The Hoax Is Over

The Hoax Is Over is an album by Australian blues-rock band, The Aztecs.

The Hoax Is Over
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1971 (1971)
RecordedSeptember 1970
StudioFestival Studios, Armstrong Studios[1]
GenreBlues
Length51:50
LabelInfinity
ProducerThe Aztecs

Background and recording

Billy Thorpe, the leader of the Aztecs, renewed the band in late 1968. Guitarist Lobby Loyde joined the band, and they turned to a more bluesy, heavier style. The new band's debut album was recorded in September 1970, and was released at the beginning of the following year.[2]

Release

"The Hoax Is Over" was released in January 1971 by Infinity.[3] All of four tracks of the album also released on the 3-CD compilation in 1994, but "Gangster of Love" and "Mississippi" (renamed to "Born in Mississippi") in a shortened version.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Gangster of Love"
  2. "Goodbye Baby"
  3. "Mississippi"
  4. "Truth"

Personnel

  • Billy Thorpe – vocals, harmonica, rhythm guitar
  • Lobby Loyde – lead guitar
  • Warren Morgan – keyboards
  • Paul Wheeler – bass
  • Kevin Murphy – drums
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