After the Models disbanded and his first solo album fizzled in the charts, James Freud linked up with Mental As Anything's Martin Plaza and formed the dance oriented Beatfish. This duo's love for soul and R&B surprised fans of the Models and the Mentals, sounding unlike anything either of the artists had ever done before. Their self-titled debut was released in Australia in 1991 on RCA and featured some fine dance songs "All Around The World" and "Wheels Of Love" but most of it was faceless R&B by a couple of white guys from Australia. After one more single, a great cover of the Youngbloods' "Get Together", Plaza returned to his solo career (and the Mentals) while Freud canned his next proposed solo album, 'BigMouth', but some material was used on the Hawaiian surf-themed 'Postcard to Hawaii' album released in 1996 by his next band, Moondog. On 4 November 2010, Freud died from suicide.
SINGLES
Wheels of Love
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| 4 AUG '91 | #26 |
All Around the World
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| 10 NOV '91 | #58 |
References
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/beatfish-mn0001483423/biography
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
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