, ▁making ▁them ▁one ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁most ▁pol ished ▁stage ▁bands . ▁They ▁produced ▁beautiful ▁albums ▁like ▁" P rep ared ▁In ▁Peace ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁S ounds ▁which ▁for ▁years ▁had ▁become ▁an ▁established ▁launch ▁pad ▁for ▁Australian ▁bands ▁like ▁The ▁Masters ▁App rent ices ▁to ▁travel ▁over se as . ▁P ▁& ▁O ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁offered ▁the ▁w inners ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁or ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁The ▁F lying ▁Circ us ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁break ▁into ▁the ▁American ▁scene , ▁based ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁but ▁gig s ▁were ▁hard ▁to ▁find . ▁A ▁connection ▁with ▁Toronto ▁band ▁McK en na ▁M end el son ▁Main line ▁( who ▁they ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁Australia ) ▁ste ered ▁the ▁F lying ▁Circ us ▁north ▁and ▁they ▁fitted ▁in ▁there ▁very ▁well . ▁ ▁Terry ▁has ▁remained ▁in ▁Toronto ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁many ▁Canadian ▁and ▁international ▁artists ▁from ▁L ighth ouse ▁to ▁Big ▁Sug ar ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁R ough ▁Trade ▁and ▁David ▁Wil co x . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁back ed ▁many ▁visit ing ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Dr . ▁John , ▁Edd ie ▁C lean head ▁Vin son , ▁Maria ▁Mul da ur , ▁John ▁Hamm ond , ▁Lev on ▁Hel m ▁and ▁Son ▁Se als . ▁His ▁musical ▁range ▁is ▁wide ▁and ▁varied ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁roots ▁music ▁especially ▁bl ues