The Masters Apprentices had been stockpiling tracks since they signed with EMI in 1969. 1969 began with The Masters Apprentices settling their new line-up and the Ford/Keays writing team hitting its stride, the band now moved to its best-remembered and most successful phase. The first EMI single, released in March 1969 was "Linda Linda" / "Merry-Go-Round" and was the beginning of a short but successful collaboration with New Zealand-born producer Howard Gable.
The second single, the rocky "5:10 Man", released in July, which peaked at No. 16 on the Go-Set Singles Chart[1] and initiated a string of Top 20 hits. It was a deliberate move towards a heavier sound, as the band were keen to move away from the current bubblegum craze that their manager and producer wanted.
During this period, Ford/Keays struggled to write new material due to the band's hectic live performance schedule.[2] In February 1970, the second LP Masterpiece was finally released. Although something of a hodgepodge—as Keays freely admits—it showed the band developing a much broader range.[3] It included the singles "Linda Linda" and "5:10 Man". The title track, a live recording, provides a vivid aural snapshot of their live show during 1968, complete with the deafening screams of fans. The album also includes their own version of "St John's Wood", a track Ford and Keays wrote[4] for Brisbane band The Sect, who had released it as a single on Columbia during the year.
The album's retrospective reviews have been mixed. Allmusic's Richie Unterberger said "It's a respectable but oddly schizophrenic effort, finding them searching for an identity with competent forays into hard rock, early progressive rock, and poppy folk-rock, with orchestral instrumental links between many of the tracks adding to the confusion (as there's no concept driving the LP)."
When writing about the album in Freedom Train, Australian rock journalist Ian McFarlane was complimentary of several of the album's tracks, but said that "Linda, Linda" and "Piece Of Me" were "just plain bad". "Part of the problem lays in the fact that the band are concerned with making the obligatory profound musical statement (the first side had all the tracks segued into one another in the manner of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's, each linked by a short orchestral piece). As a result the album comes over as all solemn and self consciously arty, and is totally overblown. "[5]
Track listingedit
All songs written by Doug Ford and Jim Keays.
Side A
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Masterpiece"
4:02
2.
"Who Do You Think You Are"
3:07
3.
"Barefoot When I Saw Her"
3:58
4.
"St. John's Wood"
2:00
5.
"5:10 Man"
2:34
6.
"A Dog, A Siren & Memories"
3:11
Side B
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Linda Linda"
2:43
2.
"Isabella"
2:35
3.
"Captivating Voice"
2:03
4.
"Piece Of Me"
2:15
5.
"Titanic"
3:32
6.
"How I Love You"
3:07
Personneledit
The Masters Apprentices
Doug Ford – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, vocal
Keays, Jim (1999). His Master's Voice: The Masters Apprentices: The bad boys of sixties rock 'n' roll. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN1-86508-185-X. Retrieved 29 May 2017. Note: limited preview for on-line version.
Kimball, Duncan (2002). . Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
Spencer, Chris; Nowara, Zbig; McHenry, Paul (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN1-86503-891-1.[6] Note: [on-line] version was established at in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. As from September 2010 the [on-line] version is no longer available.
^"Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
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Masterpiece is the second studio album by The Masters Apprentices released in February 1970 on Columbia Records MasterpieceStudio album by The Masters ApprenticesReleasedFebruary 1970 1970 02 RecordedEarly 1969 to Early 1970StudioEMI Studios SydneyArmstrong Studios MelbourneGenreRock Psychedelic rock Psychedelic popLength35 28LabelColumbiaProducerHoward GableThe Masters Apprentices chronologyThe Masters Apprentices 1967 Masterpiece 1970 Master s Apprentices Choice Cuts 1971 Singles from Masterpiece Linda Linda Merry Go Round Released March 1969 5 10 Man How I Love You Released July 1969 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesBackground editThe Masters Apprentices had been stockpiling tracks since they signed with EMI in 1969 1969 began with The Masters Apprentices settling their new line up and the Ford Keays writing team hitting its stride the band now moved to its best remembered and most successful phase The first EMI single released in March 1969 was Linda Linda Merry Go Round and was the beginning of a short but successful collaboration with New Zealand born producer Howard Gable The second single the rocky 5 10 Man released in July which peaked at No 16 on the Go Set Singles Chart 1 and initiated a string of Top 20 hits It was a deliberate move towards a heavier sound as the band were keen to move away from the current bubblegum craze that their manager and producer wanted During this period Ford Keays struggled to write new material due to the band s hectic live performance schedule 2 In February 1970 the second LP Masterpiece was finally released Although something of a hodgepodge as Keays freely admits it showed the band developing a much broader range 3 It included the singles Linda Linda and 5 10 Man The title track a live recording provides a vivid aural snapshot of their live show during 1968 complete with the deafening screams of fans The album also includes their own version of St John s Wood a track Ford and Keays wrote 4 for Brisbane band The Sect who had released it as a single on Columbia during the year Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkThe album s retrospective reviews have been mixed Allmusic s Richie Unterberger said It s a respectable but oddly schizophrenic effort finding them searching for an identity with competent forays into hard rock early progressive rock and poppy folk rock with orchestral instrumental links between many of the tracks adding to the confusion as there s no concept driving the LP When writing about the album in Freedom Train Australian rock journalist Ian McFarlane was complimentary of several of the album s tracks but said that Linda Linda and Piece Of Me were just plain bad Part of the problem lays in the fact that the band are concerned with making the obligatory profound musical statement the first side had all the tracks segued into one another in the manner of the Beatles Sgt Pepper s each linked by a short orchestral piece As a result the album comes over as all solemn and self consciously arty and is totally overblown 5 Track listing editAll songs written by Doug Ford and Jim Keays Side ANo TitleLength1 Masterpiece 4 022 Who Do You Think You Are 3 073 Barefoot When I Saw Her 3 584 St John s Wood 2 005 5 10 Man 2 346 A Dog A Siren amp Memories 3 11 Side BNo TitleLength1 Linda Linda 2 432 Isabella 2 353 Captivating Voice 2 034 Piece Of Me 2 155 Titanic 3 326 How I Love You 3 07Personnel editThe Masters ApprenticesDoug Ford lead guitar acoustic guitar banjo vocal Jim Keays vocal percussion Colin Burgess drums percussion vocal Glenn Wheatley bass tambourine marraccas vocalsOther MusiciansThe Chiffons backing vocals on 5 10 Man Gavin Webb bass guitar Peter Tilbrook guitars bassProduction TeamProducer Howard Gable Engineers John Sayers Roger SavageArtworkPhotography Allan Kleinman Cover Design Whaite amp EmeryReferences editGeneralKeays Jim 1999 His Master s Voice The Masters Apprentices The bad boys of sixties rock n roll St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86508 185 X Retrieved 29 May 2017 Note limited preview for on line version Kimball Duncan 2002 The Masters Apprentices Milesago Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964 1975 Ice Productions Archived from the original on 13 November 2016 Retrieved 29 May 2017 McFarlane Ian 1999 WHAMMO Homepage Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86508 072 1 Archived from the original on 5 April 2004 Retrieved 29 May 2017 Note Archived on line copy has limited functionality Spencer Chris Nowara Zbig McHenry Paul 2002 1987 The Who s Who of Australian Rock Noble Park Vic Five Mile Press ISBN 1 86503 891 1 6 Note on line version was established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition As from September 2010 the on line version is no longer available Specific Go Set Go Set Retrieved 31 August 2009 Masterpiece Masters Apprentices Official Site Masters Apprentice Retrieved 21 February 2018 Keays p 152 153 St John s Wood at APRA search engine Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Retrieved 12 September 2009 McFarlane Ian 1994 1994 Freedom Train Vol 1 Issue 1 Australia Third Stone Press Who s who of Australian rock compiled by Chris Spencer Zbig Nowara amp Paul McHenry catalogue National Library of Australia Retrieved 29 January 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Masterpiece The Master 27s Apprentices album amp oldid 1139741649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
