McCully Workshop - Genesis (Reissue) (1971/2009)

McCully Workshop is arguably one of South Africa's finest pop rock bands. They started way back in the '60's, dominated the South African airwaves in the '70's, continued through the '80's and '90's and in the 21st century are still going strong.

In 1965, the McCullagh brothers, Tully (born Terence on 31st May 1953) and Mike (born Michael on 7th April 1947) started as a folk-rock trio with Richard Hyam and called themselves the Blue Three. Hyam had previously been in a folk duo, Tiny Folk, with his sister Melanie.

After a few personnel- and name-changes, like The Blue Beats and Larfing Stocke, the line-up settled down (for a while) in 1969 and they called themselves the McCully Workshop because they used to rehearse in Mrs McCullagh's garage.

Vocalist Glenda Wassman later married Richard Hyam, and then formed the pop band Pendulum who had a big hit with 'Take My Heart' in 1976. Glenda Hyam then went on to major success with the all-girl group, Clout, who had a worldwide smash hit with 'Substitute', which went to #2 in the UK in 1978