The Hergs formed in the mid 60s in Adelaide with the lineup of: Eddy McPherson on vocals, Mike Williams on guitar, Laurie Lehman guitar, Peter Luckins on bass, and Barry Sincock on drums. Landing a deal with EMI they recorded ''Style Of Love/Cadillac'' in 1967.The A side ''Style of Love'' is a great early punk-meets-psychedelia track, written by vocalist Eddy McPherson. The explosive version of ''Cadillac'' on the flip is a cover of Vince Taylor’s ''Brand New Cadillac'' and not written by Chuck Berry as notated on the label. Interestingly though it was the B side that was picked up by Adelaide radio and went Top 10. Mike Williams was replaced by John Thornton before the band ventured east to Melbourne under the management of Darryl Sambell. Unfortunately, Sambell was so busy with John Farnham he hand-balled them to Geoff Edelsten.
The Hergs had a constant stream of gigs both in Melbourne and regional Victoria. During their time in Melbourne they recorded two tracks at Armstrong Studios that never saw the light of day because manager Geoff Edelston didn't pay the studio costs. One of those songs ''Three Jolly Dwarfs'' ended up being recorded by Zoot. Another lineup changed occurred when drummer Barry Sincock was drafted to go to Vietnam and was replaced by David Potter. Vocalist Adrian Russell replaced Eddy McPherson by the time of their last live appearance, at the Royal Melbourne Show in September, 1968. Laurie Lehman died in 2008.
Members
Eddy McPherson (vocals), Mike Williams (guitar), Laurie Lehman (guitar),
Peter Luckins (bass), Barry Sincock (drums), David Potter (drums), Adrian Russell (vocals)
SINGLES
''Style Of Love / Cadillac (#67) 1967 Parlophone
References
https://garagehangover.com/hergs/
https://www.top100singles.net
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