Crystal Voyager-OST 73 Aust LP G Wayne Thomas & CV Band

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Crystal Voyager Original Motion Picture Soundtrack-G Wayne Thomas & The Crystal Voyager Band 1973 Australian prog surf soundtrack LP. Paul Byrnes on the Australian Screen describes the film Crystal Voyager as " one of the most beautiful surfing movies ever made, and one of the most successful".

After the unexpected success of "Morning of the Earth", Albert Falzon and David Elfick were able to secure funding from the Australian Film Commission for another surfing movie. The new movie would concentrate on George Greenough a Californian kneeboard rider who pioneered the earliest water shots by adapting a fibreglass housing to fit his movie camera. With a surfer/traveller theme "Crystal Voyager" would track Greenough as he finished making his own sailing boat and sailed off to find the perfect wave!

It was very late in the day when Albe Falzon & David Elfick approached G.Wayne Thomasto write and produce the soundtrack for their new movie “Crystal Voyager” 1973, reluctant at first he eventually agreed. The timing was crucial as the movie was already towards the final edit and had to be finished for release by a specific date to fit with government funding arrangements.

The whole soundtrack was written, performed and produced in TEN DAYS, with the help of the specially formed Studio Band consisting of Bobby Gibbert (piano), Mick Liber (guitar), Rod Coe (bass), and John Proud (drums) with assistance from Michael Carlos (keyboards), and Wayne sang and played rhythm guitar.

Crystal Voyater has been described as one of the "greatest concept albums of all time". In 1974 G. Wayne Thomas was presented with Best Soundtrack by the then Minister for Arts and Communications the Honorable Doug McClelland. (this Awards ceremony was a forerunner of today's spectacular ARIA Awards.)

This album was released on license by PolyGram on the Warm & Genuine label which was set up by G. Wayne Thomas and singer/actor Jon English. At the time PolyGram was installing a new computer system and sales records for an 8 month period were accidently erased. However “Crystal Voyager” is reputedly the highest grossing surf movie of all time due to its sustained popularity throughout Europe .

The above paragraphs came from G Wayne Thomas' website http://www.gwaynethomas.com/albums/crystal-voyager.html

Tracks:

1. Changes - Thomas - Reed
2. Into the Blue
3. Junkyard 1
4. Junkyard 2
5. Red Sun Sea - Bobby Gibbert
6. Slipping Away
7. Changes 2
8. Morning Light
9. Clouds Cry
10. Gypsy Shoes
11. Hollywood
12. Space and Time

Lable:Warm & Genuine Cat# 2907 010. Record is visually in VG+ condition. Cover is VG. There is some light general wear. There is some clear tape on top and bottom seams to repair where the glue has lifted on the seams. There is a small light crease on the front bottom RH cnr. (see scans)

Vinyl:
M, mint condition, unplayed, with no marks on playing surface and labels as new.
M-, mint minus, either unplayed, with minimum scuffs caused by paper sleeve, or played once or twice only and still as new.
EX, excellent condition, record played carefully, very clean surface, minimum scuffing. 
VG, very good condition, scuffing or signs of groove wear but no bad scratches. Only minor pops or crackles.
G, good condition, well played with plenty of scuffs, light scratches and groove wear.Noise evident but no jumps.
F, fair condition, playable but heavily scuffed or scratched, with a lot of surface noise. Maybe minor jumps from scratches.

Covers:
M, Mint - As New
Ex, Excellent – Very little ware – no marks or worn corners
VG, Very Good  – some minor wear and some minor marks visible 
G, Good – worn cover, may have creased corners, heavier marks, small tears but still complete
F, Fair – cover is worn and maybe torn.

(+ or - means a little better or worse).

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