DESCRIPTION:
A wild 50's medley from a long-forgotten Australian band. Looking back a decade, they effortlessly recaptured the fun and frivolity of the Fabulous Fifties. I thought this clip from the ABC series RAGE was a showcase for an Arizona band of the same era, but thanks to Paul Rao for the correction. This band The Sect were mainly actively between 1966 and 1971. After Paul set me on the right track I did a little research and found that they supported many visiting bands of the time such as Master Apprentices, The Groop, Valentines, Zoot and Groove. They also supported big soloists like Johnny Farnham, Normie Rower, Johnny Young And Marcia Jones. The Sect also appeared on many Aussie TV shows like Countdown, Happening '70 (possibly this clip), Hey Hey It's Saturday and even the ABC soapie Bellbird.
They won the Queensland Battle Of The Bands competition and the 4IP Battle Of The Bands before moving to Melbourne to live and record.