Original sentence: A week before the single was released Stockley received a serious gunshot wound during an incident at a party in Melbourne that resulted in a two-month stay in hospital, initially described as an 'accidental shooting', according to music historian, Ian McFarlane's Encyclopedia of Australian Rock & Pop, Stockley was shot by convicted drug dealer, Dennis Allen, who was trying to gatecrash the party.Country Radio (with Tolhurst) had also performed, and live tracks from both bands were included on the inaugural Mushroom Records album release as a triple-LP, The Great Australian Rock Festival Sunbury 1973.John Lee left in May 1974 to join Ariel and was replaced on drums by Ray Arnott, (ex-Spectrum, Mighty Kong).Smith, in March 1973, played the role of "The Father" in the Australian production of the rock opera Tommy, which was staged in Sydney and Melbourne.The Dingoes were an early signing to the fledgling Mushroom Records label, it issued their debut single "Way Out West" which was written by Lee, Bois, Smith, Stockley and Tolhurst
Edited sentence: A week before the single was released Stockley received a serious gunshot wound during an incident at a party in Melbourne that resulted in a two-month stay in hospital, initially described as an 'accidental shooting', according to music historian, Ian McFarlane's Encyclopedia of Australian Rock & Pop, Stockley was shot by convicted drug dealer, Dennis Allen, who was trying to gate crash the party.Country Radio (with Tolhurst) had also performed, and live tracks from both bands were included on the first ever Mushroom Records album, as a triple-LP, The Great Australian Rock Festival Sunbury 1973.Lee left in May 1974 to join Ariel and was replaced on drums by Ray Arnott, (ex-Spectrum, Mighty Kong).Smith, in March, played the role of "The Father" in the Australian production of the rock opera Tommy, which was staged in Sydney and Melbourne.The Dingoes were an early signing to the fledgling Mushroom Records label, it issued their debut single "Way Out West" which was credited to Lee, Bois, Smith, Stockley and Tolhurst