The Cockroaches, (Later known as Paul Field & the Cockroaches), was an Australian American pop rock band which achieved reasonable success in the 1980s and 1990s. The band took its name from an obscure nom de plume favored by The Rolling Stones during the 1960s. The Cockroaches were formed in Sydney on January 1980, and Discontinued in February 1995. The Cockroaches was reintroduced in January 2008.
The band is today best known as a precursor to the internationally successful children's musical group The Wiggles. Two of the Wiggles, Anthony Field and Jeff Fatt, were members of the Cockroaches (lead guitar and keyboards), while the Cockroaches' lead singer Paul Field is the Wiggles' manager; guitarist John Field is a frequent songwriter for the Wiggles. Cockroaches drummer Tony Henry and bassist Paul Dunworth have also played on numerous Wiggles recordings.
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Discography[]
Albums[]
- The Cockroaches - Regular (L 38709) (March 1, 1987)
- Fingertips - Regular (TVL93270) (1988)
- Positive - Regular (D 19737) (June 1, 1991)
- Saint Patrick's Day 10am - Independent (CD ROACH 001) (March 1, 1994)
- Hey Let's Go! The Best of The Cockroaches - Festival (D26394) (November 8, 1999)
Singles[]
- "I Want a Leather Jacket"/"Blue Moon of Kentucky" (R.D.S. 004) (June 1980)
- "Through With Her"/"Bingo Bango" (PRS13096) (June 1981)
- "Used To Be/(She Goes) On and On" (August 1981)
- "Empty Heart/Apartment No. 9" - EMI (Custom 13233) (October 1981)
- "Shake, Jump & Shout/Last Night/Empty Heart" - Phantom (PH-16) (11 November 1982)
- "See You In Spain"/"(I've) Been Thinkin' About You" - Powderworks (POW 0200) (June 1984)
- "My Whole World's Fallin' Down"/"Groovin' in the Graveyard" - Possum (POS 1529) (June 1985)
- "Another Night Alone"/"Just Can't Stop" - Possum (POS 1589) (December 1985)
- "Wait Up"/"Henry's Lizard" - Regular (K72) (September 1986)
- "She's The One"/"Can in the Hand" - Regular (K212) (January 1987)
- "Some Kind Of Girl"/"Dr Richmond" - Regular (K277) (May 1987)
- "Double Shot"/"Something Good" - Regular (K388) (August 1987)
- "Hey What Now!"/"Marie" - Regular (K533) (June 1988)
- "You And Me"/"So Wild" - Regular (K639) (October 1988)
- "Permanently Single"/"Rudolph Had A Baby" - Regular (K769) (January 1989)
- "It's Another Saturday Night"/"I've Got To Hang On" - Regular (K894) (August 1989)
- "Hope"/"Soul To Soul" (August 1990)
- "Here Comes That Feeling"/"I Wanna Be With You" (1990)
- "I Must Have Been Blind"/"I Don't Wanna Be Sad" (May 1991)
Unreleased Songs[]
- You Got The Drop
- Get Ready To Wiggle (Released by The Wiggles)
- Cat's Pyjamas
- Dealing With Baby
- It's Over
- Deeper and Deeper
- Side to Side
- Street Where I Lived
- Love Inside of Me
- Come Out Tonight
- I'm Ready for Love
- Cry, Cry, Cry
- I Wanna Be With You
- All of Me
