LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records) - In July 2003, Beeb Birtles,
Glenn Shorrock, and Graeham Goble, founding members of one of Australia's top music exports,
Little River Band, reunited for the first time in nearly 20 years and ignited Melbourne's Forum Theatre stage. The reunion concert was recorded and filmed for a new live CD and DVD, both titled Full Circle.
The CD and DVD were first released in Australia in 2004, and will debut in the U.S. on June 7 from Capitol/EMI
Music Catalog Marketing. The concert CD and DVD releases feature Birtles Shorrock Gobles' (BSG) trademark vocal harmonies and several hit songs the trio made famous as the original voices of
Little River Band, including "Reminiscing," "Lady," "Cool Change," "Lonesome Loser" and many more.
The combination of Beeb Birtles, Glenn Shorrock and Graeham Goble is amongst the most extraordinary talents to ever emerge from Australia. Their harmony-dominated brand of rock and their unique songwriting talents comprised the core of Little River Band's success and mass appeal.
"It is a blast to get our voices together again after 20 years and carry on the tradition," said Glenn Shorrock. "As well as our old classics, we have all written new material for the DVD and CD."
Following the induction of Little River Band's classic line-up into the Australian Recording Industry Association's (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2004, BSG were also named Classic Rock Performers of the Year by the Australian Entertainment MO Awards. The Full Circle DVD has been certified Gold in Australia, and BSG look forward to continued success in the U.S.
Little River Band's staggering global success paved the way for future Australian artists in America. The band's chart smashes resulted in many Australian music firsts, including 13 Top 40 singles and entries in Billboard's Top 10 for six consecutive years.
Little River Band's 1977 album Diamantina Cocktail received the first U.S. Gold RIAA album sales certification awarded to an Australian band. Little River Band was also the first Australian act to score a U.S. Platinum album award, with 1978's Sleeper Catcher, which produced three Top 20 singles and two Top 10 hits, including "Reminiscing" and "Lady." With both hits, Little River Band achieved 'million-airplay' status in the U.S. "Reminiscing" has banked over four million radio spins (for which Graeham Goble, songwriter, received a commendation) and "Lady" (also penned by Goble) has been played well over two million times.
Beeb Birtles wrote "Curiosity Killed the Cat,'" Little River Band's first hit single in Australia, and he co-wrote the band's second U.S. hit, "Happy Anniversary." Glenn Shorrock wrote the band's first U.S. Top 20 hit, "Help Is On Its Way" in 1977. It reached No 14 in the U.S. and No 1 in Australia and features the band's signature harmony-packed chorus.
