History
The first lineup was Kibble (vocals, guitar), Brad Fitzpatrick (guitar), Steve Cole (bass) and Matt Manchester (drums), and recorded the first two singles, "Deliver My Love" (1985) and "No-One Else" (1986) on Citadel Records.
Kibble formed a second lineup in 1987, in which he was backed by Steve Carlin (guitar), Amr Z. Abdallah (bass) and Warren Elford (drums), which recorded "Surfin' In The Swamp" (1987) for Citadel's Green Fez label.
This lineup split and a third formed, with Kibble backed by Abdallah (bass), Ian "The Reverend" Little (guitar) and Joe Breen (drums), and recorded the album Genuine Rock & Roll Medicine Show (1988) and its single "Wheel Of Fortune" (1988).
Greg Marchant replaced Abdallah on bass in 1989 and this lineup recorded the single "Hellfire" (1989) and "Munster Rock'n'Roller" for the Munster Records compilation Munster Dance Hall Favourites Vol 3. Dave Castellari replaced Marchant in 1989, this lineup recording the Extended Play 45 RPM 12"EP, featuring the track "10,000 Miles". In 1990, the lineup changed again with Terry Stanley on Bass, and Tim Denny on Drums. This lineup remained until the band split in 1992.
Like many Australian independent acts of the 1980s, the Bam Balams gained far more popularity overseas than in their own backyard. In their case, Spain, France and Italy took to the band. Unfortunately, the band never toured outside of Australia, and as the Grunge scene took hold of the early 1990s, the band split up in 1992.
Kibble went on to form the Navahodads in the mid-1990s, who played a similar style of swampy r&b as the Bam Balams. The Navahodads released two albums, Mumbo Gumbo and Madame Mojo's. Unlike the Bam Balams, the Navahodads toured outside of Australia.
The Bam Balams Discography:
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