McCully Workshop back catalogue

McCully Workshop back catalogue - Album 2

Before the real chart breakthrough McCully Workshop were an indie pop group playing the Cape Town, South Africa (SA) circuit. They released six albums in all and this is the second one, released for fans of SA rock history.

The original label was Truetone and the digital release will appear on Mountain Records on 28th February 2025.

Musically it is quite adventurous. All original songs.

Text from the producers -

We are proud to announce the first ever streaming release of McCully Workshop's cult-classic sophomore album 'Genesis'.

'Genesis' was originally released in 1971 by an early lineup of the iconic South African band, featuring founding members Tully and Mike McCully as well as Bruce Gordon and Ian Smith.

Following the release of their debut album 'McCully Workshop Inc' on Trutone the year prior, the band decided to change musical direction and embraced a more progressive rock sound.

'Genesis' was recorded in Cameo Studios in Long Street, Cape Town, on a 4-track Ampex machine. The songs were learned and rehearsed before being performed and recorded mostly in single takes with no edits.

Unfortunately a technical problem caused by the engineer who wired the original studio was discovered while at Audio Arts in Joburg. With mere hours before the album was due to be cut and no way to play the original Dolby recording, Tully tried to remix the album on a 4-track. "Sadly a lot of the sound was compromised" he recalls, "but I did my best at the time to try and get as good a balance as I could."

The resulting album uses biblical themes as allegories for the importance of not interpreting everything that is written literally, and encourages the listener to consider the historical and modern contexts of philosophies they apply to their daily lives, always reading between the lines.

'Genesis' enjoyed some moderate success upon its original release and went on to become a cult classic and a rare and sought-after collectible album. We are excited to announce this iconic album is now widely available across digital platforms.

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