Technicolour Dreaming

With another bunch of CDs and vinyl appearing in our post-box, we were again spoiled with choice this week, playing amongst others, a track each from the new Carlton Melton and Magic Cat albums, a song from ex-Dolly Rocker Movement frontman Daniel Poulter’s new project, the Dandelion, as well as the A-side of Jacco Gardner’s latest single. We also finally received the long-awaited “Wizzz! Volume 1” compilation LP of French 60’s psychedelia which inspired a set of French grooviness from artists such as Les Papyvores, Jacques Dutronc and the inimitable Brigitte Bardot. However, a large hunk of the show was dedicated to the late Lou Reed – we featured songs from his Velvet Underground and solo periods plus a track from his widow, Laurie Anderson, and have included in the ‘moving pictures’ section of this blog, an hilarious TV interview in Sydney at the start of his 1974 tour here – I was fortunate enough to see him in Adelaide where he mixed with some of us in the bar during his support act, AC/DC – a memorable show!

..... and here is the playlist plus the aforementioned clips.....

Carlton Melton – Slow Wake      (“Always Even” 2013 California, USA)

the Walking Who – Have You Seen The Colours?      (“Mansions” EP 2013 Sydney, Australia)

the Towelheads – Hijacked      (“New Centre of the Universe, Vol.2” compilation 2013 Australia)

Race Horses – See No Green      (“Furniture” 2012 Cardiff, UK)

the Magic Cat – She’s Like Danger      (“For Friends Only” LP 2013 Rome, Italy)

the Smoking Trees – Entrance      (“Acetates” 2013 Los Angeles, USA)

Jacco Gardner – The End of August       (7”single 2013 Netherlands)

Lou Reed / John Cale – Hello, It’s Me      (“Songs for Drella” LP 1990 USA)

the Velvet Underground – I’m Beginning to See the Light      (“The Velvet Underground” LP 1969 New York, USA)

the Velvet Underground & Nico – All Tomorrow’s Parties      (“The Velvet Underground & Nico” LP 1967 USA)

the Velvet Underground – Sister Ray      (“White Light/White Heat” LP 1968 USA)

Lou Reed – How Do You Think It Feels?      (“Berlin” LP 1973 New York, USA)

 

Laurie Anderson – Example #22      (“Big Science” LP 1982 USA)

We The People – In The Past      (7”single 1966 Florida, USA)

Blues Section – Hey Hey Hey      (7”single 1967 Helsinki, Finland)

the Scantharies – Feat of Flame      (“The Scantharies” 2013 Greece)

the Stained Glass – My Buddy Sin      (7”single 1966 San Francisco, USA)

the Tuneful Trolley – Hello Love      (“Island in the Sky” LP 1969 Long Island, New York, USA)

Country Weather – Fly to New York      (recorded 1969 San Francisco, unreleased – taken from “Country Weather” double-LP 2005 USA)

the Dandelion – Pleiadian Love Vibrations      (“Strange Case of the Dandelion” 2013 Australia)

Brigitte Bardot – Comic Book      (“Bonnie & Clyde” EP 1968 France)

Christine Pilzer – Champs Elysées      (“Café Crême” EP 1967 France)

Jacques Dutronc – Hippie Hippie Hourrah      (“Jacques Dutronc” LP 1967 France)

William Sheller – Excitissimo      (“Erotissimo” soundtrack EP 1969 France)

Les Papyvores – Le Papyvore      (“Le Papyvore” EP 1967 France)

Les Copains – Give Your Love To Me [Come On]     (7”single 1966 Germany)

Lou Reed – Goodnight Ladies      (“Transformer” LP 1972 New York, USA)

 

      R.I.P.   Lou Reed   1942 – 2013