Town Criers | |
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1964 | –1972
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The Town Criers were an Australian pop band formed in 1964. [1] By 1967 their line-up was Andy Agtoft on lead vocals, Mark Demajo on bass guitar (ex-Gemini 5), Sam Dunnin on lead guitar (ex-Gemini 5), Chris Easterby on drums, and George Kurtiss on keyboards. [2] Their first single was a cover version of the Kinks' album track, " The World Keeps Going Round", which was issued in 1965 but did not chart. [3]
They released a cover version of American singer, Robert Knight's " Everlasting Love", as a single in February 1968, which reached No. 17 on the Go-Set National Top 40 alongside United Kingdom's Love Affair's rendition which peaked at No. 23 on the same chart at the same time. [4] Kurtiss left the group in May 1968 and was replaced on keyboards by John Taylor (ex-Strings Unlimited). [2] Their next single, "Unexpectedly", did not reach the top 40. [2]
Agtoft was replaced early in 1969 by Barry Smith from Adelaide and Taylor left without being replaced. [2] [3] Town Criers released further singles, "Any Old Time (You're Lonely and Sad)" (March 1969), "Love Me Again" (October 1969) and "Living in a World of Love" (May 1970), before disbanding in 1972. [2] [3] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, opined, "[they] made a name for themselves with a melodious, commercial pop sound and squeaky-clean teen idol image... By the end of 1971, [their] sound had become outmoded, and the members went their separate ways." [2]
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Everlasting Love |
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Love Me Again |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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"The World Keeps Going Round" [3] | 1965 | — |
" Everlasting Love" [3] | 1968 | 17 |
"Unexpectedly" [3] | — | |
"Any Old Time (Your Lonely and Sad)" | 1969 | 53 |
"Love Me Again" | 35 | |
"Living in a World of Love" | 1970 | 42 |
"Laughing Man" | 1971 | — |
"Love, Love, Love" | — |