The Spektors
The Spektors | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Perth, Western Australia |
Genres | Pop, rock, beat |
Years active | 1964 | –1966
Labels | See for Miles |
Past members | Bon Scott John Collins Wyn Milsom Brian Gannon Murray Gracie |
The Spektors were an Australian
History
The Spektors were formed in 1964 by co-vocalists and co-drummers John Collins and Bon Scott, along with Brian Gannon on bass guitar, Murray Gracie on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Wyn Milsom on guitar.
The Spektors enjoyed local acclaim by winning the Perth heat of the national Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds competition. Their repertoire included popular songs, often originally by The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. As the band developed, Scott would step up and sing occasionally while Collins played drums, on songs such as a cover of Van Morrison's "Gloria". According to Gracie their influences were "more blues than pop – groups like the Pretty Things, Them, and The Kinks".[3]
In October 1965 the group recorded four tracks for local TV show, Club 17, including cover versions of "Gloria",
Personnel
- Bon Scott – vocals, drums
- John Collins - vocals, drums
- Wyn Milsom – guitar
- Murray Gracie – guitar
- Brian Gannon - bass
Discography
- Bon Scott with the Spektors (CD, 1992, See for Miles records)
- Bon Scott with the Spektors and the Valentines (CD, 1999, See for Miles records)
These songs and interviews were pirated from the TVW channel 7 show "Club 17" by Martin Clark, who was the recording engineer at the time (October 1965).
References
- ^ ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the originalon 30 September 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Kimball, Duncan; Gracie, Murray (2002). "The Spektors". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-921696-54-1. Retrieved 4 August 2013.