After a few false starts and release date changes, finally this one is on the way! 3 CDs spanning the ‘hippy’ (both local and overseas)
years of late 60s into the early 70s – a period of change and evolution both culturally and musically!
Seasons Of Change (title track is the Bon Scott Fraternity version mastered for the very first time from the original single master tape) combines
both many hit singles and some key album tracks that were all part of that evolving period. A set of clichéd psychedelic titles
was avoided, instead a combo of titles from the “tuning-in, turning-on and dropping out period” along with titles reflecting the youth ‘vibe’
of the period of ‘splitting’ and ‘hitting the road’ to the songs that said something, also the tracks where folk met rock to the hits
that were just full of peace and love or just plain ‘groovy’!
In many ways, I just wanted to capture the mood of that era, reflecting in many ways what was heard on radio during the period. Several titles have
previously been included on earlier Volumes of the Australian Pop Series, However back then some master tapes where either unable to be
accessed or thought to be long lost, but with some recent discoveries and use of some original masters the temptation to upgrade the sound
of these classics from their original masters was too great. Autumn’s 1971 hit “Falling” is one such example, presented here for the first time
from the original session master (as opposed to the still missing album master). While many titles I would have loved to included, of course
we are always restricted by various issues, including what recordings can actually be licensed (and what can’t get over the line).
years of late 60s into the early 70s – a period of change and evolution both culturally and musically!
Seasons Of Change (title track is the Bon Scott Fraternity version mastered for the very first time from the original single master tape) combines
both many hit singles and some key album tracks that were all part of that evolving period. A set of clichéd psychedelic titles
was avoided, instead a combo of titles from the “tuning-
that were just full of peace and love or just plain ‘groovy’!
In many ways, I just wanted to capture the mood of that era, reflecting in many ways what was heard on radio during the period. Several titles have
previously been included on earlier Volumes of the Australian Pop Series, However back then some master tapes where either unable to be
accessed or thought to be long lost, but with some recent discoveries and use of some original masters the temptation to upgrade the sound
of these classics from their original masters was too great. Autumn’s 1971 hit “Falling” is one such example, presented here for the first time
from the original session master (as opposed to the still missing album master). While many titles I would have loved to included, of course
we are always restricted by various issues, including what recordings can actually be licensed (and what can’t get over the line).
Disc 1
1. Hair - The Cowsills
2. Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Joe South
3. San Bernadino - Christie
4. Love Is All Around - The Troggs
5. Free The People - Sherbet
6. Georgetown - Doug Ashdown
7. Hi-Ho Siver Lining - Jeff Beck
8. Crazy Mama - J.J. Cale
9. Arizona - Mark Lindsay
10. Light Across The Valley - Hans Poulsen
11. America - Simon And Garfunkel
12. Tighter And Tighter - Alive And Kicking
13. Day By Day - Colleen Hewett
14. (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice
15. Ballad Of Easy Rider - The Byrds
16. Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland
17. Teenage Blues - Daddy Cool
18. Time Of The Season - The Zombies
19. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition
Is In) – The First Edition
20. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
21. San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon And The Animals
1. Hair -
15. Ballad Of Easy Rider -
Is In) – The First Edition
20. Spirit In The Sky -
Disc 2
1. Seasons Of Change - Fraternity
2. Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In - The Fifth Dimension
3. Tell The World To Go Away - Brian Cadd
4. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
5. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
6. American Woman - Guess Who
7. I’m A Gambler - Lace
8. I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing
(In Perfect Harmony) - The New Seekers
9. Mr President - The Strangers
10. Let’s Live For Today - The Grass Roots
11. Think About Tomorrow Today –
The Masters Apprentices
12. Too Young To Be Married - The Hollies
13. Daydream (Mono Single Version) - Wallace Collection
14. Brand New Key - Melanie
15. Are You Ready? - Pacific Gas & Electric
16. This Wheel’s On Fire - Flake
17. If Not For You - Bob Dylan
18. Vehicle (Mono Single Version) - Ides Of March
19. Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
20. Linda Sue Dixon - Detroit Wheels
21. The Dawn Song - Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs
1. Seasons Of Change -
(In Perfect Harmony) -
The Masters Apprentices
12. Too Young To Be Married -
Disc 3
1. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
2. And When I Die - Blood Sweat And Tears
3. A Little Piece Of Peace - Digby Richards
4. Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver
5. Neon Rainbow (Original Mono Mix) - The Box Tops
6. Valley To Pray - Arlo Guthrie
7. Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
8. Oye Como Va - Santana
9. Afterglow Of Your Love (Original Album Version) –
The Small Faces
10. Can You Feel It - Bobby Goldsboro
11. Butterfly - Danyel Gerrard
12. Hole In My Shoe - Traffic
13. Falling - Autumn
14. The Free Electric Band - Albert Hammond
15. Atlantis - Donovan
16. Natural Born Bugie - Humble Pie
17. Morning Girl (Mono Single Version) - Neon Philharmonic
18. Silver Moon - Mike Nesmith And The First National Band
19. Land Of Make Believe - The Easybeats
20. Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
21. Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
1. Both Sides Now -
The Small Faces
10. Can You Feel It -