This one sided 7” promotional single
(played at 33 rpm) produced by the ANZ Bank around 1976. It is presented as
though it is a radio program (stations 3XY / 2SM / 4IP get a mention). Little
River Band perform two songs with lyrics about the services supplied by the
ANZ. A tacky cross promotion LRB were roped in to
doing to plug their "After Hours" album and up and coming Aussie
talent while pushing the virtues of the ANZ bank. Probably the brainchild of
some advertising execs as a way to encourage youth to open accounts with that
bank. LRB's Glenn Shorrock and Beeb Birtles both sing tracks about the ANZ Bank on this single. I also asked Beeb Birtles about this recording and this is what he told me....
Hi Garry,
All I can tell you is that when LRB first formed in 1975 we were all broke. We had just returned from England and went on the dole. To make some quick money we wrote and recorded some advertisements. The first one I wrote was for the Witchery chain and then we wrote some for the ANZ bank. I'm not sure why they pressed up singles of it.
Beeb.
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An interesting Promo track Gary - thanks.
It just goes to show that the best bands can write anything.
Pity the music is interupted so much by the annoying DJ banter
Thanks for the opportunity to hear this nearly 40 years later. I wonder how much interest ($$$)I could have earn't if I'd started banking with the ANZ then, rather than now!
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