released as a radio only single, which was ineligible to chart in 1996}}
|''Testrider''
|-
! scope="row"| "Furious"
|1997
| 205
|rowspan="3"|''Wider Screen''
|-
! scope="row"| "It's Not Real"
|rowspan="2"| 1998
| 141
|-
! scope="row"| "Sonic Boy"
| -
|}
==Notes==
{{notelist-ua}}
==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
The [ARIA Music Awards](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards) is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [Australian music](/source/Australian_music). They commenced in 1987.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| [1997](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_1997)
|rowspan="2"| "Coppertone" / "Testrider"
| [Best New Talent](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_New_Talent)
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="3"| [{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1997 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1997 |publisher=[Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) (ARIA) |access-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222011152/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997 |archive-date=22 December 2007 }}]
|-
| [Breakthrough Artist – Single](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Breakthrough_Artist_%E2%80%93_Single)
| {{nom}}
|-
| [Tim Whitten](/source/Tim_Whitten) for ''Furious''
| [Producer of the Year](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Producer_of_the_Year)
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
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Category:Australian alternative rock groups
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