McCully Workshop Inc. (album)

McCully Workshop Inc.
Studio album by McCully Workshop
Released	June 1970 (1970-06)
Recorded	South Africa
Genre	Psychedelic rock, blues rock, hard rock
Language	English
Label	Trutone
Producer	Billy Forrest
McCully Workshop chronology
McCully Workshop Inc. (1970) Genesis (1971)
Singles from McCully Workshop Inc.
"Why Can't It Rain / Hardcase Woman" Released: 1970

McCully Workshop Inc. is the eponymous debut ^[1] album of South African psychedelic rock band McCully Workshop. ^[2] The album was produced by Billy Forrest on the Trutone Records label who had joined Trutone as record producer in 1968. ^[3] Trutone had recently been acquired, ^[4] in 1967, by Gallo (Africa) Limited . Gallo went on to become one of the internationally recognized giants in the music world. ^[4] The album draws on a number of musical styles and is influenced by the likes of; The Beatles in particular 'Sgt Pepper', Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, and the Moody Blues 'Threshold Of A Dream'. ^[5]

Artwork

The front cover photograph was taken by Sigurd Olivier ^[6] and features a cat named 'Sirikit'. ^[6] The graffiti on the wall was drawn by the McCullagh brothers father. ^[5] The band photographs on the back cover were taken by Humphrey Clinker. ^[6]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Why Can't It Rain"	Tully McCully [5]	4:12
2.	"Hardcase Woman"		2:34
3.	"Ice Lover"		3:05
4.	"Four Walls"		2:40
5.	"Stargazer"		2:48
6.	"Rush Hour At Midnight"		3:42

^[6]

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jackin' Around"	2.04
2.	"Head For The Moon"	4:00
3.	"The Circus"	4:00
4.	"Years Of My Life"	3:19
5.	"Fast Car"	3:41
6.	"Séance"	3:05

^[6]

Chart positions

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Why Can't It Rain"	Springbok Radio charts	12 [5]
1970	"Why Can't It Rain"	LM Radio charts	13 [5]

Personnel

McCully Workshop ^{[6] [7]}

• Tully McCully (née McCullagh) – vocals, bass, guitar
• Mike McCully (née McCullagh) – vocals, drums
• Richard Hyam – rhythm and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Glenda Wassman – organ, vocals
• Ian Smith – trumpet, flute, flugelhorn

Additional personnel ^{[6] [7]}

• Allan Faull – lead guitar on 'Why Can't It Rain', 'The Circus', 'Hardcase Woman' and 'Stargazer'
• Alan van der Merwe – vocal harmony and organ on 'Why Can't It Rain' and 'Stargazer'
• Melanie Hyam – vocal harmonies on 'Why Can't It Rain' and 'Rush Hour At Midnight'

Production ^{[6] [7]}

• Billy Forrest

See also

Music of South Africa

Footnotes

1. Sugar Music 2003.
2. Chilvers etal 1994, p. 77.
3. Billboard Magazine 1968, p. 57.
4. Billboard Magazine 1977, p. G-3.
5. Fresh Music 2010.
6. Beatball 2003.
7. Sugar Music 2008.

References

Books

• Chilvers, Garth; Jasiukowicz, Tom (September 1994). History of contemporary music of South Africa - Part 1 (1st ed.). Braamfontein, South Africa: TOGA Publishing. p. 77. ISBN   0-620-18121-4.

Articles

• "Billy Forrest Joins Trutone". Billboard Magazine . 14 December 1968.
• "Gallo Growth: From One Man Company To International Giant". Billboard Magazine . 5 February 1977.

Web

• McCullogh, Mike (2003). "McCully Workshop Inc. Back Cover". McCully Workshop Inc. Beatball Music Group. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
• Currin, Brian (1999–2008). "McCully Workshop Family Tree". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Sugar Music. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
• Shoemaker, Kurt (17 March 2003). "4.USA FOR AFRICA". SA ROCK DIGEST ISSUE #194. Sugar Music. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
• Currin, Brian (February 2010). "Biography". Ages 2010 CD reissue sleeve notes. Fresh Music. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

External links

• McCully Workshop Inc.
• McCully Workshop Family Tree
• McCully Workshop on Facebook
• McCully Workshop on Twitter