Electric Hippies were an Australian band formed by ex

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. The pair also used the same name for their production work. They released a self titled album in 1994 and had a top 30 single with " Greedy People". As record producers they have worked with

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, Jenny Morris,

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and Pearls & Swine. In February 2023, Balbi and Stanley revealed Electric Hippies are in the studio and working on new material.

Band members

*Justin Stanley - guitar, keyboards, vocals *Steve Balbi - bass, guitar, vocals

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The

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. The Electric Hippies have been nominated for two awards. , - , rowspan="2",

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for "Greedy People" , Best Video , , - , Simon Anderson for ''The Electric Hippies'' , Best Cover Art , , -

References

{{Authority control Australian pop music groups Musical groups established in 1993 Psychedelic pop music groups