Jeff St John and The Id’s historic 1967 album ‘Big Time Operators’ is available again for the first time on CD via Gil Matthews’ Aztec Records.
Matthews, the one time drummer for The Aztecs and current drummer for Mondo Rock, has remastered and reissued dozens of long lost heritage Australian recording over the years.
“This highly regarded artefact is another album from the glory days of the Australian 1960s scene to finally attain a new lease of life in the modern digital age.” Gil Matthews said.
Jeff St John and The Id’s ‘Big Time Operator’ peaked at no 7 on the Australian Top 40 chart of 1967.
The new remastered ‘Big Time Operators’ also features bonus tracks bringing Jeff St John’s first six singles and b-sides together on one album for the first time.
According to Matthews, “The dynamic cover of Zoot Money and the Big Roll Band’s ‘Big Time Operator’ was a major hit single, elevating The Id into the ‘Australian Top Band’ bracket of the day. Further covers of ‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag’, ‘In The Midnight Hour’, ‘You Got Me Hummin’’, ‘If I Had A Ticket’, ‘Parchman Farm’ and ‘Devil Got My Woman’ plus the group original ‘Watch Out’ round out an outstanding album”.
Big Time Operators Track Listing
You Got Me Hummin’
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
If I Had A Ticket
In The Midnight Hour
Big Time Operator
Watch Out
Tag
Sister’s Got A Boyfriend
Devil Got My Woman
Feel Awright
How Much Pressure (Do You Think I Can Stand?)
Parchman Farm
The Jerk
Bonus Tracks – Mono Singles 1966/67
Lindy Lou
Somebody To Love
The Jerk
Take This Hurt Off Me
Black Girl
Eastern Dream
Sunoroid ’67 Vocal
Sunoroid ’67 Instrumental
Nothing Comes Easy
Everybody’s Gone
Stupidity (Live)
Jeff St John and The Id were only together between 1966 and 1967.
Jeff St John and The Id singles
Jan. 1966
“Lindy Lou” / “Somebody To Love” (Spin EK-1220)
Apr. 1966
“The Jerk” / “Take This Hurt Off Me” (Spin EK-1328)
July. 1966
“Black Girl” / “Eastern Dream” (Spin EK-1446)
Dec. 1966
“Big Time Operator” / “Sister’s Got A Boyfriend” (Spin EK-1606)
Apr. 1967
“You Got Me Hummin'” / “Watch Out” (Spin EK-1730)
Oct. 1967
“Nothing Comes Easy” / “Everybody’s Gone” (Spin EK-2016)
Jeff St John and The Id ‘Big Time Operators’ is out now through Aztec Music.
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