OF THE EARTH - OF THE EARTH 1977 AUSSIE PROG ROCK LP
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Item description:
Of The Earth ?– Of The Earth Ultra rare Aussie prog rock/jazz LP gem
Label: Not On Label ?– MA-12082
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: Australia
Year: 1977
Genre: Prog Jazz, Rock, , touch of Folk
Vinyl: Exc- all shine and gloss there
Labels: Exc both sides
Cover: Exc-
Grading: Visual & played fine on my turntable. Very limited noise.
Tracklist
1
Of The Earth
11:21
2
Mystic Gods Of Creation
3:54
3
Glorification
7:13
4
The Ancient Rites Of Man Part I
4:01
5
The Ancient Rites Of Man Part II
3:54
6
Sacrifice
7:33
Credits
- Drums, Percussion – Jonathon Currie
- Electric Bass – Stephen Bull (2)
- Guitar – Shane O'Mara, Stephen Berti
- Keyboards – Leon Blaher
- Saxophone, Recorder, Flute – Malcolm Harvey
- Vocals – Tracey Smith
Notes
Produced By MALCOLM HARVEY in association with LEON BLAHER.
We wish to make special thanks to the following:-
JAMES HARRISON for his cover design and concept and all his kind assistance
DON for his technological expertise in making everything sound balanced and smooth
Above all, to the education department.
Produced by "OF THE EARTH"
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
COPYRIGHT C 77.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: MA-12082-A FH 2/6/E
- Matrix / Runout: MA-12082-B4 FH. 28/6/T
Info:
Must be one of the most obscure Australian prog/rock/jazz/folk albums in and from this country. Great keyboards and the sparse female vocals ensure an instrumental dominant set but they actually help it where needed. Guitar riffs are solid and the band is tight enough to pull off a fantastic lp. They never recorded as a unit after this and it appears to be a one-of project. Little else is known other than what I have found out as shared below:
Shane O'mara is well known in local circles for his musicianship, band works and recording appearances. Leon Blaher has or still has a lot to do with Yahama in some capacity but not sure on it to date.
Little is known about the recording of this one-only 70's LP gem or the band. I have only ever seen one copy and read about one so there is not a lot of verified info on this LP around. One blogger said that most of the band members were students of Blackburn High School in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.
Some attended Melbourne Uni but one might also assume it is a university recording, not a high school one. The high school does have a great music program and recording facility but not sure if it was as able to handle the level of this recording in 1977 and press the finished product. Any help to add or correct the info here would be appreciated.
By natural assumption this pressing probably did not surpass a couple of hundred as there is no pressing numbers and, as a private pressing, fewer copies were probably pressed than a label private pressing. It may have been even more limited as an in-house project and LP's cut for the local music circles. A mystery of sorts.
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