Groove - "Relax Me"

Here’s a treat for all of those old Aussie rockers who have probably wondered if they’d ever hear this Melbourne band again. The band was the Peter Williams led, The Groove, who had a string of Australian hits in the late 60’s and they demonstrated a brilliant mixture of rock, pop and soul. They were put together by the fellow who put the Twilights on the Australian map. Williams was actually a Kiwi, but as I pointed out in a number of previous posts, if you make it in this country, then we claim you as our own (most Kiwis want to live here anyway).

The band gathered a huge following and were absolutely huge in the Australian club scene and every music show (read that as Uptight) featured the band often.

For a band that had so many hits, they strangely released only the one LP and it remains one of my real little treasures.

In 1968, The Groove won the now defunct Hoadley’s Battle Of The Sounds and they undertook a National tour before heading over to England, which had been the first prize in the competition. Unfortunately, their trip to England failed to see them hit the big time, as had been the case with many previous Australian bands trying to break into that market. In England, The Groove actually managed to release one overseas single, which failed, and they then metamorphosed into Eureka Stockade. They released one further single under their new name before the band split in 1970.

Oh well – on to the music. Here are The Groove with three of their Australian hits, “Relax Me,” “Simon Says,”  and "You Are The One I Love."