By the time of debut album Send Me A Lullaby (1982) – a sparse and angular mix of pop and folk – Lindy Morrison had joined on drums, with bassist Robert Vickers added the following year. The more lush and tuneful Before Hollywood (1983) was their first record to create a stir in Britain, with McLennan’s Cattle & Cane a minor hit on the independent chart.

Between then and the end of the decade, The Go-Betweens (their line-up augmented by violinist/oboeist Amanda Brown in 1986) put out a string of critically acclaimed records – Spring Hill Fair (1984), Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express (1986), Tallulah (1987) and 16 Lovers Lane (1988) – each more beautiful than the last, further honing their sophisticated radio-friendly sound, but the long-awaited chart breakthrough never came. As the 80s drew to a close, realising that despite their best efforts they would never achieve the success they deserved, the band split, officially calling it a day on 31 December 1989.

During the ’90s, McLennan and Forster both pursued solo careers, although with no more success than when they had been working together (the best of their solo careers is collated on the recent Intermission album on Beggars Banquet). And after a one-off reunion gig put on by French rock mag Les Inrockuptibles, they decided to re-form.

With the help of all three members of Sleater-Kinney, they released The Friends Of Rachel Worth (2000). Then with drummer Glenn Thompson and bassist Adele Pickvance on board, they followed it up with Bright Yellow Bright Orange (2003) and Oceans Apart (2005), both of which met with further critical acclaim, the latter scooping an Aria Award, Australia’s equivalent to the Brits. But tragedy would befall them: 6 May 2006, Grant McLennan was found dead at home from a heart attack. He was 48. Forster immediately announced that The Go-Betweens had died with McLennan.