The Perth band originally formed in 1977, releasing the classic single 'Television Addict' before splitting. Singer and guitarist Dave Faulkner and drummer James Baker later teamed up in the first line-up of the HOODOO GURUS.
Faulkner and Baker returned in 2014 to play Victims material, with THE HARD-ONS' Ray Ahn joining them on bass. The trio have recently been revisiting old Victims material for later release. The song 'Charlie' was originally written as a put-down of Manson and the hero-worship surrounding him after the pair watched the film Helter Skelter.
Faulkner revealed in a Facebook post, "We decided to make 'Charlie' available for free now (on YouTube) because Manson died the day before we mixed it and it seemed like a good idea to give him a kick in the pants as he made his long-overdue exit. See ya, sucker!"
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