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on guitar and vocals and Mark Mulligan on guitar and lead vocals were previously members of Finger Guns in 1986, which issued a single, "Heartman Is Breathing", in that year. Bruce Carter, on drums, and Cook were both members of the Transistors. Keyboard player, Richard Stevens, hails from

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. Clyde Bramley, their bass guitarist, was a member of

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, in 1991. After the Wiggles formed, Cook would periodically play with Bang Shang a Lang when available. In mid-2000 Mark Alchin joined the group on bass guitar (ex-the Transistors, the Clones). BSL released a CD, ''Unreal, Orange Peel!'', in 2006. Of its eleven tracks, four are originals written by Mulligan and seven are cover versions. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:' By 2012 the line-up of Bang Shang a Lang was Bramley, Carter, Cook and Mulligan.

Personnel

* Clyde Bramley – bass guitar, vocals * Bruce Carter – drums, vocals *

– guitar, vocals * Mark Mulligan – guitar, lead vocals * Richard Stevens – keyboards, vocals * Mark Alchin – bass guitar

References

External links

* {{Official website, bangshangalang.com/index.html Australian rock music groups Musical groups from Sydney