NOVA EXPRESS

Named after the well-known William S. Burroughs novel, Nova Express was one of several Australian bands of the late sixties / early seventies that were modelled on the influential American groups Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago, whose music mixed soul, pop and R&B with jazz and featured prominent soul-jazz horn arrangements. Nova Express differed from many of these groups in that it was fronted by a female lead singer, Linda George, a talented young vocalist from Adelaide whose powerful, soulful voice soon brought her to national attention. In mid-1970 Nova Express scored a surprise win over Zoot (who had just topped the Go-Set Pop Poll) in the Victorian final of the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds, but both groups went on to represent Victoria in the national finals in Sydney. 

The group's only single, released on Columbia in 1970, was a strong version of "Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart", the song made famous by Janis Joplin. The single peaked at #28 on the Melbourne charts. The B side was "Around The Block". Linda George left Nova Express later that year for a solo career, including performing with The Marlboro Big Band, The Barry Veith Big Band, Opus Big Band, and Brian May and the ABC Show Band on a tour of Vietnam, which included Derek Capewell on bass, Garry Hyde on drums and Melbourne musical stalwarts. In 1971, George teamed again with Ken Schroder in his band called Plant.

Members

Linda George (vocals), Ken White (guitar), Peter Walsh (organ), Wayne Lanham (bass), Craig Forbes (drums), Dave Clark (saxophone), Ken Schroeder (saxophone), Ian Hellings (trumpet)

SINGLES 
''Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart (#65) / Around The Block'' 1970 Columbia  

References

http://www.milesago.com/artists/nova.html

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/