The Lizard Train

The Lizard Train were formed in Adelaide in early 1985 with Shane Bloffwitch (ex-Risque Humour) on bass guitar and vocals; David Creese (Risque Humour) on drums, chimes and vocals; Phil Drew on guitar and vocals; and Chris Willard (Head On, Crawling Eye, Acid Drops, Revenge of the Gila Monsters) on lead guitar and lead vocals. Willard's former bandmate and then-girlfriend, Liz Dealey, formed her own band, Liz Dealey and the Twenty Second Sect. The Lizard Train's first gig was in May 1985 and their first recording was as backing musicians on Liz Dealey and the Twenty Second Sect's debut single, 'The Wailing House', in 1986.

 
In August 1986 The Lizard Train released their debut extended play, 'Thirteen Hour Daydream', on Greasy Pop Records. Its four tracks had been recorded in December the previous year at Adelaide's Studio 202 with Kim Horne engineering and producing. From August to October 1987 The Lizard Train undertook their first tour of Europe where the EP had gained some popularity in France and Germany. In September that year they issued their debut studio album, 'Slippery'. Its lead single, "Beauty Underground" had appeared in June and was followed in October by "Ever Been There?". Drew left in December and the group continued as a trio. They toured Europe again and then in September 1989 they started recording their second album, 'The Ride', at Bartels St Studio with Tony Elliot producing.It appeared the following year with a single, "She Gets Me". In October-November 1991 they recorded their next album, 'Get Your Wah Wahs Out,' with Elliot producing again. By 1992 they had signed with Shock Records' label, Shagpile Records and released the album that year. In October 1993 they followed with a six-track album, 'Couch', produced by Darren McBain, Dave Lokan and Lizard Train; and recorded at Big Sound Studios in April.

 
In March 1995 the next album, 'Everything Moves', appeared; it was preceded by its associated single, "It all Came from Nothing", a month earlier. They were produced by Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Breeders, The Jesus Lizard) at Mixmasters Studio in Belair. In May that year they issued a five-track extended play, 'Inertia', also produced by Albini. By that time they had relocated to Melbourne and became The Dumb Earth. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]