AESOPS FABLES

Aesop's Fables formed in 1968 as a pop vocal group with Russell Dunlop on drums, Sheryl Blake on lead vocals, Jimmy Doyle on guitar (ex-Telstars), Michael Lawler on bass guitar (ex The Rajahs) and Gary Moberly on organ (ex-Ramrods, later worked with Bee Gees). The group performed cover versions, including The 5th Dimension, before working on originals. In 1969 Aesop's Fables entered the annual Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds competition and won the New South Wales final, at the national final they finished second behind Doug Parkinson in Focus. However this version of the group separated without recording any material.

In February 1970 Dunlop and Moberley formed a new line-up, initially called The New Aesop's Fables, with Owen Booth on bass guitar (ex-Little Sammy and The In People), Brenda Glover on lead vocals and Brian Holloway on guitar (ex-The Dream, Somebody's Image). Holloway quit two months later and was replaced by Melbourne-based guitarist, Les Stacpool (ex The Chessmen, Levi Smith's Clefs). The band moved to Melbourne in mid-year, where Charlie Tumahai (ex-Multiple Balloon) replaced Booth on bass guitar. Aesop's Fables had disbanded by October 1970. The group's only single, "Little Yellow Pills", was issued posthumously in February 1971 as the first single on the Generation Records label. The A-side was a cover of a track by British singer, Jackie Lomax, and its B-side, "Sandman", was written by Stacpool. Charlie Tumahai died in 1995. Russell Dunlop died in 2009. Jimmy Doyle died in 2006 of liver cancer. Mike Lawler died in 2024.

Members

Cheryl Blake (vocals), Jimmy Doyle (guitar), Russell Dunlop (drums), Michael Lawler (bass), Gary Moberley (keyboards), Owen Booth (bass), Russell Dunlop (drums), Brenda Glover (vocals), Brian Holloway (guitar) Les Stacpool (guitar) Charlie Tumahai (bass)

SINGLES 
''Little Yellow Pills / Sandman'' 1971 Generation 

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Dunlop