1972-1975: Solo and Bootleg Records
Cadd and Mudie, as a duet, released "Show Me the Way" which reached #15 in early 1972. Cadd turned to producing other acts and recording solo material on his own Bootleg Records label which was set up under Ron Tudor's Fable Records. "Ginger Man" was the first single from Cadd's self-titled debut album, released in October 1972 on Bootleg Records. Bootleg was based along similar lines to US pianist Leon Russell's Shelter Records - signed artists recorded and toured together as a 'family'. Studio musicians used by Cadd became the Bootleg Family Band and had their own hit single by covering "Your Mama Don't Dance", where Cadd provided lead vocals. Cadd also won the composer's section of Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds for 1972 with his song, "Don't You Know It's Magic", this became a top 20 hit for Johnny Farnham. The song also won the 'Most Outstanding Composition' award at the Tokyo World Popular Song Festival, with Cadd performing there live. Cadd released a second album, Parabrahm, in 1973, and followed with the theme song and score for the 1973 movie Alvin Purple (Australia's first R-rated comedy) and its sequel Alvin Purple Rides Again in 1975. After releasing his third solo album, Moonshine in 1974, Cadd left Australia for the US.
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