THE PERFECTION

 

The Perfection was formed in Melbourne in the late 60s. Vocalist Bob Pritchard was already well known to teenybopper audiences as he was a member of pop show Kommotion screened on Channel 0. The rest of the band was guitarist Joe Murdock, bassist Chris Pitch (ex-The Cruisers), drummer Bill Thomson, keyboardist Tony Enery and guitarist Ron Dent (ex-The Cruisers). The group aimed for older audiences at various venues around the city. Signed to the Astor label their first single was ''Pretty Girl / Three Rooms And Running Water''. The A side was written by talented songwriter Philip Quirk from The Last Straws. 

In 1968 the band went through a massive lineup change. The band now consisted of Bob Pritchard on vocals, John Wilkman on organ (ex-Grantley Dee's Hurricanes), John Vallins on bass (ex-The Kinetics), Mal Nicholls on lead guitar (ex-Gingerbreadmen) and Ian Manzie on drums (ex-Kinetics). Coinciding with the lineup change the band changed managers. Dennis Smith ex producer of The Go!! Show was also responsible for Johnny Young's huge success. This lineup travelled to Perth and when they returned continued on where they left off, however, by 1970 the only original member was Pritchard. Tony Enery had played on boogie band Carson's single ''Resting Place'' recorded in 1970. The new lineup was now Martyn Sullivan on bass, Lynn Rich on drums, (who had been the Musical Director at the Lido), Mike McGuire (ex-The Harts, The Cherokees) on guitar and keyboard player Jill Batten who incidentally had been a ballerina with the Melbourne Ballet Company. 

The band left for QLD on a four-month tour and then worked on a cruise ship to Fiji before making the move to Sydney. Again, Pritchard's focus in Sydney was to play to a more mature audience which included private social functions. They cut a single on the du Monde label. The A Side was a cover of Cliff Richards hit ''Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha'' and the B side ''Andrea'' was written by the band's guitarist Milke McGuire. The band continued to work on cruises and around town. It is unknown when they disbanded. Ron Dent has since died.

Members

Bob Pritchard (vocals), Joe Murdock (guitar), Chris Pitch (bass), Bill Thomson (drums), Tony Enery (keyboards), Ron Dent (guitar), Martyn Sullivan (bass), Lynn Rich (drums), Mike McGuire (guitar), Jill Batten (keyboards), John Wilkman (organ), John Vallins (bass), Mal Nicholls (guitar), Ian Manzie (drums).

SINGLES 
''Pretty Girl / Three Rooms And Running Water'' 1968 Astor 
''Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha / Andrea'' 1970 du Monde