Single:
Elevator Driver entered the Australian singles chart* on 17 February 1968 and peaked at #27.
EP:
The song is on The Masters Apprentices Vol. 2, released in 1968.
Songwriters:
Brian Cadd, Max Ross
Producer:
Dick Heming
Record label of Australian release:
Astor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
The promotional video that The Masters paid for themselves – see our notes below:
Wikipedia:
Doug Ford’s arrival filled the gap left by Mick Bowers’ departure and made possible their transition from pop band to rock group. Elevator Driver —written for them by Brian Cadd and Max Ross of The Groop — was released in February 1968, accompanied by a film clip and a full-colour promotional poster. The band had to pay for these as Astor Records refused to pay for “extravagant” promotional items.
Elevator Driver provided them with a Top 30 hit, and kept the momentum going as they rebuilt the band, which at this time was Jim Keays, Doug Ford, Gavin Webb, Peter Tilbrook and Colin “Doggie” Burgess. Glenn Wheatley joined the Masters later that year after Webb left.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masters_Apprentices
Lyrics:
Silver people, lost in silver light
Silver people, won′t see you tonight
Colours change but gold prevails
Coloured ships with silver sails
Floating in my mind
And silver shackles bind
With phosphorescent twine
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