MOTIVATION

 

When Managing Director of Ramrod Records Syd McDonogh was looking for new talent, the word spread quickly amongst bands around Sydney. Out of the 120 or so that rang Syd he thought there was only one group he considered good enough. Syd stated ''These five boys who called themselves the Motivation came along. They were clean cut, had a good sound and had original material. That was good enough for me''. He signed them up and they released their first single ''Running And Hiding (All The Time)'' backed by ''Boy Meets Girl''. Both sides were written by lead guitarist John Jackson. ''Running And Hiding'' picked up some solid airplay and charted. This was followed by two singles but none of them gained traction. All their singles were produced by Johnny Rebb. ''Can't You See'' made it onto the compilation album 'Upside Down Volume One (Coloured Dreams From The Underworld)' released in 2014. John Jackson would later join Doug Ashdown's band. Ivan Barrow would become a promoter. John Jackson died in 2015. It is unknown what happened to the rest. Please help

Members

John Jackson (guitar), Kevin McCormack, Ivan Barrow (guitar), Paul Norris, Derek Hobbs

SINGLES
''Boy Meets Girl / Running And Hiding (All Of The Time)'' (#52) 1968 Ramrod 
''Can't You See / Mr Lonelyheart'' 1968 Ramrod 
''Forty Years / Sympathy'' 1969 Ramrod