Technicolour Dreaming

For our “Compilation of the Week” we decided to go with one of our favourite Artist Anthologies – Donovan’s “Try for the Sun : The Journey of Donovan”, a 3 CD + 1 DVD box-set with a 58 page book, released in 2005.  It’s housed in a luscious purple faux-velvet box, so we normally keep it safely locked away to avoid damage, but we couldn’t resist giving it an airing this week. The DVD features a previously unreleased 1970 documentary titled “There Is An Ocean” about Donovan, accompanied by family, friends and band mates, cruising around the Greek Islands on his yacht, stopping to give impromptu performances on the beach to curious onlookers – we couldn’t find it on youtube to show you, but maybe you’ll have better luck. Also this week, we featured pre-releases by California’s Moon Duo and UK band Worthless plus the regular mix of new and old tracks from both Australia and around the world to share with you. So, until next week.....

..... here is the playlist plus some visual aids....

Hills - Master Sleeps      ("Master Sleeps" 2011 Göteborg, Sweden)

Moon Duo - Night Beat     ("Shadow of the Sun" 2015 California, USA)

Courtney Barnett - History Eraser      ("World Cafe Sessions EP" 2012 Melbourne, Australia)

the Blue Giant Zeta Puppies - Laughing Stock [Love cover]      (recorded 2013 Wales, UK – taken from "The Active Listener presents : Forever Changing - A Tribute to Love's ‘Forever Changes’" compilation 2014 New Zealand)

Ian Skelly - I See You      ("Cut From a Star" 2013 Scotland, UK)

Trolley - The Calico Cat      ("Things That Shine and Glow" 2011 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)

Love Affair - Up from the Skies [Hendrix cover – previously unreleased]         (recorded 1968 Melbourne – taken  from “A Magical Mystery Tour – 1967-1971 : The David Fraser Tapes” compilation 2001 Australia)

the Flower Travelling Band - Satori [Enlightenment]     (“Satori” LP 1971 Japan)

the Twilights - Paternosta Row      ("Once Upon a Twilight" LP 1968 Adelaide, Australia)

Forever Pavot - Miguel el Salam     (7"single 2015 Paris, France)

Will Z. - Nefle      ("New Start" 2015 Belgium)

Love, Hippies and Gangsters - This is What We Want      ("Sun Over Babaluma" EP 2015 London, UK)

Flyying Colours - Not Today      (single 2014 Melbourne Australia)

Beaulieu Porch - To Be Unicorn      ("The Carmelite Divine'"2015 UK)

Buried Feather - Time It Takes       (7”single 2012 Melbourne, Australia)

July - The Way     ("July" LP 1967 UK)

Glass Skies - Spirits      ("Glass Skies" EP 2014 Adelaide, Australia)

The Dunes - Badlands      ("Bad:Lands" EP 201 Adelaide, Australia)

  # COMPILATION OF THE WEEK #

"Try For the Sun - The Journey of Donovan" boxset

Donovan - Sunny South Kensington     (“Mellow Yellow” LP 1967 USA/UK  – taken from "Try For the Sun - The Journey of Donovan" compilation boxset 2005 UK – Disc 1)

Donovan -  Barabajagal [Love is Hot]     (7”single 1969 UK – taken from "Try For the Sun - The Journey of Donovan" compilation boxset 2005 UK – Disc 2)

Donovan -  Season of the Witch   (“Sunshine Superman” LP 1966 USA/UK – taken from "Try For the Sun - The Journey of Donovan" compilation boxset 2005 UK – Disc 1)

Donovan - Celia of the Seals      (7”single 1970 UK – taken from "Try For the Sun - The Journey of Donovan" compilation boxset 2005 UK – Disc 3)

Donovan - The Fat Angel        (“Sunshine Superman” LP 1966 USA/UK – taken from "Try For the Sun - The Journey of Donovan" compilation boxset 2005 UK – Disc 1)

Worthless - Pizza Break      (from the pre-release of "All My Friends Are Stone" LP 2015 UK)

White Candles - Tire-moi des mes reves       (7"single b-side [to Monolith] 2015 Philadelphia, USA)