Fini Scad

Fini Scad
OriginAustralia
GenresIndie rock
MembersDave Thomas
Bill Coupland
Lincoln Beecroft
John McPhee

Fini Scad were an Australian alternative rock band of the 1990s. They had a minor hit with their single "Coppertone", which reached No. 42 in the 1996 Triple J Hottest 100. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997, the band were nominated for two awards.[1] They released one album, Wider Screen in 1998, and disbanded later the same year.

Members[edit]

  • Dave Thomas – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bill Coupland – lead guitar
  • Lincoln Beecroft – bass guitar
  • John (Jono) McPhee – drums

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[2]
Wider Screen 77

Extended plays[edit]

List of EP, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[3]
Testrider
  • Released: October 1996
  • Label: Bark (GRRR123), Mushroom (D13028)
  • Format: CD
119

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[4]
"Coppertone" 1996 [A] Testrider
"Furious" 1997 205 Wider Screen
"It's Not Real" 1998 141
"Sonic Boy" -

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Coppertone" was released as a radio only single, which was ineligible to chart in 1996

Awards and nominations[edit]

ARIA Music Awards[edit]

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1997 "Coppertone" / "Testrider" ARIA Award for Best New Talent Nominated [5]
ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single Nominated
Tim Whitten for Furious ARIA Award for Producer of the Year Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1997: 11th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 04 Oct 1998". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 18 August 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Furious":"Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 September 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017., "It's Not Real""Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 28 April 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2012.