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Charlie Marshall and The Body Electric
Chronology

(January 1992-October 1994: Melbourne)
Charlie Marshall and The Body Electric 
Charlie Marshall and The Body Electric: Warren Ellis, Brian Hooper, Jim White and Charlie Marshall.


(Limited to the period that Warren Ellis & Jim White [Dirty Three] were in the band).
Chronology: a chronological overview of known concert dates (some with setlists and/or ads), 
dates of studio recordings, all line-ups, assorted trivia and other tall tales 
related to the Australian band Charlie Marshall and The Body Electric.
Date format is DD-MMM-YY.

-Information in grey italics is uncertain-
1992
The year in which Charlie Marshall [Harem Scarem] puts his band The Body Electric together.
Line-up #1 (Melbourne: January 1992 - May 1993)
Charlie Marshall (vocals/guitar)/ Greg Hinchcliffe (bass)/ Warren Ellis (Fender Rhodes piano/violin)
and Jim White (drums).

31-Jan-92
AU Melbourne-Collingwood,The Club

Note: Debut gig.

26-Mar-92
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club
[with Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes, Busload of Faith]
PBS FM radio rent party

1992
AU Melbourne-East St.Kilda,a garage,rehearsing

04-Jul-92
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

25-Jul-92
AU Melbourne,Gaslight Records
[support for Acuff's Rose, who are launching their "Long Past Dawn" album]

01-Aug-92
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

22-Oct-92
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club
[with Dirty Three]

xx-xxx-92
AU Melbourne,La Trobe University

Setlist: Won't Give It Up/ Weightless/ Five Times/ Lowdown Loser's Game.

Note: First (demo) recording session. Engineered by Terry McDermott. Above tracks released on the "Won't Give It Up" compilation album (Red Ted, January 2016).

24-Dec-92
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Rochester Castle Hotel
[with Dirty Three]




1993
The year in which Brian Hooper [Beasts Of Bourbon, Kim Salmon's Surrealists] joins on bass.

19-Jan-93
AU Melbourne-Collingwood,The Club
[support for Beasts of Bourbon]

21-Feb-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel
Line-up #2 (Melbourne: May 1993 - October 1994)
Charlie Marshall (vocals/guitar)/ Brian Hooper (bass)/ Warren Ellis (Fender Rhodes piano/violin)
and Jim White (drums).

28-May-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

30-Jun-93
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club
[with Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers]
(Wednesday night residency)

07-Jul-93
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club
[with Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers]
(Wednesday night residency)

11-Jul-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel
(Charlie Marshall with Warren Ellis)

14-Jul-93
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club
[with Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers]
(Wednesday night residency)

21-Jul-93
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club
[with Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers]
(Wednesday night residency)

28-Jul-93
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club
[with Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers]
(Wednesday night residency)

Note: Throughout 1993/1994 Warren Ellis and Jim White are also member of Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers (as well as The Blackeyed Susans).

11-Sep-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

19-Sep-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

06-Oct-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

13-Oct-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

20-Oct-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

22-Oct-93
AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel
[with Dave Graney]

27-Oct-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel

03-Nov-93
AU Melbourne-Richmond,Evelyn Hotel
Rochester Castle Hotel 06-Nov-93

06-Nov-93
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Rochester Castle Hotel
[with Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 05-Nov-93.

Esplanade Hotel 25-Nov-93

25-Nov-93
AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel
[with Phil Para band]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 19-Nov-93.

Rochester Castle Hotel 11-Dec-93

11-Dec-93
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Rochester Castle Hotel
[with Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper, 10-Dec-93.

Esplanade Hotel 24-Dec-93

24-Dec-93
AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel
[with Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper.

Note: Jim and Warren are also performing as member of Salmon's Trouble Makers (STM).





1994
The final year for Warren and Jim.

06-Jan-94
AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel

13-Jan-94
AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room
[with Stephen Cummings]

14-Jan-94
AU Melbourne-Collingwood,Prince Patrick Hotel
[with David McComb and the Red Ponies]

Note: With Mick Turner [Venom P.Stinger/Dirty Three] on bass replacing Brian Hooper, who's touring Europe with Kim Salmon's Surrealists. From January till May 1994, Warren Elles is also member of David McComb's Red Ponies.

Esplanade Hotel 20-Jan-94

20-Jan-94
AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room
[with Stephen Cummings]

Ad: Scan of ad from The Age newspaper.

22-Jan-94
AU Melbourne,-St.Kilda,Prince of Wales
[support for Smashing Pumpkins, with Pray TV]

27-Jan-94
AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Esplanade Hotel,Gerschwin Room
[with Stephen Cummings]

28-Jan-94
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club

Note: With Mick Turner [Venom P.Stinger/Dirty Three] on bass replacing Brian Hooper, who's touring Europe with Kim Salmon's Surrealists.

13-Feb-94
AU Melbourne-St.Kilda,Fitzroy Street
St Kilda Music festival
[with Working Class Ringos]

1994
AU Melbourne,Platinum studios, recording selftitled 6-tracks mini album. Produced by The Body Electric and Laurence Maddy. Engineered/mixed by Barry Palmer [Crown Of Thorns/Harem Scarem] and Laurence Maddy.

16-Jun-94
AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

25-Aug-94
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club
[with Working Class Ringos]

xx-Oct-94
AU Release of the selftitled 6-tracks mini album (White Records).

05-Oct-94
AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

09-Oct-94
AU Sydney,Newtown,Sandringham Hotel
[with The Cannanes]

22-Oct-94
AU Melbourne-North Melbourne,Public Bar

31-Oct-94
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club

11-Nov-94
AU Melbourne-Fitzroy,Punters Club

1994
When Dirty Three starts to happen, Warren and Jim leave the Body Electric (as well as 2 other bands, the Blackeyed Susans and the Kim Salmon's Trouble Makers). Charlie Marshall assembles a new line up with Bryan Colechin (bass) /Andrew Entsch (bass)/ Matt Murphy (keyboards)/ Ashley Davies (drums) and Darren Seltman (drums)




2016
One-off event
The Gasometer 19-Jan-16

19-Jan-16
AU Melbourne-Collingwood,The Gasometer

Setlist: (not in this order) Sing Me A Song/ Won't Give Up/ Weightless/ Yearning Burnin Circus/.. more.

Photo: Screen captures from a video by Semiconductor Media.

Note: One-off event. "Won't Give Up" compilation album launch. Two line-ups of the band perform.
Line-up #1: Charlie Marshall (vocals/guitar)/ Brian Hooper (bass)/ Warren Ellis (Fender Rhodes piano/violin)/ Jim White (drums), with Caroline Kennedy (backing vocals).
Line-up #2: Charlie Marshall (vocals/guitar)/ Tim Deane (Fender Rhodes piano)/ Bryan Colechin (bass) and Brett Poliness (drums).

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