TAMAM SHUD EVOLUTION AUSSIE PROG PSYCH LP
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Tamam Shud was one of the most original and innovative Australian groups of the late '60s and early '70s, and they played a very important part in our musical development as pioneers of acid-rock and progressive music. Long after they split they remained a 'cult' item, and a definite mystique still surrounds them. Their original recordings were (and still are) highly prized by collectors and aficionados, but they are now very hard to obtain.
Their first LP, recorded at the end of 1968, has been justly hailed as:
"... one of the first wholly original rock albums issued in Australia".
It was made independently, the session financed by filmmaker Paul Witzig to provide music for his surf film Evolution (the first Australian surf film to abandon narration and accompany the images with music alone). Four tracks -- Evolution, I'm No-One, Mr Strange and< Lady Sunshine -- were used in the film. These four tracks were later re-recorded, along with eight other originals, for what became Tamam Shud's debut album Evolution.
Most of Witzig's budget was committed to the considerable expense of transporting and filming surfers in exotic overseas locations (air travel was very expensive back then, relative to today) so the budget for the music was minuscule. Consequently, the twelve songs that make up Evolution were recorded live, with very basic equipment, in a single 2-1/2 hour session, and mixed in a mere 1-1/2 hours. Evidently most if not all of the tracks are first takes. The spontaneity is delightfully revealed by the intro to the bluesy Feel Free; the song breaks down just after the count-in and Bjerre is heard to laughingly say "Wait until the bass turns his amp on." Barron had indeed forgotten to switch on!
Although the recording quality is fairly rough, both the material and the performances are very strong, and it stands up extremely well today. Arrangements are excellent, performances are very energetic; Bjerre's strong, soulful vocals carry the songs with ease, Zytnic contributes some tasty acid-tinged lead breaks, and Barron and Davidson provide a solid and supple backing throughout. The standout track is without doubt the beautiful, jazzy Lady Sunshine, which was included on Raven's Golden Miles anthology in 1994. In the Freedom Train interview Lindsay named Falling Up as his personal favourite.
Evolution is now rare indeed; a good copy - if you can find one -- will set you back several hundred dollars on the collector's market.
TRACK LISTING
MUSIC TRAIN
EVOLUTION
I'M NO ONE
MR STRANGE
LADY SUNSHINE
FALLING UP
FEEL FREE
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
JESUS GUIDE ME
ROCK ON TOP
THE SLOW ONE AND THE FAST ONE
TOO MANY LIFE
CATALOGUE NUMBER
AUSTRALIAN - CBS SBP 233761
CONDITION
RECORD - EX - a few very minor scuffs - THIS RECORD WILL NOT DISSAPOINT, AND PLAYS GREAT - NICE CLEAN LABELS
SLEEVE - VG++
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