Technicolour Dreaming

Not only were we joined for this week’s show by Michael Hunter, the other ‘DOT’ from our old “Obscured by...” days, but also by ex-Masters Apprentices guitarist, Peter Tilbrook, who came into the studio to tell us about the current “Pop Treasures : Adelaide 60’s Music” exhibition [see link here] at the State Library and, in particular, a one-off performance event – “Memory Lane” – this coming Monday evening, the 17^th February, by the Twilight Zone – a band consisting of former members of Adelaide legends the Twilights, the Others and the Masters Apprentices, including of course Peter himself. It promises to be a night to remember, so if you’re in town, don’t miss either the performance or the exhibition! [for details of the gig, see link here] In honour of this, we also sprinkled in a few tracks from the era by bands such as the Hergs and the Zoot from Adelaide, the Turtles, the Beacon Street Union and Lotus, as well as newer exponents of that psychedelic beat such as Ponyface, Temples, Black Market Karma, Toy and Lady Strangelove, plus new singles from Beaulieu Porch and Magic Bones. See you at the library on Monday night - and until next week on Technicolour Dreaming.....

..... here is the playlist and relevant visuals.....

the Hergs – Cadillac         (7” single b-side [to ‘Style of Love’] 1967 Adelaide, Australia)    

Red Plastic Buddha – Seahorse         (“All Out Revolution” 2011 Chicago, USA)

Temples – Keep In the Dark         (“Sun Structures”  2014 UK)

BeatPack – I’m Walking         (7” single 2014 UK)

Thunder and Roses – Moon Child         (“King of the Black Sunrise” LP 1969 Philadelphia USA)

Lotus – Lotus 1         (7” single 1971 Aust.)

Beaulieu Porch – The View from Gainsborough [summer psych mix]            (7” single 2014 UK)

Lady Strangelove – Somewhere in the Universe        (“Freakquencies”  EP 2009 Adelaide, Aust.)

Thee Wylde Oscars – White Light, White Heat [Velvet Underground cover]         (“Right, Yeah” 2010 Melbourne, Aust.)

Black Market Karma – Run, Run, Run         (“Comatose” 2012 London, UK)

the Beacon Street Union – Mystic Mourning         (“The Eyes of the Beacon Street Union” LP 1968 Boston, USA)

the Turtles – Grim Reaper of Love         (7” single 1966 Los Angeles, USA)

Ponyface – Silver Tongue        (“Hypnotized”  2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Flower Machine – The Sea is a Mellotron Trampoline / I am the Coelacanth        (“Chalk Dust Dream of the Tea Cozy Mitten Company” 2004 California, USA)

Dark Ocean Colours – She’s a Cornucopia         (“Dark Ocean Colours” 2011 USA)

the Photon Band – 9 of Dreams         (“All Young in the Soul” LP 1998 USA)

Toy – You Won’t Be the Same         (“Join the Dots” LP 2013 London, UK)

Tyrnaround – Francis  [Gary Walker and the Rain cover]        (“Colour Your Mind” EP 1987 Aust.)

Magic Bones – Round the Block        (cd-single 2014 Aust.)

the Masters Apprentices – Elevator Driver         (7” single 1968 Adelaide, Aust.)

 

the Twilights – What’s Wrong with the Way I Live         (7” single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Sounds of Silence – Running High         (7” single 1967 Aust.)

the Zoot – 1x2x3x4          (7” single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

Technicolour Dreaming

Dropping into our P.O. on the way into 3D Radio in Adelaide for our show, we had the good fortune to receive our packages of back issues from the brilliant Greek psych mag ‘TimeMazine’, including the awesome compilations that go with each [thank you Michalis!] and another pile of CDs from the Active Listener’s on-line store in New Zealand [thank you Nathan!], so we had plenty of new music to share with you on top of the trusty bagful we were already taking into the station. Whew! Another game of “what do we play first?!” But we managed, though as always there was a LARGE heap of unplayed vinyl and CDs... but they’ll be on the agenda next week, fear not dear listener!.....

..... so here is this week’s playlist with a bunch of groovy eye candy we hope you’ll enjoy.....

the Hollies – Dear Eloise      (7”single 1967 UK)

the Sand Pebbles – Sunshine to Burn [Long Grass cover]      (“Tomorrow Is Today: a tribute to The Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70” compilation 2007 Australia)

the Asteroid #4 – Ghosts of Dos Erres      (“The Asteroid #4” LP 2013 Philadelphia, USA)

Wooden Shjips – Ruin      (“Back To Land” 2013 San Francisco, USA)

Ultimate Spinach – (Ballad of the) Hip Death Goddess      (recorded ‘live’ 1967 Boston, USA – taken from “TimeMazine vol. 3” covermount-CD compilation 2008 Tripoli, Greece)

the Luck of Eden Hall – Crystal Ship [Doors cover]      (“The Luck of Eden Hall” EP 2013 Chicago, USA)

the Doors – Strange Days      (“Strange Days” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the World of Oz – The Muffin Man      (“The World of Oz” LP 1969 UK)

Gothic Chicken – Pita Bread Man      (“Shindig! -  It’s Happening Vol.1” compilation 2009 UK)

les Limiñanas – Je suis une go-go-girl      (“Les Limiñanas” LP 2010 France)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard with Broderick Smith – The Killing Ground / Dust in the Wind/ Guns & Horses      (“Eyes Like The Sky” LP 2013 Australia)

the Leathercoated Minds – Eight Miles High [Byrds cover]      (“A Trip Down Sunset Strip” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the Pluto Walkers – Whirlcage      (“The Throwaway Age” [faux-]soundtrack compilation 2012 USA)

Carlton Melton – Sarsen      (“Always Even” 2013 San Francisco, USA)

the She Creatures – Sexy Robot       (“She Creatures Attack” EP 2008 UK)

the Beatpack – Hey Senorita      (7”single b-side [ to I’m Walkin’] 2014 London, UK)

the Wondermints – The Party [Henry Mancini cover]      (“Shots in the Dark” tribute compilation 1996 USA)

Vibravoid – Optical Sound [Human Expression cover]      (“Colour Your Mind” EP 2013 Dusseldorf, Germany)

Walter Ghoul’s Lavender Brigade – Mad John [Small Faces cover]      (“Retrospectoscope : 1966-70” faux-anthology 2008 UK)

the Barbarellatones – Underwater Dreamtime      (unreleased, recorded 2013 USA)

the Marble Vanity – Can’t Step on a Rainbow      (7”single 2013 Chicago, USA)

Soft Hearted Scientists – False Lights      (“False Lights” 2013 Cardiff, UK)

Slingshot Dragster – Castle Wolfenstein      (recorded live at the ‘3D Radio SoundLounge’ 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Markley - A Group [aka the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band] – The Magic Cat      (“Markley - A Group” LP 1969 Los Angeles, USA)

Savage Resurrection – Tahitian Melody      (orig. 1968 - recorded live 2008 – taken from “TimeMazine 3” covermount-CD compilation 2008 Greece)

Mirrorism – Night Flight      (7”single 2013 Ferrara, Italy)