The Missing Links

The Missing Links were an Australian R&B group from the mid-1960s who were renowned for their (for the time) outrageously long hair and especially for their adventurous musical style, which influenced many later Australian groups, including The Saints.

The second incarnation of The Missing Links is also notable for launching the careers of New Zealand-born singer-actor Andy Anderson and guitarist and songwriter Doug Ford, who later became the lead guitarist in The Masters Apprentices.

Long considered a holy grail to collectors, their self titled 1965 LP was re-issued by Raven Records on LP and (with a number of bonus cuts) by the Half A Cow label on CD in 2001. Original copies of the LP are now prized collectors' items and it was reported that a copy was recently sold on the Ebay online auction site for more than AU$2000.