Aesops Fables [Australia] - Little Yellow Pills (1971)

(Jackie Lomax)
 Australia

The label on the single drops the apostrophe in “Aesop’s”.

Single on Generation by versatile Sydney pop band of experienced musicians, several of whom went on to productive careers, including keyboardist Gary Moberley, drummer Russell Dunlop, and guitarist Les Stacpool. Aesop’s Fables were popular around Sydney venues, and came second in 1969’s national Battle of the Sounds, but this was their only record.

Formed in 1968, a re-formed line-up for a few months in 1970 included bluesy vocalist Brenda Glover (later known for a solo career as Brenda Kristen), and legendary NZ guitarist Charlie Tumahai joined for the band’s final months.

Aesop’s Fables was one of a number of polished harmony-pop bands that worked in and around Sydney in the late Sixties. Other similar acts included The Executives, The New Dream, The Affair and The Clik and all were strongly influenced by the softer and more ‘sophisticated’ sounds of groups like The 5th Dimension.
                                                                                            – Milesago.com

Further reading: Milesago’s Aesop’s Fables page gives many details (more than I can squeeze in here) of band members’ work before and after the band.

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Not to be confused with New York band Aesop’s Fables formed 1966: see their single Temptation ‘Bout To Get Me (1968) at this site.