This Is the Sharp by The Sharp

This Is the Sharp was the debut album from the Sharp, the Melbourne band that had formed in 1991, and it came out in September 1993. The lineup split the singing: Allan Catlin played double bass and sang lead, Charlie Rooke played guitar and sang lead too, and Piet Collins held it down on drums.

It's pop-rock with a rockabilly kick, all bounce and swagger, and it peaked at number 13 on the ARIA chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994 it earned a nomination for Breakthrough Artist - Album. "Scratch My Back" was the song that found its way onto the countdowns, and Sonic Tripod followed a year later.

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