Messenger Press, 1992, Photograph, B 70869/14998
The band Neptune Lolly Shoppe had been together for three years, when this photograph was taken. They had started to attract large crowds eg 200-300 in Adelaide and were making inroads into the Sydney scene, touring there regularly. This picture was taken about a month before they were offered a deal with Warner Chappell. They played alongside Ratcat, Tall Tales and True, The Hummingbirds, Garyclail and the on u sound system, Richard Clapton, Tommy Emanuel, the 1993 Big Day Out, The Wonderstuff, Dire Straits, and The Hothouse Flowers. The group broke up in 1995. [from information provided by Andrew Matters].