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Decades on, after a resurgence of interest in the music of the
Sixties for Australian garage groups, other Australian Record Companies have rescued the Deakins' song set from the archives. Remastering and re-releasing the tracks as part of a series of Composite CDs. These CDs portray the music beat
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ceased by 1968. Consequently, along with a wave of other artists of the time, the
Deakins' GO!! era had ended. The group continued working in the club and pub circuit around Melbourne. During the Vietnam War, in the early 1970s, Kinkead, departed the group to join with other musicians to entertain
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s archives are limited in number today and although over 200 shows were performed they are rare collectors items now. The
Deakins performances of "Look and Learn" and "Tonight you're gonna fall in love" was recorded on series three, episode 117, on 28 November 1966. The tape for this episode
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in 1965), which were both issued in 1966. The B-side of their second single, "Look and Learn", was written by Bob Millar, with a guitar riff idea by
Donoghue. During 1966 they regularly appeared on TV pop music shows,
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Original 7 inch vinyl records, displaying the GO!! label, have become desirable collectors items. "Look and Learn" has become the group's signature song.
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scene. The 1960s weekend dance hall venues were obsolete. External pressures and demands caused the
Deakins to disband in 1973. Their last appearances were at the Blackburn Hotel (see
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survived. Other artists appearing on the shows were numerous and some of the other rare tapes to remain, including extracts of performances by a then young singer,
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