The Blue Beats - Under The Moon Of Love (1965)

(Tommy Boyce - Curtis Lee)
 Australia

Single on Leedon October 1965, the second of two singles by Sydney-based band managed by 2UW deejay John Melouney. The Blue Beats had changed their name when they moved from Melbourne where they were known as The Outcasts .

Neither Blue Beats single was a hit, but the A-side of their first single, She’s Comin’ Home, written by the band’s Wayne Poll, has appeared on a number of retrospective collections including Raven’s Ugly Things Vol. 2, and Festival’s Down Under Nuggets. Its inclusion on a collection like Before Birdmen Flew…Volume Two – Australian Beat, R&B & Punk: 1965-1967 suggests it has some status as a raw 60s R&B classic. ♫ Listen to She’s Comin’ Home at YouTube

She’s Comin’ Home’s B-side, written by Poll with Blue Beats guitarist Mike Gibbons, was entitled Let It Be, almost 5 years before the Beatles release of that name.

Personnel:
• Wayne Poll (vocals)
• Mike Gibbons aka Mick (guitar), later in Dave Miller Set (1967)
• Brian Patterson (guitar), later in Tony Worsley And The Blue Jays (1966)
• Barry Dessaux (bass)
• John Pasto aka Peters (drums)

Sydney’s most interesting Blue Beats … remembered for the world’s finest version of Summertime Blues and a [1965] support gig for the Rolling Stones

Glenn A. Baker, liner notes to Ugly Things Vol. 2

Multiple Blue Beats:
Blue Beats is a common name for a musical group. The long list of Blue Beats at 45cat.com includes examples from Jamaica, USA, Singapore, Sweden and South Africa, plus a few called Bluebeats.

Sources:
1. Personnel from Chris Spencer et al, Who’s Who of Australian Rock, 5th edition (2002), p. 41.
2. List of compilation album appearances by The Blue Beats at Rate Your Music.
3. Compilation album liner notes at Discogs.com.
4. David Johnston, “Double-Barrelled R&B”, section in The Music Goes Round My Head (2010), pp. 52-56 on the Australian R&B scene, especially in Melbourne and including The Outcasts’ move to Sydney.