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 [a3001163] (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 [a192110] 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, [a2987638]) 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.