RAIL
Rail were an Australian indie guitar pop group, which formed in 1993 as Sleeper. In 1994 they changed their name, first to Fragment and then to Rail. The initial line-up was Ashley Naylor on guitar and vocals, David Sayer on bass guitar, Dan Vertessy on vocals and guitar, and Ian Williams on drums. They released two albums, Bad Hair Life (September 1995) and Goodbye Surfing Hello God! (May 1997). Ashley Naylor had left by October 1996 to concentrate on his main band, Even. The band continued on without him until splitting up in late 1998.
BAD HAIR LIFE (1995)
Tracks | Media | |
| 1. | Never Whole (4:03) | |
| 2. | Freebird (4:23) | / |
| 3. | Billy + K. (5:51) | |
| 4. | Immune Deficiency (3:40) | / |
| 5. | Rock Dreams (4:16) | |
| 6. | Gonna Bury You (6:19) | |
| 7. | Volume Creep vs. Nature Boy (3:25) | |
| 8. | The Coolest Thing (3:05) | |
| 9. | Bridget Fonda (3:12) | |
| 10. | Theatre Of Yr Soul (4:46) | |
| 11. | My Last Beer (2:08) | |
| 12. | People Who Look Like Things (0:29) | |
| 13. | Spinning Ball (5:21) | |
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Credits
Ashley Naylor - Guitar, Vocals
Dan Vertessy - Vocals, Guitar, Organ [Hammond]
David Sayer - Bass
Ian Williams - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
A Sacred Rabbit Production
Produced by Rail and Robbie Rowlands
Written by Rail
Engineered by Robbie Rowlands and Matt Voigt
Mixed by Robbie Rowlands
Mastered by Steve Smart
Releases
- CD - White D24432 (Australia) - Sept. 1995
- CD - White/Mushroom MUSH32298.2 (Australia)
IMMUNE DEFICIENCY (1995)
Tracks
- Immune Deficiency –
- Hallelujah
- Something To Believe
- Starchild
Releases
- CD - White D1080 (Australia) - July 1995
FREEBIRD (1996)
Tracks
- Freebird –
- Eclipse
- Schmooze Bus
- Baby You're Gonna Make Some Rich Man Poor
Releases
- CD - White D1263 (Australia) - Feb. 1996
NEVER WHOLE (1996)
Tracks
- Never Whole
- Sheela-Na-Gig
- Billy And K (Live)
- Volume Creep vs. Nature Boy (Live)
- Untitled
Releases
- CD - White D1439 (Australia)
GOODBYE SURFING HELLO GOD! (1997)
Tracks | Media | |
| 1. | Casanova Express (3:59) | |
| 2. | Relapse (2:32) | |
| 3. | I Am Awake (5:31) | |
| 4. | Sun Shiny Day (3:45) | |
| 5. | My Art (3:55) | |
| 6. | Bye The Bye (3:15) | |
| 7. | Sold Me Down The River (3:58) | |
| 8. | Hey Little Beauty Queen (5:11) | |
| 9. | Sleepover (7:06) | |
| 10. | Late Night (2:45) | |
| 11. | My Next Beer (4:53) | |
| 12. | Sour Milk (2:46) | |
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Credits
Ashley Naylor - Guitar, Vocals
Dan Vertessy - Guitar, Vocals
David Sayer - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Ian Williams - Drums, Vocals
Michael Burke - Pedal Steel Guitar
Hope Csutoros - Violin
Helen Mountfort - Cello
All tracks written by Rail (Black Pig/Polygram)
Produced by Don Fleming for Instant Mayhem Productions
Recorded at Sing Sing Studios
Engineered by Bill Emmons
Artwork by Cath Lindsey
Releases
- CD - White/Mushroom MUSH33006-2 (Australia) - May 19, 1997
- CD - White/Mushroom PRD96/93 (Australia Promo) - Cover
I AM AWAKE (1996)
Tracks
- I Am Awake (Edit)
- Lapdog
- Beauty Queen #2
- Johnny Wadd
- I Am Awake (Album Version)
Releases
- CD - White D1497 (Australia)
RELAPSE (1997)
Tracks
- Relapse
- Country Trip
- Been Sad A While
- Pot Sounds
Releases
- CD - White/Mushroom MUSH01629-2 (Australia)
Notes
Ashley Naylor only played on the title track "Relapse".
COMPILATIONS FEATURING TRACKS BY RAIL
YOUNGBLOOD 4 (1994)
Tracks
- Paydirt (4:41) - Drop City
- Green (4:09) - Baby Sugar Loud
- Touchdown (4:02) - Oliver
- Careering (3:42) - Fragment [early Rail band name]
- Bruce From The Hills (3:47) - Trout Fishing In Quebec
- Come Inside (4:08) - Sidewinder
- Kinder (3:30) - Earthmen
- Round And Round (3:28) - Dan Mullins
- Lucky Number 3 (3:59) - Ammonia
- Mucking Around (3:00) - Dream Poppies
- Cliffhanger (4:12) - Blindside
- It's Not The Same (4:22) - SPDFGH
- Piece Of Mind (4:52) - Turbo Shicken
- Together As One (3:18) - Pangaea
- Rats In The Walls (3:51) - Capital F
- Anger - Nitocris
Releases
- CD - rooArt 4509971130 (Australia) - September 1994