The Hippos (Australia)

The Hippos
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Blues and Roots
Years active 1986 - 2003
Labels Warner Music Group

The Hippos were an Australian blues band formed in Sydney in 1985.[1] The band released four albums in their time together until they folded in the 1990s.[2][3]

Band members

The original band members included:

  • Leszek (Lez) Karski - guitar, lead vocals. (Left to join the Bondi Cigars.)
  • John Power - bass, lead vocals.
  • Ace Follington - drums. (Left to join the Bondi Cigars.)
  • Ian Jones - saxophone, percussion, backing vocals.
  • Bridie King - keyboards, percussion, backing vocals.


Other musicians included:

  • David McBride - trombone. (Hippocracy)
  • Nigel Harris - trumpet. (Hippocracy)
  • Tim Reeves - drums.
  • Matt Morrison - drums.
  • Rory McKibbon - guitar.
  • Phil Groves - keyboards.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Mammal On The Move (1986)
  • Hippocracy (1988) (WEA 255526.2)[4]
  • Hippocalypse (1989) (WEA 256713.2)
  • Creatures From The Back Saloon (1993) (Exile Records/Festival D31060)[5][6]

Singles

  • Dark Age (single) (May, 1988) (WEA 7-258002) B-side was "Rodent Operative".[7] Entered at 45 on the ARIA Singles chart on September 11, 1988,[8][9] dropped out then re-entered at 49 a fortnight later,[10] went to 48 on October 2[11] then dropped out of the chart. A promotional video of the song was made at the Bridge Hotel in Sydney, NSW.
  • Breaking Up Somebody's Home (1988) (WEA 7-257885) B-side was "The Tiny Blues"
  • Time and Motion (single) (September, 1989) (WEA 7-257458) B-side was "Ded Fred"
  • Eat At Home (single) (March, 1990) (WEA 7-257353) B-side was "Puppy Fat"

Awards

YearOrganisationAwardSongResult
1989ARIABreakthrough Artist - SingleDark AgeNominated[12]
1989ARIAEngineer of the YearDark AgeNominated
1989ARIAProducer of the YearDark AgeNominated

References

  1. ↑ http://www.australianbluesmusic.com.au/Artists/TheHippos.aspx
  2. ↑ http://rqsretrouniverse.blogspot.com.au/2008/05/living-in-20th-century-dark-age.html
  3. ↑ http://australianmusichistory.com/the-balmain-sound-indie-rock-from-the-balmain-peninsula/
  4. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102035075?searchTerm=%22Hippos%22&searchLimits=exactPhrase=Hippos%7C%7C%7CanyWords%7C%7C%7CnotWords%7C%7C%7CrequestHandler%7C%7C%7CdateFrom=1988-01-01%7C%7C%7CdateTo=1990-01-01%7C%7C%7Csortby
  5. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127236121?searchTerm=%22The%20Hippos%22%20AND%20(music%20OR%20band)&searchLimits=exactPhrase=The+Hippos%7C%7C%7CanyWords=music+band%7C%7C%7CnotWords%7C%7C%7CrequestHandler%7C%7C%7CdateFrom=1984-01-01%7C%7C%7CdateTo=1994-12-31%7C%7C%7Csortby
  6. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127247622?searchTerm=%22The%20Hippos%22%20AND%20(music%20OR%20band)&searchLimits=exactPhrase=The+Hippos%7C%7C%7CanyWords=music+band%7C%7C%7CnotWords%7C%7C%7CrequestHandler%7C%7C%7CdateFrom=1984-01-01%7C%7C%7CdateTo=1994-12-31%7C%7C%7Csortby
  7. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/artist/the-hippos2
  8. ↑ http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SKoP24VQ4lc/UircL_mLP4I/AAAAAAAACq4/rRBG8jf1OGA/s1600/September+11,+1988.jpg
  9. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Hippos&titel=Dark+Age&cat=s
  10. ↑ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ohMW8Y8mbi8/UkAinXNxpnI/AAAAAAAACr8/vhv75aFmG74/s1600/September+25,+1988.jpg
  11. ↑ http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jhf7FzlCOo4/UkQMTk0ivdI/AAAAAAAACtM/nle3JY0ZFHo/s1600/October+2,+1988.jpg
  12. ↑ http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?text=Hippos&view=list
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