VA - Morning of the Earth Complete (Original Soundtrack [1972] and Reimagined [2014]

CLASSIC SURF SOUNDTRACK

Previously posted January 26, 2020

VA - Morning of the Earth Complete (Original Soundtrack [1972] and Reimagined [2014]

Morning of the Earth is a 1971 classic surf film by Alby Falzon and David Elfick.

In 1971, Albert Falzon made a film that would forever change the way the world thought about surfing. The film was Morning of the Earth. For many people it was the very first time they came to recognize surfing as a complete lifestyle. This recognition, coupled with mind-blowing, innovative surfing made the film a classic that has remained vital for over 40 years. Albe's portrayal of all things pure and simple influenced generations, and passed on an enduring sprit to our culture, our music, and our lifestyle.  Morning of the Earth took a unique approach to music. For the first time, music was not treated as a background or incidental to the vision on the screen. The music was the narrator, with each track played in its entirety. The original soundtrack produced the Australian #1 single Open Up Your Heart and was the first Australian soundtrack to achieve gold sales. It was also recently included in the 100 Best Australian Albums.

To celebrate 40 Years of Morning of the Earth, Heritage Surf Australia and Warner Music Australia presents Morning of the Earth released as a 2CD set with 60-page hardbound book, including the complete original soundtrack and Reimagined, a tribute album. (warnermusic.com.au)

The film's soundtrack was produced by G. Wayne Thomas and included music and songs by noted Australian music acts Tamam Shud, John J. Francis, Brian Cadd, Mike Rudd and G. Wayne Thomas. The record became the first Australian Gold soundtrack album. In October 2010, the soundtrack for Morning of the Earth (1972) was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.   Tamam Shud were recording tracks for the surf film Morning of the Earth including their song "First Things First". Their main lead singer, Lindsay Bjerre was having voice problems, so they recorded the song using lead guitarist Tim Gaze, music producer G. Wayne Thomas was unhappy with Gaze's vocals and asked Broderick Smith (Carson) to fill in. According to Bjerre, Tamam Shud were not informed and only found out about the switch at the film's premiere; according to Smith, he had Tamam Shud's knowledge and permission (Wikipedia)

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Track Lists

CD1 Original Soundtrack

01    G. Wayne Thomas    Morning of the Earth    5:06
02    Terry Hannagan    I'll Be Alright    4:04
03    Tamam Shud    First Things First    4:06
04    Brian Cadd    Sure Feels Good    3:44
05    Ticket    Awake    5:19
06    G. Wayne Thomas    Getting Back    5:05
07    G. Wayne Thomas    Open Up Your Heart    3:41
08    Ticket    Dream Chant    8:13
09    John J. Francis    Simple Ben    7:43
10    Tamam Shud    Bali Waters    6:16
11    Brian Cadd    Making It On Your Own    5:56
12    Peter Howe    Ullawatu    2:52
13    G. Wayne Thomas    Day Comes    2:54
14    Tamam Shud    Sea That Swells    6:15
15    Peter Howe    I'm Alive    3:41
16    Brian Cadd    Come with Me    4:55

CD2   Reimagined

01    Mick Turner    Morning of the Earth    5:31
02    Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & the Cairo Gang    I'll Be Alright    4:24
03    Matt Corby    First Things First    3:45
04    Tom Curren    Sure Feels Good    3:58
05    Goons of Doom    Awake    4:01
06    Busby Marou    Getting Back    5:41
07    Jack River    Open Your Heart    3:40
08    Sand Pebbles    Dream Chant    4:13
09    Machine Translations    Simple Ben    5:31
10    Pond    Bali Waters    4:31
11    Autumn Defense    Making It On Your Own    3:58
12    Blake Mills    Ullawatu    3:10
13    Xavier Rudd    Day Comes    2:37
14    Andrew Kidman & the Windy Hills    Sea That Swells    7:49
15    Andrew VanWyngarden    I'm Alive    4:23
16    Andrew Kidman    Come with Me    4:17
17    Jason Mraz    Simple Ben    5:48
18    Gaze & Howe    First Things First    3:54
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