The Hippos (Australian band)

This article is about the Australian band. For the US rock band, see The Hippos.

The Hippos were an Australian blues band formed in Sydney in 1985.^[1] The band released three albums in their time together and were nominated for three ARIA Music Awards at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989 for their song "Dark Age"

The Hippos
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Blues and Roots
Years active	1986–1990s
Labels	Stoat Records, WEA, Exile Records
Past members	Leszek Karski John Power Ace Follington Ian Jones Bridie King David McBride Nigel Harris Tim Reeves Matt Morrison Rory McKibbon Phil Groves

Band members

The original band members included:

• Leszek (Lez) Karski - guitar, lead vocals. (Left to join the Bondi Cigars.)
• John Power - bass, lead vocals.
• Ace Follington - drums. (Left to join the Bondi Cigars.)
• Ian Jones - saxophone, percussion, backing vocals.
• Bridie King - keyboards, percussion, backing vocals.

Other musicians included:

• David McBride - trombone. (Hippocracy)
• Nigel Harris - trumpet. (Hippocracy)
• Tim Reeves - drums.
• Matt Morrison - drums.
• Rory McKibbon - guitar.
• Phil Groves - keyboards.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS ^[2]
Hippocracy	Released: June 1988 Label: WEA (255526-1, 255526-2) Format: CD, LP	55
Hippocalypse	Released: 1989 Label: WEA (256713-1, 256713-2) Format: CD, LP	-
Creatures from the Back Saloon	Released: 1993 Label: Exile Records/ Festival Music (D31060) Format: CD	-

Extended plays

Title	Details
Mammal on the Move	Released: 1986 Label: Stoat Records (STOAT EP1) Format: LP

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS ^[3]
"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"	1988	—	Hippocracy
"Dark Age"		45
"Time and Motion"	1989	—	Hippocalypse
"Eat at Home"	1990	—

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Hippos were nominated for three awards.^[4]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1989	"Dark Age"	ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single	Nominated
	Les Karski & Guy Gray for "Dark Age"	ARIA Award for Producer of the Year	Nominated
	Guy Gray for "Dark Age"	ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year	Nominated

References

1. "The Hippos". australianbluesmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 139. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
4. "ARIA Awards Search Results - The Hippos". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 1 August 2020.