The
Spektors
Perth
1965-66
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John Collins [vocals/drums]
Brian Gannon [bass]
Wyn Milson [guitar]
Bon Scott [vocals/drums]
The Spektors were one of dozens of aspiring beat groups in
Perth in the mid-60s. They would probably be as obscure as all the
others, excpet for the fact that they were the first professional
band to feature singer Bon Scott. Bon was in fact co-drummer
and vocalist -- he shared the role with John Collins and they
alternated half a set each drumming and singing.
The Spektors split in mid-'66, and Bon and Wyn Milson joined up
with members of another Perth band The Winztons to form
The Valentines (1966-70)
after which Bon joined Fraternity (1970-73) and finally AC/DC, with whome he remained until his untimely death in 1980.
The Spektors didn't release any commercial
recordings, but four tracks that they taped in October '65 for a
performance on Perth TV pop show Club 17
have survived. The songs were all covers -
Gershwin's It Ain't Necessarily
So, Them's
Gloria, Chuck Berry's On My Mind and The Beatles'
Yesterday were
released on CD in 1992 by English reissue label See For Miles on the CD
Bon Scott: The Early
Years 1967-72, together with tracks by
Fraternity.
- Ian Mc Farlane - Australian Encyclopedia of Rock &
Pop (1999)