Albums

“Bassist-vocalist Steve Purcell makes invigorating, swinging and witty music”
Ken Williams The Age

Belmar Sessions

2011 Newmarket

Belmar Sessions

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ABC Classic FM, Album Of The Week 07/03/2011

Belmar Sessions - The Pearly Shells

 The Pearly Shells big band go back to their RnB roots on their new CD Belmar sessions , describing it as ….“John Lee Hooker and Ray Charles go to visit Count Basie in heaven but get off at the wrong tram stop”Recorded at Belmar studios in Altona, the Belmar sessions were done the old fashioned way, direct to tape, up right piano on wooden a floor, the band playing live and loose in close quarters with a minimual of digital interference.

ALBUM TRACKS

  1. Honeysuckle Rose
  2. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
  3. Hit The Road Jack
  4. Blue Light Boogie
  5. Little Secret
  6. Sunny
  7. Jumpin’ With Dean
  8. Stale Blues
  9. Miss Celie’s Blues
  10. Money

Surfing the Short Wave

Surfing The Short Wave

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“The Pearly Shells trade in a currency of exciting aural grooves”
Beat Magazine

 Recorded mostly live at Belmar studio, the tracks have that warm organic sound enthusiasts would know from the classic period of the 40’s and 50’s. Just to make sure, they ran everything through an old Kriesler valve radio gram when it was finished.
“Its on CD, but we wanted to make it sound like you’re listening to vinyl”
Guests include Julie O’Hara , Kerri Simpson and Emma Franz.

ALBUM TRACKS

  1. All the cats jump in
  2. Yodelling Blues
  3. Got the sun shining on me
  4. Richest guy in the graveyard
  5. Belmar Blues
  6. Bourbon and a beer back
  7. Satisfy my soul
  8. Air on a shoe string
  9. 5 O’clock whistle
  10. Jumpin Blues
  11. Blue Skies
Buy Now! $20
Available through CD Baby

New Situation – 2004

From the Pearly Shells Swing Orchestra's 2004 release "New Situation"

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“Bassist- vocalist Steve Purcell makes invigorating, witty and swinging music”
Ken Williams The Age

 The Pearlys 2004 release, New Situation is very much in the Jazz big band style and boasts a lot of Pearlys originals as well as gems unearthed from the Pearlys song vault. It features the sweet vocals of Jazz Diva Julie O’Hara and special guest Paul Williamson on Baritone.
Currently out of print but soon to be available on digital download.

ALBUM TRACKS

  1. New Situation
  2. Destination Moon
  3. Lindy Hopper Crossing
  4. Lonely Guys
  5. The vert thought of you
  6. Harlem
  7. It makes no difference now
  8. Oh Daddy
  9. I’m Getting Sentimental over you
  10. Mainly it’s weird
  11. Mean to me
  12. Claudia’s Crawl
  13. Sleepin’ in

Small Bands

2002 Moovin and Groove

Small Bands

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“Steve Purcell’s last record, ‘Small Bands’ was a terrific collection of mostly 10940s-50s music in Trio, Quartet and Quintet settings”
The Age

 Recorded in glorious mono at Graham Thomas’s legendary Preston Records on vintage 50s equipment, “Small Bands” has proved to be one of our most popular discs with DJs and the fans alike. Features guest spots by the Baylor brothers on guitar and “Godfather” Harold Frith on drums.

ALBUM TRACKS

  1. Rugcutter
  2. P.S. Theme
  3. Atomic Cocktail
  4. On the Street where you Live
  5. Lady be Good
  6. Gee Baby
  7. Them there Eyes
  8. I found a New Baby
  9. Hit that Jive Jack
  10. If you can’t Smile
  11. Lock my Heart
  12. Bare Necessities
  13. River Road
  14. Buona Sera

Pearly Shells – Self Titled Debut

1999 Black Market Music

Pearly Shells

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“Sensuous and cinematic, a kind of bluesy swing with a smoky noir vibe”
The Melbourne Times

 The Pearlys self titled debut is a sprawling landscape of original big band music and songs penned by Steve Purcell for the newly formed band and arranged by trumpeter Vinnie Bourke and steve himself. A hit with the critics, still available from the band direct.

ALBUM TRACKS

  1. Ferris Wheel
  2. Amsterdam Nights
  3. P.S.Theme
  4. Baby, Lets get out each others Hair
  5. St Kilda Sunset
  6. Under the Guise
  7. Real Love Theme
  8. Marise
  9. Russian Lullaby
  10. Two’s Company
  11. Vondel Park
  12. Let’s let the Music do the Talking

Live compilation “Saturday nights and Sunday Afternoons”

2000  Moovin Groove

Saturday Nights and Sunday Afternoons

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 The Live compilation S.N & S.A was recorded across Melbourne at venues as diverse as The Continental, The Night cat and the St Kilda Army and Navy club. It features a wide variety of Pearlys line-ups from small band to big and great cross section of musicians.Currently un-available but the up-dated version is due out early 2012.

ALBUM TRACKS

  1. Organ Grinder Swing
  2. Move to the Outskirts of Town
  3. I may be Wrong
  4. All the cats Jump in
  5. Hit That Jive Jack
  6. L.O.V.E
  7. Honeysuckle Rose
  8. Drink Muddy Water
  9. Meet me where they play the Blues
  10. Russian Lullaby
  11. Sunnyside of the Street
  12. Strolin’ with Bones

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