Vintage Crop (band)

Vintage Crop are an Australian music group from Geelong. They took their name from the English horse Vintage Crop.^[1]

Vintage Crop
Background information
Years active	2016-present
Labels	Anti Fade Records, Upset The Rhythm
Members	Jack Cherry, Tyson Harper, Luke O'Brien, Tyler O'Brien
Past members	Jack Massey
Website	vintagecrop.bandcamp.com

History

Vintage Crop formed as a solo project for Jack Cherry, who would record in his bedroom and upload songs to SoundCloud.^[2] He was later joined by guitarist Tyson Harper, and brothers Tyler and Luke O'Brien in 2016.^[1] The band made their debut in November 2016 with their EP Coming Up.^[3] The EP was released by Weather Vane Records, a label run by band member Jack Cherry in Geelong.^[4] It was mastered by Mikey Young of Total Control, who has continued working with the group on each subsequent release.^[5]

On 14 April 2017, Vintage Crop released their debut album TV Organs.^[6] It was reissued in France in 2018 by Polaks Records.^[1]

Their second album New Age was released in 2018 by Geelong-based Anti Fade Records, and was followed by a tour of Europe.^[1][7] This was followed by the album Serve To Serve Again, released in August 2020 by Anti Fade in Australia, and Upset! The Rhythm in the UK.^[8]

In March 2022, NME Australia reported Vintage Crop had released a new single "Double Slants", and announced their fourth album Kibitzer would be released on 24 June 2022. The album was recorded in one day, and was mixed and mastered by Mikey Young.^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown

Title	Details
TV Organs	Released: April 2017 Label: Weather Vane Records (WVR 002) Formats: Cassette, Digital download, streaming
New Age	Released: April 2018 Label: Weather Vane Records (WVR 010), ANTI FADE records (ANT-041) Formats: CD, LP, Digital download, streaming
Serve to Serve Again	Released: 7 August 2020 Label: ANTI FADE records (ANT-071) Formats: CD, LP, digital
Kibitzer	Released: 24 June 2022 Label: ANTI FADE records (ANT-079) Formats: CD, LP, digital

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown

Title	Album details
Coming Up	Released: November 2016 Label: Weather Vane Records (WVR-001) Formats: Digital download, streaming
Live At Barwon Club (with Gonzo)	Released: 2017 Label: Weather Vane Records (WVR 006) Formats: Cassette (50 copies)
Company Man	Released: 2019 Label: ANTI FADE records (ANT-051) Formats: 7" LP, Digital download, streaming
Live in France	Released: 2020 Label: Weather Vane Records (WVR 019) Formats: Cassette (50 copies)

References

1. "Vintage Crop Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
2. gimmiezine (2020-08-01). "Geelong Punk band Vintage Crop's Jack Cherry: "The first big thing for me was listening to Eddy Current Suppression Ring…"". Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Zine. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
3. King, Chelsea (2017-04-07). "Vintage Crop: TV Organs". Forte Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
4. gimmiezine (2021-03-01). "Streetview magazine's Jack Cherry: "There are more kind people than there are arseholes in the world, don't let yourself focus on the worst."". Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Zine. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
5. "Coming Up, by Vintage Crop". Vintage Crop. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
6. "Geelong band set for album release". Forte Magazine. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
7. "Here Comes the Company Man - A Chat with Vintage Crop". TROUBLE JUICE. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
8. Callan, Alex (2020-08-03). "Geelong's Vintage Crop have mastered their craft with third album Serve To Serve Again". Forte Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
9. "Vintage Crop announce new album 'Kibitzer' and share lead single". NME. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.