One Dollar Short
One Dollar Short were an Australian punk rock band formed in 1998, and hailing from Terrigal in New South Wales' Central Coast region. They're best known for their debut studio album Eight Days Away which peaked at number 7 on the ARIA charts in 2002.[1]
One Dollar Short | |
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Origin | Central Coast, NSW, Australia |
Genres | Punk rock Pop punk Alternative rock |
Years active | 1998–2005, 2011–12 |
Labels | Mushroom Distribution Services, Rapido |
Members | Scotte Woods Trent Crawford Adam Check Michael Smith Daniel Daly |
Past members | Michael Kemp Tim Flaherty Joel Core Attenborough |
History
One Dollar Short members were Michael Smith (drums), Trent Crawford (guitar), Tim Flaherty (guitar and backing vocals), Adam Check (bass) and Scott E. Woods (vocals) and they formed in 1998. In 1999, they released their debut EP From the Start on Mushroom Distribution Services.
In March 2001, the band released the EP Board Game which peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Chart, this was followed by the EP Press and Hold in August 2001, which peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Chart.[1] Flaherty left to form another Central Coast-based pop-punk band, Best Kept Secret. He was replaced on guitar briefly by Michael Kemp who departed the band in mid-2001.
In April 2002, the band released "Is This the Part?", the lead single from their debut album Eight Days Away which was released in May 2002. "10 Years" was released in July 2002 as the album's second single. All three released made the ARIA top 100.[1]
In June 2003, the band released "Keep Sake", which peaked at number 52 on the ARIA Chart.
In July 2004, the band released their second studio album, Receiving Transmission, was released along with single, "Some Assembly Required" In early 2005, the band went on hiatus.[2]
In 2011 they reunited playing their first show in six years at Gosford's Coaster Festival on 17 September.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [1][3] | ||
Eight Days Away | 7 | |
Receiving Transmission |
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55 |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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Unforgotten Songs |
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Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [1] | ||
From the Start |
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— |
Board Game |
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39 |
Press and Hold |
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23 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [1] | |||
"Is This The Part?" | 2002 | 39 | Eight Days Away |
"10 Years" | 63 | ||
"Keepsake" | 2003 | 52 | non-album single |
"Some Assembly Required" | 2004 | — | Receiving Transmission |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"Murder on the Dancefloor" | 2002 | Triple M Musical Challenge 3 – Third Time Lucky! |
References
- "Discography One Dollar Short". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "the AU interview: Scotte Woods of One Dollar Short (Central Coast NSW)". The AU Review. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.