Die Playboys

The Playboys were one of a small group of Australian bands to get international exposure during the mid-'60s, after distinguishing themselves in their homeland. They recorded an album and a brace of singles -- including one in England -- but their most wide-ranging musical contribution may have been providing the personnel who became the pop-psychedelic band Procession in the late 1960s. The Playboys were originally organized in Melbourne, Australia in 1962 as an instrumental outfit, with a membership that included Graham Trottman on drums and Phil Blackmore on the organ. They...