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Artist
Rabbitt
12+ albums
Progressive rockrocksouth africansouth africabeatles
about
Any South African rock fan born in the late 50’s or 60’s knows who they were... Rabbitt. Spawned from a band called “Conglomeration” formed by three teenagers - Trevor Rabin, Ronnie Robot and Neil Cloud in 1969, they recorded their first single in 1972, a cover of Jethro Tull’s “Locomotive Breath” It was an instant hit and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks! The group however, disbanded for two and a half years, only reforming in 1974. The Producer, Patric van Blerk, approached me in ’74 and we put together a deal based on the success of “Locomotive Breath” I don’t think either of us realised what we had on our hands. It was already evident from their limited live performances that the group was beginning to attract a large and faithful following - especially female!!! What was further evident was that Rabbitt was not just a South African clone of an overseas rock group, but was a truly original voice, with Trevor providing an ever-increasing number of original songs to the band’s repertoire. 1975 saw Rabbitt expand with the addition of the multi-talented Duncan Faure and this proved a vital factor, giving the band the extra dimension they had been looking for. Later that year after many hours of rehearsals, Rabbitt, finally went into the Studio to record their first album “Boys Will Be Boys”. With the exception of “Locomotive Breath”, there was nary a cover in sight. The album combined the best elements of hard-driving rock with a lyrical awareness that was stunning in it
