Band

ME 262

ME 262: members, recordings and production credits.

Sydney 1979–1982 by ME 262 album cover

Who played when

Members

4
01 1979–1982

Ally Marr

Drums

02 1979–1982

Andy Newman

Bass, keyboards

03 1979–1982

Mark Roxburgh

Vocals

04 1979–1982

Tony Gibson

Guitar, backing vocals

Sydney · 1979–1982

Sydney punk and hard rock, later renamed Trans 262

ME 262 combined late-1970s Sydney punk with the harder rock sound suggested by the Blue Öyster Cult song from which the group took its name.

01

ME 262 to Trans 262

Mark Roxburgh, Tony Gibson, Andy Newman and Ally Marr recorded demos as ME 262 before adopting the name Trans 262 for their self-released four-track EP.
02

The recordings recovered

The original demos, flexi-disc tracks and Trans 262 EP were assembled on Sydney 1979–1982.

Made for rock’n’roll

Discography

1 Records

Sydney 1979–1982 cover
ME 262 / Trans 262 2017 Archival compilation

Sydney 1979–1982

Credits & release details

Production & release

Collects the Rob Younger -produced ME 262 demos, the flexi-disc recordings and the 1981 Trans 262 EP recorded and produced with Clive Shakespeare.