Love Story and Tadpole were studio groups consisting of Buddy England and Ian Turpie.Buddy England was the driving force behind a few studio groups that released singles on Air Records 1970-1971. This was during the era of the radio ban which saw many home grown artists do covers of big overseas songs.
Buddy was also responsible for the formation of this small independent Australian record label and his initials are on the top left corner of the logo. On the bottom right corner are the initials P. S. who must have been a co-owner or producer along with Buddy. Someone may be able to let me know about this?
Tadpole was Buddy and Ian.
Love Story was an all-star trio comprising Buddy and Ian on guitars and vocals, with Richard Wright (ex The Groop) on drums.
Love Story's version of Neanderthal Man co-charted with versions recorded by Idle Race (from the UK) and Hotlegs (later known as 10cc from the UK), peaking at #15 and charting for 12 weeks.
Tadpole charted well in mostly Victoria but some people who lived up in northern N.S.W. (like myself) also enjoyed this one on the radio. Where I lived in the early 1970s I was closer to Brisbane than Sydney, so we had a large repertoire of music to enjoy from off the airwaves.
| Date | Artist | Title |
| 1970 | Love Story | "Neanderthal Man" (Aust. #21, 12 wks) |
| 1970 | Tadpole | "Throw a Little Love My Way" (Aust. #37, 12 wks) |
Below are links to extended versions of both songs:
http://rapidshare.com/files/141845305/Tadpole_-_Throw_A_Little_Love_My_Way__Ext_Tom_Mix_2008_.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/141847256/the_love_story_-_neanderthal_man__mono_attenuated_tom_mix_.mp3
Could you pls repost this as the link is dead.
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