Antipodean Beat

The Pink Finks performing “Untie Me” and “Saved” at the 1965 Battle of the Bands, the eventual winners were The Crickets (Top right in the photo) – Melbourne’s Festival Hall was the venue in which the contest took place. (Source – EVERYBODY’S, August 11, 1965.)

Band Members:-

Ross Wilson – guitar, harmonica & vocals
Ross Hannaford – guitar & vocals
Rick Dalton – guitar & vocals
Richard Franklin – drums
Geoff Ratz – bass
David Cameron – guitar

Record Releases:-

Louie Louie / Got Love If You Want It (Mojo MO/001) 05-65
Untie Me / Nowhere To Run In (In IN-S-2451) 07-65
Back Door Man / Something Else (In IN-S-2505) 12-65
You’re Good For Me / Comin’ Home Baby (W&G WG-S-2625) 05-66
It Hurts Me So / Down Mama (Unreleased tracks)

Recorded at Crest studios this self-financed disc was released in equal amounts of blue or pink label (around 1000 in total), peaking at number 16 on the 3DB charts.

Band Members:-

Vince Maloney – guitar
Tony Barber – guitar & vocals
John Shields – bass
Jimmy Thompson – drums

Record Release:-
No known recordings

Band Members:-

Vince Maloney – guitar & vocals
Bill Taylor – guitar
John Shields – bass
JimmyThompson – drums

Record Releases:-

She’s A Yum Yum / No Good Without You (Kommotion KK 1265) ??-66
This Is The Vince Maloney Sect EP -1.No Good Without You / She’s A Yum Yum -2.Sticks And Stones / Watch Your Step (Kommotion KX-11160) ??-66

The Flamingoes performed “I Got Rhythm” with a falsetto vocal arrangement and impressed the judges of Hoadley’s Battle of the Sounds enough to receive  a third placing in 1967. (Source – EVERYBODY’S, August 9, 1967.)

Band Members:-

Loppy “Bob” Blight – bass
Kent Bryce – organ
Jimmy Cerezo – guitar
John Gray – vocals
Rick Lloyd – drums

Record Release:-

The Flamingoes (cassette)

Band Members:-

Noel Lavel – vocals

Memories Of You / My Heart Skips A Beat (Soundtrack Productions – acetate)

Band Members:-

Errol Timbers – guitar

This band was put together to play on Norfolk Island on a three month contract from late 1966 to early 1967.

Band Members:-

Kevin Kelly – vocals (later fronted Carisma and now with The Kelly Gang)
John Aberdeen – guitar (ex The Black Knights and now with The Natural Borne Lovers)
Neville Twidale – guitar
Geoff Dearlove – bass guitar
George Brownrigg – drums (brother of John Brownrigg from The Feelgoods – The Brisbane combo)

A band formed in Brisbane with a drummer from Liverpool and a singer of Irish extraction. In their short time together, they played Brisbane clubs, The Scene, The Red Orb and The Bowl and one gig at JB’s in Toowoomba. The final appearance (with a stand-in bass player) was on Channel 0’s Countdown in December 1966.

This band hailed from Toowoomba and may of done some acetates in 1965/66. The late Dean Mittelhauser was on the search for this combo shortly before his untimely death.

Band Members:-

Nick Barkley – bass
Alan Davidson – guiatr & vocals
Reggie Norton – vocals
Wayne Thomas – drums & vocals
Graham ?? – guitar & vocals

Record Release:-

The Aba Daba Honeymoon / Take It Easy (Philips BF-316) ??-66

This Sydney combo released only the one single on the Philips label in late ‘66.  The A side is a rather catchy pop track that was famous at the time and the flip is a Tony Barber crunchy fuzz original with a psych feel, there is even electric piano too!

Band Members:-

Dave Yelland – vocals
Ian Nancarrow – vocals & guitar
Rick Harrison – guitar
Jeff Gurr – bass
Steve Hopgood – drums

Record Release:-

Dancing Girl / Sharade Blues (Leedon LK-1523) 10-66
Look Through My Window / Why Can She Be Mine (Unreleased tracks) c.67