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 Formed in 1983, Surprise Surprise was a mod-pop-ska band and were sometimes referred to as ‘The Surprise’.
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 Information below is mostly from: [[https://christiannewwave.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/detholz/]]
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 Surprise is group full of surprises (no pun intended). Hailing from the shores of Australia back in the 80’s started a group called “Surprise Surprise” and later shortened their name to “Surprise”. The band consisted of Alexander Mcdonald, David Welch, Allan Dowthwaite, Malcolm Kiely and Lisa Parson. Locally managed by David Smallbone who is the father of the CCM renowned artist Rebecca St. James who narrates a line or two in a track in one of the albums.
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 ===== Discography =====
-| 1983 | Surprise Surprise | Sounds of Now [7-inch single] |
+| 1983 | Surprise Surprise | Sounds of Now (single) | secret CHIHUAHUA records |
-| 1984 | Surprise Surprise | Anguished Heart [7-inch single] |
+| 1984 | Surprise Surprise | Anguished Heart (single) | Method Records |
 | 1985 | Surprise Surprise | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/05/19/surprise-surprise-welcome-to-the-snake-village/|Welcome to the Snake Village]] |
-| 1986 | Surprise Surprise | Cried All My Tears [7-inch single] |
+| 1986 | Surprise Surprise | Cried All My Tears (single) | Method Records |
 | 1987 | Surprise | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/05/19/surprise-good-guys-dont-always-wear-white/|Good Guys Don’t Always Wear White]] |
 | 1989 | Surprise | Surprise Alive |
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 ==== Sounds of Now ====
- Independent
+ secret CHIHUAHUA records (SCR 1)
+Alexander MacDonald - Vocals, guitar\\
+David Welch - Keyboards, backing vocals\\
+Glenn Blackley - Bass, backing vocals\\
+Lance Muir - Drums, backing vocals
+Produced by Surprise Surprise\\
+Engineered by David Cooper\\
+Recorded at Honey Farm April 1983
+  - Sounds of Now (2:13)
+  - Classification Needed (2:43)
+  - Runaway (3:50)
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 ==== Anguished Heart ====
- Independent
+ Method Records (MR18)
+Alexander MacDonald - Guitar, vocals\\
+David Welch - Keyboards\\
+Glenn Blackley - Bass\\
+Lance Muir - Drums, vocals
+Produced by Clive Shakespeare
+Special thanx to: Amanda, Phil Lake, Ian Richardson
+  - Anguished Heart (2:50)
+  - Walking With a Zombie (2:41)
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 Alexander Macartney – Vocals and Guitar
-  - Telefone
+Produced by Christopher Soulos\\
-  - I Once Loved This Girl
+Engineered by Gary Kins
-  - Zombies (aka “Walking With a Zombie”)
-  - Colours
+  - Telefone (2:38) (MacDonald)
-  - Heaven
+  - I Once Loved This Girl (2:28) (Welch, Muir, Blackley, MacDonald)
-  - For Once in My Life
+  - Zombie (2:54) (Welch, Muir, Blackley, MacDonald)
-  - Sounds of Now
+  - Colours (2:58) (Welch, Muir, Blackley, MacDonald)
-  - Saviour
+  - Heaven (3:46) (MacDonald)
-  - Out of Her Mind
+  - For Once (2:55) (MacDonald)
-  - Pictures of Matchstick Men
+  - Sounds (2:49) (MacDonald)
-  - Cried All My Tears
+  - Savior (2:38) (MacDonald)
-  - Snake Village
+  - Out of Her Mind (3:02) (MacDonald)
+  - Pictures (2:48) (Staus Quo)
+  - Cried (3:49) (Welch, Muir, Blackley, MacDonald)
+  - Snake Village (5:36) (Welch, Muir, Blackley, MacDonald)
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 ==== Cried All My Tears ====
- Independent
+ Method Records (K-9915)
+Alexander MacDonald - Vocals, guitar\\
+David Welch - Keyboards\\
+Glenn Blackley - Bass\\
+Lance Muir - Drums, vocals
+Special thanks to Prue & Tracey (backing vocals) & Christopher Soulos (quality control)
+  - Cried All My Tears
+  - Telefone
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+===== Links =====
+  * [[http://www.oocities.org/maljam2002/surprise.html|The Surprise Song Stories]]