294:
distributor went bankrupt, leaving the band stripped of its earnings from North
American sales. Although exact figures remain unknown due to disputes, up to A$ 250,000 worth of merchandise (some 25,000 discs) was lost. For a band already on shaky foundations, this was nearly the death knell. Comments by Kilbey in May of that year summed up the situation: "There's no immediate future for The Church ... Our management, the whole thing is broken down ... We don't really have a label. We're owed lots and lots of money and we're broke. We're trying to pursue lawyers to get our money back. Marty and I aren't having any communication. There's no one really managing us so ... that could have been the last record."
549:
226:
544:
539:
534:
529:
221:
216:
211:
206:
355:
293:
The album was released on the band's own Deep Karma label but due to financial constraints they had to arrange outside distribution for markets in North
America and Europe. This limitation almost doomed the album from the beginning, but worse events were to come. Within a short time, the U.S.
28:
289:
influences. A 15-minute atmospheric piece called "Magician Among the
Spirits" dominated the sessions, featuring Koppes on guitar and split Kilbey/Willson-Piper vocals (as on "Two Places at Once"). Contributions from Utungun Percussion added a new, primal aspect to several songs.
256:(uncredited) in 1924, in which the famed magician discussed his investigations of spirit mediums. A photographic negative of Houdini is incorporated as the centrepiece of the album artwork. The album was reissued with a revised track listing as
269:, the band's future looked bleak as Kilbey and Willson-Piper began work on new recordings in 1995. Although initially a two-man project, the new material saw input from new drummer
1179:
161:
573:
cover "Ritz" with four tracks from the "Comedown" single. The expanded album bears the title "...and Some" in the UK, Italy and Canada, "...plus Some" in the US.
800:
1203:
1053:
1234:
1208:
1213:
722:
281:) was drafted in to co-produce, engineer and mix the sessions. The music saw a return to guitar-based material, infused with
1039:
1185:
1156:
1121:
1195:
1011:
354:
969:
913:
793:
1173:
277:
led to the latter agreeing to guest on four songs, despite having left the band in 1992. Simon
Polinski (
1103:
997:
755:
709:
1244:
1239:
1018:
1004:
1142:
899:
862:
786:
634:
27:
1078:
927:
892:
941:
872:
809:
562:
452:
444:
367:
265:
245:
143:
130:
122:
40:
955:
920:
466:
396:
388:
241:
110:
77:
69:
1128:
990:
976:
439:
392:
253:
117:
73:
1149:
1046:
1032:
983:
962:
906:
486:
730:
1228:
1135:
867:
849:
570:
428:
249:
934:
857:
842:
821:
651:
628:
423:
310:
274:
104:
325:"The Further Adventures of the Time Being" (Kilbey, Willson-Piper, Powles) – 6:00
1085:
1025:
680:
432:
383:
278:
64:
609:"The Further Adventures of the Time Being" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Powles) – 6:00
316:"Grandiose" (Instrumental – Kilbey, Willson-Piper, Koppes, Powles, Neil) – 5:21
828:
640:
270:
771:(pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 58.
248:, released in August 1996. The album title was inspired by a book written by
1071:
400:
331:"Magician Among the Spirits" (Kilbey, Willson-Piper, Koppes, Powles) – 14:08
328:"Romany Caravan" (Instrumental – Kilbey, Willson-Piper, Powles, Neil) – 4:06
282:
81:
597:"Grandiose" (Instrumental - Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Powles/Neil) – 5:21
835:
751:
705:
615:"Magician Among The Spirits" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Powles) – 14:08
612:"Romany Caravan" (Instrumental – Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Powles/Neil) – 4:06
521:
286:
198:
273:
and hired violinist Linda Neil. Renewed contact between Kilbey and
362:
35:
591:"Won't Let You Sleep" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Powles) – 5:17
782:
778:
729:. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from
603:"Why Don't You Love Me" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Powles) – 5:53
334:"Afterimage" (Instrumental – Kilbey, Willson-Piper) – 4:16
618:"Afterimage" (Instrumental – Kilbey/Willson-Piper) – 4:16
643: – drums, percussion, bass guitar, backing vocals
1180:
Pharmakoi/Distance-Crunching
Honchos with Echo Units
594:"SADS" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Powles/Polinski) – 4:09
162:
Pharmakoi/Distance-Crunching
Honchos with Echo Units
1194:
1166:
1113:
1095:
1063:
884:
631: – lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
451:
438:
422:
406:
382:
374:
361:
347:
322:"It Could Be Anyone" (Kilbey, Willson-Piper) – 8:45
129:
116:
103:
87:
63:
55:
47:
34:
20:
606:"It Could Be Anyone" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper) – 8:45
588:"Man" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Koppes/Powles) – 5:24
319:"Ladyboy" (Kilbey, Willson-Piper, Powles) – 5:56
600:"Ladyboy" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper/Powles) – 5:56
794:
8:
637: – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
526:
203:
801:
787:
779:
665:
501:
353:
344:
178:
26:
17:
303:"Welcome" (Kilbey, Willson-Piper) – 5:58
698:
582:"Welcome" (Kilbey/Willson-Piper) – 5:58
507:
240:is the tenth album by the Australian
184:
7:
477:Magician Among the Spirits Plus Some
348:Magician Among the Spirits Plus Some
340:Magician Among the Spirits Plus Some
559:Magician Among the Spirits And Some
258:Magician Among the Spirits And Some
1054:Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars
769:Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010
14:
528:
205:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
224:
219:
214:
209:
204:
263:Without a recording deal after
561:is a 1999 expanded reissue of
1:
1040:Man Woman Life Death Infinity
298:Original 1996 track listing
1261:
1012:Uninvited, Like the Clouds
949:Magician Among the Spirits
752:Magician Among the Spirits
706:Magician Among the Spirits
585:"Comedown" (Kilbey) – 4:35
577:1999 version track listing
567:Magician Among the Spirits
306:"Comedown" (Kilbey) – 4:35
237:Magician Among the Spirits
153:Magician among the Spirits
21:Magician among the Spirits
970:After Everything Now This
816:
678:
671:
668:
515:
512:
459:
352:
192:
189:
137:
25:
1235:The Church (band) albums
657:Linda Neil – violin
176:1996 album by The Church
998:El Momento Descuidado
1122:The Unguarded Moment
1019:El Momento Siguiente
1005:Back with Two Beasts
767:Ryan, Gavin (2011).
503:Professional ratings
180:Professional ratings
1143:Under the Milky Way
900:The Blurred Crusade
863:Marty Willson-Piper
679:Australian Albums (
635:Marty Willson-Piper
504:
181:
928:Gold Afternoon Fix
893:Of Skins and Heart
721:Holmgren, Magnus.
569:. It replaces the
502:
447:and Simon Polinski
179:
125:and Simon Polinski
1222:
1221:
942:Sometime Anywhere
873:Jay Dee Daugherty
733:on 6 October 2012
690:
689:
556:
555:
500:
499:
496:
495:
266:Sometime Anywhere
233:
232:
174:
173:
170:
169:
144:Sometime Anywhere
1252:
1167:Related articles
956:Hologram of Baal
803:
796:
789:
780:
773:
772:
764:
758:
749:
743:
742:
740:
738:
718:
712:
703:
666:
552:
551:
550:
546:
545:
541:
540:
536:
535:
531:
530:
505:
467:Hologram of Baal
461:
460:
418:
417:
413:
397:psychedelic rock
389:Alternative rock
378:16 February 1999
357:
345:
242:alternative rock
229:
228:
227:
223:
222:
218:
217:
213:
212:
208:
207:
182:
139:
138:
99:
98:
94:
78:psychedelic rock
70:Alternative rock
30:
18:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1253:
1251:
1250:
1249:
1225:
1224:
1223:
1218:
1190:
1162:
1129:Almost with You
1109:
1091:
1059:
991:Beside Yourself
977:Forget Yourself
880:
812:
807:
777:
776:
766:
765:
761:
750:
746:
736:
734:
720:
719:
715:
704:
700:
695:
673:
664:
654: – guitars
625:
579:
565:'s 1996 album,
548:
543:
538:
533:
491:
480:
471:
415:
411:
410:
393:neo-psychedelia
370:
343:
300:
254:C. M. Eddy, Jr.
225:
220:
215:
210:
177:
165:
156:
147:
96:
92:
91:
74:neo-psychedelia
43:
12:
11:
5:
1258:
1256:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1227:
1226:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1200:
1198:
1192:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1176:
1170:
1168:
1164:
1163:
1161:
1160:
1153:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1099:
1097:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1082:
1075:
1067:
1065:
1064:Extended plays
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1050:
1047:The Hypnogogue
1043:
1036:
1033:Further/Deeper
1029:
1022:
1015:
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
963:A Box of Birds
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
903:
896:
888:
886:
882:
881:
879:
878:
875:
870:
865:
860:
854:
853:
846:
839:
832:
825:
817:
814:
813:
808:
806:
805:
798:
791:
783:
775:
774:
759:
744:
713:
697:
696:
694:
691:
688:
687:
684:
676:
675:
670:
663:
660:
659:
658:
655:
645:
644:
638:
632:
624:
621:
620:
619:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
578:
575:
554:
553:
524:
518:
517:
514:
510:
509:
498:
497:
494:
493:
487:A Box of Birds
482:
473:
457:
456:
449:
448:
442:
436:
435:
426:
420:
419:
408:
404:
403:
386:
380:
379:
376:
372:
371:
366:
359:
358:
350:
349:
342:
337:
336:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
314:
307:
304:
299:
296:
231:
230:
201:
195:
194:
191:
187:
186:
175:
172:
171:
168:
167:
158:
149:
135:
134:
127:
126:
120:
114:
113:
107:
101:
100:
89:
85:
84:
67:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
51:19 August 1996
49:
45:
44:
39:
32:
31:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1257:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1230:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1197:
1193:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1169:
1165:
1158:
1154:
1151:
1147:
1144:
1140:
1137:
1136:Electric Lash
1133:
1130:
1126:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1106:
1105:
1104:Remote Luxury
1101:
1100:
1098:
1094:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1079:Remote Luxury
1076:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1044:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1035:
1034:
1030:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1007:
1006:
1002:
1000:
999:
995:
993:
992:
988:
986:
985:
981:
979:
978:
974:
972:
971:
967:
965:
964:
960:
958:
957:
953:
951:
950:
946:
944:
943:
939:
937:
936:
932:
930:
929:
925:
923:
922:
918:
916:
915:
911:
909:
908:
904:
902:
901:
897:
895:
894:
890:
889:
887:
885:Studio albums
883:
876:
874:
871:
869:
868:Richard Ploog
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
855:
852:
851:
850:Ashley Naylor
847:
845:
844:
840:
838:
837:
833:
831:
830:
826:
824:
823:
819:
818:
815:
811:
804:
799:
797:
792:
790:
785:
784:
781:
770:
763:
760:
757:
753:
748:
745:
732:
728:
724:
717:
714:
711:
707:
702:
699:
692:
685:
682:
677:
669:Chart (1996)
667:
661:
656:
653:
650:
649:
648:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
627:
626:
622:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
580:
576:
574:
572:
571:Cockney Rebel
568:
564:
560:
525:
523:
520:
519:
511:
508:Review scores
506:
490:
489:
488:
483:
479:
478:
474:
470:
469:
468:
463:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
443:
441:
437:
434:
430:
429:Cooking Vinyl
427:
425:
421:
409:
405:
402:
398:
394:
390:
387:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
364:
360:
356:
351:
346:
341:
338:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
308:
305:
302:
301:
297:
295:
291:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
267:
261:
259:
255:
251:
250:Harry Houdini
247:
243:
239:
238:
202:
200:
197:
196:
188:
185:Review scores
183:
164:
163:
159:
155:
154:
150:
146:
145:
141:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
121:
119:
115:
112:
108:
106:
102:
90:
86:
83:
79:
75:
71:
68:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
37:
33:
29:
24:
19:
16:
1178:
1102:
1096:Compilations
1084:
1077:
1070:
1052:
1045:
1038:
1031:
1026:Untitled #23
1024:
1017:
1010:
1003:
996:
989:
982:
975:
968:
961:
954:
948:
947:
940:
933:
926:
919:
912:
905:
898:
891:
858:Peter Koppes
848:
843:Jeffrey Cain
841:
834:
827:
822:Steve Kilbey
820:
768:
762:
747:
735:. Retrieved
731:the original
726:
723:"The Church"
716:
701:
652:Peter Koppes
646:
629:Steve Kilbey
566:
558:
557:
485:
484:
476:
475:
465:
464:
363:Studio album
339:
311:Steve Harley
292:
275:Peter Koppes
264:
262:
257:
236:
235:
234:
160:
152:
151:
142:
36:Studio album
15:
1245:1999 albums
1240:1996 albums
1174:Discography
935:Priest=Aura
727:passagen.se
681:ARIA Charts
433:Thirsty Ear
279:Yothu Yindi
109:Deep Karma/
1229:Categories
1196:Categories
1186:Jack Frost
1157:Metropolis
1072:Sing-Songs
829:Tim Powles
810:The Church
693:References
641:Tim Powles
563:The Church
455:chronology
453:The Church
445:The Church
368:The Church
271:Tim Powles
246:The Church
133:chronology
131:The Church
123:The Church
41:The Church
877:Nick Ward
674:position
623:Personnel
401:dream pop
283:krautrock
260:in 1999.
82:dream pop
921:Starfish
836:Ian Haug
756:AllMusic
710:AllMusic
522:Allmusic
440:Producer
375:Released
365: by
313:) – 7:54
309:"Ritz" (
287:art rock
199:Allmusic
118:Producer
56:Recorded
48:Released
38: by
1204:Members
1150:Reptile
1114:Singles
737:14 July
492:(1999)
481:(1999)
472:(1998)
166:(1997)
157:(1996)
148:(1994)
1209:Albums
1086:Persia
984:Jammed
914:Heyday
907:Seance
662:Charts
516:Rating
513:Source
407:Length
193:Rating
190:Source
88:Length
1214:Songs
647:with
424:Label
384:Genre
244:band
111:White
105:Label
65:Genre
739:2014
672:Peak
285:and
252:and
59:1996
754:at
708:at
686:74
1231::
725:.
683:)
431:,
416:00
412:79
399:,
395:,
391:,
97:52
93:66
80:,
76:,
72:,
1159:"
1155:"
1152:"
1148:"
1145:"
1141:"
1138:"
1134:"
1131:"
1127:"
1124:"
1120:"
802:e
795:t
788:v
741:.
414::
95::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
