Rock bands from Victoria in the 1960s were liquid entities. With only a handful of teen-friendly clubs in the city, and no real avenue in which to have recordings pressed and released, musicians would get together, play a smattering of shows, and move on to another project.
“I had quit school and I was playing in clubs when I was 15. It was only about five or six years, but it felt like there was a whole lifetime packed into it. There was always something happening, and you played with lots of guys. You had it for the moment, and then it was gone.
His years of searching connected him with a number of musicians from the As Sheriff family, including members who have since died. From there, he obtained reams of background information, images, and audio recorded in 1969 or 1970, the sum total of which represents a key moment in the arc of rock music in Victoria.
Rare albums by May Blitz sell for upwards of $200 online, which bodes well for Six Ways to the Ace. Record collectors are nothing if not completists. “I was sort of grudgingly involved at first, but became more caught up with it as I realized the energy Jason was putting into it.”