Around Australia - The Black Diamonds

Hailing from the coal mining town of Lithgow in the Blue Mountains district of New South Wales, The Black Diamonds were one of the most enduring Australian Rock & Roll bands of their era. When you include their later incarnation as Tymepiece, the group managed to have a foot in three decades, the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.  

But sadly, during their tenure as the Black Diamonds they only got to release two singles, a little over ten minutes running time for nearly a decade of slog. Still, what the Black Diamonds’ discography lacks in weight it more than makes up for in class.  From the lush, dynamic power-pop of "Not This Time" and "See The Way" to the dreamy "Outside Looking In", the Black Diamonds knew how to play. However it's for their seething fuzz masterpiece "I Want, Need, Love You" for which the Black Diamonds should be remembered.  And why not?  I Want, Need, Love You is pretty close to as good as it gets.