Just when you think you’ve been through an archive with a fine-tooth comb and there’s nothing left that hasn’t seen the light of day, there’s always the attic – the long-forgotten tapes and acetates owned by the creators, and their most ardent collectors – especially when we’re talking about a legendary musical act such as The Seekers, the iconic Australian harmony group who have been together on and off for almost 60 years.
Patrick Gallois belongs to the generation of French musicians leading highly successful international careers as both soloist and conductor. From the age of 17 he studied the flute with Jean-Pierre Rampal at the Paris Conservatoire and at the age of 21 was appointed principal flute in the Orchestre national de France under Lorin Maazel, playing with many famous conductors, including Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Pierre Boulez, Karl Böhm, Eugen Jochum and Sergiu Celibidache. He held this post until 1984, when he decided to focus on his solo career, which has subsequently taken him throughout the world.
Throughout the 70s and into the 80s, Fable and Image were the premier Australian independent record labels. These new collection of 40 chart hits celebrates the labels' heyday and features some of their biggest artists on CD for the first time in over a decade. The big hits by artists such as John Williamson, Brian Cadd and The Mixtures along with 'one hit wonders' like Drummond, Fourth House and Cash Backman. The perfect nostalgia 'trip' for a generation craving to hear the sounds of its youth.