(THE VIBRANTS-I Can't Let Go Of Your Love / Looking For Someone)-K8-7

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ITEM: VINYL SINGLE -45rpm 7”
ARTIST: THE VIBRANTS
TRACKS: I Can't Let Go Of Your Love / Looking For Someone 
6th single as The Vibrants:1970
(Air AA 0002) #55
COUNTRY PRINTED: OZ
VINYL: (Grade at NEAR MINT+)
LABELS: (Grade at MINT-)
COVER: Plain White (Grade at NEW)
PERSONNEL:
Bobby James & The Vibrants 1965-66
Jeff Gurr (bass)
Brenton Hay (sax)
Bobby James (vocals)
Rick Kent (drums)
Terry Osmond (guitar)
Terry Radford (guitar)
Geoff Skewes (keyboards)

THE VIBRANTS (Mk I) 1966-68
Mick Hamilton (guitar)
John Hossen (sax)
Rick Kent (drums)
Mark Leon (vocals) Feb-Oct '68
(John (Rupert) Perry (vocals) Apr '66 - Feb '68
Bill Pfeiffer (bass)
Barry Rogers (bass) Feb-Oct '68
Geoff Skewes (keyboards)
Mike Wade (guitar) 1966

The Vibrants (Mk II) Oct.1968-71
Bob Flynn (bass) 1968-71
Mick Hamilton (guitar)
Rick Kent (drums) 1968-71
Ken Leroy (bass) 1971
Penny Parsons (vocals)
Geoff Skewes (keyboards)
Trevor Courtney (drums) 1971

COMMENT #1: MILESAGO
Adelaide band The Vibrants started out as the backing group for singer Bobby James, with the original instrumental lineup comprising Geoff Skewes (organ), Terry Osmond (guitar), Terry Radford (guitar), Brenton Hay (sax), Jeff Gurr (bass) and Rick Kent (drums). In this guise they cut one single for EMI's Columbia imprint, "Jezabel" / "Tossin' and Turnin' ", in 1965, after which James left to form the Bobby James Syndicate. Ian McFarlane's article on the group also lists another James/Vibrants track "I've Learned" and a May 1965 single, "Furry Legs" / "Maybe Tomorrow" shared with Roger Dee and released on the W&G label.

Skewes put together a new lineup of the group in April 1966 with Rick Kent (drums), John (Rupert) Perry (vocals), Mike Wade (guitar), Bill Pfeifer (bass) and John Hossin (sax). All the members had previously been involved with other bands and Perry had worked as a soloist under the name Johnny Perry. They were a popular act in their hometown and frequently backed local and visiting solo artists such as Bev Harrell and Johnny O'Keefe.

In July 1966 they moved to Melbourne and signed with EMI's Columbia label, at which point Mick Hamilton (ex- The Moods) replaced Mike Wade on guitar. Their first single I've Got To Go (Sept. '66) did not chart, but the follow-up, a driving cover of the Four Tops’ "Something About You, Baby" (Jan. '67) was a Top 20 local hit in Melbourne, reaching #17. It has since become the track for which they are best known and has been anthologised on several compilations of Australian Sixties pop. It was followed in September by "My Prayer" / "Don't Let Your Left Hand Know", which was a major double sided hit in Melbourne (#5) but failed to chart elsewhere.

Perry left the band in February, 1968 to form his own outfit, the John Rupert Group, who recorded one single, "Put a Bar in My Car" / "Tightrope" (August 1968). He was replaced by Marc Leon (ex-Impulse). Bill Pfeiffer left not long after, with Barry Rogers taking over on bass. Their next single, a cover of The Bee Gees' "Terrible Way to Treat Your Baby" was released in March '68 sold only moderately in Adelaide and Melbourne and did not chart.

In October a major split took place, with Marc, John and Barry leaving to form a new group called Graduate. Mick, Geoff and Rick formed a new Vibrants with Penny Parsons (vocals) and Bob Flynn (bass). The new line-up developed a more sophisticated, club-style image for the rest of the Sixties. They released two Singles on the Air label including "I Can't Let Go Of Your Love", their biggest hit, which climbed to #55 in 1970 and charted for thirteen week stay, and "Give Me Just A Little More Time". In 1971 Ken Leroy (ex-John Rupert Group) replaced Flynn on bass and Trevor Courtney (ex-Chants R&B, Cam-Pact) replaced the longserving Rick Kent on drums. This last version of the band broke up at the end of 1971.

COMMENT #2: historyofaussiemusic.blogspot.com/search/label/Vibrants
The band started out as the backing group for singer Bobby James, with the original instrumental lineup comprising Geoff Skewes (organ), Terry Osmond (guitar), Terry Radford (guitar), Brenton Hay (saxophone), Jeff Gurr (bass) and Rick Kent (drums). In this guise they recorded one single for EMI's Columbia imprint, "Jezebel" / "Tossin' and Turnin'" in 1965. After a trip to Melbourne to play at Pinocchio's nightclub in early 1966, James left to form the Bobby James Syndicate. Ian McFarlane's article on the group also listed another James/Vibrants track "I've Learned" and a May 1965 single, "Furry Legs" / "Maybe Tomorrow" shared with Roger Dee and released on the W&G label.

Skewes got together a new lineup for the group. In April 1966, with Rick Kent (drums), John Perry (vocals), Mike Wade (guitar), Billy Pfeifer (bass) and John "Hoss" Hossen (saxophone) (all these members had previously been involved with other bands, apart from John Perry who had worked as a soloist), they were a popular act in their hometown. They frequently backed local and visiting solo artists, such as Bev Harrell and Johnny O'Keefe, before moving to Melbourne in July 1966.

Don La Roche became their new manager, and had them signed with EMI's Columbia label, at which point Mick Hamilton (ex-The Moods) replaced Idris Jones (The Jones Boys) who had temporary replaced Mike Wade on guitar. Their first single, "I've Got To Go" (September 1966) did not chart, but the follow-up, a cover of The Four Tops' "Something About You, Baby" (January 1967) was a Top 20 hit in Australia. It has since become the track for which they are best known, and has been anthologised on several compilation albums of Australian 1960s pop music. It was followed by "The Letter Song" and, in October, by "My Prayer" / "Don't Let Your Left Hand Know", which was a major double-sided hit in Melbourne (#5 and "My Prayer" also charted in other states). They supported overseas acts, including Sérgio Mendes in Melbourne in 1967. John Perry was replaced as lead singer by Marc Leon (ex-Impulse), and Bill Pfeiffer left not long after, with Barry Rogers taking over on bass. Their next single, a cover of the Bee Gees' "Terrible Way to Treat Your Baby" was released in late June 1968. It sold only moderately in Adelaide and Melbourne and reached #51 nationally.

In October 1968, a major split took place, with Leon, Hossen and Rogers leaving with their manager, La Roche, to form a new group called The Graduate. Skews, Hamilton and Kent formed The New Vibrants with Penny Parsons (vocals) and Bob Flynn (bass). They released two singles on the Air label including "I Can't Let Go Of Your Love", their biggest hit, which climbed to #55 in 1970, and "Give Me Just A Little More Time". In 1971 Ken Leroy (ex-John Rupert Group) replaced Flynn on bass, and Trevor Courtney (ex-Chants R&B, Cam-Pact) replaced the long serving Kent on drums. This final version of the band broke up in 1973. John Perry died in 2017.

VINYL GRADING SYSTEM

MINT:
RECORD: New condition with no surface marks or loss of sound quality.
LABEL: New condition with no surface marks or wear.
NEAR MINT:
RECORD: Barely noticeable surface mark with no loss of sound quality.
LABEL: Barely noticeable surface mark/ wear.
EXCELLENT:
RECORD: Some signs of being played with extremely little if no loss of sound quality.
LABEL: Slight wear.
VERY GOOD:
RECORD: Obviously been played with noticeable surface marks & the occasional light scratches but exhibits no major loss of sound quality.
LABEL: Noticeable wear. Slight writing/ stains.
GOOD:
RECORD: Very obviously been played with very noticeable surface marks & exhibits major loss of sound quality.
LABEL: Noticeable wear. Much writing/ stains.
FAIR:
RECORD: Still just playable & exhibits considerable surface noise.
LABEL: Major tears, wearing, writing & stains.
POOR:
RECORD: Will not play properly due to scratches etc.
LABEL: Very badly damaged.
+(PLUS)/-(MINUS):
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NOTE:
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