Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass in Melbourne in 1967. Perry was replaced by Marc Leon (ex-Impulse) on vocals in February 1968, and Barry Rogers took over bass guitar from Pfeiffer. The group's next single, a cover of the Bee Gees' "Terrible Way to Treat Your Baby", appeared in March. It sold only moderately in Adelaide and Melbourne. In 2005 chart researcher, David Kent, determined that it reached the equivalent of No. 51 on the Kent Music Report. In October 1968 a major split occurred when Leon, Hossen and Rogers left to form a new group, the Graduate. Hamilton, Kent and Skewes formed a new version of the Vibrants with Edgell James, (ex Changing Times, Mixtures). They reformed once more with Bob Flinn on bass guitar, Peter Mackay, (ex Harts) on drums,and Penny Parsons on vocals. They released two singles on the Air label, "I Can't Let Go of Your Love" (July 1970), which peaked at No. 41 on the Go-Set Top 60, and "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (1971). Barry Rogers returned, followed by Peter Day, (ex Brisbane Avengers), Ken Leroy (ex-John Rupert Group, Kinetics),John Vallins (ex Kinetics) and Phil Parli, all on bass, and Trevor Courtney (ex-Chants R&B, Cam-Pact) replaced Mackay on drums. Another reformation occurred when Buddy England and Julie Oliver joined, replacing Skewes, leaving Hamilton the only member from the group’s hit making line-up. He left in March 1973, to be replaced by Steve Groves, (ex Kinetics). At the end of 1973 the group disbanded. In 1972 Courtney and Skewes founded Skylight with Mike Clarke on bass guitar and guitar, Greg Cook (ex-Cam-Pact) on guitar, Sunil de Silva on percussion and Bonnie Lever on vocals. Courtney briefly joined Stylus. Skewes was later a talent manager and represented country rockers, Stars. Discography Singles Awards South Australian Music Awards The South Australian Music Awards are annual awards that exist to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the South Australian contemporary music industry. They commenced in 2012. The South Australian Music Hall of Fame celebrates the careers of successful music industry personalities. ! |- | 2017 | The Vibrants | Hall of Fame | | |- References External links "The Vibrants" podcast on Southern FM Australian pop music groups Australian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1962 Musical groups disestablished in 1971 Musical groups from Adelaide Musical groups from Melbourne 1962 establishments in Australia