The Moods (Australian band)
| The Moods | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Years active | 1965-1967 |
| Labels | HMV |
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The Moods were an Australian garage rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, who were active during the 1960s. They became of the most popular groups in the Malbourne area and released two singles for HMV Records, including the song "Rum Drunk", which is now regarded as a garage rock classic. "Rum Drunk" and several of their other songs have been included on various compilations.
The Moods were formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 1965. Their original membership consisted of Kevin Frasier (b. 1947) on lead vocals, John Livi (b. 1951) on lead guitar, Mick Hamilton (b. 1948) on rhythm guitar, Peter Noss on bass, and Carl Savona (b. 1949) on drums. John Livi had begun playing guitar at the age of twelve. He was initially influenced by the instrumentals of groups such as the Shadows, and he became adept on the instrument. But, when he heard "I Want to Hold Your Hand", by the Beatles, his musical tastes began to shift in favour of the new sounds coming from England. His brother Bernie Livi introduced him to several musician-friends, who wanted to start a Beatles-influenced group, which they named the Moods. Peter Raphael became their manager, and made it possible for them to get regular gigs at local venues, such as at mod clubs, which were all the rage at the time. Like the British groups, the Moods wore long hair (for the times), which caused difficulties at school for John Livi, who was only fourteen, and was instructed by the principal to, either cut his hair, or be expelled. Livi chose to quit school and took business classes in the day and played with the Moods at night.
By 1966, restrictive laws in Australia, such as the rule requiring bars to close at 6:00pm, were relaxed, and the old British monetary system was converted from pence, shillings, and pounds, to a modern decimal system. In February a new music paper, Melbourne, Victoria, was premiered to great fanfare, and the Moods' manager, Peter Raphael, was the head of its advertising department. Rahael used his position to provide publicity for the group. In addition to ample advertisement space, the band received regular write-ups in columns. Raphael arranged for a record deal with HMV Records, where the group released its debut single, "Cos of You" b/w "Say Hello to Me". "Cos of You" was an upbeat rocker, with a moody folk-inflected flip-side "Say Hello to Me".
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