Biography
Gary Rhett Shearston was an Australian singer and songwriter who was a leading figure of the folk music revival of the 1960s. He was notable as a performer of Australian traditional folk songs in an authentic style. He scored a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom in 1974 with his cover version of the Cole Porter song “I Get a Kick out of You”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Shearston
Album & Cover
Storm Thorgerson explains the procedure in the book ‘Walk Away Rene’ for taking this photograph: One can make a portrait picture interesting by lighting alone… The picture of Gary Shearston is one our better examples of the traditional tungsten technique. In this case the light sources are spotlights very like the ones used in theatres and on movie sets. Each of the lights can be focused down to a very small area or flooded out wide to cover a larger one. The final picture is made up of three or four different lights shining directly, or reflecting indirectly, onto different areas of the subject at various levels of intensity. Specific areas of the face can be highlighted whilst others can be cast into shadow or lit only dimly. Tungsten lighting is actually a craft all of its own and whilst it often tends to give a somewhat dated feeling it is extremely controllable. It is by no means always flattering but it certainly can be very moody”.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell/C. Christopherson
Label: Charisma CAS 1091(UK), Antilles AN-7040(US-1977)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
The Work of Hipgnosis ‘ Walk Away Rene’ Compiled by Hipgnosis and George Hardie.
Tracklist
| Side One Dingo Back Of Beyond Witnessing I Get A Kick Out Of You The Lightkeeper Of America |
Side Two Seagull And Swan The Ballad Of Blasted Creek Lump In The Bed Aborigine Without A Song |
Credits
Bass – Dave Olney
Congas – Jon Field
Drums – Andrew Steele
Electric Guitar – John Turnbull
Lyrics By – Rose (tracks: B5), Eliscu (tracks: B5)
Music By – Vincent Youmans (tracks: B5)
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer – Tommy Eyre
Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Rod King
Violin, Viola – Grahame Smith
Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Harmonica, Percussion, Mulga-wood Songsticks – Gary Shearston
Written-By – Cole Porter (tracks: A4), Gary Shearston (tracks: A1 – A3, A5 – B4)
