# The Eastern Dark

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The Eastern Dark Origin Australia Genres Australian rock Years active 1984–1986 Labels Waterfront, Half A Cow

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**The Eastern Dark** was an [Australian rock](/source/Australian_rock) band who formed in the 1980s as an offshoot from another Australian band, [The Celibate Rifles](/source/The_Celibate_Rifles).[1]

## History

The band was formed in 1984 when then [Celibate Rifles](/source/Celibate_Rifles) [bassist](/source/Bassist) James Darroch decided to leave and form his own band.[2] Darroch switched from bass to [guitar](/source/Guitar) and enlisted drummer Geoff Milne and former [Lime Spiders](/source/Lime_Spiders) backing vocalist Bill Gibson on bass. After some rehearsals the three became The Eastern Dark, named after a place in [The Phantom](/source/The_Phantom) comics.[2] The three piece began playing live in May 1984, quickly garnering local support and earning notoriety for their habit of opening each set with a different Ramones cover, working their way chronologically through the Ramones' discography. Their first single, "Julie Is A Junkie/Johnny And Dee Dee," was released on Waterfront Records in July 1985.

With [Rob Younger](/source/Rob_Younger) as producer[2] the band recorded the EP *Long Live The New Flesh!* in 1986. On 4 March 1986, days after finishing the EP, and en route to a week-long series of shows in Melbourne, the band's van went off the road; Darroch was killed, and Milne and Gibson were hospitalised. *Long Live the New Flesh!* was released posthumously later that year, and a collection of live recordings and demos was released as *Girls on the Beach (With Cars)* in 1989. A CD collection of the previously released material, *Where Are All the Single Girls?* was released on Half A Cow Records in 2000 (and re-released in 2010).

## Members

- James Darroch - vocals, guitar (1984-1986; his death)

- Bill Gibson - bass (1984-1986)

- Geoff Milne - drums (1984-1986)

## Discography

- *Julie Is A Junkie/Johnny And Dee Dee* [7"] (1985)

- *Long Live the New Flesh!* [EP] (1986)

- *Girls on the Beach (With Cars)* [2xLP] (1990)

- *Where Are All the Single Girls?* [CD] (2000)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AMG_1-0)** ["allmusicguide.com"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4158). *Allmusic Profile*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AMO_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AMO_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AMO_2-2) ["australianmusiconline"](http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=1175). *Australian Music Online*.

## External links

- [The Eastern Dark at Australian Music Online](http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=1175)

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