Degenerates is an Australian rock band formed by Jamie Durrant (guitar, vocals), Julien Chick (bass) and David Klenjans (drums). Their EP ''Out Of My Head'' saw them nominated at the

ARIA Music Awards of 1992 The Sixth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) was held on 6 March 1992 at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne. Hosts were international guest, Julian Lenno ...

for Best New Talent. Degenerates were formed in 1987 as Degens with Robert MacKay (bass). In 1989 they released a single, "Out Of My Head", through Amputated Hand. They expanded their name to Degenerates, with Julian Chick in place of MacKay on bass , and in 1991 they released an EP "Out Of My Head" through EMI/Chrysalis. In 1992 they released the singles "Crazy World" and "Play Dinosaur" shortly followed by their debut album ''Play Dinosaur'' produced at Studios 301, Sydney, by Kevin Shirley. In 1993, the band started putting out their releases through the Durrant family operated label Bent Records. The second album ''Outspoken'' followed in 1993. During this time Durrant released a solo single "Goodbye" in memory of the passing of musician

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. By the end of 1995, Degenerates had become Box of Anger. They released an EP, ''Clean"'' in 1995 and a self titled album in 1996. Durrant started Penny Safari who released a single "I Believe In Love"/"Two Pennies Drop" in 1998, Durrant continued running Bent Records, recording and releasing

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's first release.

Discography

Albums

Extended Plays

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...

. They commenced in 1987. , , - ,

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, ''Out of My Head'' , Best New Talent , , , -

References

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