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Short band biography

Joe Algeri - vocals/guitar
Stuart Loasby - bass
Kevin Borruso - lead guitar
Anthony Spinelli - drums

Jack And The Beanstalk are an Australian band lead by the charismatic guitarist, vocalist and song-writer, Joe Algeri. He has been carving his niche' in the local Perth music scene having performed in various groups such as the Rockefellers, the Summer Suns, the Stonemasons (with current Beanstalk guitarist, Kevin Borruso) and also in acoustic mode as a soloist.

In 1994 he started Jack And The Beanstalk which has now taken him to even greater heights. Originally just a 3 piece group, the band recorded a 4 song demo of guitar-driven powerpop which fell into the hands of David Hughes-Owen from Perth-based label, Spinning Top Records. He liked it and the whole venture became a lot more serious, internationally speaking.

If you come from Perth and play pop/powerpop there is an inevitable comparison to Dom Mariani and his groups Stems and DM3. And yes, of course Mariani has been an influence to Jack And The Beanstalk, you can hear that classic 60's pop, garage and 70's powerpop influence. However, it has probably been more the example that has showed Joe and the guys, and a lot of bands from Perth, that it is possible to acheive success even though you live in an isolated part of the world.

Five years on, Jack And The Beanstalk have numerous single, EP and compilation releases throughout Europe and America to enthusiastic reviews. Their first album …And Other Stories was released in late 1996 as a split release between Spinning Top and Parasol in the US.

In 1997 Torpedo Records released a re-packaged album with great new artwork as Serial for the European market. This release set the standard for all the Torpedo releases - first 1000 hand numbered in digipak.

We excluded one song and added three. The first single Gram Parsons, the great new song Irregular Guy and a version of Beat's classic Walking Out On Love.