Ted Mulry Gang - Here We Are (1974)

(Australian 1972-1989, 1998)

When the Ted Mulry Gang formed in 1972, Ted Mulry was already a well-known pop balladeer. After getting tired of being backed by different backing bands, in 1972 he switched from acoustic guitar to bass and formed his own band, “Ted Mulry Gang”, with guitarist Les Hall & drummer Herman Kovacs. The band signed a recording deal with Albert Records in 1974 and released their first album “Here We Are”. Guitarist Gary Dixon joined around this time to complete the foursome. With his own band behind him, Ted adopted a more hard-rockin’ style. (Note: Re-issues of the album contained a band photo insert with Gary Dixon included).

In 1975, the album's second single, "Jump in My Car," unexpectedly rose to the top of the charts and remained there for over a month. A video was filmed showing the band playing a live show on a barge in front of the Sydney Opera House. That year they released two more albums in quick succession, Struttin' and Steppin' Out, both of which sold well.

The Mushroom Records label, who had not long before achieved success with the Skyhooks, snapped up the Ted Mulry Gang in 1977 and they changed their name to TMG to mark the occasion. They released The TMG Album that year and followed it with Disturbing the Peace a year later. By 1980's, their love affair with the charts had faded, though they remained popular in concert and continued touring for much of the '80s. Their eventual breakup was followed by the inevitable Reunion album, Re-Union, in 1989.

Ted Mulry Gang On Countdown

Late in the '90s Mulry returned for one last hurrah as a solo performer with his album This Time, featuring songs co-written by his brother Steve Mulry. Steve went on to replace his brother in TMG for their last performance at a concert to pay tribute to Ted after he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Among the other performers were Sherbet, John Paul Young, and Tim Freedman of the Whitlams. Ted Mulry died a day before his 54th birthday in 2001.

Ted Mulry Gang Playing on GTK

 In 2006, "Jump in My Car" became a hit again after being recorded by David Hasselhoff (aka The Hoff) to promote his Australian tour, featuring a video in which he sang the song while driving the car from Knight Rider (See below)

This post consists of FLACs ripped from CD (thanks to Sunshine) and includes full album artwork for both vinyl and CD. I have the vinyl, but the rip provide is far better than what I could produce from my well played album.  If you haven't listened to this album, then why not Jump In and let the music take you back Home, to a time when pop songs were just good fun.

Tracks:

All songs written by Ted Mulry.

01. Circles - 3:27

02. All The Headaches Came Today - 2:38

03. Sunday Evenings - 1:56

04. Here We Are - 2:38

05. My Temperature's High - 3:04

06. Only Love Can Make It - 3:13

07. Come Back Home - 3:41

08. You Made A Fool Of Me - 2:51

09. I'm On Fire - 2:59

10. Move On - 2:50

11. Give It To Me - 3:54

12. Jump In My Car - 3:07

Personnel:

- Edward "Ted" Mulry - lead vocals, bass, piano, guitar

- Les Hall - lead guitar 

- Herman "Herm" Kovacs - drums

Here We Are Link (199Mb)