Week of February 6, 2005
Personnel:
Chris Bailey - Vocals, Bass
Joff Bateman – Drums
Peter Beagley (aka Peter Head) – Keyboards
Mauri Berg – Guitar
Album:
A Song For Tooley (Polydor 2907.008) 1973
45s:
Scratch My Back/Musical Man (RCA)
Land Of Supercars/How Much I Miss The Country (RCA Victor 102146) 1972
Country Lady/Stay With Me (Polydor 2079.017) 1973
Song For Tooley/Brand New Morning (Polydor 2079.031) 1973
A blues rock band who were based in Adelaide and played between 1972-74.
Their sole album sold quite well spending five weeks in the charts and making
the Top 50. Prior to this they'd recorded a couple of lightweight pop singles,
the second of which was a minor hit.
Their album is patchy and encompasses a wide range of styles. “A Song For
Tooley” is psych-pop, “Headsong” is good-time pop, “Land Of
Supercars” veers towards a jazzy feel, “Country Lady” is a tedious
country-tinged song and some cuts like “Brand New Morning”, “Wait
Until Tomorrow” and “Goodbye Mother Nature” are pretty dire. “Stay
With Me” with its fuzz guitar and “Children's Dreams” are among the
better cuts. All the tracks were penned by Mauri Berg (or co-written by Berg and
keyboardist Peter Beagley). The album featured a fold-out insert with photos and
biographical details of band members and the cover art is stunning.
Bassist Chris Bailey had previously been in Red Angel Panic and went on
to play in Aussie pub rock outfit The Angels. Berg and skinman Joff
Bateman were later half of Mickey Finn.
Taken from "Dreams, Fantasies and Nightmares" by Vernon Joynson, an extensive guide to Canadian / Australian / New Zealand and Latin American psych and garage music 1963 - 1976.