McPhee went into Martin Erdman's World Of Sound studio in Sydney to record an album for Erdman's independent Violet's Holiday label. The sessions yielded seven tracks that were favourites from the band's live repertoire. The two originals were the lengthy jazz-rock instrumental ''Out to Lunch'' and five cover versions, including 'heavy' renditions of Spooky Tooth's "The Wrong Time", Neil Young's "Southern Man", Ritchie Haven's "Indian Rope Man" and The Beatles' "I am The Walrus".
The album's piece de resistance was the surging rendition of "Indian Rope Man" (a Richie Havens song done in the style of the cover by British soul/R&B act Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity) highlighted by a stunning Hammond organ solo by Jim Deverell. Released with little promotion in early 1972, the album sank without trace. Perhaps only 500 copies were ever pressed, which places it with albums like Company Caine's fabled Dr Chop as one of the rarest of Aussie LPs of that era. Not long after the album came out, McPhee broke up, Lewis returned to session work and sang in an outfit called The Bondi Bitch Band.
The album's piece de resistance was the surging rendition of "Indian Rope Man" (a Richie Havens song done in the style of the cover by British soul/R&B act Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity) highlighted by a stunning Hammond organ solo by Jim Deverell. Released with little promotion in early 1972, the album sank without trace. Perhaps only 500 copies were ever pressed, which places it with albums like Company Caine's fabled Dr Chop as one of the rarest of Aussie LPs of that era. Not long after the album came out, McPhee broke up, Lewis returned to session work and sang in an outfit called The Bondi Bitch Band.
