Pastoral Symphony

The Pastoral Symphony was one of Australia's first manufactured pop bands, the brainchild of producer Jimmy Stewart (6) and pop manager, entrepreneur and physician Geoff Edelsten (founder of the defunct label Scope (5)). The single "Love Machine" was released by Festival in May 1968 and became a sizeable hit around the country. The musicians who performed anonymously were in fact The Twilights (3): Peter Brideoake and Terry Britten on guitars, John Bywaters on bass, Laurie Pryor (2) on drums, and Paddy McCartney and Glenn Shorrock on backing vocals; augmenting them were vocalists Terry Walker (4) (The Hi Five, Ray Hoff & The Off Beats) and Ronnie Charles (The Groop (3)), with orchestral backing arranged and performed by The Johnny Hawker Orchestra. The success of the record prompted Stewart and Edelsten to make plans for a follow-up single and the creation of a touring version of the group, but they were thwarted by a Melbourne band who had already registered the name Pastoral Symphony.