The Deakins
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The Deakins - An Australian Rock
Musical Group from the era ‘Aussie 1960’s Beat Music’; whose style has had classifications that include Garage Rock
, 60s Punk and 60s Pop
.
, Surf rock quartet
, reforming over time to a trio
and a Quintet
. Over their 10 year journey, performing live concerts and dance venues mainly in Melbourne, Geelong
, through to Torquay
circuits and later, appearing on television’s rock shows Kommotion and the GO!! Show. In developing their own sound, the group focused heavily on 3 part vocal harmony. They also used a Fender Bass VI
(six string bass guitar ), as part of their guitar line up.
For over three years, were the resident band at a Geelong
Saturday dance named "Teen Scene".
During years, 1964–1965, each member of the group turned 18 years of age. With the Vietnam War
, escalating in the background, it was each members turn, to register for Australian military Service. Conscripts were selected, on a lottery style system, based on their date of birth. By chance, none of the then, four members were chosen to serve. This event cleared the way for the group to pursue their ambitions of turning professional. Also to look for a recording contract. However, their final decision to turn professional in 1965, was the reason, one of the original members, Gary Schober, choose to depart.
Forming part of the second wave of rock and roll in Australia, it was as a trio in 1966, that The Deakins were contracted to The GO!! Record label.
In one morning session, early 1966, the Deakins GO!! Recordings were produced by Ron Tudor and engineered by Roger Savage at Armstrong Studios in South Melbourne
.
They recorded four songs, with two 'A' side releases: Tonight you’re gonna fall in love with me and Take me for a little while. These were released as two (2) single 7 inch vinyls. Included in the recordings, was an original track, Look and Learn composition by Jeff Donoghue, bass guitarist, with lead guitar arrangement by Bob Miller. This was the flip side of their second release.
The GO!! Era consisted of an interrelated GO!! Recording label, Television show the GO!! Show and Go-Set
magazine. The television ventures of the GO show and Kommotion, started to wind up in 1967. Go Records
was then next. Consequently, along with a wave of other musical artists of the time, The Deakins GO!! Era ended.
The GO!! Show archives are limited in number today and although over 200 shows were performed they are rare collectors items now. One of the Deakins GO!! performances of Look and Learn and was recorded on series three (3) on November 28, 1966. This escaped loss and is part of the 6 remaining complete tapes of the GO!! Show from the Australian 60’s Beat music era. Artists appearing on this show were numerous and some of the rare tapes to remain, include extracts from performances by a then young singer Olivia Newton-John
.
The Deakins continued on for some years after the GO!! Era. During the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, there was an interlude in their history. The drummer, Ian Kincaid, departed the group and Australia, to join with other musicians to entertain the American
soldiers serving in Southern Vietnam
. When Ian returned to Melbourne in 1972, the group reformed again. Now as a quintet
, it included the original members of the 1966 trio
Jeff Donoghue, Ian Kincaid and Bob Miller, plus two new members Ian had met during his Vietnam experience. The group, with an additional lead singer and keyboard player, were now performing to the Pub Rock (Australia)
scene.
External pressures and demands caused them to finally disband in 1973. Their last appearances together were at the Blackburn Hotel, Blackburn, Victoria
.
Decades on, after a resurgence of interest in the music of the Sixties for 'Aussie garage groups', another Australian Record Company has rescued The Deakins song set from the archives. Remastering and re-releasing the tracks as part of a series of Composite CDs. These CDs portray the music beat scene of the sixties GO!! Era.
The Original 7 inch vinyl records, displaying the GO!! label, have become desirable collectors items.
Look and Learn has become the group's anthem.
I’ll make you mine. GO!! GO-5033 Vinyl 45RPM Melbourne 1966
Take me for a little while. GO!! GO-5041 Vinyl 45RPM Melbourne 1966
Look and Learn. GO!! GO-5041 Vinyl 45RPM Melbourne 1966
(One song – Tonight you’re gonna fall in love with me)
The GO!! Label Volume 1 - Vinyl Label 'Canetoad Records'
(One song – Look and Learn).
The Australian Music Beat Scene 1965 to 1967: CD Label 'Canetoad Records'
(One song – Look and Learn).
Worldbeaters #2 CD
(One song – Look and Learn).
GO!! GOING!! GONE!! : CD Label 'Canetoad Records'
(Three songs - Tonight you’re gonna fall in love with me, I’ll make you mine and Take me for a little while).
The GO!! show http://www.milesago.com/tv/go-show.htm
Ron Tudor http://www.milesago.com/Misc/tudor-ron.htm
Roger Savage http://www.milesago.com/Industry/savage-roger.htm
Go !! Records http://www.milesago.com/Industry/go-label.htm
Kommotion http://www.milesago.com/tv/kommotion.htm
Video The Deakins Look and Learn http://www.truveo.com/The-Deakins-Look-and-Learn/id/2331468701
Video The Deakins Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love and Look and Learn
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
Musical Group from the era ‘Aussie 1960’s Beat Music’; whose style has had classifications that include Garage Rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
, 60s Punk and 60s Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
.
History
A Melbourne based band created in 1963, originally as a 60s PopPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, Surf rock quartet
Quartet
In music, a quartet is a method of instrumentation , used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts.-Western art music:...
, reforming over time to a trio
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
and a Quintet
Quintet
A quintet is a group containing five members.It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit....
. Over their 10 year journey, performing live concerts and dance venues mainly in Melbourne, Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
, through to Torquay
Torquay, Victoria
Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Zeally Bay...
circuits and later, appearing on television’s rock shows Kommotion and the GO!! Show. In developing their own sound, the group focused heavily on 3 part vocal harmony. They also used a Fender Bass VI
Fender Bass VI
The Fender Bass VI, originally known as the Fender VI, is a six-string electric bass or Scale Baritone Guitar by Fender.The Fender VI was released in 1961, and followed the concept of the Danelectro 6-string bass released in 1956, having six strings tuned E-E, an octave below the Spanish guitar...
(six string bass guitar ), as part of their guitar line up.
For over three years, were the resident band at a Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
Saturday dance named "Teen Scene".
During years, 1964–1965, each member of the group turned 18 years of age. With the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, escalating in the background, it was each members turn, to register for Australian military Service. Conscripts were selected, on a lottery style system, based on their date of birth. By chance, none of the then, four members were chosen to serve. This event cleared the way for the group to pursue their ambitions of turning professional. Also to look for a recording contract. However, their final decision to turn professional in 1965, was the reason, one of the original members, Gary Schober, choose to depart.
Forming part of the second wave of rock and roll in Australia, it was as a trio in 1966, that The Deakins were contracted to The GO!! Record label.
In one morning session, early 1966, the Deakins GO!! Recordings were produced by Ron Tudor and engineered by Roger Savage at Armstrong Studios in South Melbourne
South Melbourne, Victoria
South Melbourne is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Port Phillip and Melbourne...
.
They recorded four songs, with two 'A' side releases: Tonight you’re gonna fall in love with me and Take me for a little while. These were released as two (2) single 7 inch vinyls. Included in the recordings, was an original track, Look and Learn composition by Jeff Donoghue, bass guitarist, with lead guitar arrangement by Bob Miller. This was the flip side of their second release.
The GO!! Era consisted of an interrelated GO!! Recording label, Television show the GO!! Show and Go-Set
Go-Set
Go-Set was the first Australian pop music newspaper, published weekly from 2 February 1966 to 24 August 1974, and was founded in Melbourne by Phillip Frazer, Peter Raphael and Tony Schauble...
magazine. The television ventures of the GO show and Kommotion, started to wind up in 1967. Go Records
Go Records
Go Records was a small independent Melbourne based recording label which ran from 1964 to 1968. Its releases were manufactured and distributed by the Melbourne-based recording and electronics company Astor....
was then next. Consequently, along with a wave of other musical artists of the time, The Deakins GO!! Era ended.
The GO!! Show archives are limited in number today and although over 200 shows were performed they are rare collectors items now. One of the Deakins GO!! performances of Look and Learn and was recorded on series three (3) on November 28, 1966. This escaped loss and is part of the 6 remaining complete tapes of the GO!! Show from the Australian 60’s Beat music era. Artists appearing on this show were numerous and some of the rare tapes to remain, include extracts from performances by a then young singer Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
.
The Deakins continued on for some years after the GO!! Era. During the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, there was an interlude in their history. The drummer, Ian Kincaid, departed the group and Australia, to join with other musicians to entertain the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soldiers serving in Southern Vietnam
Southern Vietnam
For the former country, see South VietnamSouthern Vietnam is one of the three regions within Vietnam .The largest city in the South is Ho Chi Minh City, the nation's largest city....
. When Ian returned to Melbourne in 1972, the group reformed again. Now as a quintet
Quintet
A quintet is a group containing five members.It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit....
, it included the original members of the 1966 trio
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
Jeff Donoghue, Ian Kincaid and Bob Miller, plus two new members Ian had met during his Vietnam experience. The group, with an additional lead singer and keyboard player, were now performing to the Pub Rock (Australia)
Pub rock (Australia)
Pub rock is a style of Australian rock and roll popular throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and still influencing contemporary Australian music today....
scene.
External pressures and demands caused them to finally disband in 1973. Their last appearances together were at the Blackburn Hotel, Blackburn, Victoria
Blackburn, Victoria
Blackburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Blackburn had a population of 11,958....
.
Decades on, after a resurgence of interest in the music of the Sixties for 'Aussie garage groups', another Australian Record Company has rescued The Deakins song set from the archives. Remastering and re-releasing the tracks as part of a series of Composite CDs. These CDs portray the music beat scene of the sixties GO!! Era.
The Original 7 inch vinyl records, displaying the GO!! label, have become desirable collectors items.
Look and Learn has become the group's anthem.
Discography
Tonight you’re gonna fall in love with me. GO!! GO-5033 Vinyl 45RPM Melbourne 1966I’ll make you mine. GO!! GO-5033 Vinyl 45RPM Melbourne 1966
Take me for a little while. GO!! GO-5041 Vinyl 45RPM Melbourne 1966
Look and Learn. GO!! GO-5041 Vinyl 45RPM Melbourne 1966
Composites
GO!! Hitmakers Volume 3: LP vinyl(One song – Tonight you’re gonna fall in love with me)
The GO!! Label Volume 1 - Vinyl Label 'Canetoad Records'
(One song – Look and Learn).
The Australian Music Beat Scene 1965 to 1967: CD Label 'Canetoad Records'
(One song – Look and Learn).
Worldbeaters #2 CD
(One song – Look and Learn).
GO!! GOING!! GONE!! : CD Label 'Canetoad Records'
(Three songs - Tonight you’re gonna fall in love with me, I’ll make you mine and Take me for a little while).
External links
National Film and sound http://www.nfsa.gov.au/the_collection/The GO!! show http://www.milesago.com/tv/go-show.htm
Ron Tudor http://www.milesago.com/Misc/tudor-ron.htm
Roger Savage http://www.milesago.com/Industry/savage-roger.htm
Go !! Records http://www.milesago.com/Industry/go-label.htm
Kommotion http://www.milesago.com/tv/kommotion.htm
Video The Deakins Look and Learn http://www.truveo.com/The-Deakins-Look-and-Learn/id/2331468701
Video The Deakins Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love and Look and Learn
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjkGQ_hvk-Q
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI4v49Fg0Ig