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I’m not too sure who “Arnhem” was but I thought I heard
somewhere that they were an Aborigine group, like Yothu Yindi, but in saying
that they don't sound like it at all. I looked up the name again and the
closest I came to was "Arnhem Land", one of the five regions of the
Northern Territory. All I can tell you is it's one of the largest Aboriginal
Reserves in Australia. And that's how I assume these guys could have come from
that area and how the name came about. All my books say is that they released
the one single “Tropical Love” b/w “Dreamtime” (PRS 2593) for EMI. The book
gives no other info like band members or where from. The single was produced by
Christo and released in 1978. So once again maybe someone out there knows some
more on these guys and will kindly drop us a line. Thanks
to Tim for this rare gem and Badger and Tim for
contacting their contacts in the hope of finding out more on the band
but it seems they are a bit of a mystery to all. mp3
7 comments:
thanx for posting.
FYI: Arnhem is also the name of a city in the Netherlands. In the 70's there was a popgroup from that city called "Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers" (famous in The Netherlands and Germany), in 1972/1973 they had a sideproject called "Arnhem" (two 7"'s released, see http://www.discogs.com/artist/2026059-Arnhem).
The Band "Arnhem" was a Sydney, Australia based band. The band performed in many pubs, clubs, theatres and halls, supported many top Australian bands and also toured extensively in New South Wales, into Queensland and to the snow fields to perform at the Perisher Valley Inn. It existed for a short time between 1977 to 1979. Members of the band reformed in various bands enjoying the company and the love of music they made together. To this day they still keep in contact with each other.
The band started as a soft country band and quickly developed into a very creative band performing country rock, blues, pop, and many other musical genres. The band wrote and performed many of their original songs and as an example you can listen to the record with Tropical Love and Dreamtime.The band consisted of Greg, lead vocal and acoustic guitar, Jim, lead and backing vocal, acoustic guitar and didgeridoo, Wayne on lead guitar, Theo on bass, Malcolm on drums,Neil on percussion and Geoff on keyboards.
Great band ! Always a party when they played !
I remember Graham { keyboards} joined later .
Bruce a brilliant mandolin , flute and sax player also joined our tour .
The production on this recording did not capture the dynamic power, excitement and dynamics of Arnhem's live performances .
Jim {vocals},Theo on bass and Wayne Cowan {guitar} then formed this rock band
https://youtu.be/NPSUJuox934
Sometimes members appear here and possibly more tracks coming
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDFlBe68M1P1I5KP9hlDRg
Arnhem Lifestyle recorded live
https://youtu.be/JoAbRM4iBJc
Arnhem The Light Sound engineer Duncan Mcguire recorded at Col Joy's Jacobsen's ATA studio Glebe
https://youtu.be/MiLZJ1YrGM8
So wonderful to see mention of this band 45 years down the track. I saw them in a pub in Maclean North Coast NSW August 1978. They blew me away. Just superb. Then I found they had a Wednesday night residency at the infamous Frenchs Tavern Darlinghurst.
It only lasted a few months but it seemed forever. Got to know most of the band and went to their various parties etc. They were a really great band whose music was sadly out of fashion at the time. The lead guitarist told me one night The Hitmen pelted them with beer cans onstage. In typical 70s fashion the whole thing imploded, a great pity but just like the 70s it was great while it lasted.
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