MASTERS APPRENTICES MASTERPIECE Underground '70 psych

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   SCARCE 2ndpress 1970 "Underground rock" Collectible

      The Masters Apprentices

                      Masterpiece

                                   Europe - VTX  - 1171  

The Masters were hugely popular throughout Australia, releasing hit after hit in their seven-year career, and they were consistently hailed as one of Australia's best live and recording acts. Their career encompassed all the changes in Australian music from 1965 to 1972; they started out as an instrumental band, rose to prominence during the beat boom, moved through psychedelia and finally becaming one the first and best progressive hard rock groups of the early Seventies. They survived numerous lineup changes, with vocalist Jim Keays being the only constant, and their membership also illustrates the intricate interconnections between so many Australian bands of that era.

The Masters had been stockpiling tracks since they signed with EMI back in 1968, and in February '70 their long delayed second LP Masterpiece was finally issued. It's an interesting album, and it clearly shows the band developing a much broader range. It includes the single tracks "Linda Linda", "5:10 Man" and "A Dog, A Siren & Memories", and "How I Love You", although it regrettably omits the excellent "Merry-Go-Round". Side One also showed them beginning to come to grips with the album format, and they emulated the current fad for concept albums by linking the songs with a short guitar-and-arrangements, crossfaded between tracks.

The title track is a live recording of what of a 12-bar instrumental; the presence of two guitarists indicates that it dates from the period that Peter Tilbrook was still in the band, and possibly from even before Doug Ford joined. It's certainly provides a vivid aural snapshot of a Masters live show ca. 1968, and the wall of screaming never lets up."Who Do You Think You Are" sounds like a velied swipe at Daryl Sambell ("it means so much to you to be a socialite queen"); the rocky "Barefoot When I Saw Her" is musically very strong -- including a ripper solo from Doug -- with some double-speed vocals (a la The Small Faces). "Isabella" is a bit clumsy lyrically, although its Latin edge shows Ford's early interest in the style, which reappeared later in "Rio De Camero", and it features is some nimble acoustic guitar work. The album also includes the Masters' own version of "St John's Wood", a track Jim and Doug gave to Brisbane band The Sect, who released it as a single on Columbia during the year.

Masterpiece

Who Do You Think You Are

Barefoot When I Saw Her

St. John Wood

5:10 Man

A Dog, a Siren and Memories

Linda, Linda

Isabella

Captivating Voice

Piece of Me

Titanic

How I Love You

CONDITION: The cover is fragile and delicate, all CLEAN with slight spider crease at lower bottom left, otherwise "EX" (excellent) the white areas are still snow white. No split seams, no writing.

The vinyl is all glossy clear M- looks and plays TOP LEVEL with clean labels... 

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