Obscured 13
- The Playboys
Desperado (Roger/Roger) 2.20
Sunshine QK-952 1965
Fourth single and third hit for Normie Rowe's backing band, this driving instrumental made #38 on the Melbourne charts. - Gingerbread Men
Good Night (Allan Johnston) 2.28
W&G S-2369 1965
B-side of the Looking At You single as included on Obscured 12. - Johnny Young
Good Evening Girl (Vanda/Wright/Young) 2.13
Clarion MCK-1857 1967
The B-side of Young's first solo single Lady, backed by The Strangers and written by several Easybeats. Only a minor hit in Sydney. - Nineteen 87
Engagement Party (Quirk) 2.09
Parlophone A-8366 1968
A-side of this Sydney band's only single. One known member was Lee Neale who was asked to leave the band as he had the wrong "pop image"; he subsequently joined Spectrum where there were no such issues. - Alison Durbin
Don’t Come Any Closer (C. Blackwell) 2.56
Columbia DO-8569 1968
Her first Australian single after moving from New Zealand to Sydney. Made # 16 in Melb, #28 in Brisbane and #3 in NZ. - The Brigade
As A Boy (Dickenson/Carmody) 1.51
Astor A-7089 1968
The first of two singles; it reached #34 in their hometown Melbourne. Members included Jon Calderwood (vocals) who went on to Jigsaw and Andrew Fordham (guitar) who later joined the Coloured Balls. - The Motion
Nice Girl (songwriter unknown) 2.20
Philips BF-436 1969
Sydney band, first of their two singles. Vocalist Richard Grist continued as a solo performer and with bands such as Fastbuck in later years. - Noggins And Bats
Flying (Lloyd Poole) 2.29
Moe Sound Studio PSS-101 1969
Only single from this four piece Victorian band, written by their keyboard player. Won the LaTrobe Valley area Hoadleys Battle of the Sounds final. - The Groove
The Wind (Williams/Harris) 3.39
Columbia DO-8811 1969
Also released on Parlophone in UK, this was the Groove's last single. They subsequently changed their name to Eureka Stockade and their style to country rock but had no great luck and finally split in 1970. - The Groove
Play The Song (Bridgeford/Byrne) 2.16
B-side of track 9. - King Fox
Timepiece (King/Radcliffe) 4.37
Du Monde SDM 317 1970
Unfortunately King Fox (who included a young Billy Field) were unable to promote this, their second single. Its predecessor Unforgotten Dreams had proven so successful that the members' schoolwork suffered badly, so their parents simply confiscated the equipment they had provided! After one further single, King Fox was no more. - Colleen Hewett
Superstar (Leon Russell/Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett) 4.00
Festival FK-4252 1971
Her debut single, made #30 nationally. The song is AKA Groupie. - Ash
Avignon (Sommerset) 2.50
Havoc HS 7003 1970
First of two singles for this Melbourne band. Singer Criston Sommerset became Criston Barker, who went on to play bass in various bands before going into solo and production work. Bassist Ian Ryan went on to play with Chook and Buster Brown. Possibly Derek Pellici on drums. First release for the Havoc label. - Chook
Cold Feet (A.O'Hara) 3.07
Havoc H 1005 1971
Their only single. Chook was a three-piece group comprising Ian Ryan, Alex O'Hara and Mick Sampson. "More tough riffs per square inch than is usual for the period." (Ian McFarlane) - Glassweb
Two Faced Woman (songwriter unknown) 3.08
Nationwide NSP-010 1970
B-side of this Adelaide band's first single In A Year Or So. - Al Head
Mamy Blue (Hubert Giraud) 3.11
Generation GE004 1971
First single for the Sydney singer; this fine version flopped amid several competing versions by original singer Joel Dayde, Roger Whittaker etc! However, his next single would see him chart, albeit briefly [see Obscured 11]. Never issued on CD. - Gulliver Smith
Lazy Shoe (G.Smith/R.Smith) 5.38
Reprise RS 4001 1973
One of two singles from Smith's solo album The Band's Alright But The Singer Is…, featuring various Co.Caine members. This is taken from the LP. - Country Radio
Bound For South Australia (Trad. Arr. Quill/Bolton/Bois/Stacpool) 3.07
Infinity K-5167 1973
Their final single featured a new lineup, including Mississippi's Russ Johnson & Melbourne legend Les Stacpool (Johnny Chester's Chessmen, Merv Benton's Tamlas, Doug Parkinson In Focus etc). The single was unsuccessful and Country Radio split soon after. - Tole Puddle
Trilogy (Forrer/Halsey) 6.24
Billingsgate L 35796 1976
Closing track to their only LP In Search Of A Breath Of Fresh Air; the original lyrics were based on Lord Of The Rings but copyright issues saw a quick re-write prior to recording. - Ross Ryan
Hello Stranger (Ryan) 4.17
7 Records MS-478 1981
Ross' final commercially released single. It hasn’t appeared on any LP or CD and is highly sought after by fans. - Ross Ryan
The Ballad Of The Double Bay Batman (Ryan) 4.20
B-side of track 20; allegedly a true story involving a member of a high-profile group of the time… - Linda George
Face To Face (songwriter unknown) 2.58
Full Moon GET 7 1982
After several years out of the limelight doing session work and TV jingles, this second follow up to Linda's minor comeback hit Love Is Enough (with Paul McKay) was her last single to date. Not a hit. - Steve Foster
The Falcon & The Dove (Foster) 2.42
Previously unreleased. 2004
One of the Bootleg label artists of the early 70s (Coming Home In A Jar LP), his second album was released around 25 years later. This track, recorded live at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide in December 2004, is on neither.
Compiled 2006.