Seasons of Change – The Complete Recordings 1970–1974
| Seasons of Change – The Complete Recordings 1970–1974 | |
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| Released | 2021 |
| Recorded | 1970–74 |
| Genre | Progressive rock Boogie rock Blues rock Folk rock |
| Label | Cherry Red/Lemon Recordings |
| Producer | Victor Marshall Hamish Henry Fraternity Grape Organisation |
Seasons of Change – The Complete Recordings 1970–1974 is a 3-CD box set collection of Australian band Fraternity, featuring Bon Scott on lead vocals.[1] Released in 2021 by Cherry Red Records,[2] this compilation includes the Fraternity albums, plus several unreleased recordings, alternate versions and rarities. This set includes the long-lost Fraternity recordings which were held by their manager Hamish Henry and uncovered by music historian and promoter Victor Marshall.[3] The album's title references "Seasons of Change", Fraternity's second single from March 1971, which was their most popular track during the 1970s and is a cover of fellow Australian rock band, Blackfeather album track.
Critical reception
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Track list
CD 1
- Livestock (3:39)
- Somerville (4:22)
- Raglan's Folly (6:02)
- Cool Spot (4:53)
- Grand Canyon Suites (4:53)
- Jupiter's Landscape (2:47)
- You Have a God (2:27)
- It (8:28)
- Why Did It Have to Be Me (2:39)
- Question (3:37) (Moody Blues cover)
- Seasons of Change (single version) (3:36) (Blackfeather cover)
- Somerville (single version) (3:49)
- The Race (pt 1) (2:56) (Doug Ashdown cover)
- The Race (pt 2) (4:12) (Doug Ashdown cover)
CD 2
- Welfare Boogie (3:41)
- Annabelle (3:57)
- Seasons of Change (album version) (3:53) (Blackfeather cover)
- If You Got It (4:04)
- You Have a God (alternate version) (3:10)
- Hemming's Farm (3:48)
- Raglan's Folly (alternate version) (4:41)
- Getting Off (3:23)
- Somerville R.I.P. (3:52)
- Canyon Suite (7:28)
- The Shape I'm In (3:38) (The Band cover)
- If You Got It (single version) (3:52)
- Raglan's Folly (single version) (3:54)
- You Have a God (single version) (2:01)
- Seasons of Change (Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds, live 1971) (2:39)
- If You Got It (Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds, live 1971) (2:00)
CD 3
- Second Chance (3:18)
- Tiger (2:30)
- Going Down (5:00) (Moloch cover)
- Requiem (4:51)
- Patch of Land (3:29)
- Cool Spot (alternate version) (6:00)
- Hogwash (5:34)
- Chest Fever (6:20) (The Band cover)
- Little Queenie (4:57) (Chuck Berry cover)
- The Memory (3:59)
- Just Another Whistle Stop (4:09) (The Band cover)
- No Particular Place to Go (8:26) (Chuck Berry cover)
- Livestock (2:36) (Vince Lovegrove with Fraternity, 1971)
- Rented Room Blues (2:13) (Vince Lovegrove with Fraternity, 1971)
- Get Myself Out of This Place (a.k.a. Getting Off) (3:20) (Vince Lovegrove with Fraternity, 1972)
- That's Alright Momma (3:33) (Vince Lovegrove with Fraternity, 1972) (Arthur Crudup cover)
Personnel
- Bon Scott – lead vocals, recorder, chorus, percussions
- Mick Jurd – lead guitar
- Bruce Howe – bass guitar, lead vocals
- John Bisset – keyboards, lead vocals
- Sam See – slide guitar, piano
- "Uncle" John Eyers – harmonica, recorder
- John Freeman – drums
- Tony Buettel – drums
- Mauri Berg – guitar
References
- ^ Morrison, Graham. "Fraternity: Seasons of Change – The Complete Recordings 1970–1974 (Cherry Red/Lemon) Out now". Music Republic Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Stroud, Graeme. "FRATERNITY (FEATURING BON SCOTT) – SEASONS OF CHANGE – THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1970–1974 (CHERRY RED)". Velvet Thunder. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Music". Fraternity. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Fraternity Seasons of Change: The Complete Recordings 1970–1974". All Music. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Webb, Jerry. "Bon Scott's strange prog rock past explored on Fraternity's Seasons Of Change". Louder. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
