I SAW FLOWERS SEVERAL TIMES IN CANBERRA BUT MOST MEMORABLE WAS AT THE AINSLE REX IN 1980. A SMALLISH ROOM THAT BREATHED THAT NIGHT WITH THE SOUNDS OF NOTE PERFECT T.REX AND BOWIE COVERS AND SEVERAL FLOWERS ORIGINALS. AT THAT TIME FLOWERS HAD NOT RELEASED ANY RECORDINGS. AFTER THE SHOW I HASSLED IVA DAVIES ABOUT THE RELEASE OF A FLOWER’S SINGLE OF THE MATERIAL WE HAD HEARD THAT EVENING. HE SAID “IT’S COMING”. THE 10 INCH FLOWERS SINGLE CAME OUT AND I PURCHASED IT ON THE DAY OF RELEASE IN 1980. A SEISMIC RECORDING IN AUSTRALIAN MUSIC HISTORY AND THE BEGINNING OF A 41 YEAR RECORDING CAREER FOR FLOWERS/ICEHOUSE.
