Although the Sydney-based Tamam Shud (the unusual name is probably a corruption of Taman Shud, borrowed from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) was formed in 1967 by singer/guitarist Lindsay Bjerre, the band only sprang to prominence when their superb debut album, Evolution, was issued by CBS (SBP 233761) in 1969. Partly financed by the surfing film-maker Paul Witzig, who originally intended to use the band's music as a soundtrack to his film of the same name, the album had a guitar-driven prog-psych sound clearly borrowed from British and American hard rock bands of the time.Having established themselves with Evolution, the band went on to record their opus major for Warner Bros in 1970 in the form of the ambitious Goolutionites And The Real People (WS 20001), a stunning and imaginative work dominated by the prodigious talents of 16-year old guitarist, Tim Gaze. Gaze's precocious guitar work was conspicuously present throughout the album, although it was on A Plague and Stand In The Sunlight, both of which were to appear as 45s, that his playing really shone. Although Gaze left the band immediately after the album's release to join Kahvas Jute, he returned later the same year, and remained in the group until it disbanded in 1972.Goolutionites is widely recognised as one of the finest Australian prog-psych offerings of all time, and as such is a welcome addition to Radioactive's growing collection of rare but timeless reissues Track Listing 1. Goolutionites Theme 2. I Love You All 3. Heaven Is Closed 4. A Plague 5. Stand In The Sunlight 6. Take A Walk On A Foggy Morn 7. Goolutionites Theme Part 1 & 2
