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Unable to add item to List. Label: EMI - EMA.303,EMI - EMA-303 • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: Australia • Genre: Rock • Style: Hard Rock. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Credits. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. done anything to warrant a ban, this is most likely the case. Their second album, Heavy Metal Kid spawned the Top 40 hit, Love You Babe in June 1974. One one of the most misunderstood bands of the early 1970s. Watch the video for Heavy Metal Kid from Coloured Balls's Heavy Metal Kid for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. If you don't think that you've This company sells your internet traffic to other people, meaning that other people can use your IP address and can break some of the above rules, causing you to be banned from this site. “Around And Around” dates from their final recording session from early ‘75 and has never been released on vinyl before. Released in 1974 on EMI (catalog no. Collect 'em all! Coloured Balls-Heavy Metal Kid ( 1974) With the dawning of 1974, the future looked bright for the Coloured Balls. With the dawning of 1974, the future looked bright for the Coloured Balls. With the dawning of 1974, the future looked bright for the Coloured Balls. There's a problem loading this menu right now. This is our 4th COLOURED BALLS release! However, ‘Heavy Metal Kid’, although patchy and packed with some amount of filler, still contains some great music, and indeed, some of their hardest and punkiest tunes yet. All prices are in AUD © 2020 Timewarp Records. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Step 2 (optional): Enter any other comments/feedback here, Step 3: Enter your email address.

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25 numbered test pressings with alternate sleeve *JAW exclusive (SOLD OUT).

They were at the peak of their powers, yet, by the end of the year, fate had intervened and the band was simply crumbling under the weight of outside pressures: EMI calling for hit singles; the national media branding them as anti-social misfits; a wave of violence unfolding at their gigs around the country. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 100 bright green vinyl *JAW exclusive (SOLD OUT) 1974 (also released on Desperate: DEFCON3), it's an era-defining slab of pre-punk Australian rock & … The image, perpetrated by the media, sat uneasily with the members of the Coloured Balls - one of the most misunderstood bands of the early 1970s. Genres: Hard Rock, Blues Rock. "Heavy Metal Kid" is presented in a 6 panel digi-pak with a 24 page booklet filled with rare photos & liner notes by Ian McFarlane. They were at the peak of their powers, one of the country's top live draws. This is a first time ever unique pairing of “Heavy Metal Kid” b/w “Around And Around” (previously unreleased on vinyl). We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Recorded live in the studio in 1975 with engineer / producer Gil Matthews, these 2 tracks represent the final studio offering from one of Australia's greatest bands. this is a very loud, un commercial sounding record by a far shot, lobby sure was or could not have been looking to score a huge hit in the us, uk, europe or even australia with this album, he just seems to plug in, and let the band and all the music do the talking, if you liked the 2 other colored balls releases i dont see why you would not like this one, this was a very underrated band back in the 70s when colored balls where playing all over australia in the smokey sweaty pubs, this is some amazing rock n roll here maybe it sounds a bit like the pirates from the uk (circa 1976 -- 1979) the band the late great mick green re formed during the punk and pub rock explosion in the uk, that is the only other outfit i can say this cd reminds me of, also this is fully loaded with bonus tracks and fantastic packaging killer oldschool stuff here........... After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. He became a leading figure in the 1970s Australian pub rock scene, particularly as a member of Billy Thorpe & the … Like "Ball Power", this album retains a power and strength of purpose to this day, displaying an adventurous spirit and further reaffirmation of the band's status as a pioneering progressive / hard rock outfit. The band managed one more single "Bama Lama Baby / Be Your Lover" before disbanding.

Coloured Balls' second album, 'Heavy Metal Kid' spawned the Top 40 hit, "Love You Babe" in June 1974. ); however, for the purposes of continuity, following on from the Aztec Music CD reissue of the band's debut album "Ball Power" we will refer to the band as Coloured Balls. Better than I remember when I first heard this in the 70's. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. This is sourced directly from the master tapes and has never sounded better. We are hoping to eventually work on a solution for this when we have the resources to do so.

Fortunately, they left behind another great album in Heavy Metal Kid. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + No Import Fees Deposit & $9.98 Shipping to Netherlands. Heavy Metal Kid, an Album by Coloured Balls. Recorded live in the studio in 1975 with engineer / producer Gil Matthews, these 2 tracks represent the final studio offering from one of Australia's greatest bands. It has been digitally remastered with 7 bonus tracks. Not Heavy Metal, a mixture of great 'Aussie' pub rock, some tracks sounding like 50's rock and some great Lobby guitar and experimentation. Fantastic follow up to the earlier 'Ballpower' album. If you are using a VPN, and other users of the same VPN are abusing the service, then you'll be automatically banned as well. 100 bright orange (1 LEFT)