One of my greatest moments in SA music was at BarGo in Durban in Nov 2001. Saron Gas was about to perform their last show in Durban before moving to the US as Seether. As Saron Gas would say goodbe, Jimmy 12inch was welcomed back on stage. The history of Jimmy 12 inch is long but essentially involves 2 break-ups. When the band re-formed in 2001 Gary Hiebner stepped up as the guitarist to take his place as the band’s new front-man. They didn’t take long to regain their fanbase and by 2003 Jimmy 12 inch had played across most of SA and put together their debut album 5 Star. In May 2003 the band was in Cape Town to promote the album and stopped off for a 2 song acoustic set on Native Noise. So Many Times was performed with Gary on vocals and guitar while Adam (the drummer) did backing vocals. As the oldest song on the acoustic collection this one has some sentimental value. More importantly since Jimmy 12 inch unofficially disbanded in 2004 the song is now a part of a “great SA bands that were” database.

Song on The Native Noise Acoustic Collection:
So Many Times
Performed: 8 May 2003

You’ll find a studio version of the song on this album:
5 Star
Distributed by Sovereign Records (SOVCD015)

Jimmy 12inch Are:
Gary Hiebner – Vocals & Guitar
Warren Hiebner – Bass
Neil Breytenbach – Keyboards
Adam Stanley – Drums