Bandicoot – Bandicoot (1976)

Shane Bourne & Mick Fettes co-founded Bandicoot in early 1976 with Mick Fettes (formerly of the band Madder Lake) and Bourne on lead vocals. They had met at John Pinder's Reefer Cabaret concerts, where Bourne often acted as compere and/or performed stand-up comedy.The group's songs were co-written by Bourne and Fettes.Fellow musicians were Dannie Bourne on keyboards or piano (from Pantha), Ross Davis on guitar, Kerry McKenna on guitar (from Madder Lake) and Gary Young on drums (ex-Daddy Cool, Hot Dog).
Bandicoot released a self-titled album in 1976 via Rainbird/Tempo, with a top-100 single "Living off the Radio" issued in March 1976. According to Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane, Bandicoot "mixed good-time rock'n'roll, blues, country and pop but failed to chart." Bandicoot toured for a year with Bourne and Fettes joined by Bruno De Stanislo on bass guitar, Mick Elliot on guitar, Peter Reed on drums and Tony Vikaris on guitar. They disbanded in May 1977.