Hot 5 Live! was recorded over a few Saturday arvo sessions in late 2025 at Claypots in St. Kilda towards the end of the Pearly Shells’s 18 month residency and just before the venue sadly closed it’s doors in Feb 2026.
Big thanks to Renan, Neelam, and all the staff and the regulars and sit-ins that made the gig special.
If you were there, you know and you might be on this album.
cheers sp
June 2026
Big thanks to Renan, Neelam, and all the staff and the regulars and sit-ins that made the gig special.
If you were there, you know and you might be on this album.
cheers sp
June 2026
credits
released June 13, 2026
on these recordings the Pearly Shells Hot 5 are:
Monty Price ( guitar and vocals)
Gavin Gray ( drums and vocals)
Steve Purcell ( double bass and vocals)
Dan Wyss (acoustic piano and vocals)
Rob Glaesemann ( tenor and soprano sax)
with guests….
Paul Coyle ( trumpet and vocals tracks 3 and 8, trumpet track 9)
Yola Ingley ll ( vocals tracks 2 and 6)
Arty del Rio ( vocals and guitar track 9)
RELEASED BY BELMAR RECORDS JULY 2026
RECORDED BY STEVE PURCELL AT CLAYPOTS, ST KILDA
MIXED BY STEVE PURCELL AND GAVIN GRAY AT BELMAT STUDIOS
MASTERED BY STEVE AT BELMAR RECORDS
cover art from oil on canvas by Marise Maas. Kit 2022
