The Mixtures

The Mixtures

The Mixtures were a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1965.

Biography

Australian musicians Terry Dean and Rod De Clerk met in Tasmania in 1965. They then met Laurie Arthur, a member of The Strangers, and the three decided to form a band together after a jam session. They quickly signed to EMI that same year and released three singles. They went through several line-up changes over the following few years, then signed to CBS Records in 1969. A few further singles followed before transferring to Fable Records in 1970.

As a result of the 1970 radio ban, during which many Australian radio stations refused to play Australian and British music released by major labels, the Mixtures recorded a cover of Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime" and received much more airplay than had initially been expected for a group on a small record label. The single went to #1 in Australia for six weeks. They followed up with "The Pushbike Song", which went to #1 in Australia for two weeks, hit #2 in the UK Singles Chart,cite book
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The next single, "Henry Ford", peaked at #43 in Australia. Further line-up changes ensued before "Captain Zero" went to #5 in Australia in 1971, their last big hit. The group released material together for several more years before breaking up in 1976.

Members

*Laurie Arthur (guitar, vocals) 1965-67
*Greg Cook (drums, vocals) 1970 - March 1971
*John Creech (drums, vocals) 1965-70
*Rod De Clerk (bass, vocals) 1965-67
*Buddy England (vocals) June 1969 - March 1970
*Mick Flinn (bass) 1967- May 1972
*Dennis Garcia (organ) 1967
*Mick Holden (drums) early 1971
*Gary Howard (drums) 1970-71
*Alan "Edgell" James (bass) late 1966
*Idris Jones (vocals) late 1967- June 1969; 1970; 1971
*Don Lebler (drums) April 1971 - 1976
*Chris Spooner (bass) May 1972 - 1976
*Fred Weiland (guitar) 1967
*Peter Williams (vocals, guitar) 1971-76

elected discography

ingles

*"In the Summertime" (Fable, 1971)
*"The Pushbike Song" (Summit, 1971)

Albums

*"The Best of the Mixtures" (Fable, 1972)
*"The Mixtures" (Harlequin, 1974)

ee also

*List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart
*Long Way to the Top

References

* [http://www.milesago.com/artists/mixtures.htm The Mixtures] at milesago.com


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