"The Traveller" was recorded at the Music Farm. Prior to this ten songs written by Peter Blyton, Tim Gaze and Chris were recorded at Suite 16 in Brisbane, however none of these songs were ever released. In 1983 Big Red recorded five songs at Billy Fields' Paradise Studios in Sydney with Bill McDonough (brother of Guy and ex drummer of Australian Crawl) producing. Unfortunately these too were never released as the band played its last gig on the 30th June, 1983. The original line-up of Big Red had Peter Blyton, Suite 16's co-owner, playing bass, Peter Willersdorf taking his place when Blyton's studio commitments took priority. Scott Williams, Brett's brother, took Willersdorf's spot when he left. Tim Gaze, Robbie France and Annette Henry also departed and were replaced by Daryl Mitchell, ex "Skintite" on guitar and Jon Carson on drums. Later, Brett went on to join "The Choir Boys".
On the Set of "The Traveller" Film Clip
Big Red, formally known as Big (does the word BIG mean anything to you!) was the brainchild of studio owner and songwriter, Peter Blyton, film director, George Muskens and silent partner, former "Hush" guitarist and jingle king, Les Gock. Described as a jazz rock/reggae band using Queensland's better known session musicians, Big Red went on to become one of the states most successful bands. In December 1982, after signing with Polygram Records, "The Traveller", Big Red's first single and film clip, was released to rave reviews. TV shows, Countdown, Sounds, Studio One and others played the surf orientated film clip.
Courier Mail - "Their first single "The Traveller" is one of the most polished debuts any band could hope for. The tune, the harmonies, and the lyrics are delightful. One cannot help but draw likenesses to Genesis and the Doobie Brothers. Says Lloyds: We're playing music to a very broad audience. I'd call it accessible and, hopefully, successful rock and roll. Yeah we've been likened to a couple of bands, and that is flaterring in a way. But we're not consciously trying to sound like anyone."
