Matt Bienstock - lead guitar 
Bridie King – piano/piano accordian 
Greg Fitzgerald - drums 
Bruce ‘Chester’ Smith – bass 
Steve James – guitar/lap steel 
Dick Hodge – sax 
Tony Press - vocals 

The consummate pub band, with a diverse and danceable repertoire, The Ratbags of Rhythm were in great demand on the pub and campus circuit in Sydney from 1979 till 1982. Their repertoire also included some great original material, written by guitarist, Matt Bienstock. An EP was released in 
1981 and they were also featured on the Piranha Brothers album ‘The Best Of The Inner West’.