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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The Purple Hearts & The Coloured Balls...Benzedrine Beat! 1964-1970



The Purple Hearts were formed in Brisbane in 1964. The band consisted of lead vocalist Mick Hadley, lead guitarist Barry Lyde (known as Lobby Loyde), rhythm guitarist Fred Pickard, bassist Bob Dames, and drummers Adrian 'Red' Redmond (1964–66) and Tony Cahill (1966-67). Like so many Australian beat groups of the '60s, The Purple Hearts had their roots far closer to the source of the British Invasion than the sunburnt suburbia from which they finally emerged.

Although they were part of the Sunshine Records stable,The Purple Hearts were uncompromising in their attitude toward recording. Consequently, their handful of singles are enduring artifacts of their unique style, which blended blues, R'n'B and prototype psychedelic rock, a style made even tougher by the regional influence mentioned earlier. Even their name, taken from the well-known slang term for a variety of amphetamine pop pills much favoured by mod subculture, was a brash and outrageous gesture.

It is notable that Brisbane, traditionally the most conservative of Australia's state capitals, has fostered some of the country's most anarchistic rock bands from The Purple Hearts to The Saints. The Purple Hearts were tough, arrogant and pioneering and Lobby Loyde is widely acknowledged as Australia’s first true rock guitar hero – busy blowing up speaker boxes before high volume and feed-back became rock staples.

This compilation combines 14 tracks by the PH's and 7 by offshoot band The Coloured Balls.

1 The Purple Hearts– Talkin' 'Bout You
2 The Purple Hearts– Louie Louie
3 The Purple Hearts– Long Legged Baby (Demo Version)
4 The Purple Hearts– Gloria
5 The Purple Hearts– Here 'Tis
6 The Purple Hearts– Long Legged Baby
7 The Purple Hearts– Of Hopes And Dreams And Tombstones
8 The Purple Hearts– I'm Gonna Try
9 The Purple Hearts– Early In The Morning
10 The Purple Hearts– Just A Little Bit
11 The Purple Hearts– You Can't Sit Down
12 The Purple Hearts– Tiger In Your Tank
13 The Purple Hearts– Chicago
14 The Purple Hearts– Bring It On Home
15 Coloured Balls– A Song For Jeffrey
16 Coloured Balls– Killing Floor
17 Coloured Balls– Living In The USA
18 Coloured Balls– Bring It On Home
19 Coloured Balls– Long Grey Mare
20 Coloured Balls– Living In The Past
21 Coloured Balls– Living In The USA (Live)




                                                

6 comments:

  1. Great collection! I always like the Purple Hearts! Thanks Again Marty

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  2. hello Deutros..yes, can do..just give me a day or two..cheers...Martu

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  3. G'day Deutros, 320 and artwork links...enjoy..Marty

    http://www39.zippyshare.com/v/67350904/file.html
    http://www9.zippyshare.com/v/11191135/file.html

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  4. And its' a big thankyou from me too Marty

    Appreciate the extra work to get the best quality and artwork

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  5. I've just been writing a blog post about the Purple Hearts and came across your ace blog during my research - wow, talk about encyclopedic! I'm foreseeing hours of fun, trawling through your posts...
    If you're interested, check out my blog, about Melbourne in the 1960s (with a big rock'n'roll component!), here:
    http://holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au/

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    1. Hello Sammy-lou, thanks for the comments. I've also checked out your blog...groovy man...love it...brings back many memories of my growing up there

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