Moss supplied lead vocals for two tracks, "One Long Day" and "Rosaline". Early the following year they recorded their self-titled debut album, which appeared in April. After periods spent in Adelaide, Armidale and Melbourne, Cold Chisel eventually settled in Sydney in mid-1977 and signed a recording contract with WEA late that year.
Moss's main role was as lead guitarist, although he would frequently take over lead vocals when Barnes was out of the band. In 1975 Kaczmarek was replaced on bass guitar by Phil Small. The group's early line-up was volatile with Barnes, Prestwich and Walker all leaving and returning at various times. Within months the line-up included Steve Prestwich on drums and Jimmy Barnes on lead vocals, and they were renamed, Cold Chisel. In September 1973 Ian Moss, on guitar and lead vocals, formed a rock group, Orange, in Adelaide with Don Walker, a songwriter and organist, and Leszek Kaczmarek on bass guitar. totally daydreaming the whole time", he left and worked in various factory jobs. In 1973 he started an Electronics course at Kilkenny Technical College but "lasted one term there . Moss had failed a year of high school and decided to repeat at Marion High School. In 1972, Moss relocated to Adelaide – where his older siblings had already moved. There after they regularly played at the Youth Centre Saturday night dances. The group debuted in front of the whole school at the Alice Springs High School regular Friday assembly which took place in the Alice Springs Youth Centre with cover versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival's " Proud Mary" and " Who'll Stop the Rain". The following year he formed Hot Ice with Roger Harris – guitar, David Michel – drums, Wayne Sanderson – Bass and Paul Wiles – keyboards. Moss recalled, "I was with them for about a year and by that time I was starting to get my own band happening". Moss sang a couple of songs with the group and a year later, he bought an electric guitar to replace his acoustic. The Scene played at local centres and organised their own dances. Moss played rhythm guitar by plugging an acoustic guitar into the bass player's amplifier. In 1969 he joined a local band, The Scene, which included drummer Rod Martin and two brothers, Robert and John Fortunaso.
I started off with classical piano aged about 7 or 8, but unfortunately wasn't into it enough". Moss initially took piano lessons but switched to guitar at age 11: "My older sister was learning classical piano and my older brother was a good rhythm strummer and right into Bob Dylan. I used to do little vocal concerts for my parents". He later recalled "I was always keen on music and singing. When Moss was four years-old he performed for his family and friends and at nine, sang " The Battle of New Orleans" at a school concert. Moss has an older brother, Peter Geoffrey Moss (born 8 October 1948), an older sister, Penny (born 30 July 1951), and a younger brother, Andrew (born July 13 1961). Lorna was a fellow employee at Allied Works Council when they married in September 1945. During World War II Geoffery survived the 1942 bombing of Darwin, he enlisted in the army and later worked for the Allied Works Council in Alice Springs. Ian Richard Moss was born on 20 March 1955 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, to Geoffery Moss (18 April 1911 – 1989) and Lorna ( née Robinson) (born ca.
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