Undeniably The Whitlams
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Undeniably the Whitlams is the second studio album
by Australia
n band The Whitlams
, released by Black Yak / Phantom in 1994. Due to popular request, it was re-released in 2001 as Undeniably The Whitlams - Reworked. It is their last album to feature guitarist
Stevie Plunder
.
reworked much of the album, dedicating it to the memory of Stevie Plunder
and Andy Lewis
. Freedman explained that the original recordings and mixings had been rushed, and that these new versions were more comparable to the band's original vision.
Roughly half of the album was left as is, while "Met My Match", "Following My Own Tracks", "1995", "End Of Your World" and "Shining" were remixed, often resulting in a marked difference from the originals. As well as this, "I Make Hamburgers" was replaced on the album with its single mix, and two previously unreleased songs, "Why Doesn't Andy?" and "Where Are You?" were included.
Initially, these two new tracks were scarcely anything more than demos, and were eventually fleshed out by Freedman, aided by current Whitlams members Jak Housden
and Terepai Richmond
.
Both the original and the reworked versions of the album contain an unlisted final track, featuring snippets of songs, radio interviews, phone calls, etc. These are 5:02 and 5:40 in length on the original and reworked, respectively.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n band The Whitlams
The Whitlams
The discography of The Whitlams consists of six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, and eighteen singles.-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Videos:-Music videos:-Awards:...
, released by Black Yak / Phantom in 1994. Due to popular request, it was re-released in 2001 as Undeniably The Whitlams - Reworked. It is their last album to feature guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Stevie Plunder
Stevie Plunder
Stevie Plunder was an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as founding member and guitarist for Australian piano-based rock band The Whitlams.-Early years:...
.
Reworked edition
In 2001, Tim FreedmanTim Freedman
Timothy "Tim" James Freedman is the mainstay lead singer and keyboardist of the Australian band The Whitlams formed in 1993...
reworked much of the album, dedicating it to the memory of Stevie Plunder
Stevie Plunder
Stevie Plunder was an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as founding member and guitarist for Australian piano-based rock band The Whitlams.-Early years:...
and Andy Lewis
Andy Lewis
Andy Lewis was the original bassist of Australian band The Whitlams. He left The Whitlams in the late 1995, and went to Melbourne, Australia to form another band, The Gadflys...
. Freedman explained that the original recordings and mixings had been rushed, and that these new versions were more comparable to the band's original vision.
Roughly half of the album was left as is, while "Met My Match", "Following My Own Tracks", "1995", "End Of Your World" and "Shining" were remixed, often resulting in a marked difference from the originals. As well as this, "I Make Hamburgers" was replaced on the album with its single mix, and two previously unreleased songs, "Why Doesn't Andy?" and "Where Are You?" were included.
Initially, these two new tracks were scarcely anything more than demos, and were eventually fleshed out by Freedman, aided by current Whitlams members Jak Housden
Jak Housden
Jak Housden is an Australian musician. He has played guitar since he was about 10 years old. He joined his first professional band, Show Of Hands when he was just 16 years old. He is the brother of Stephen Housden lead guitarist of Little River Band and is the uncle of Paul Housden, who was part...
and Terepai Richmond
Terepai Richmond
Terepai Chalmers Richmond is an Australian drummer, he joined the Sydney-based rock band The Whitlams in September 1999 and formerly played in acid jazz group Directions in Groove .-Biography:...
.
Track listing
- "Peter Collard" (S. Plunder) – 3:14
- "Met My Match" (T. Freedman, A. Lewis) – 3:36
- "Following My Own Tracks" (S. Plunder) – 3:32
- "1995" (T. Freedman, A. Lewis, S. Plunder) – 4:41
- "End Of Your World" (S. Plunder) – 4:40
- "Pass The Flagon" (S. Plunder) – 3:32
- "I Make Hamburgers" (T. Freedman) – 3:36
- "You'll Find A Way" (T. Freedman) – 4:25
- "Don't Love Too Long" (T. Freedman after W.B. Yeats) – 2:46
- "You Don't Even Know My Name" (S. Plunder) – 3:01
- "Shining" (S. Plunder) – 4:15
- "I Get High" (T. Freedman, S. Plunder) – 3:21
- "Hollow Log" (S. Plunder) – 2:07
- "If I Only Had A Brain" (E. Harburg, H. Arlen) – 2:19
- "I'm Still Faithful" (T. Freedman) – 0:56
2001 Bonus Tracks
- "Why Doesn't Andy?" (T. Freedman) - 3:10
- "Where Are You?" (S. Plunder) - 4:34
Both the original and the reworked versions of the album contain an unlisted final track, featuring snippets of songs, radio interviews, phone calls, etc. These are 5:02 and 5:40 in length on the original and reworked, respectively.
Personnel
- Tim FreedmanTim FreedmanTimothy "Tim" James Freedman is the mainstay lead singer and keyboardist of the Australian band The Whitlams formed in 1993...
- PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Andy Lewis - Double BassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Stevie PlunderStevie PlunderStevie Plunder was an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as founding member and guitarist for Australian piano-based rock band The Whitlams.-Early years:...
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Vocals - Stevie Wishart - Hurdy GurdyHurdy gurdyThe hurdy gurdy or hurdy-gurdy is a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to a violin...
on tracks 2 and 4, Sustained Violin on track 8 - Stuart Eadie - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13 - Nick Cecire - Drums on tracks 10, 11, 12
- Chris AbrahamsChris AbrahamsChris Abrahams is a Sydney-based pianist, best known for his jazz work.Abrahams has been a member of the Benders, the Laughing Clowns, The Sparklers and The Necks. He has recorded several solo albums, as well as collaborations with Melanie Oxley from the Sparklers...
- Hammond OrganHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
on tracks 2, 11, Piano on track 10 - Terepai RichmondTerepai RichmondTerepai Chalmers Richmond is an Australian drummer, he joined the Sydney-based rock band The Whitlams in September 1999 and formerly played in acid jazz group Directions in Groove .-Biography:...
- Drums on tracks 16 and 17, Backing Vocals on track 17 - Jak HousdenJak HousdenJak Housden is an Australian musician. He has played guitar since he was about 10 years old. He joined his first professional band, Show Of Hands when he was just 16 years old. He is the brother of Stephen Housden lead guitarist of Little River Band and is the uncle of Paul Housden, who was part...
- Guitar soloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on track 16 - Ronald S. Peno - Backing Vocals on track 4
- Al JonesAl JonesAlun Ashworth-Jones , known as Al Jones, was an influential English folk and blues songwriter, guitarist and singer, noted for his distinctive and original folk-rock guitar style and his often darkly humorous lyrics.-Early career:He first came to prominence in the Bristol folk scene in the...
- Piano on track 6 - HoldenHoldenGM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...
KingswoodKingswoodKingswood may mean places:in the United Kingdom:*Kingswood, Buckinghamshire*Kingswood, Dulwich*Kingswood, Gloucestershire, a small village in the district of Stroud**Kingswood Abbey...
- ChamoisChamoisThe chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand...
solo on track 7 - Catherine Brownhill - ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, ViolaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
on tracks 8 and 17 - Sophie Wheeler - CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
on tracks 8 and 17 - Ken Maeda - String arrangement on track 8
- David Pitchfork - TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
on track 17 - Rob TaylorRob TaylorRobert Earl Taylor is a former NFL offensive tackle who played eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the twelfth round of the 1982 NFL Draft.-References:...
- ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, EngineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including... - Simon Sheridan - Engineer
- Michelle Arcane - PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Peter FitzpatrickPeter FitzpatrickPeter Fitzpatrick is an Irish sportsman and politician. He is the Gaelic Football manager for County Louth GAA, and one of two current Fine Gael TDs for the constituency of Louth.-Sporting career:...
- Photography - Guy Fleming - Photography