162:
in 1964 as the G-Men with the line-up of Jim Cerezo on lead guitar, Dennis
Gilmore on drums, Vince Lipton on bass guitar, Billy London on vocals and Peter Newing on rhythm guitar. They soon moved to Sydney, changed their name to the Pleazers, with the line-up of Gilmore, London and Newing joined by
227:
in 1987. Unterberger rated it as three out of five stars and opined that the compilation was "focusing mostly on their original material. Competent
British Invasion-style rock, usually in a Stonesy style, though sometimes in a poppier vein."
222:
in 1966 on the Zodiac label, which was produced by John
Hawkins. They returned to Australia later that year with Gus Fenwick (ex-Layabouts) replacing Peel on bass guitar. The group disbanded in 1967. Raven Records issued a compilation album
642:
209:, in March with the line-up of Gilmore, Hales, London, Newing, Peel and Robertson. One of its tracks, "Bald Headed Woman", was included on a various artists' compilation CD,
652:
662:
647:
657:
637:
467:
331:
198:
described the band as "one of the only New
Zealand groups competently playing tough, British Invasion/R&B-styled rock & roll."
505:
462:
484:
374:
163:
Bobby Bacon (a.k.a. Bob Cooper, a.k.a. Bob London: Billy's brother) on lead vocals, Bruce "Phantom" Robinson on lead guitar, and
211:
472:
314:
289:
179:
102:
323:
264:
202:
593:
513:
168:
566:
540:
190:. Their initial single, "Last Night", did poorly, while its follow-up, a cover version of Them's "
358:
327:
191:
480:
335:
476:
131:
517:
490:
381:
175:
631:
458:
622:
351:
418:
194:" (February 1965), broke into the national singles chart. Richie Unterberger of
164:
135:
544:
195:
183:
159:
139:
44:
364:"Like Columbus Did" (Hales, London) / "Sometimes" (G. Thomasson) (1965)
258:
Bruce "Phantom" Robinson –lead guitar (The
Pleazers January 1965)
58:
249:
Billy Bacon (London) – lead vocals (Ex The London Bros 1964)
205:(a.k.a. Trevor Hales). They issued a five-track extended play,
186:, New Zealand in 1965. They soon appeared on a local TV show,
261:
Ronnie Peel – bass guitar (Ex
Missing Links Sydney 1965)
255:
Bob Cooper–(aka London) lead vocals (Ex The London Bros 1964)
338:" (Talmy), "Don't Give Me no Lip Child" (Thomas, Richards)
201:
Early in 1966 Bacon was replaced by
English-born vocalist
252:
Peter 'Bunt' Newing – rhythm guitar (Ex G-Men 1964)
270:
Gus
Fenwick – bass guitar (ex The Layabouts 1966)
423:
New
Zealand Music of the 60's, 70's and a bit of 80's
150:, in 1966, before disbanding in the following year.
377:" (Wilson, Asher) / "La La Lies" (Townshend) (1967)
243:
Denis 'Speedy' Gilmore – drums (Ex G-Men 1964)
112:
108:
98:
73:
51:
40:
30:
23:
267:(a.k.a. Trevor Hales) – lead vocals (NZ 1965)
300:(compilation album, 1987) – Raven Records.
246:Vince Lipton – bass guitar (Ex G-Men 1964)
218:The Pleazers released their debut studio album
367:"Is It Over, Baby" / "Hurtin' All Over" (1966)
541:"The Pleazers | Biography & History"
8:
146:in 1964. They released a sole studio album,
453:
451:
449:
447:
445:
443:
441:
439:
643:Australian rhythm and blues musical groups
20:
412:
410:
408:
406:
404:
402:
400:
398:
468:Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop
463:"Encyclopedia entry for 'The Pleazers'"
394:
182:, who brought them to his home base in
653:Musical groups disestablished in 1967
7:
134:musical group which were popular in
663:1967 disestablishments in Australia
648:Musical groups established in 1964
14:
596:A Midnight Rave with the Pleazers
516:(Magnus Holmgren). Archived from
370:"Guilty" / "Can't Pretend" (1966)
311:A Midnight Rave with the Pleazers
298:A Midnight Rave with the Pleazers
225:A Midnight Rave with the Pleazers
207:A Midnight Rave with the Pleazers
658:1964 establishments in Australia
361:" / "That Lonely Feeling" (1965)
506:"Ronnie Peel/Rockwell T. James"
638:New South Wales musical groups
237:Jim Cerezo – lead guitar
1:
212:Pebbles, Volume 12: The World
322:"Baby Jane" (Dello, Cane), "
174:The Pleazers were signed by
119:
569:Pebbles, Vol. 12: The World
679:
130:were an Australian-formed
514:Australian Rock Database
47:, Queensland, Australia
158:The Pleazers began in
592:Unterberger, Richie.
565:Unterberger, Richie.
539:Unterberger, Richie.
384:" / "Security" (1967)
324:Thou Shalt Not Steal
286:Definitely Pleazers
220:Definitely Pleazers
148:Definitely Pleazers
571:– Various Artists"
504:Holmgren, Magnus.
493:on 13 August 2004.
328:John D. Loudermilk
171:) on bass guitar.
520:on 2 October 2012
477:Allen & Unwin
336:Bald Headed Woman
319:
294:
240:
169:the Missing Links
125:
124:
670:
610:
609:
607:
605:
589:
583:
582:
580:
578:
562:
556:
555:
553:
551:
536:
530:
529:
527:
525:
510:hem2.passagen.se
501:
495:
494:
489:. Archived from
473:St Leonards, NSW
455:
434:
433:
431:
429:
417:Sergent, Bruce.
414:
350:"Last Night" / "
317:
292:
238:
215:(October 1999).
138:. They began in
132:rhythm and blues
115:
94:
92:
86:
84:
76:
33:
21:
678:
677:
673:
672:
671:
669:
668:
667:
628:
627:
619:
614:
613:
603:
601:
598:– The Pleazers"
591:
590:
586:
576:
574:
564:
563:
559:
549:
547:
538:
537:
533:
523:
521:
503:
502:
498:
487:
457:
456:
437:
427:
425:
416:
415:
396:
391:
382:Three Cool Cats
347:
307:
282:
277:
239:(Ex G-men 1964)
234:
176:Eldred Stebbing
156:
113:
90:
88:
82:
80:
74:
69:
66:rock & roll
31:
26:
17:
16:Australian band
12:
11:
5:
676:
674:
666:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
630:
629:
626:
625:
618:
617:External links
615:
612:
611:
584:
557:
531:
496:
485:
459:McFarlane, Ian
435:
393:
392:
390:
387:
386:
385:
378:
371:
368:
365:
362:
355:
346:
343:
342:
341:
340:
339:
315:Zodiac Records
306:
305:Extended plays
303:
302:
301:
295:
290:Zodiac Records
288:(1966) –
281:
278:
276:
273:
272:
271:
268:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
244:
241:
233:
230:
180:Zodiac Records
155:
152:
123:
122:
116:
110:
109:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
77:
71:
70:
68:
67:
64:
61:
55:
53:
49:
48:
42:
38:
37:
34:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
675:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
635:
633:
624:
621:
620:
616:
599:
597:
588:
585:
572:
570:
561:
558:
546:
542:
535:
532:
519:
515:
511:
507:
500:
497:
492:
488:
486:1-86508-072-1
482:
478:
474:
470:
469:
464:
460:
454:
452:
450:
448:
446:
444:
442:
440:
436:
424:
420:
413:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
401:
399:
395:
388:
383:
379:
376:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
356:
353:
349:
348:
344:
337:
333:
332:I'm Movin' On
329:
325:
321:
320:
316:
313:(March 1966)
312:
309:
308:
304:
299:
296:
291:
287:
284:
283:
279:
274:
269:
266:
263:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
245:
242:
236:
235:
231:
229:
226:
221:
216:
214:
213:
208:
204:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
172:
170:
167:(ex-Mystics,
166:
161:
153:
151:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
121:
117:
111:
107:
104:
101:
97:
78:
72:
65:
62:
60:
57:
56:
54:
50:
46:
43:
39:
35:
32:Also known as
29:
22:
19:
623:AudioCulture
602:. Retrieved
595:
587:
575:. Retrieved
568:
560:
548:. Retrieved
534:
522:. Retrieved
518:the original
509:
499:
491:the original
466:
426:. Retrieved
422:
310:
297:
285:
224:
219:
217:
210:
206:
200:
187:
173:
157:
147:
143:
128:The Pleazers
127:
126:
114:Past members
75:Years active
25:The Pleazers
18:
275:Discography
265:Shane Hales
203:Shane Hales
165:Ronnie Peel
136:New Zealand
632:Categories
600:. AllMusic
573:. AllMusic
419:"Pleazers"
389:References
375:Here Today
293:(ZLP 1026)
352:Poor Girl
318:(EPZ 133)
545:AllMusic
461:(1999).
354:" (1965)
196:AllMusic
188:Let's Go
184:Auckland
160:Brisbane
140:Brisbane
45:Brisbane
604:22 July
577:22 July
550:14 July
345:Singles
232:Members
154:History
142:as the
120:Members
89: (
81: (
59:R&B
524:7 July
483:
428:7 July
359:Gloria
280:Albums
192:Gloria
103:Zodiac
99:Labels
52:Genres
41:Origin
144:G-Men
87:–1967
36:G-Men
606:2017
579:2017
552:2017
526:2017
481:ISBN
430:2017
334:", "
330:), "
118:see
91:1967
83:1964
79:1964
326:" (
178:of
63:pop
634::
543:.
512:.
508:.
479:.
475::
471:.
465:.
438:^
421:.
397:^
608:.
594:"
581:.
567:"
554:.
528:.
432:.
380:"
373:"
357:"
93:)
85:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.