"Peculiar Hole in the Sky" is a song written by Harry Vanda and George Young. It was originally recorded by the

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group the Easybeats in 1967, but left unreleased until 1969. The song would later be given to Australian rock group, The Valentines, which included singer

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, who would later join George Young's brothers Malcolm Young and

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in AC/DC. The Valentines version would be released in August 1968.

Single track listing

#Peculiar Hole in the Sky #Love Makes Sweet Music

Charts

The Easybeats version

The original recording by The Easybeats was released the lead single for the Albert Productions compilation album The Best of The Easybeats Volume 2. In an interview with

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during their 1969 Australian tour, the band expressed that it was not their decision to release the single and drummer Tony Cahill stated, in reference to the singles poor sales, that "...if it had of been released 18 months ago, it still would have been hip". The song failed to reach the national top 40, but did chart with some Australian radio stations.

Tracklisting

#Peculiar Hole in the Sky #H.P. Man

Charts

References

1968 singles 1969 singles The Easybeats songs Songs written by Harry Vanda Songs written by George Young (rock musician) Parlophone singles Albert Productions singles 1968 songs {{1960s-rock-song-stub