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This episode is on Spectrum and their No.1 smash hit, I’ll Be Gone.
Spectrum formed in Melbourne in 1969 with Mike Rudd providing vocals, guitar and harmonica, Bill Putt on Bass, Drummer Mark Kennedy & Lee Neal playing Keyboards.
One of the highlights of the episode is the original demo for I’ll Be Gone, and it’s quite different to the song that we now know and love.
We also take a look at Spectrum’s alter ego band, The Indelible Murtceps – and yes, cleverly Murtceps is Spectrum spelt backwards.
Our special guest is Spectrum’s (and the Murtceps) Mike Rudd.
This episode is on one of the true pioneers of Australian music, Digby Richards and his 1972 hit song A Little Piece of Peace.
When released as a single by RCA Records in June 1971, A Little Piece of Peace reached 14 on the Australian charts – a dozens years after his first hit record, Digby was...
Published 10/14/24
In the early days of Rock 'n' Roll, Dig Richards & the R'Jays were one of the biggest bands in the land.
With his movie-star good looks, Dig was Australia's very first teenage idol, and with his band the R'Jays, they were at the forefront of the Rock 'n' Roll revolution in in Australia.
They...
Published 10/14/24