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  • Sunbury 1972

    The Sunbury Rock Festival was first held in 1972 on a 620 acre farm between Sunbury and Diggers Rest, Victoria. It attracted around 35,000 people and was promoted by Odessa Promotions, which was formed by a group of television professionals, including John Fowler and Jim McKay, from GTV 9 Melbourne.

    The festival ran from 29 to 31 January and the ticket price was $6.00 for all 3 days, $5.00 for 2 days and $1.00 for a single day.

    Sound System

    2 x RCA W Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K140
    4 x Jands U Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K130
    2 x JBL 2350 90° horns with 2480 2″ drivers
    2 x JBL 2356 long-throw horns with 2480 2″ drivers
    8 x JBL 2405 high frequency drivers
    10 x Jands 150w Power Amplifiers
    1 x 20 Channel Jands Mixing Console

    Jands Crew

    David Mulholland
    Howard Page
    Eric Robinson
    Philip Story

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    Acts

    Blackfeather
    The Bushwhackers & Bullockies Bush Band
    The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
    Glenn Cardier
    Carson
    Chain
    Company Caine
    Greg Quill & Country Radio
    Friends
    Healing Force
    Highway
    Gerry Humphrys (MC)
    Indelible Murtceps
    The La De Das
    MacKenzie Theory
    Madder Lake
    Phil Manning
    Max Merritt & the Meteors
    Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Band
    Barrie McAskill & Levi Smith’s Clefs
    Pilgrimage
    Pirana
    Wendy Saddington
    SCRA
    Spectrum
    Tamam Shud
    Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
    Total Fire Band
    Wild Cherries

  • Elton John Tour 1971

    This was Elton John’s first tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played outdoors and Jands provided what was then the largest sound system every assembled in Australia. Elton’s personal monitoring system consisted of JBL studio monitors supplied by Clair Brothers.

    Sound System

    2 x RCA W Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K140
    4 x Jands U Bin with 2 x 15″ JBL K130
    2 x RCA Multi-cell Horns with Altec drivers
    8 x JBL 075 high frequency drivers
    10 x Jands 150w Power Amplifiers
    1 x 16 Channel Jands Mixing Console

    Jands Crew

    Howard Page
    Phillip Storey
    Eric Robinson

    Promoters / Sponsors:

    I.B.C./Rock Concert Club of Australia/Go-Set/ 6KY, 5KA, 3AK, 4BC, 2SM

    1971 Tour Dates and Venues:

    17 October – Perth, Subiaco Stadium
    22 October – Adelaide, Memorial Drive Tennis Centre
    24 October – Melbourne, Kooyong Tennis Centre
    26. October – Brisbane, Festival Hall
    31 October – Sydney, Randwick Racecourse

    Support Groups:

    The Birds (Perth)
    Mark IV (Perth)
    Headband (Adelaide)
    Ilo (Adelaide)
    Chain (Melbourne)
    Aztecs (Melbourne)
    Pilgrimage (Melbourne)
    Gentle Art (Brisbane)
    Leroy (Brisbane)
    Country Radio (Sydney)
    Melissa (Sydney)
    Asleep At the Wheel (Sydney)

    Melbourne, Kooyong Tennis Centre

    All images © Jands Pty Limited – Click to enlarge

    Perth and Adelaide

    All images © Jands Pty Limited – Click to enlarge

  • Battle of the Sounds

    Battle of the Sounds

    In the late 1960 and early 1970s radio station 2SM and confectionary maker Hoadleys staged an annual Battle of the Sounds to discover Australia’s best band. In 1970 the bands competing include Flying Circus, Freshwater, the Cleves, Pyramid, NZ Fantasy Band, Autumn, the La De Das, Pirana, Elm Tree, and Clik.

    Jands provided a column PA system and lighting for the heats and finals of the Sydney events.

    In an essay on the ABC website Ed Nimmervoll wrote:
    “As long ago as Johnny O’Keefe, Australian rock and roll had hoped for international recognition. Now it became an obsession, catered to by a national competition called the Hoadley’s Battle of the Sounds. The prize was a boat trip to London.

    It’s impossible to imagine anything like the Battle happening now or ever again. Each year the nation’s biggest bands – and quite a few just looking to be noticed – pitted themselves against each other in a national contest sponsored by Hoadley’s and organised by host radio stations in each capital city. Every band was given three minutes on stage. The judges awarded points. The final saw all the state winners run the same gauntlet. Another three minutes to show their wares. Another set of judges.

    The Twilights won the 1966 Battle, even though one of their two singers couldn’t perform with them. The rules only allowed five members.”

    Links

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hoadleys-Battle-of-the-Sounds/103281169726010#
    http://www.abc.net.au/arts/rocksnaps/essay/battle.htm