Spectrum

Australian progressive rock and psychedelic band Spectrum from Melbourne, Australia, was formed in 1969. The band comprised Mike Rudd, Bill Putt, Mark Kennedy, Ray Arnott, Lee Neale and John Mills. Originally the band was founded by Mike Rudd, a New Zealand-born singer, songwriter and guitarist from Christchurch. He arrived in Australia in 1966 as rhythm guitarist for the NZ group Chants R&B. That band only lasted a short time after they arrived in Australia, but he remained in Melbourne, teaming up with singer/songwriter Ross Wilson and guitarist Ross Hannaford. Wilson and Hannaford's first band The Pink Finks (which had also just broken up) worked in a similar vein to Chants, and had already had some local chart success in Melbourne. The band achieved mainstream success with their breakthrough album, Celtic Alchemy, which yielded several singles such as "Celtic Alchemy-Nothing Is True" and "Moonstone". And now, you may download Spectrum's album, Celtic Alchemy, in mp3 from our site.