In 1993 ex-Noiseworks members, Steve Balbi and Justin Stanley formed psychedelic pop group and production duo, Electric Hippies, which issued their debut extended play, 'It's Cool', in October of that year. It included the track, "Jonny Courageous"; according to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, it "was reputedly a swipe at former Noiseworks frontman Jon Stevens." They followed with a top 30 single, "Greedy People" (June 1994), and their debut album, 'The Electric Hippies' in October. For that album, Balbi provided lead guitar, bass guitar and lead vocals and Stanley provided vocals, drums, guitars and string arrangements. McFarlane opined that it "mixed Revolver-era Beatles melodies with a Ziggy Stardust-period David Bowie glam rock aesthetic''. There was also a limited edition version of the album which featured three-dimensional artwork à la The Rolling Stones' 1967 psychedelic album Their Satanic Majesties Request. As producers, Electric Hippies, worked on material by Pearls & Swine, Vincent Stone (singles: "Sunshine" and "Best of My Love"; album: Vincent Stone, all in 1993), Juice, Jenny Morris and Nikka Costa (who was married to Stanley). Costa and Stanley returned to the United States in 1996 and Electric Hippies disbanded.
SINGLES "Greedy People" (#29) 1994 rooArt "I Believe in You" (#76) 1994 rooArt "Jonny Courageous" 1994 rooArt "Didn't Mean to Make You Cry" 1994 WEA
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