I'm not going to call these "album reviews" because I don't want to do stars. I just want to listen to my records and write a little thing or two about them at The Heath Post, and so calling them "reviews" would be both inaccurate and a disservice to what Matthew has done about 900 times at the HP.
I read on Wikipedia that this album came out in November 1968, upon the Seekers' breakup. But I'm a little confused by some of what I read, and I'm not finding my cover matched to the Wikipedia entry. I imagine that has something to do with being a U.S. release by Capitol Records of an Australian album, but then the liner notes make no mention of the breakup. So I don't know exactly.
Doesn't really matter, anyway, to the key point I want to make here, which is that the Seekers were huge.
And they broke up pretty much at the zenith of their hugeness, when the woman lead announced to the guys in the band that she was ready to go do solo stuff, which reminded me of the 10,000 Maniacs.
The Seekers were voted "Australian(s) of the Year" for 1967.
ReplyDeleteSuper Wikipedia: "The Australian of the Year Award is given annually on Australia Day. The announcement of the award has become a major public event in Australia, and is televised nationwide. The award 'offers an insight into Australian identity, reflecting the nation's evolving relationship with world, the role of sport in Australian culture, the impact of multiculturalism, and the special status of Australia's Indigenous people'. The award is unique in that it is sponsored by a national government and commands broad public support."
ReplyDeleteOH, MY GOSH, AUSTRALIA DAY IS NEXT WEEK! It's going to be very exciting to dial back into this Wednesday to see who won for 2022. Here are the finalists.
ReplyDeleteWait! According to this story, Australian of the Year is going to be announced Jan. 25 (Tuesday) in Canberra, which is 15 hours ahead of me in Madisonville.
ReplyDeleteWell, there's a lot to figure out here. Will advise.
Maybe we need to do a Wikipedia page for Kentuckian of the Year.
ReplyDeleteHere are the Australians of the Year I've heard about:
ReplyDelete1967: The Seekers
1971: Evonne Goolagong
1973: Patrick White (Haven't read any of his books)
1978: Alan Bond
1985: Paul Hogan
1998: Cathy Freeman
2012: Geoffrey Rush
Australia's population, and its economy, are slightly larger than Florida's. I would love to see a list of Floridians of the Year.
ReplyDeleteMe, too. My guess is that my favorite winners would be for 1970 (Don Shula), 1971 (Larry Csonka), 1972 ("No-Name Defense"), 1973 (Don Shula), 1977 (Bob Griese), 1982 (Don Shula), 1984 (Dan Marino), 1993 (Don Shula) and 2005 (Dan Marino).
ReplyDeleteHere are a few other Kentuckians of the Year:
Delete1970: Dan Issel
1971: Jim McDaniels
1972: Denny Crum
1973: Hunter Thompson
1974: Muhammad Ali
1975: Joe B. Hall
1978: Jack Givens
1979: Robert Penn Warren
1980: Darrell Griffith
1984: Mitch McConnell
1985: Naomi Judd
1986: Pervis Ellison
1991: Rick Pitino
1992: John Pelphrey
1993: Jamal Mashburn
1996: Tony Delk
1998: Tubby Smith
2000: George Clooney
2001: Tom Jurich
2005: Rick Pitino
1990: Cawood Ledford
Delete2015: Matt Bevin.
Delete2020: Andy Beshear
2021: Chris Smiley
1976: Wendell Ford
ReplyDelete1987: Wallace Wilkinson
1997: Rick Pitino
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