After high school, Shirley Barrett drifted into a liberal arts program at Melbourne University but dropped out after two years and became a singer and songwriter for a band called the Fruit Pastilles. This band won a spot on a 3XY compilation of new Aussie bands called 'Undiscovered' (ELPS 4322) in 1982 with the track ''I Don't Ever Want To See You Again''. Epic released it on a single, the band made it onto Countdown and then they disappeared into musical oblivion. Shirley Barrett became a noted Australian film and television director. Her films included, Love Serenade, Walk the Talk and South Solitary. Shirley Barrett died from cancer in Sydney on 3 August 2022, aged 61.
Members
Shirley Barrett (vocals), Karen Dixon (vocals), Alan Gaunt (keyboards), Nick Norris (drums), Gordon Ealey (guitar), Nino Blake (bass), Joe Bogdanov
''I Don't Ever Want To See You Again'' (#60) 1982 Epic
References
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