Album
Ball Power
1973 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Ball Power is a Rock album by Coloured Balls, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
The debut studio album by the Coloured Ball. By the time Lobby Loyde formed the Coloured Balls in March 1972, he was already a 12-year veteran of the local music scene. Working his way through R&B legends The Purple Heart, psychedelic heroes The Wild Cherries and onto the bluesy Aztec, Loyde had well and truly established his reputation as Australia’s pre-eminent guitar master. By the beginning of 1973, the band’s standing was such that they put in an astonishing performance at the second annual Sunbury Festival. However, the band acquired an ill-deserved and self-reinforcing reputation for violence at their show, leading to their dissolution under all the pressure in 1975. Comparisons have been made with the MC5, Hawkwind, the 1970s UK punk scene, AC/DC, Rose Tattoo and The Angels - but nothing fits convincingly. Phil Rudd was briefly a member, after leaving Buster Brown and before joining AC/DC, and Bon Scott sang with them on several occasions when they went through Adelaide. The fashion sensibility of the time was "sharpie" - a sort of skinhead look with long hair at the back and garish early 1970s clothes (expensive Italian cardigan, flairs): very ugly! The LP is now quite rare, and usually goes for around $200, but has been reissued on CD, and a year or two ago, on LP. The music is very much intense guitar-based rock, but it's also very different... blue, inventive guitar soloing, raw venomous guitar work, deceptively simple-sounding catchy tunes - bits of all this and more form an album which is both patchy and compelling. Track Listing 1. - Flash - 3:25 2. - Mama Don't You Get Me Wrong - 1:51 3. - Won't You Make Up Your Mind - 1:33 4. - Something New - 5:12 5. - B.P.R. - 2:22 6. - Human Being - 6:02 7. - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin’ On - 5:55 8. - Hey! What's Your Name - 3:51 9. - That's What Mama Said - 10:49 "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin’ On" is listed as "Whole Lotta Shakin'" Total time 41:00 Line-up: Lobby Loyde - lead guitar, vocals Bobsy Millar - guitar, vocals John Miglans - ba, vocals Trevor Young - drum, vocals Producer - Ian Miller Engineer - John Sayers .
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Tracklist
- 1Flash3:19
- 2Mama Don't You Get Me Wrong1:49
- 3Won't You Make up Your Mind1:31
- 4Something New5:11
- 5B.P.R.2:22
- 6Human Being5:57
- 7Whole Lotta Shakin'5:49
- 8Hey! What's Your Name3:49
- 9That's What Mama Said10:42
- 10Liberate Rock (Bonus Tracks Singles Version, 1972-1973)2:44
- 11Slowest Guitar on Earth (Bonus Tracks Singles Version, 1972-1973)3:09
- 12Mr. Mean Mouth (Bonus Tracks Singles Version, 1972-1973)3:49
- 13Love Me Girl (Bonus Tracks Singles Version, 1972-1973)3:46
- 14Mess of the Blues (Bonus Tracks Singles Version, 1972-1973)2:30
- 15Devil's Disciple (Bonus Tracks Singles Version, 1972-1973)3:48
- 16God (Live at Sunbury)16:02
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- crunchy
- driving
- heartland
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- David Few
- Ian MillarGUITAR, VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, SONGWRITER LEAD VOCALS
- Janis MiglansBASS GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, SONGWRITER BASS, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, SONGWRITER BASS, VOCALS
- Lobby LoydeLEAD GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, SONGWRITER, BACKING VOCALS LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Trevor YoungDRUMS, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, SONGWRITER DRUMS, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Andrew FordhamGUITAR, VOCALS
- Billy ThorpeGUEST, GUITAR
- Gil MatthewsGUEST, DRUMS
- Paul WheelerGUEST, BASS
- Warren MorganGUEST, PIANO
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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