Editing Anthony Field (section)

==The Cockroaches==
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In 1979, while they were students at St Joseph's, he and his brothers [[Paul Field (musician)|Paul]] and [[John Field (songwriter)|John]] formed the pop group [[the Cockroaches]].<ref name="paulfield" /><ref>{{cite book|title=St. Joseph's College Magazine|publisher=St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill|year=1979|location=Sydney, Australia|page=141}}</ref>

In 1986 they signed with an independent label, Regular Records, which issued their first three albums, including ''[[The Cockroaches (album)|The Cockroaches]]'' (March 1987), which peaked at No. 9 on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] Albums Chart; it sold 70,000 copies and was certified platinum by their label. The album spawned the single "[[She's the One (The Cockroaches song)|She's the One]]", which became the band's biggest hit when it peaked at No. 7 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart in April 1987.

When the Cockroaches disbanded in the early 1990s, Field enrolled at [[Macquarie University]]. While at university, he decided to record an album of children's music, enlisting the assistance of fellow student and guitarist [[Murray Cook]], former Cockroaches roadie and vocalist [[Greg Page (musician)|Greg Page]], former bandmate and keyboardist [[Jeff Fatt]], and Macquarie instructor and composer [[Phillip Wilcher]], who later left the group.<ref>{{Harvnb|Field|2012|p=27}}</ref>