{"product_id":"theme-of-discontent","title":"Theme Of Discontent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePREORDER! OUT APRIL 10TH!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNever heard of Canberra's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel D. Rich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who rocked our nation's capital for approximately a mere 18 months circa 1973 - '74? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e That's OK. Up until about a year ago, nor had we. They - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ethey were a BAND\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - played with a host of luminaries of the day - everyone from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Aztecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuffalo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHush\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBakery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMackenzie Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and beyond, recorded this album then split up. Through a rather bizarre chain of events, these unreleased recordings landed in our lap from band member Geoff Rosenberg, and now we have this incredible LP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe group's sound was caught somewhere between the Oz-Prog of \u003cstrong\u003eSpectrum\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMackenzie Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKahvas Jute\u003c\/strong\u003e, mixed with the acid-rock guitar flash of \u003cstrong\u003eSantana\u003c\/strong\u003e and the psychedelic funk groove of early \u003cstrong\u003eChicago\u003c\/strong\u003e (minus the brass, and substitute it with a whole lotta flute, thanks). The band had some serious chops and an abundance of terrific original material, so they went into a studio in early 1974 and laid down an hour of tracks. By later in the year, they were no more, though the music was kept on a Betamax(!) tape and transferred to CD a couple of decades ago. Had they stuck around, they would have slotted into the Mushroom or Infinity stables nicely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe've taken the best 45 minutes of songs, had them remastered by Mikey Young and housed the release in an incredible package, complete with an informative 4-page booklet designed by Luke Fraser. Fun fact: Canberra resident and law student, \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Garrett\u003c\/strong\u003e, was such a big fan of the band that he tried out as their singer (he didn't get the job, but subsequently did pretty well in other pursuits).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheme Of Discontent \u003c\/em\u003eis a remarkable discovery for lovers of Australian rock of yore: completely unknown '70s music from the nation's capital ripe for listening in 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel D. Rich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45866638540973,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2363\/6141\/files\/EMV0003-SamuelD.Rich_FrontCover.3000px.jpg?v=1774571566","url":"https:\/\/magneticsouth.com.au\/products\/theme-of-discontent","provider":"Magnetic South Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}