IVA DAVIES (Icehouse) & Afghan - Aussie 45
  A$   332
  $   220

 


A$ 332 Sold For
Nov 9, 2008 Sold Date
Nov 2, 2008 Start Date
7   Number Of Bids
  Australia Country Of Seller
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Description

IVA DAVIES (lead singer Icehouse) RARE & Historic single  

I CAN REACH YOU/BACK TO CALIFORNIA

ORIGIN: Australia. 
LABEL: 1975 RCA Records # 102669. 
This auction is for a piece of Australian music history. Before forming Flowers (which became Icehouse, one of Australia’s seminal 80’s bands), Iva Davies released this single (and an earlier one) with Afghan.  

While not selling enough to chart, the greatest significance of the exercise is that, through it, the name "Iva Davies" came into being. The label of his second single was attributed to "Iva Davies and Afghan." Apparently, the misspelling of the name on the label was just the last of such a long chapter of errors in producing the disc; so much so that it was never corrected. The singer Ivor Davies was released to the popular music world as Iva Davies, so he decided to go along with the idea. It has been that way ever since, at least to the outside world. Ivor’s take on it is an insight into why he has had such a long and successful career:

 

"You know what this industry is like: you sell a few records and you think you're king of the castle.

"That's one of the reasons why I kept the misspelling of my Christian name for this. They got my name wrong on the label; they spelt it "Iva" instead of Ivor, which is still my legal name. I still sign cheques and my parents still write Ivor on my birthday cards. I get really affronted if any of my friends write Iva. I kept it just to remind me that this is not the real world."

 

The record itself is in excellent condition and looks as if it has rarely (if ever) been played. The cover is clean but has minor rips. The cover is stamped “SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE”. This is a must have for any music fan!

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