[3] Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described these singles as "primitive slices of buzzing R&B/garagemania" with "authentic 1960s sound and sheer acid-guitar firepower".

[4] Their debut extended play of six tracks, Destroy Dull City, followed in August 1986 via Rattlesnake Records, which was produced by Rob Younger (Died Pretty, Lime Spiders, the Stems).

"[8] The Canberra Times' Lisa Wallace described their third EP, Go Go Gorilla (1987), as "throwbacks from a bad '60s acid trip [which] made me smile... Be different, be daring.

"[9] In that year the group were in an episode of comedy TV series, Willing and Abel performing a non-released track, "Your Face is Driving Me Insane".

[10] The Psychotic Turnbuckles' first studio album, Beyond the Flip-out (October 1987), was recorded in March with Clark (The Creep) leaving before it was released.

[1] Psychotic Turnbuckles were a regular attraction on the Sydney live music circuit and shared stages with the Troggs, the Hitmen, Dark Carnival, Beasts of Bourbon and the Screaming Tribesmen.

Late in 1994 The Unknown was replaced on bass guitar by Chuck the Rock and the group issued a compilation album, Ride the Wild Sounds (1994), before disbanding.

[1] Supposedly inspired by a fan's social media page, the line-up of Jesse the Intruder, The Grand Wizard, The Unknown and Karl Domahreunited in Sydney in December 2012.

[6][14][15] Encouraged by their audience's reaction, they signed to Citadel and issued a retrospective 2× CD compilation album, Destroy Dull City (2013).