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Saturday 19 December 2015

VYT AND THE WORLD



Vyt  (Vyt Zvirzdinas ) was signed up by CBS in the mid-60s. Managed by Nat Kipner he recorded his first single ''Why Do I Cry'' (a cover of the great garage rock song by Boston band The Remains) at Ossie Byrne's studio in Hurstville backed by The Bee Gees and Steve and The Board in 1966. His follow up single was ''Only Me / Act Of Innocence''(1967). Vyt then decided to form a group to write and record original music. Calling on close friend Chris Eggleton they put together a band which the members named The World. They recorded two singles under this moniker, ''Dapper Dan / Flower Children'' (1967) and ''Tiny Timothy / Silhouette Of A Shapely Miss''(1968). Due to unforeseen circumstances, they disbanded in 1968. Guitarist Chris Eggleton became a composer of soundtrack music; his credits include the early Nicole Kidman classic BMX Bandits. Vyt formed Advance Entertainment Pty Ltd promoting and producing rock events. Drummer Arthur Watson died in 2009.

Members

Vyt (vocals) Brian Lee (guitar), Chris Eggleton (guitar), George Galas (bass), Arthur Watson (drums).




SINGLES
''Dapper Dan / Flower Children'' 1967 CBS
''Tiny Timothy / Silhouette Of A Shapely Miss'' 1968 CBS






16 comments:

  1. Arthur Watson (drummer) is my brother, unfortunately he passed away 10 April 2009.

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    1. Thankyou Shirley I have added that info

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    2. very sad to hear that i often thought oh Arthur [dreamy as we knew him then] , great drummer ..Chris Eggleton

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  2. Brian Lee here :) Living in Cairns AU.

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    1. Hi Brian do you have any pics of the band

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    2. Hi Brian good to hear you are ok ...Chris

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    3. Brian, did you know Arthur lived in Cairns from the mid 70s until his passing, he is buried at Palmdale Lawn Cemetery at Ourimbah on the Central Coast of NSW.

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  3. R I P Arthur Watson (Dreamy)

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  5. FROM VYT

    Hi there,

    I've just come across this website and was saddened to hear that my old mate "Dreamy" had passed away.
    He was a good person and a great drummer and now he is probably playing drums for JC.

    Love you mate, give em heaps.

    Your old mate, Vyt.

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    1. Living in the 60"s was great and I bought many records. One day a neighbour said 'hey why don't you look at this band'. Furthermore (and Ive never confirmed this) the members go to my school, the band's name is VYT and THE WORLD. I have one of their 45's and funny enough I've written the B side as the main song in my index book. Maybe I thought "Silhouettes of a shapely miss" was the better song. I've never been able to hear it on my computer, never been able to put this song on a cd or usb. Great song when I was 16 living in Parramatta.

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    2. Hi Vyt God I remember seeing you play 65 or 66 in an old weather board hall in Baulkam Hills, I think I was just maybe 14.. Lynne

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  6. Hi Vyt, thanks for leaving a reply here.

    "Dreamy" is buried at Palmdale Lawn Cemetery Ourimbah NSW if you're ever in the area, we gave him a great send off and played lots of Joe Cocker music which he loved. It was a huge shock to the family to lose him so suddenly as there was still lots of life left in him. The family had planned a surprise 60th birthday party for him which would have been 6 weeks after his passing but instead we held a Wake in Cairns with all the people he knew up there. Shirley

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  7. I knew Chris Eggleton and Dreamy years ago They used to practice in my parents garage Chris's wife sang with them at the time

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