Axiom – My Baby’s Gone
Axiom had their third and last Aussie hit in early 1971 with the first single lifted from the LP, “My Baby’s Gone” . Axiom filmed a promotional clip for the song, one of the first such clips made in colour in Australia. Given that Australia wasn’t to get colour TV for another four years, this was clearly done with overseas markets in mind. When released in January, the single did extremely well — it was Top 10 by February, peaking at #8. B side Hold the phone
Axiom – Same Old Country Song & Statue Of Liberty
Axiom returned to Australia for a few months in November 1970 and then headed back to England in February 1971. They appeared on GTK in early 1971 to perform ‘Same Old Country Song’ and their version of ‘Statue of Liberty’, which Glenn Shorrock would take to his later bands Esperanto and Little River Band.
Zoot – Eleanor Rigby
Written by Lennon/McCartney
Arranged by: Rick Springfield
Released December 1970
In December Zoot released a hard rock cover of The Beatles’ song, “Eleanor Rigby” which became their most popular single when it peaked at No. 4 in March 1971. It remained in the Top 40 for twenty weeks and reached No. 12 on the Top Records for the Year of 1971.