STEVE AND THE BOARD

Steve & the Board formed in Brisbane in 1965, made some decent if derivative British Invasion-style records in the mid-'60s, getting some success in with the singles "The Giggle Eyed Goo" and "I Call My Woman Hinges 'Cause She's Something to Adore." All the members were in their late teens when they recorded for the Spin label, and their progress was no doubt eased by having a lead singer, Steve Kipner, whose dad Nat Kipner was the head of Spin Records. The group wasn't a mere manufactured boy band, though, as in fact much of their material was original, contributed by several members (though most often guitarist Carl Groszman).

In their blend of British R&B and pop/rock influences, their recordings were fairly solid straight-ahead rock that criss-crossed attributes of the Beatles, the Byrds, Merseybeat, and raunchier groups like the Pretty Things. Overall band released a number of singles, two EP's and an album but none were as successful as their first record. In 1966 they supported the Herman's Hermits and Tom Jones tour of Australia. The band eventually moved to Melbourne and featured on ATV’s The Go!! Show several times. Steve & The Board broke up in early 1967. Colin Petersen and Geoff Bridgford would end up playing with The Bee Gees. Steve Kipner would move to the UK and form Tin Tin with Steve Groves (ex-Kinetics) and record the international hit "Toast and Marmalade for Tea," Alex Hill has since died. Carl Groszman died in 2018. Colin Petersen died in 2024.

Members

Steve Kipner (guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano), Carl "Keats" Groszman (guitar, vocals),
Alex Hill (guitar), Dennis Neville (bass, guitar, drums), Colin Petersen (drums),
Geoff Bridgford (drums)

SINGLES

'' The Giggle-Eyed Goo! / Rosalyn'' 1965 Everybody's
'' Rosalyn / The Giggle-Eyed Goo!'' (#31) 1966 Spin
''Margot / I've Just Realised'' 1966 Spin
'' I Call My Woman Hinges Cause She's Something To Adore (#55) / I Want'' 1966 Spin
''Now I'm Older (#95) / So Why Pretend'' 1966 Spin
''Good For Nothing Sue / Sally Was A Good Girl'' 1967 Spin

EPs

'Steve And The Board' 1966 Spin
'I Call My Woman 'Hinges'... Cause She's Something To Adore' 1966 Spin

ALBUMS

'The Giggle Eyed Goo' 1966 Spin

References

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