Cat. No. 2694: THE LOVED ONES ~ MAGIC BOX. POLYGRAM / KARUSSELL 551 130-2.

LONG DELETED. WE HAVE 2 COPIES IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AVAILABLE.

THE LOVED ONES WERE A MELBOURNE BASED BAND THAT HAD THEIR ORIGINS IN THE RED ONIONS JAZZ BAND. WHEN THE BEATLES HERALDED IN NEW MUSIC IN 1963 THREE MEMBER OF THE BAND IAN CLYNE, GERRY HUMPHRIES AND KIM LYNCH SAW THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE NEW MUSIC. WITH THE ADDITION OF TERRY KNOT ON DRUMS AND EX-WILD CHERRIES GUITARIST ROB LOVETT THE LOVED ONES FORMED. INITIALLY THE BAND HAD THEIR ROOTS IN WHAT COULD ONLY BE CALLED BLUES MUSIC. AS THEIR POPULARITY GREW SO DID THE BAND’S REPERTOIRE AND THEY STARTED TO INCLUDE COVERS OF MATERIAL FROM THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS/RADICAL BAND… THE ROLLING STONES. FOR THEIR FIRST RECORDING SESSION THE BAND WERE TO COVER FATS DOMINO’S “BLUEBERRY HILL” BUT A LAST MINUTE CHANGE OF HEART SAW THE BAND RECORD AN ORIGINAL CALLED “THE LOVED ONE”. THE RECORD PEAKED AT #11 ON THE CHARTS WHILE ENJOYING A 37 WEEK RUN. THEIR FOLLOW UP “EVERLOVIN” MAN” ALSO CHARTED AND PEAKED AT #9 AND SPARKLED THE RADIO FOR 22 WEEKS. IN THE LATTER PART OF 1967 GROUP DISBANDED. GREAT AUSTRALIAN ‘60S MUSIC ****    

TRACK LISTING: The Loved One / Everlovin’ Man / Sad Dark Eyes / A Love Like Ours / Love Song / Blueberry Hill / Shake, Rattle & Roll / This Is Love / Magic Box / More Than Love / The Woman I Love / The Loverly Car / I Want You To Love Me / (I’m No Good) Without You / Everlovin ‘ Man (Live) / Sad Dark Eyes (Live) / The Loved One (Live).

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