Biography
The Masters Apprentices (or The Masters to fans) were an Australian pop/rock band fronted by Jim Keays on lead vocals, which formed in 1965 in Adelaide, South Australia, relocated to Melbourne in February 1967 and attempted to break into the United Kingdom market from 1970, before disbanding in 1972. Their popular Australian singles are “Undecided”, “Living in a Child’s Dream”, “5:10 Man”, “Think About Tomorrow Today”, “Turn Up Your Radio” and “Because I Love You”. The band launched the career of bass guitarist, Glenn Wheatley, later a music industry entrepreneur and an artist manager for both Little River Band and John Farnham. The band reformed periodically, including in 1987–1988 and again subsequently; they were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 1998 alongside The Angels. Both Keays, with His Master’s Voice and Wheatley, with Paper Paradise, wrote memoirs in 1999 which included their experiences with the band. Jim Keays died in 2014.
Album & Cover
The album’s cover depicts an elegant, overstuffed chair in a panelled room, with a mysterious disembodied hand holding a cigarette floating above it. and it was Aubrey Powell’s hand holding the cigarette.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio.
Who Did What: Photography A. Powell. Cover Design – Hipgnosis.
Label: Regal Zonophone SLRZ 1016(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Rio De Camero Michael Easy To Lie Because I Love You Catty |
Side Two Our Friend Owsley Stanley III Death Of A King Song For A Lost Gypsy I’m Your Satisfier Song For Joey – Part II |
Credits
Congas – Larry Steel (tracks: A1)
Engineer – John Kurlander, Peter Bown
Jew’s Harp – Claude Lintott (tracks: B4)
Producer – Jeff Jarratt
