Manikins

Original line-up: Robert Porritt (vocals; ex-Cheap Nasties), Neil Fernandez (guitar; ex-Cheap Nasties), Ken Seymour (bass), Mark Betts (drums; ex-Cheap Nasties) Perth-based outfit The Cheap Nasties was one of the very first punk bands formed in Australia. Formed in August 1976 (one month after the first Ramones album came out), The Cheap Nasties comprised Kim Salmon (guitar, vocals), Robert Porritt, Neil Fernandez, Mark Betts and Dan Dare (bass). By 1977 the band had been joined by like-minded…