# New Race > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/New_Race > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/New_Race.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Race > Source revision: 1279654278 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) New Race Origin Sydney, Australia Genres Alternative punk rock, indie rock, garage, proto-punk Years active 1981 Past members Rob Younger Ron Asheton Deniz Tek Warwick Gilbert Dennis Thompson **New Race** was a Detroit rock–styled [supergroup](/source/Supergroup_(music)) based in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), Australia, formed in April 1981. New Race was a concept [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] band featuring three members of [Radio Birdman](/source/Radio_Birdman): [Deniz Tek](/source/Deniz_Tek), [Rob Younger](/source/Rob_Younger), and Warwick Gilbert, along with their inspirational mentors: [Ron Asheton](/source/Ron_Asheton) of [The Stooges](/source/The_Stooges), and [Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson](/source/Dennis_Thompson_(drummer)) of [MC5](/source/MC5). New Race played one tour of the East Coast of Australia, which consisted of seventeen shows. Many of these shows were recorded in anticipation of a live album at the end of the tour, and it was these recordings which formed the band's only "official" album, *[The First and the Last](/source/The_First_and_the_Last_(album))*. There are two quality "bootleg" albums, also from these recordings, released on French label Revenge Records. The three albums include [Radio Birdman](/source/Radio_Birdman) originals, songs from the [MC5](/source/MC5) and [The Stooges](/source/The_Stooges), and songs from [Deniz Tek](/source/Deniz_Tek)'s post-Birdman band, [The Visitors](/source/The_Visitors_(Australian_band)), and Asheton's post-Stooges band, [Destroy All Monsters](/source/Destroy_All_Monsters_(band)), along with one original song, "Columbia", credited to the entire band. At the conclusion of the tour, both Ron Asheton and Dennis Thompson returned to the United States to pursue new musical avenues. ## Tour dates and venues The tour consisted of 17 bookings: - April 21, 1981: Wollongong, Wollongong Leagues Club - April 22: Lismore (NSW), Lismore RSL - April 23: Grafton (NSW), Grafton RSL - April 24: Mooloolaba (Qld), Thompson's Hotel - April 25: Brisbane, University of Queensland refectory - April 27: Sydney, Sundowner Hotel - April 28: Sydney, Family Inn, Rydalmere. - April 30: Melbourne, Armadale Hotel - May 1: Melbourne, [Bombay Rock](/source/Bombay_Rock) - May 2: Melbourne, [Crystal Ballroom](/source/Crystal_Ballroom_(Melbourne)) - May 3: Adelaide, [Thebarton Theatre](/source/Thebarton_Theatre) - May 5: Canberra, Ainslie Hotel - May 6: Sydney, Selina's - May 7: Sydney, Sylvania Hotel - May 8: Sydney, Comb & Cutter Hotel - May 9: Sydney, Manly Vale Hotel - May 10: Sydney, Sgt Pepper's Rock Café It is doubtful that all of the bookings (listed above) were actually completed. Some sources state that only 16 shows were actually played, and according to Deniz Tek and Dennis Thompson, there was an additional gig on the Gold Coast at The Playroom, soon after the Wollongong show.[1][2] Tek commented: “The first show was a predictably rough event in Wollongong, a tough steel city down south... then drove overnight 1,000 km north to the Gold Coast, to The Playroom which is still sitting there on one of the prettiest beaches in the world”. According to Thompson: “When we arrived at the Gold Coast... I can’t remember if it was The Beenleigh Tavern or The Playroom ... the marquee out the front of the venue had us billed as Radio Birdman”. May 10, 2021: They definitely played at The Playroom at Tallebudgera on the Gold Coast on Friday Apr 24 1981. I was at this gig and met Dennis and Ron after. Also saw them the next night at the Queensland University Refectory in Brisbane. ## Members - [Rob Younger](/source/Rob_Younger) – [lead vocals](/source/Lead_vocals) - [Ron Asheton](/source/Ron_Asheton) – [guitar](/source/Guitar) - [Deniz Tek](/source/Deniz_Tek) – guitar, [backing vocals](/source/Backing_vocals) - Warwick Gilbert – [bass](/source/Bass_guitar) - [Dennis Thompson](/source/Dennis_Thompson_(drummer)) – [drums](/source/Drums), backing vocals **Additional personnel** - [Chris Masuak](/source/Chris_Masuak) – guitar (played some shows on the songs "Looking At You" & "Columbia") - Clyde Bramley – backing vocals (overdubbed during the sessions for *The First And The Last* album) ## Discography Release date Title Notes 1982 The First and the Last vinyl LP 1983 The First and Last German pressing vinyl LP 1983 Crying Sun/Gotta Keep Movin vinyl single 1983 The First and Last UK version vinyl LP 1989 The First to Pay vinyl LP and CD 1989 Hail Columbia 45 green vinyl single, only 1000 copies pressed 1990 The Second Wave vinyl LP and CD 1997 The First and Last Reissue vinyl LP and CD ## Further reading - [McFarlane, Ian](/source/Ian_McFarlane) (1999). *[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Australian_Rock_and_Pop)*. [Allen & Unwin](/source/Allen_%26_Unwin). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-86448-768-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86448-768-2). - Beteta, Manuel (2016). *El año que matamos a Skippy: Un recorrido por el high-energy, punk, garage y power-pop australiano (in Spanish)*. Barcelona: 66 rpm Edicions. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-84-945330-6-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-84-945330-6-8). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Thompson, D. [*Other Bands*](https://web.archive.org/web/20150510062247/http://www.machinegunspage.com/p/other-bands.html). *Blog Dennis Machinegun Thompson*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Tek, D. [*New Race*](http://www.deniztek.com/new-race-cwk6). *Web Deniz Tek*. ## External links - [Dennis Thompson and Deniz Tek on the New Race](http://www.machinegunthompson.com/2009/09/deniz-dennis-dedicated-to-ron-asheton.html) - [Dennis Thompson Interview with Jarrod Dicker](https://web.archive.org/web/20091106200829/http://www.staythirstymedia.com/200911-039/html/200911-dennis-machine-gun-thompson-int.html) - [http://www.divinerites.com/b_newrac.htm](http://www.divinerites.com/b_newrac.htm) - [http://www.answers.com/topic/new-race](http://www.answers.com/topic/new-race) - [http://www.machinegunthompson.com](http://www.machinegunthompson.com) - [http://www.alive-totalenergy.com/New%20Race.html](http://www.alive-totalenergy.com/New%20Race.html) - [http://perso.orange.fr/birdmanpage/newrace.htm](http://perso.orange.fr/birdmanpage/newrace.htm) v t e MC5 Wayne Kramer Fred "Sonic" Smith Rob Tyner Michael Davis Dennis Thompson Handsome Dick Manitoba Studio albums Back in the USA High Time Heavy Lifting Live albums Kick Out the Jams Teen Age Lust Compilation albums The Big Bang!: Best of the MC5 Song "Kick Out the Jams" Film MC5: A True Testimonial Related bands Destroy All Monsters Sonic's Rendezvous Band The New Order New Race Related articles John Sinclair White Panther Party Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [New Race](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Race) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Race?action=history)). 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