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by **jetboy** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:30 pm

Has anyone else heard Aussie synth-rock band MEO 245 at all? One of New Wave's best kept secrets, they hailed from Melbourne, Australia. They had a coupla great singles, and then the 'Screen Memory' album in 81. Unfortunately, they followed this obscure classic up with the lacklustre, gloomy plod of the 'Rites Of Passage' mini album. Both album & mini LP were re-released on one CD in an EXTREMELY limited run (good luck if you can find it!!!!!). I saw a copy go for $100Aus on Ebay last year! If you like early 80s sorta similar stuff (early Ultravox-ish), then this rare gem is for you. I finally got all their releases on CD, including the now very scarce early singles. Brilliant band.

by **Plata66** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:12 am

Sorry Jetboy, never heard of them.What are (were) they like? Sounds interesting.

by **jetboy** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:47 pm

They were one of my favourite bands at the time. Brittle guitars, sweeping synths, and a great bass player and drummer. The Screen Memory album is brilliant synth rock. Some poppy stuff (Other Places, the awesome So Far Away), some eerie atmospheric slowe

by **MikeP** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:48 am

The only song I have of theirs is "Lady Love" (one of the early singles) on an Australian comp. It's a great song (maybe I should just post it as a Song of the Week) ... makes me want to seek out their other material. Thanks for the discography info.

by **newwavr176209** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 12:28 pm

I got an Mp3 of Lady Love from yours truely

I love that song!!!

They did the same for Logic System
They took everything...B-Sides, Singles, everything and threw it on 3 CDs.
They cost about $70-$100 EACH.

I managed talk to someone to pricing t

by **jetboy** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:29 pm

I can burn a CD of MEO 245's recorded output if anyone's interested. It contains all that was officially released by the band;
7"-Lady Love/Letters & Numbers-1980
7"-Marching Feet/Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa;LIVE/Somebody's Time;LIVE-1981
LP/CD-Screen

by **jetboy** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:01 pm

"I managed talk to someone to pricing them for me for $170...now all i have to do is come up with the money....."

That's way too much money for 3 CDs.

by **newwavr176209** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:08 am

Yup.

But getting them on vinyl wont be much cheaper.
You apparantly have to kill someone get a hold of logic systems material.

by **jetboy** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:57 pm

I forgot to mention that MEO 245's Screen Memory/Rites of Passage CD is remastered. The difference between the original vinyl/cassettes and the remastered CD is like night and day.

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