THE MASTERS APPRENTICES - R&B, pop/rock, psychedelic/progressive - Adelaide / Melbourne / London 1965-1972

THE MASTERS APPRENTICES

''....The Masters são na Austrália que os Rolling Stones são na Inglaterra, e The Doors são na América....''



Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Genres R&B, pop/rock, psychedelic/progressive

Years active 1965–1972, 1987–1991, 1994–1995, 1997, 2001–2002
Labels Astor, Columbia, EMI, Raven, Virgin
Associated acts The Missing Links, Little River Band, Jim Keays & Southern Cross, Cotton Keays & Morris

Website Official website http://www.mastersapprentices.com/frames1.htm

The Masters Apprentices (or The Masters para os fãs) foram uma banda de rock australiana liderada por Jim Keays lead vocals, que formou em 1965 em Adelaide, Austrália do Sul, mudou-se para Melbourne, em fevereiro de 1967, e tentou entrar no mercado do Reino Unido a partir de 1970, antes da dissolução, em 1972.  Seus popular singles australianos são "Undecided", "Living in a Child's Dream", "5:10 Man", "Think About Tomorrow Today", "Turn Up Your Radio" and "Because I Love You". A banda lançou a carreira de baixista, Glenn Wheatley, , mais tarde, um empresário da indústria da música e um gerente de artista, tanto para Little River Band e John Farnham . A banda reformada periodicamente, incluindo, em 1987-1988 e novamente posteriormente, pois eles foram introduzidos no Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame, em 1998, juntamente com The Angels..  Tanto Keays, com His Master's Voice e Wheatley , com o Paper Paradise,, escreveu memórias, em 1999, que incluiu as suas experiências com a banda.

(A biografia desta banda e muito longa caso queira  ler link: http://www.milesago.com/artists/ArtistFrames.htm. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masters_Apprentices).

Somente vou listar a discografia:

Felizmente, depois de anos sendo mais escassos do que os dentes de galinha, LPs todos The Masters"original estão agora disponíveis no CD da Ascension Records. Isso inclui a versão expandida do primeiro álbum, incluindo as várias faixas como o cover de "I Feel Fine" (que foram removidos do LP anterior e lançamentos de CD), mais raras faixas ao vivo e suplente assume.
A compilação Raven Hands of Time é uma excelente panorâmica da carreira da banda e, claro, inclui a habitual Glenn Baker encarte multa (thanks, Glenn!). Now That It's Over é uma grande compilação de preços mais baixos juntos por Jim Keays, inclui o melhor do '69-'72 gravações, e pode ser encontrado nas células de desconto na maioria das lojas de discos australiano. Ambos os álbuns foram lançados originalmente em LP e foram posteriormente relançado em CD. Desde a reformas da banda houve várias compilações novos, alguns com ou re-gravadas versões dos hits clássicos como ."Because I Love You".

Os LPs originais (especialmente Nickelodeon) e na maioria das singles são extremamente difíceis de encontrar e agora vale uma pequena fortuna. Se você vê-los, agarrá-los!

Em junho de 2000, o documentário the Masters, Turn Up Your Video foi lançado como uma forma de home vídeo VHS longo prazo através ABC Enterprises, e uma versão expandida, desde então, foram emitidos em DVD. Inclui entrevistas com membros da banda, raras e nunca antes visto imagens de arquivo do grupo, incluindo a faixa-metragem clipes de canções como "Dead & Buried" e ."Because I Love You".  A versão em VHS é executado por cerca de 98 minutos, mas o documentário foi cortado para cerca de 50 minutos para a seleção no programa de TV ABC em junho de 2000.
 

Albums:

 

 June 1967



The Masters Apprentices (Astor ALP 1025). Later reissued as Summit SRA 250-524  
"Undecided" (Bower-Morrison)
"Wars or Hands Of Time" (Bower)
"Buried and Dead" (Bower)
"Poor Boy" (Bower-Keays)
"Living In A Child's Dream" (Bower)
"Elevator Driver" (Cadd-Ross)
"Brigette" (Ford-Keays)
"But One Day" (Bower)
"Hot Gully Wind" (Bower)
"She's My Girl" (Bower)
"Dancing Girl" (Elias McDaniels)
"Theme For A Social Climber" (Bower)
"Tired Of Just Wandering" (Bower)
"4 Years Of 5" (Keays-Tilbrook)

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Feb. 1970



Masterpiece (Columbia SCXO1915) LP
"Masterpiece"*
"Who Do You Think You Are"
"Barefoot When I Saw Her"
"St John's Wood"
"5:10 Man"
"A Dog, a Siren & Memories"
"Linda Linda"
"Isabella"
"Captivating Voice"
"Piece of Me"
"Titanic"
"How I Love You"
(all songs by Ford-Keays)
Produced by Howard Gable
Engineered by Roger Savage & John Sayers
Recorded at Armstrong's Studio, Melbourne except *live recording

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April 1971



Choice Cuts LP (Columbia SCX 7983) No11 2 wks Rio de Camero (Ford-Keays)
 "Michael" (Ford)
"Easy to Lie" (Ford-Keays)
"Because I Love You" (Ford-Keays)
"Catty" (Ford)
"Our Friend Owsley Stanley III" (Ford-Keays)
"Death of a King" (Ford)
"Song for a Lost Gypsy" (Ford-Keays)
"I'm Your Satisfier" (Ford-Keays)
"Song for Joey - Part II" (Master's Apprentices)
Produced by Jeff Jarratt
Engineered by Peter Bown
Recorded at Abbey Rd Studios, London, September 1970
Sleeve design by Hipgnosis
Released as Masters Apprentices (Regal Zonophone SLRZ 10106) in UK, (Pathe Marconi 2C06204714Y) with a cropped version of the cover photo
Also released 9/88 as Raven RVLP 036 (with New Day added)

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1971



Nickelodeon (Columbia SCXO-7992) LP
"Future Of Our Nation"
"Evil Woman"
"Because I Love You"
"Light A Fire Within Yourself"
"When I've Got Your Soul"
"Fresh Air By The Ton"
(all songs by Ford/Keays)
Recorded live in concert by Howard Gable
Nickelodeon Theatre, Perth, December 1970
Cover painting by Marc Piel
''ps: Este e o disco que eu mais gostei......''

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Jan. 1972

A Toast to Panama Red (Columbia SCXO-7998 / Regal Zonophone SLRZ 1022, UK) ?/99 (Ascension ANCD 088) CD
"Answer Lies Beyond"

"Beneath the Sun"
"Games We Play I"
"Games We Play II"
"The Lesson, So Listen"
"Love Is"
"Melodies of St Kilda"
"Southern Cross"
"Thyme to Rhyme"
(Ford-Keays)
Recorded at Abbey Rd Studios, London, 1971 Producer: Jeff Jarratt
Engineers: Peter Bown, Richard Lush, Nicky Webb
Brass on "Love Is" and choir on "Games We Play II" arranged by Andrew Jackman
Childrens' choir conducted by George Martin
Cover art by Jim Keays
Insert lettering by Vicki Keays
Cover photography by Peter Vernon

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 Oct. 1974



Now That It's Over (EMI EMC 2517) LP; (EMI 8320032) CD((Best Of).
"Answer Lies Beyond"
"Beneath the Sun"
"Games We Play (1 & 2)"
"The Lesson, So Listen"
"Love Is"
"Melodies of St Kilda"
"Southern Cross"
"Thyme to Rhyme"
(all songs by Ford-Keays)
Producer: Jeff Jarratt
Recorded at Abbey Rd Studios, London, 1971

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Jan 1981



Hands of Time* (Raven RVLP01 1981) LP, (Raven RVCD13) CD (compilação-é uma excelente panorâmica da carreira da banda).
5:10 Man (Ford-Keays)
Because I Love You (Ford-Keays)
Bourke & Wills & Me (Ford-Keays)
Brigette (Ford-Keays)
Buried & Dead (Mick Bower)
But One Day (Mick Bower)
A Dog, A Siren & Memories (Ford-Keays)
Elevator Driver (Brian Cadd-Max Ross)
Future of Our Nation (Ford)
Hot Gully Wind (Bower)
Living in a Child's Dream (Bower)
Love Is (Ford-Keays)
Merry Go Round (Ford-Keays)
Rio de Camero (Ford-Keays)
Think About Tomorrow Today (Ford-Keays)
Turn Up Your Radio (Ford-Keays)
Undecided (Morrison-Bower)
Wars or Hands of Time (Bower)
Bonus tracks on CD
Dancing Girl (Bower)
Freedom Seekers (Ford/Burgess)
I'm Your Satisfier (Ford/Keays)
Linda Linda (Ford/Keays)
New Day (Doug Ford)
Poor Boy (Bower)
Tired Of Just Wandering (Bower)
The CD omits the track "Burke & Wills & Me" that appears on the LP version.
Cover design by Paul Fullbrook

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1987



Jam it Up (A Collection Of Rarities) (Raven RVLP 27)

Black Girl (in the Pines) (Huddie Ledbetter)
Bye Bye Johnny (Chuck Berry)
Dancing Girl (Bo Diddley)
Four Years of Five (Tilbrook-Keays)
Freedom Seekers (Burgess-Ford)
Jam it Up (Ford-Keays)
Johnny B Goode (Chuck Berry)
New Day (Ford-Keays)
Piece of Me (Ford-Keays)
Poor Boy (Bower)
She's My Girl (Bower)
St John's Wood (Ford-Keays)
Tears of Sorrow (Ford-Keays)
Tired of Just Wandering (Bower)
Willie & the Hand Jive (Johnny Otis)

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Nov. 1988



Do What You Wanna Do (Virgin VOZ 2022) LP; (Virgin 432069-2) CD
Because I Love You (Keays-Ford)

Bedtime Girl (Keays-Ford)
Birth of the Beat (Keays-Ford)
Crossroads (Robert Johnson)
Future of Our Nation (Ford)
HIghway 61 Revisited (Dylan)
Howlin' at the Moon (Keays-Ford)
I'm a Man (Elias McDaniels)
Spoonful (Willie Dixon)
Tobacco Road (Loudermilk)
Turn Up Your Radio (Keays-Ford)

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May 1996



Masters Apprentices/Choice Cuts (2CD) EMI 7243-814806-2
CD1
New Day
Undecided
War or Hands of Time
Buried and Dead
Poor Boy
Living in a Child's Dream
Elevator Driver
Brigette
But One Day
Hot Gully Wind
She's My Girl
Dancing Girl
Theme For A Social Climber
Tired of Just Wandering
4 Years of 5
CD2
Choice Cuts
2CD re-release of Choice Cuts plus a version of the debut album.

The first CD includes most of the the original Astor album, but omits "I Feel Fine and "Johnny B. Goode", and adds a selection of the '65-68 Singles.

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