Technicolour Dreaming

It’s the end of November so we bid a fond adieu to Brillig as our “Band of the Month” [see their website here ] by playing one of our faves from their ‘electric’ period... they are doing several shows over the next few months [including a Peter Murphy support] so go see them play – they always put on an engrossing show.  And as the end of the year approaches one tends to begin reflecting on the music that we’ve enjoyed over the past 12 months or so, such as new albums by White Fence, Thee American Revolution, the Barbarellatones and Moon Duo, local singles/EPs by Subtract-S and Lady Strangelove, as well as the new Australian Nuggets compilations... we’ll certainly replaying more favourites as the New Year approaches while not, of course, neglecting those of yesteryear...

..... so here is this week’s playlist.....

the Lovetones – Was I There In Your Future?        (‘Meditations’ 2006 Melbourne, Australia)

Buried Feather – Time It Takes        (cd-single 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

White Fence – A Hermes Blues        (‘White Fence and Family/Perfume - Volumes 1 & 2’ double-LP 2012 USA)

the Electric Prunes – Antique Doll       (‘Underground’ LP, 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

Subtract-S – L.F.O.S.      (‘Love From Outer Space’ cd-EP 2012 Adelaide, AUS.)

Television – Foxhole        (‘Adventure’ LP 1978 New York, USA)

Japan – Adolescent Sex        (‘Adolescent Sex’ LP 1978 UK)

Lady Strangelove – Demon [radio edit]        (‘Demon’ cd-EP 2012 Adelaide Australia)

the Barbarellatones – White Light, White Heat [Velvet Underground cover]      (‘The Sound of Love’ 2012 USA)

Thee American Revolution – Sleepwalker      (‘Buddha Electrostorm’ 2012 USA)

Kelley Stoltz – The Sun Comes Through      (‘The Sun Comes Through’ EP 2005 USA)

the Horrors – Monica Gems       (‘Skying’ 2011 UK)

the Gun Club – Fire Spirit      (‘Fire of Love’ LP 1981 USA)

Cherry Smash – Fade Away Maureen      (7”single 1969 UK)

the Bobby James Syndicate – Hey Hey Hey      (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Aust. – taken from ‘Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-1967’ compilation 2012 Australia)

Davey Lane – Moulty [Barbarians cover]       (‘Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations of the First Psychedelic Era’ compilation 2012 Australia)

the Third Rail – Run, Run, Run      (7”single 1967 New York, USA – taken from ‘Nuggets : Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968’ double-LP compilation 1972 USA –the 40^th Anniversary Re-Issue 2012)

the Beach Boys – Feel Flows      (‘Surf’s Up’ LP 1971 USA)

Moon Duo – Trails      (‘Circles’ 2012 San Francisco, USA)

Brillig – The Plagiarist [orig. version]      (‘The Mirror on the Wall’ 2007 Adelaide, Aust.)    #

     #  “Band of the Month”    

Obscured By...

Peter Brat and Michael Hunter were briefly joined by third ‘DOT’, Megan Cat, via a phone link for one of the airbreaks, so technically there were three presenters on today’s show... and we were glad of her imput when she gave us a brief rundown on early 80’s Adelaide band the Metronomes, pointing out that local legend, Ash Wednesday, had played on the single we had picked from the 3D library as part of our ‘M’ bracket, today’s ‘Letter of the Week’. Apart from all that, we played the usual variety of obscurities and rarities from Australia and around the world, featuring a bunch of singles from 60’s Holland by bands such as the Phantoms, one from an album by Guatemalan band Electronicos La Fuente released in 1969, and a 1981 demo from Bauhaus. We also played music from the “Paisley Underground” scene of early 80’s L.A. which revolved around bands such as the Salvation Army (later renamed the 3 O’Clock) and the Bangs (who of course evolved into the Bangles), and we added one of Australia’s equivalents, the Church. Throw in some Manson Family and Graham Bond for Halloween, plus some Taman Shud and lots more, and you have another “Obscured by...”

..... so here is the full playlist...

Red Onion Jazz Band – My baby     (‘Red Onion Jazz Band’ LP 1964 Melbourne, Australia)

Autumn – Goblin’s Gamble     (7”single 1971 Sydney, Aust.)

Alison Gros – If I ask you     (7”single 1971 Adelaide, Aust.)

Taman Shud – They’ll take you down on the lot     (‘Goolutionites and the Real People’ LP 1970 Aust)

Young Modern – She’s got the money     (‘Live at the Grace Emily Hotel’ CD 2011 Adelaide)

Blue Bird – Goin’ Down     (7”single b-side 1971 USA)

Paper Blitz Tissue – Grey Man       (7”single b-side 1967 UK)

the Sorrows – Same Old Road        (7”single 1969 UK)

Revelation – Cotton Candy Weekend     (7”single 1968 USA)

the What’s New – Up So High     (‘Up So High’ EP 1967 USA)

Harper and Rowe – Love Machine     (7”single 1968 USA)

Bauhaus – Ziggy Stardust [rough demo version]     (‘Mask’ Omnibus Edition boxset – originally recorded 1981 UK)

the Manson Family – Get On Home     (‘The Manson Family sings the songs of Charlie Manson’ 1970 USA)

Graham Bond – Abracadabra: the Word of the Aeon     (‘Holy Magick, We Put Our Magick On You’ LP 1971 UK)

the Beach Boys – Heroes and Villains [alt. version]     (recorded 1967 but unissued – played from ‘L.A. Nuggets: 1965-68’ boxset comp.)

the Dukes of Stratosphear – Pale and Precious     (‘Psonic Psunspot’ LP 1987 UK)

Electronicos La Fuente – La Mosca     (‘Electronicos La Fuente’ LP 1969 Guatemala)

the Sevens – Run Me Down     (7”single 1966 Switzerland)

Rob Hoeke – When People Talk     (7”single 1965 Holland)

Fun Of It – Drollery     (7”single 1966 Holland)

the Phantoms – Someday I’m Somebody     (7”single 1965 Holland)

the Mo – Nancy     (‘Mo’ LP 1980 Holland)   #

Machinations – Hit by a missile     (7”single b-side 1988 Australia)  #

the Metronomes – Closed Circuit     (7”single 1980 Adelaide, Aust.)  #

Masongreystrange – Untitled#2 with Clarinet     (‘Interstate’ CD 2000 Adelaide)  #

the 3 O’Clock – With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend     (‘Baroque Hoedown’ EP 1982 Los Angeles, USA)

the Salvation Army – She Turns to Flowers     (‘Salvation Army’ LP 1982 L.A.)

the Bangs – Getting Out of Hand     (7”single 1981 L.A.)

the Church – Is This Where You Live     (7”single 1981 Australia)

     #  ‘Letter of the Week’  chosen randomly from the various CD/vinyl sections of the 3D library