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One of Australia's favourite bands from the early 70's..

.:: S P E C T R U M ::.

aka MURTCEPS & iNDELiBLE MURTCEPS

No matter where you were in the early 70's, every Australian knows the legendary Spectrum song "I'll Be Gone", and you could now be listening to it somewhere in Australia on the radio, and singing along..

"Someday I"ll have money, money isn't easy to come by
By the time its come by I'll be gone
I'll sing my song and I'll be gone.."

I'll Be Gone was a national No.1 hit in February 1971 and spent 20 weeks in the charts.

I'll Be Gone SPECTRUM 2008 MUSiC ViDEO
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“I’ll be gone” (someday I'll have money) was No.1 in 1971 and Spectrum led by Mike Rudd
and Bill Putt are still going strong!

Spectrum is one of Australia's favourite bands. During their brief but illustrious career Spectrum
were in the vanguard of progressive rock in Australia, and they left a legacy of innovative and imaginative music,
too little of which is currently available on CD.

The central figure in Spectrum was singer/songwriter/guitarist Mike Rudd, one of the many outstanding expatriate NZ performers who have contributed so much to the Australian music scene.

Spectrum celebrate the re release of the seminal 'Miles Ago ' Album on CD
WELCOME TO THE NEW CAPERS

The New Capers
Friday 28th March 2008
8:00 PM
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Spectrum
February 16th 2008
Gig Review by 'TC' Tecoma Cowboy

Mike Rudd ~ Vocals / Guitar / Harmonica
Bill Putt ~Bass Guitar / Vocals
Peter 'Robbo' Robertson ~ Drums
and Special Guest:
Harvey James ~ Guitar

The folks who ventured out to Laffy's Lounge Live at
Upwey~Tecoma Cricket Club
last night were treated to some vintage rock and blues.

Opening up the night was Tom Rogerson and Friends who played some fine
roots and blues tunes, a mix of originals and well selected cover versions.
A very entertaining performance which went down a treat to open proceedings.

Next up was Spectrum who did 2 sets, the first a blues based bracket
and later the predominantly rock set.

Between sets, BiG Merv Skilton ''performed" to a raptuous audience as he shared some real life anecdotes of an "Internet Celebrity"....from his visit to McDonalds, to milking the cows at 9 am ....this was 'Vintage Skilton'...

Opening the 2 nd set with the classic 'I'll be Gone' and cruising through a cross section of the Spectrum / Murtceps / Ariel catalogue , Spectrum were soon joined on stage by a special 'mystery' guest....(well the secret was well and truly out by then ) ......
Harvey James ( who played guitar with Mike and Bill in Ariel in the early 70's and appeared on Ariel's second album 'Rock and Roll Scars' ) was on hand and guested on guitar on 4 songs from that LP: 'We are Indelible', 'Rock and Roll Scars','Red Hot Mamma' , and 'Launching Place'....
It brought back memories of those great Ariel gigs of the seventies.
It was very special to see Harvey up on stage with the lads again after all these years.
Mike, Bill and 'Robbo' were all in fine form as well and it was a very memorable gig.

Photography~©2008AntonK
Harvey James ~ Peter Robertson ~ Mike Rudd ~ Bill Putt
'Spectrum' ~ Live February 15 th 2008
Upwey~Tecoma Cricket Club

Thanks to all the performers on the night:
Tom Rogerson and Friends, Merv Skilton, and Spectrum, and behind the scenes:
Peter Laffy ( MC and Talent Coordinator), Mrs Laffy, Kev, The Commitee and Members of the club for hosting this event.

I can't wait for the next one.... stay tuned....
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'I'll Be Gone' SPECTRUM 2007 LiVE ViDEO

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Spectrum originated in Melbourne, Australia in 1969

Spectrum was also known as Murtceps and Indelible Murtceps, note: Murtceps spelt backwards is Spectrum

Spectrum lasted from 1969 to 1973 and have constantly reunited from 1984 to today in 2008

Spectrum's 1969 ~ 1973 original line up included Mike Rudd (vocals, guitar, recorder, harmonica) and Bill Putt (bass guitar) plus Mark Kennedy (drums) 1969-70.. Ray Arnott (drums, vocals) 1970-73.. Lee Neale (keyboards, vocals).. 1969-72
John Mills (keyboards) 1972-73

Spectrum's central figure is singer, songwriter, guitarist Mike Rudd, a New Zealand expatriate. Mike arrived in Australia in 1966 as rhythm guitarist for the New Zealand band Chants in Australia for a short time, where he soon joined The Pink Finks with Ross Wilson and Ross Hannaford, Party Machine from 1967-69 and Sons of The Vegetal Mother from1969-71, which later became Daddy Cool.

Spectrum played to a crowd of 35,000 at the 1st Sunbury Festival on the Australia Day weekend in January 1972, with Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs.. Max Merritt and the Meteors.. Chain and many other great bands.

Spectrum almost went broke by the mid 70's before being contracted with the new EMI progressive imprint Harvest.

Spectrum's "I'll Be Gone" was No.1 in the charts in February 1971, and remained in the national charts for 20 weeks. The single mono version was an edited 3:28 minutes of the full-length 4:24 minute stereo master, and featured on Go-Set Pop Poll Awards 1971 album. The film clip for "I'll Be Gone" was filmed around Tullamarine Airport on the outskirts of Melbourne, and produced on monochrome film for $300.

Spectrum and Daddy Cool went on a joint national tour in 1971, which included a performances at the Aquarius Festival of University Arts in Canberra.

Spectrum made a rare TV appearance on Channel 0 on Happening ’72 in Melbourne.

Spectrum's organ player Lee Neale left the band in September 1972 after suffering from a breakdown shortly after the "Warts Up Your Nose" album was completed, and to this day nobody knows anything about Lee’s whereabouts, or what became of him after leaving Spectrum.

Spectrum's "I'll Be Gone" was the final rock single played on 3AK, Melbourne's top-rating pop station in the early 70's, before it switched to an easy listening format on 1 June 1973.

After Spectrum Mike Rudd, Bill Putt and John Mills launched their new band Ariel in 1973 ~ 1977. Then Mike and Bill formed a series of bands including Instant Replay, The Heaters, W.H.Y. and Number 9.

Spectrum reunited several times, with a national reunion tour in 1984. From the mid 90's Spectrum and Ariel reform for gigs in Melbourne.

Mike Rudd and Bill Putt appeared on the final episode of “Hessie's Shed” in 1998 on the ABC music series hosted by the late Paul Hester from Crowded House. They performed 2 songs backed by Hester and his band, including the appropriately titled "I'll Be Gone" hit.

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SPECTRUM & MURTCEPS SiNGLES

1971 "I'll Be Gone" / "Launching Place Part II"

1971 "Trust Me" / "Going Home"

1971 "But That's Alright" / "Play a Song That I Know"

1972 "Esmeralda" / "We Are Indelible" (Murtceps)

1973 "Indelible Shuffle" / "Ray's Boogie" (Murtceps)

1990 "You Just Can't Win"

SPECTRUM & MURTCEPS ALBUMS

1971 Spectrum Part One LP
1971 Milesago 2LP
1973 Warts Up Your Nose (The Indelible Murtceps)
1973 Testimonial 2LP
1973 Terminal Buzz
1984 Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet LP
1991 Ghosts: Post-Terminal Reflections CD