Band of Light - Total Union. Gate Fold sleeve. Cat No: WS20011. Good condition.
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I have graded this copy of Total Union as being in Good Condition. There are some obvious light weight scratches on the LP surface which can be heard while playing the disc. The disc has a slight warp as it travels on the turntable (Not server) but altogether a good copy to have in your collection. The sleeve is straight and unmarked.
Band of Light was an Australian heavy blues style based rock band formed in October 1972 and disbanded in late 1974.
Phil Key was the founding member, bringing with him Peter Roberts, both of whom were originally with The La De Das. Ian Rilen(bass) replaced Roberts after three gigs, with Norm Roue (slide guitarist) and Tony Buettel (drummer) joining to complete the lineup.
The band allowed Phil to develop his own songs written with his wife Pam, under the pseudonym of Wheel,using a quasi-religious philosophy which explored themes of racial equality, social justice, spiritual harmony and cosmic enlightenment.
The music was energetic and funky with a heavy blues and boogie style interlaced with intense slide guitar work.
In early 1973 they signed a recording contract with WEA,releasing two LP's, one EP and four singles. They worked consistently touring from Sydney to Melbourne doing pub gigs and concerts whilst playing alongside such bands as Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Carson, Coloured Balls (Lobby Loyde's band), Chain, Madder Lake and Buffalo. They highlighted themselves during the 1973 Sunbury Music Festival, and were included on the resulting live concert triple LP set "The Great Australian Rock Festival Sunbury1973" with the track "Messin' with the Kid". Phil Key disbanded the group in late 1974 and died in May 1984 of a congenital heart condition.Ian Rilen died from bladder cancer at the age of 59 on 30 October 2006.
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