Biography
Little Heroes originated in Melbourne, Australia, when members of the pub rock outfit Secret Police regrouped in 1980 and promptly claimed victory in that year’s national Battle of the Sounds. Their opening release, the November 1980 single coupling “She Says” with “Coming Home,” marked the start of their recording career.
Huk Treloar supplanted Bruce Pumpa on drums ahead of the August 1981 self-titled debut album The Little Heroes, whose singles arrived in staggered fashion: “For a Bleeding Heart”/“She Says” in March 1981, “Last Number One”/“Catch Me” in June, and “India Was Calling Me”/“Pretty Shadow” in September. Alan “Clutch” Robertson then took the drum stool, and the follow-up Play by Numbers, issued August 1982, reached number 25 on the national chart the next month. Its lead track “One Perfect Day”/“Just Can't Wait” climbed to number 12 nationwide in May 1982, while two additional singles, “Young Hearts”/“Please Don't Wear That Hat” and “Saturday (Afternoon) Inside”/“To Be Her Cat,” rounded out the campaign.
Martin Fisher replaced Crosbie on keyboards and Peter Leslie replaced Taylor on bass, only for both musicians to exit in 1982 and join Dear Enemy. Paul Brickhill assumed keyboard duties and Rick Loroit briefly handled bass before Anthony Tavasz took over after four weeks; guitarist Paul Bell also joined the lineup. The revised group traveled to the U.K. to record Watch the World, released September 1983, which peaked at number 24 on the Australian national charts and yielded the singles “Watch the World”/“Whose Turn to Cry?,” “Bon Voyage”/“Let It Go,” and “Modern Times”/“Painting Pictures.” Little Heroes dissolved in June 1984.
Huk Treloar supplanted Bruce Pumpa on drums ahead of the August 1981 self-titled debut album The Little Heroes, whose singles arrived in staggered fashion: “For a Bleeding Heart”/“She Says” in March 1981, “Last Number One”/“Catch Me” in June, and “India Was Calling Me”/“Pretty Shadow” in September. Alan “Clutch” Robertson then took the drum stool, and the follow-up Play by Numbers, issued August 1982, reached number 25 on the national chart the next month. Its lead track “One Perfect Day”/“Just Can't Wait” climbed to number 12 nationwide in May 1982, while two additional singles, “Young Hearts”/“Please Don't Wear That Hat” and “Saturday (Afternoon) Inside”/“To Be Her Cat,” rounded out the campaign.
Martin Fisher replaced Crosbie on keyboards and Peter Leslie replaced Taylor on bass, only for both musicians to exit in 1982 and join Dear Enemy. Paul Brickhill assumed keyboard duties and Rick Loroit briefly handled bass before Anthony Tavasz took over after four weeks; guitarist Paul Bell also joined the lineup. The revised group traveled to the U.K. to record Watch the World, released September 1983, which peaked at number 24 on the Australian national charts and yielded the singles “Watch the World”/“Whose Turn to Cry?,” “Bon Voyage”/“Let It Go,” and “Modern Times”/“Painting Pictures.” Little Heroes dissolved in June 1984.