The Life Organisation

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The Life Organisation
OriginAustralia
Genresjazz ensemble
Years active1973 (1973)–1974 (1974)
LabelsPolydor
Past members Doug Parkinson,
Graham Morgan,
Teddy Toi,
Warren Ford,
Peter Martin,
Bill Motzing

The Life Organisation were a short lived Australian jazz ensemble in the early 1970s. The group had two singles peak within the Australian top 100. [1]

Contents

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with Australian chart positions
YearTitlePeak chart
positions
AUS
[2]
1973"In The Mood"76
"Boogie Woogie"/"Little Brown Jug"-
1974"American Patrol"/"Opus No. 1"-
"Pink Steamroller"/"Boodilidoo"-
"Time Warp"/"The Sweet Song"-
"Beyond the Blue Horizon"/"In the Mood"87

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