I left it out of my Only in Oz series, though, because it had already been given the full treatment by Glenn A. Baker in Hard To Get Hits, a CD series from the 1990s with a similar premise to Only in Oz. In fact, it was Baker, in his liner notes to Hard To Get Hits Vol. 1, who finally identified Thane Russal as Doug Gibbons.
Thane Russal's Security even inspired a 1976 dip o' the lid by Australian band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, their first single. This gave me an excuse to write about everything I've ever been able to find out about Russal/Gibbons and his Security, over here at the website.
I can't recall seeing a photo of Russal/Gibbons until I saw this New Musical Express ad from March 1966.
Thane Russal & Three - Security.mp3
Images: New Musical Express, 4 March 1966, p.5
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The Saints have also covered Security on their 1978 Preshistoric Sounds album.
I know. I mention The Saints' version at my Security page: http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=420 (& scroll way down).
But here I am writing about the "Thane Russal arrangement", which The Saints' version doesn't use: they stick more to the Otis Redding arrangement.
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Good Old Paul Raven...aka Gary Glitter had a hand in the production credits....
Of course! And I do make clear Paul Raven/Gary Glitter's role in my more detailed outline at my website. This blog post, here, was just to give a better view of the graphics. See: my "Security" story.
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