The Church

Sydney-based psychedelic rock band. Formed in 1980.

8 Members
26 Recordings
50 Gigs

The Church has 8 known members

Name	Instruments	Period
Peter Koppes	Guitar Details: 1980–1992, 1997–present	1980 -
Steve Kilbey	Bass, Vocals	1980 -
Marty Willson-Piper	Guitar, Vocals, Bass	1980 - 2013
Nick Ward	Drums	1980 - 1981
Richard Ploog	Drums	1981 - 1990
Jay Dee Daugherty	Drums	1990 - 1993
Tim Powles	Drums	1994 -
Ian Haug	Guitar, Vocals	2013 -

The Church discography - 26 recordings

Title	Type	Release Year	First Charted	High Pos.
The Unguarded Moment	Single	1981	27/04/81	22
Of Skins And Heart	Album	1981	25/05/81	22
Too Fast For You	Single	1981	21/09/81	43
Tear It All Away	Single	1981	28/09/81	81
Almost With You	Single	1982	22/02/82	21
The Blurred Crusade	Album	1982	01/03/82	10
When You Were Mine	Single	1982	24/05/82	77
Sing Songs	Album	1982	20/12/82	58
It's No Reason	Single	1983	30/05/83	56
Seance	Album	1983	20/06/83	18
Electric Lash	Single	1983	05/09/83	60
Remote Luxury	Album	1984	19/03/84	32
Persia	Album	1984	03/09/84	47
Already Yesterday	Single	1985	18/11/85	100
Heyday	Album	1986	10/02/86	19
Tantalized	Single	1986	24/02/86	62
Under The Milky Way	Single	1988	29/02/88	22
Starfish	Album	1988	18/04/88	11
Hindsight	Album	1988	11/07/88	35
Reptile	Single	1988	22/08/88	99
Metropolis	Single	1990	02/04/90	15
Gold Afternoon Fix	Album	1990	16/04/90	13
You're Still Beautiful	Single	1990	09/07/90	90
A Quick Smoke At Spots	Album	1991	20/05/91	92
Ripple	Single	1992	06/04/92	75
Priest = Aura	Album	1992	04/05/92	29

50 Known Gigs for The Church

Date	Venue	City
Wednesday 16th July 1980	Australian Heritage Hotel	Kings Cross, NSW
Saturday 8th November 1980	Sylvania Hotel	Sylvania, NSW
Monday 17th November 1980	Bexley North Hotel	Bexley North, NSW
Saturday 22nd November 1980	Sylvania Hotel	Sylvania, NSW
Friday 30th January 1981	Martini's	Carlton, VIC
Saturday 31st January 1981	Bombay Rock Evening Show	Brunswick, VIC
Saturday 31st January 1981	Ferntree Gully Hotel Afternoon Show	Ferntree Gully, VIC
Sunday 22nd March 1981	Sgt Pepper's Rock Café	Kings Cross, NSW
Friday 10th July 1981	Sandringham Hotel	Sandringham, VIC
Saturday 3rd October 1981	Tanelorn Music Festival	Stroud, NSW
Sunday 14th February 1982	Family Inn	Rydalmere, NSW
Monday 22nd March 1982	Footbridge Theatre	Sydney, NSW
Tuesday 27th April 1982	Prospect Hill Hotel	Kew, VIC
Saturday 1st May 1982	Club Chevron	Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 23rd May 1982	Macy's - Her Majesty's Hotel	South Yarra, VIC
Tuesday 25th May 1982	Prospect Hill Hotel	Kew, VIC
Wednesday 26th May 1982	Collendina Hotel	Ocean Grove, VIC
Thursday 27th May 1982	Club Chevron	Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 12th March 1983	Crystal Ballroom	St Kilda, VIC
Thursday 17th March 1983	Chevron Hotel	Melbourne, VIC
Friday 18th March 1983	Council Club Hotel - aka Ritchies Nitespot	Preston, VIC
Saturday 19th March 1983	Festival Hall	Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 20th March 1983	Festival Hall	Melbourne, VIC
Monday 21st March 1983	Festival Hall	Melbourne, VIC
Tuesday 22nd March 1983	Festival Hall	Melbourne, VIC
Friday 8th April 1983	The Venue	St Kilda, VIC
Saturday 23rd April 1983	Noosa Picnic Race Track	Noosa, QLD
Friday 29th April 1983	Chevron Hotel	Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 15th May 1983	Bankstown Paceway	Bankstown, NSW
Thursday 1st September 1983	The Tivoli	Sydney, NSW