I'm a musician living in Melbourne, Australia. I left New Zealand in 1966 with Chants R&B and played bass with Ross Wilson's Party Machine until forming Spectrum in 1969. Check my website - www.mikeruddbillputt.com - for more than you need to know about me, bro' Dick, and Spectrum past, present and future.
Born '63 I had no idea about these dudes. Just old enough to remember dudes with long hair and flares. In hindsight, it seems that culture really changed after '72. By '74 it was bogan culture big time. Hippies were kind of old. Sharpie cardigans. Rough ..Ted Mulry ACDC Evie let your hair hang down..and the ever sweet laid-back music of the '70- '71 period was gone. 'Come Back Again' please.
Takes me straight back to Sydney Town Hall concerts circa 1971. Bit of a North Shore music groupie back then....but at least we had great music. None of the horrible bs that came once the Countdown era started.
Love watching this clip!! I always womder whereabouts in Melbourne or thereabouts the.country roads were...im thinking Sunbury? Bulla? Or possibly way over tue other end near Launching Place (but doesnt look bushy enough). Or even possibly an area all now built up. I love to wonder! The airport, im assuming is Tullamarine in its infancy? I love thinking back to.what approx.1970s version of Melbourne was like. If anyone knows the areas shown, would be amazing!
70s life of peace in Australia Sun shinning around you. You felt the breeze of freedom.❤ Pinballs machine in your favourite take away shop waiting for your hot wrapped chips and milkshake and the jukeboxe playing this song. I know grew up in the take away shop opposite Canterbury station living above listening to all of the hit songs from the jukebox downstairs. Australia 💕 Christina
@magpie44 Wow Wagga Wagga in the 70s would have been interesting. It's growing now Wagga I believe we were the lucky ones growing up in the 70s. I still play them when I see one 🤭
Ah Spectrum so cool man. I first saw Spectrum at the 1970 Cobram Peaches and Cream festival playing in a sheep shearing shed somewhere around Cobram way? The main concert was on "the beach" (Murray River) Can't remember if it was called Thompsons beach. There were logs on the sand which we rested against. I don't remember to much about the entire gigs as i was a very naughty person. 😩😵💫Then a year or so passed and was fantastic cruising around in my EH Holden singing I'll Be Gone which was played regularly. So many Aussie's from 60's bands chopped and changed and moved on to form other bands/or play in other bands. Seventies music then became even more fantastic. I'm an old man now on the outside but inside my mind is firmly entrenched "still" in the 60's and 70's forever. Peace.
Recently bought my first harmonica JUST so I could play this. I really want to add this legendary song to my playlist on either Spotify or Apple Music but there is no original - just a live version. Mike, is it missing from streaming deliberately? Got all my music in this format now.
I just watched The Magician for the first time today. Great movie! Then as it was ending, this incredible song started playing!!! How have I never heard this before?!?! (Funny how one song can turn a bad day into a great one in a matter of minutes!!!)
Great to see u making great music ..been a fan for years ..Great days Mike Rudd and the heaters at the London taven late 70s early 80s every Friday night ..magic ..was a uni student then ..but Mike u were always great when I came up to have a chat ..im now 63 and been djing for years..now in nata Botswana africa .But still love your music 🎶 thanks
I’ve watched this video over and over and I just realised that the Scotsman wearing the kilt and playing the drum is Robbo. I wonder how I never realised it was him all this time? Perhaps he is good at camouflaging himself and performing illusions?
