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Sacred Cowboys are an Australian rock band active live throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and 2000's which began in inner city Melbourne in 1982.
The Sacred Cowboys' frontman is Garry Gray (lead singer/lyricist), who as a member of the 'Negatives' ('77/'79) and the 'Reals' ('75/'76) was a pioneer of indie music in Melbourne.
He was a founding member of the 'Sacred Cowboys' in 1982. Gray reformed the 'Sacred Cowboys' in 2006 with a stellar line up which includes: Spencer P Jones (guitar); Penny Ikinger (guitar); Nick Reishbeth (bass); Stephan Fidock (drums); and special guest on keyboards for the August 2006 shows, Ash Wednesday (keyboards).
Founding 1982 members include Johnny Crash (drums) and Mark Ferrie (bass) who were both previously members of Melbourne pop band The Models; Terry Doolan (guitar); Andrew Picouleau (bass); and Ian Forrest (keyboards). Nick Reishbeth joined the group in 1983. In 1987 Stephan Fidock joined on drums.
The 'Sacred Cowboys' began playing inner city Melbourne in early 1982. Gray thought of the name after viewing an episode of Get Smart with Mark Ferrie, from the episode where the Groovy Guru and his band the Sacred Cows set out to subvert America's youth with prycadellic music.
Within six months, the 'Cowboys' signed with Mushroom/White Label and recorded the 'Nothing Grows In Texas' single. After their so-called 'legendary performance' on Molly Meldrum's Countdown pop TV show on the ABC, Molly said, "This is the worst group I've seen in 5 years." This set the tone for their long career as one of Australia's seminal alternative groups.
Ram Magazine's Ed Southern had this to say about the 82-85 'Cowboys': "He's an icon from the fantasy of the Great Western Dream. Dripping rock power an insatiable survivor riding roughshod, etched against a deep desert sunset he is the good, the bad, and the ugly. Give him spirits, a rifle and shade for his laughing eyes. He projects, scratches against the night, guttural, sombre, aloof, melodic and loud. He is committed to every performance. He takes no prisoners. He is the Sacred Cowboy. Here is a rock genre that can only be described as the coming of age of all we have ever felt. The big guns discovered again."
Between '82 and '85 the Cowboys relesed 2 singles, 'Texas' and 'Bangkok', a self-titled EP on the White Label, their first self-titled album on French Label, New Rose, and the live/basement tapes 'We Love You' album on ManMade. [Source: SACRED COWBOYS OFFICIAL SITE]






A1. Nothing Grows in Texas 4:14
A2. Twisted Nerve 4:45
A3. Bangkok 2:28
A4. Slow Kill 2:49
A5. Is Nothing Sacred 4:55

B1. Strip Cell 5:24
B2. The Absolute 4:25
B3. Pay for It in the Next Life 3:59
B4. Limbo Jig 3:57
B5. Nailed to the Cross 3:04

Sacred Cowboys