In June 1987 , the band issued their third album , '' Cold and the Crackle '' which was followed in December with an EP , '' I Did '' , recorded with Robby Douglas Turner on vocals . By 1989 , Not Drowning , Waving left Rampant Records and signed with Mighty Boy to issue their fourth album , '' Claim '' in May . The album was voted ' Best Australian Album ' on the Australian '' Rolling Stone '' Critics Poll in 1989 . Later that year , the group visited Papua New Guinea playing several concerts and meeting George Telek ( Moab Stringband , Painim Wok ) with whom they later recorded two tracks for their next album , '' Tabaran '' ( March 1991 ) . '' Tabaran '' was credited to Not Drowning , Waving and the Musicians of Rabaul , Papua New Guinea Featuring Telek . The album was nominated for ' Best Indigenous Release ' at the ARIA Music Awards of 1992
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
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