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All currently available Spectrum, Murtceps and Ariel CDs listed below - scroll down to see

I'll Be Gone - Craig Horne's biography of Mike Rudd (book)

Spectrum's 50th anniversary T-shirts


*A BOOTLEG* CLASSIC!**
A Strange Fantastic Dream
Ariel
RARE VISION RVSN-002



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Who would've thought that I'd have to resort to bootlegging myself to satisfy the constant enquiries for Ariel's classic first album, A Strange Fantastic Dream? Luckily I'd saved some sleeves from Rare Vision's first pressing and with Laneway's help I've got a small number of copies to share with you. There's room on the label for an autograph too, so the first twenty orders will get the signed version of ASFD to keep under their pillows. $30 + postage



NEW double album!
The Live Adventures of Ariel
AZTEC RECORDS AVSCD097



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This is the very latest of Gil Matthews' astonishing remasters in the Aztec Records series of Ruddy recordings. This one is a double album of live Ariel performances, beginning with the Double J recording of the three guitar version of Ariel with Harvey James, Glyn Mason and myself twanging like there was no tomorrow. (Ironically, Harvey left Ariel to join Sherbet shortly thereafter). We pluckers and strummers were accompanied by the highly qualified rhythm section of messrs Putt and Macara. From there the first disc dodges back in time to the institution that was The Continental Cafe in Prahran, this time featuring the elemental four-piece version of Ariel that recorded the Rock & Roll Scars album. The second disc is dedicated to the mythical Ariel performance at another Prahran institution, The Station Hotel. It was allegedly recorded on the very same day in 1975 as the Dismissal of the Whitlam government. Too much Rudd can be too much in one sitting is my gut feeling, but if you can hang in there, the consistency of the bands' performances is the absolute highlight - and that comes down to the unquestionable skill and dedication of all the players involved. $30 + postage

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Ariel LIVE at Martinis 1976
BLACK BOX RECORDS 005



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This equally belated release is by way of a thank you to those rock’n’roll soldiers that kept the whole thing moving for Spectrum and Ariel i.e. the roadies. With no thought for the future they all too often burnt out with no-one to care for them in their dotage. These days roadies are represented by Support Act and ARCA (Australian Road Crew Association) that now and then discovers desk tapes like this one, Ariel LIVE at Martini’s 1976, a snapshot of the band taken not long before the bevy of sentimental Aloha-type farewells at the Dallas Brooks Hall and the Theb. in Adelaide. $25 + postage

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TESTIMONIAL
Spectrum / Murtceps AZTEC RECORDS AVSCD092



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The last studio outing for both Spectrum and The Indelible Murtceps, originally released on the EMI label in 1973. The Aztec Records re-issue CD released in May, 2022. There are ten tracks with no bonus material. $25 + postage

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WARTS UP YOUR NOSE
The Indelible Murtceps AZTEC RECORDS AVSCD074



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Originally released on the EMI label in 1972, this Aztec Records digital re-issue of The Indelible Murtceps' Warts Up Your Nose album was released in 2020. There are eleven tracks with six bonus tracks, including three recorded live at Sunbury. $25 + postage.

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Rock & Roll Scars 2
Ariel AZTEC RECORDS AVSCD069



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Rock & Roll Scars was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1974 and released in Australia on EMI's Harvest label in 1975. A CD version with two additional tracks was released in 2002 on Rudd & Putt's Rare Vision label. (See here for purchase details) Rock & Roll Scars 2, the Aztec Records double CD re-issue, was released in 2020 with an additional dozen tracks, including demos of Rudd's Sci-Fi rock opera, The Jellabad Mutant. $30 + postage.

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Spectrum Part One
Spectrum AZTEC MUSIC AVSCD026



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The first and possibly most 'progressive' set of all the Spectrum releases, the original vinyl release of Spectrum Part One on EMI's prestigious Harvest label was notorious for not including the band's hit single I'll Be Gone / Launching Place Part ll (at Rudd's behest). This Aztec Music CD release makes up for that by including three different versions of the I'll Be Gone recording plus a number of other bonus tracks. $25 + postage

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Milesago
Spectrum AZTEC MUSIC AVSCD033



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Milesago was one of the earliest double albums of the era and probably the earliest Australian double album with all original material. The gatefold cover by Ian McCausland remains suggestive without giving too much away about the diversity of the content. This diversity could be considered to be the genesis of Rudd's later strategy in creating The Indelible Murtceps. Bonus tracks add to an already crammed binge session. $30 + postage

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Breathing Space As Well
Spectrum VOLCANO RECORDS VR005



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The third and the last still available of the Breathing Space series of EPs, Breathing Space As Well continues on the path set by the previous two EPs, with another subtle piece of cover-art by the late Ian McCausland and Rudd / Putt songs shooting this way and that. $15 + postage

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Craig Horne's wwI'll Be Gone ( book)
VOLCANO RECORDS VB001



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Melbourne author Craig Horne has done a marvellous job making my life (so far) in the Oz musical sphere sound pretty interesting and the contextual '70s' Melbourne references provide a fascinating backdrop. 'The song' as mentioned in the book's title may not have actually captured the entire generation, but is modest licence when compared to other biographies. Why not suck it and see? $30 + postage

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Rock & Roll Scars
Ariel RARE VISION RVSN-003

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Ariel's Abbey Road album as released by Mike & Bill on their own Rare Vision label before the release of the Aztec double album of the same name. With the bonus single tracks Yeah Tonight and I am the Laughing Man. $20 + postage

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