Tully | Artist

Tully was an Australian progressive rock group formed 1968 in Sydney by original lineup Jon Blake (bass), Michael Carlos (keyboards), Richard Lockwood (flute), and Robert Taylor (drums). Soon after formation singer and multi-instrumentalist Terry Wilson joined the lineup. Tully was at the centre of Sydney's psychedelic "happening" scene in the 1960s and 1970s, in close association with film/lightshow collective Ubu and psychedelic light show artist Roger Foley aka Ellis D Fogg. Their first recording was the soundtrack for the Australian stage production for the musical Hair, in 1970. In that same year they released their second album entitled Tully. The album is an interesting free-form psychedelic experimental work which is regarded by some as a cult masterpiece, but is challenging to modern day listeners. The following year Tully released Sea of Joy, the soundtrack to the Paul Witzig surf movie of the same name and, arguably, their strongest work. The band split in late '71 but their record company had enough unreleased material to compile and release the album Loving is Hard in 1972. The live album Live at Sydney Town Hall, 1969-70 is a good representation of the band in performance. Tully's importance is exemplified by the fact that Michael Carlos was the first artist to bring a Moog synthesiser to Australia, which was first used on the Tully album. Then In the late 1970s, Carlos was closely involved in the development of the Fairlight CMI, the world's first commercially produced digital synthesiser.

Artist Website: tullymusic.com

Featured Albums: Tully

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