The Black Diamonds/Tymepiece
The Black Diamonds hailed from Lithgow (NSW, Australia),
evolving out of rockabilly band Johnny Kett's Black Diamonds in
1965.
Managed by local radio DJ Bob Jolly they played widely around
the state, eventually relocating to Sydney in 1967.
They signed a recording deal with Festival and released their
debut single, See The Way, in December 1966. The B-side was
a frenetic song called I Want, Need, Love You.
Their second single, Outside Lookin' In, was released in
1967. The record made the Top 30 in Sydney.
Darcy Rosser replaced Allan Keogh on bass in 1968 and the band
changed its name to Tymepiece, also working under the name The
Love Machine for a one-off version of The Tokens' The
Lion Sleeps Tonight which they recorded to promote the opening
of Bullen's African Lion Safari at Warragamba in Sydney.
As Tymepiece the band issued three Singles on the Festival
label - Bird in the Tree (August 1968), Become
Like You (November 1969) and Won't You Try? (October
1970).
Their debut album, Sweet Release finally appeared in
February 1971. The band called it a day shortly thereafter.
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