The Masters Apprentices (1967 album)
The Masters Apprentices | ||||
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Released | June 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1966 - 1967 | |||
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Genre | Garage rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 33:00 | |||
Label | Astor | |||
Producer | Max Pepper | |||
The Masters Apprentices chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Masters Apprentices | ||||
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The Masters Apprentices is the self titled debut
Background
In mid-1966 Adelaide-based rock group, the Masters Apprentices, shared a gig with pop star, Bobby Bright (of Melbourne duo, Bobby & Laurie), who was impressed and recommended them to his label, Astor Records. A few weeks later, they were contacted by Astor's Max Pepper, who requested a four-track demo.[1][2] The band went to Pepper's local two-track studio to record it, : "Hot Gully Wind", "Buried and Dead", "She's My Girl" and "Undecided".[1][3] The demo became their debut extended play, The Masters Apprentices (February 1967).[3][4]
"Undecided" was released as the group's debut single, "Undecided" backed by "Wars or Hands of Time", was released in October 1966 and gradually climbed the Adelaide charts, due to support from local
Due to the success of "Undecided" and the EP, Astor requested additional tracks to be recorded for a full length album. The album itself is a compilation of the four tracks featured on the EP, five cover songs ("Dancing Girl", "I Feel Fine", "My Girl", "Don't Fight It" and "Johnny B Goode") and two new originals ("But One Day" and "Theme For A Social Climber") written by then chief songwriter and guitarist Mick Bower.
The album was released by Astor Records in June, 1967. It was later reissued on the budget Summit Records label in 1971. In 2009 a 2 CD special edition was released by reissue label Aztec Music.
Reception
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In a retrospective review
Track listing
All songs written by Mick Bower except as noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "But One Day" | 2:39 |
2. | "Wars or Hands of Time" | 2:52 |
3. | "Dancing Girl" ( Lennon-McCartney) | 3:23 |
5. | "My Girl" (Otis Redding) | 2:23 |
6. | "Undecided" | 2:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hot Gully Wind" | 2:51 |
2. | "Theme for a Social Climber" | 1:54 |
3. | "Don't Fight It" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) | 3:05 |
4. | "She's My Girl" | 2:24 |
5. | "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) | 2:47 |
6. | "Buried and Dead" | 2:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Living in a Child's Dream" (single) | Mick Bower | 2:28 |
14. | "Tired of Just Wandering" (B-side to "Living In A Child's Dream" single) | Mick Bower | 3:38 |
15. | "Elevator Driver" (single) | Lennon-McCartney | 3:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Blast Off" | |
2. | "Inside Looking Out" (Max Pepper Demo) | |
3. | "Black Girl (In the Pines)" (Max Pepper Demo) | |
4. | "Bye Bye Johnny" (Max Pepper Demo) | |
5. | "Dear Dad" (Max Pepper Demo) | |
6. | "Poor Boy" (Max Pepper Demo) | |
7. | "Bye Bye Baby" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
8. | "Wild Wild Party" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
9. | "Got My Mojo Working" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
10. | "Not Fade Away" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
11. | "Bright Lights, Big City" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
12. | "Little Girl" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
13. | "Around And Around" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
14. | "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
15. | "Cops and Robbers" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
16. | "Dimples" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
17. | "Just a Little Bit" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
18. | "Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
19. | "Don't Bring Me Down" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
20. | "Hey Bo Diddley" (Rehearsals in the Garage) | |
21. | "Road Runner" (Rehearsals in the Garage) |
Personnel
- The Masters Apprentices
- Mick Bower – rhythm guitar
- Jim Keays – lead vocals
- Rick Morrison – lead guitar
- Brian Vaughton – drums
- Gavin Webb – bass guitar
- Production Team
- Producer – Max Pepper
References
- General
- Keays, Jim (1999). His Master's Voice: The Masters Apprentices: The bad boys of sixties rock 'n' roll. ISBN 1-86508-185-X. Retrieved 29 May 2017. Note: limited preview for on-line version.
- Kimball, Duncan (2002). "The Masters Apprentices". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the originalon 5 April 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2017. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Spencer, Chris; Nowara, Zbig; McHenry, Paul (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[10] Note: [on-line] version was established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltdin 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. As from September 2010 the [on-line] version is no longer available.
- Specific
- ^ a b Keays, pp. 41, 45, 50, 52, 54–55
- ISBN 978-1-74066-458-5.
- ^ a b c d Kimball
- ^ a b McFarlane, "'The Master's Apprentices' entry". Archived from the original on 18 June 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2004..
- ISBN 9781862546974.
- ^ ""Wars or Hands of Time" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Keays, p. 41
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Go-Set National Top 40". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ McGrath, Noel (198). Noel McGrath's Australian Encyclopaedia of Rock. Outlaw Press. p. 197.
- ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2010.