67 Special are an Australian rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2001, and went on to release two full-length albums.
History In 1994, Ash Santilla and Gavin Campbell met at high school in their hometown of Benalla, Victoria, and became good friends, bonding over their shared passion for rock music. Their first band was named Naybious, inspired by Gavin's sister Lauren's one-eyed doll.
Lead vocalist Santilla and lead guitarist Campbell met multi-instrumentalist Louis Macklin at a school camp, and he became the band's keyboardist and percussionist. Progress of the band stalled for some time, until 2001 when Santilla and Campbell found each other again in Melbourne and began writing again. Soon, drummer Ben Dexter joined after coming to know the group through his brother, and bass guitarist Bryan Dochstader joined the group after noticing the group unloading gear in a supermarket car-park and asking them, "Do you guys need a bass player?"
The band couldn't decide on a name for several months until Dexter rang Santilla and asked him, "What's the model of your car?" "HR," Santilla replied. "What year?" "'67." "67 Special?" "Yeah."
67 Special signed with Festival Mushroom Records released the "Hey There Bomb" in 2004. The song peaked at number 100 on the ARIA Charts. Their debut album The World Can Wait was released in August 2005.
The second studio album was released by Warner Music Australia in 2007.
Personnel Ash Santilla – lead vocals, guitar Gavin Campbell – lead guitar Bryan Dochstader – bass guitar, vocals Ben Dexter – drums Louis Macklin – keyboards, percussion
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS The World Can Wait Released: August 2005 Format: CD Label: Festival Mushroom Records (338942) 83 The Devil May Care Released: August 2007 Format: CD Label: Warner Music Australia (5144218692) —
Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Chart positions Album AUS "Hey There Bomb" 2004 100 "Boys & Girls" 2005 — The World Can Wait "Walking Away" 54 "Killer Bees" 2007 — The Devil May Care
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References
External links 67Special.com Official band website (requires Macromedia Flash plugin) Myspace site Sydney Morning Herald interview with Ash The Dwarf's 67Special Content Australian Music Online Undercover.com.au Undercover's video interview with 67 Special from 11 October 2004 (requires either Windows Media Player or RealPlayer plugins) AccessAllAreas.net.au Access All Areas' interview with 67 Special from mid-2005 (scroll down a bit) ReachOut.com.au 'Clued-Up' Interview with drummer Ben Dexter in mid-2005. Album Review Xdafied.com.au Mushroom Music Publishing