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Dreams Of A Love
''Dreams of a Love'' is the debut studio album by Australian pop-rock band, the Ferrets. Released in October 1977, it peaked at number 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart. Its production was started by Ian "Molly" Meldrum under the pseudonym, Willie Everfinish – after almost a year the group, assisted by audio engineers Tony Cohen and Ian MacKenzie, finalised the work. Background The Ferrets had formed in 1975 and early in the following year they recorded a demo tape, which they sent to Ian "Molly" Meldrum, talent coordinator for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) pop music TV series, ''Countdown''. Meldrum had them signed to Mushroom Records and started producing their debut album, ''Dreams of a Love'', in July 1976. After nearly a year, production of the album was still incomplete, so the Ferrets took over — assisted by recording engineers, Tony Cohen and Ian MacKenzie — Meldrum was attributed as "Willie Everfinish". In June 1977 they r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ferrets (band)
The Ferrets were an Australian pop band. They are best known for their song "Don't Fall in Love" and album, '' Dreams of a Love'' which were both released in 1977. History 1975: Formation Ken Firth, Phil Eizenberg and William "Billy" Miller had been involved with the Australian stage production of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1972–1974) which also included singer-actors Jon English, John Paul Young and Rory O'Donoghue. Firth (bass guitar, backing vocals), Miller (vocals, guitar) and Dave Springfield (guitar, backing vocals) were all members of hard rockers Buster Brown (which also featured vocalist Angry Anderson later of Rose Tattoo).Spencer et al, (2007BUSTER BROWNentry. Retrieved 7 March 2010. In November 1975 the trio left Buster Brown to join guitarist Eizenberg and formed The Ferrets. Drummer Rick Brewer (ex- Zoot) joined in April 1976 followed by Miller's sisters Jane Miller (backing vocals, keyboard) and Pam Miller (backing vocals) in July—they were now a seven-piece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |