MEO 245 were a pop rock band formed as Guided Tour in
Tasmania by Paul Brickhill on keyboards, guitar and vocals; Campbell Laird on drums; Paul Northam on guitar and vocals; and Mick Wilson on bass guitar. The group's name, MEO 245, refers to a catalogue number of a German Import extended play released by the Beatles. In February 1979 they relocated to Melbourne where Wilson was replaced on bass guitar by Mark Kellet. It reached No. 69 on the
Kent Music Report Albums Chart. According to Australian musicologist,
Ian McFarlane, "[the] title was taken from
A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis and the record itself was full of English-influenced pop rock." It provided two singles, "Sin City" (also September) and "Summer Girl" (November). It was a marked shift from the new wave pop of
Screen Memory with a more guitar-orientated sound coming to the fore. Ahead of the EP's release Kellet left and was replaced on bass guitar by Anthony Moore. In January of the following year Brickhill left to join
Little Heroes and the group disbanded by March with Laird joining Soldier of Fortune and Northam going to Luxury Device.
Screen Memory,
Rites of Passage and the non-album single, 'Lady Love", were released on CD as
Screen Memory /
Rites of Passage, for a compilation album in 1997 by Mushroom Records. ==Discography==