The Little Heroes

Little Heroes came together in Melbourne, Australia, in 1980 from the remaining members of pub rock outfit the Secret Police and promptly claimed victory in that year’s national Battle of the Sounds. Their opening single, “She Says”/“Coming Home,” appeared in November 1980.

Huk Treloar stepped in for Bruce Pumpa to complete the debut album The Little Heroes, issued in August 1981; the set delivered the singles “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 over drums from Treloar, and the follow-up Play by Numbers, released in August 1982, rose to number 25 on the national chart by September. The record spawned the hit single “One Perfect Day”/“Just Can’t Wait,” which reached number 12 nationally in May 1982, plus two additional singles: “Young Hearts”/“Please Don’t Wear That Hat” and “Saturday (Afternoon) Inside”/“To Be Her Cat.”

Martin Fisher succeeded Crosbie on keyboards and Peter Leslie replaced Taylor on bass, yet both musicians exited in 1982 to join Dear Enemy. Paul Brickhill assumed keyboards and Rick Loroit took bass, although Loroit remained only four weeks before Anthony Tavasz filled the role. Guitarist Paul Bell also joined the lineup, allowing the group to travel to the U.K. and record its third album, Watch the World, which surfaced in September 1983. The album attained number 24 on the Australian national charts and featured the singles “Watch the World”/“Whose Turn to Cry?,” “Bon Voyage”/“Let It Go,” and “Modern Times”/“Painting Pictures.” Little Heroes disbanded in June 1984.