1927 are an Australian pop rock band formed in 1987 with James Barton on drums , Bill Frost on bass guitar , his brother Garry Frost on guitar and keyboards , and Eric Weideman on vocals , guitar and keyboards . They were popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s with their major hit songs " That 's When I Think of You " , " If I Could " , " Compulsory Hero " and " Tell Me a Story " . Their multi-platinum number-one album , '' ... ish '' ( 1988 ) was followed by '' The Other Side '' ( 1990 ) which peaked at number three . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989 they won two categories : Breakthrough Artist – Album for '' ... ish '' and Breakthrough Artist – Single for " That 's When I Think of You " . At the 1990 ceremony they won Best Video for " Compulsory Hero " , which was directed by Geoff Barter . Late in 1986 Garry Frost ( ex-Moving Pictures ) saw Weideman on a " Red Faces " talent segment of variety TV show '' Hey Hey It 's Saturday '' , Frost offered Weideman a spot in a new band , 1927 . In 1992 the group released a third studio album , '' 1927 '' , which reached the top 40 ; but they disbanded the following year . Weideman reformed 1927 in 2009 with a new line-up
1990 ceremony
ARIA Music Awards of 1990
1927 (band)