Obscured By...

After hearing, shortly before going to air, the news about Adelaide singer Darryl Cotton‘s cancer diagnosis, we just had to play a favourite song from his old band, the Zoot, at the conclusion of our selection of Australian music which regularly opens our show. Also included in that set was the opening track of Normie Rowe’s debut album in 1965, the debut single from the Black Diamonds, and a rare EP cut by Billy Thorpe& the Aztecs from 1966. From there, we ventured far and wide, with rarities by Slowdive, Throbbing Gristle and New Zealand’s Dizzy Limits, plus a slew of 7” singles from numerous locales, such as I Fantoms from Italy, the Beavers from Japan, Hex from the USA and the Matadors from Czechoslovakia, as well as some early Bowie in his David Jones & the Lower Third incarnation plus Marc Bolan with a later John’s Children track from the UK, before finishing with some Harmonia musik from Germany ... all brought to you this week by your two DOTS, the Cat & the Brat.....

..... and here is the full playlist.....

the Joyboys – Murphy the Surfie     (7” single 1963 Australia)

the Black Diamonds – See the Way     (7” single 1966 Lithgow, Aust.)

Normie Rowe – She used to be mine     (‘It Ain’t Necessarily So But It Is... Normie Rowe’ LP 1965 Aust.)

Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs – My Babe [Willie Dixon cover]     (‘Stand By Me’ EP 1966 Aust.)

Johnny Young – Hold On [Fleur De Lys cover]     (‘Surprises’ LP 1968 Aust./UK) 

the Moods – Rum Drunk     (7”single b-side 1966 Aust.)

the Zoot – Turn Your Head     (7”single b-side 1970 Aust.)

Gary Numan – Metal     (rec. 2001 BBC Radio – taken from ‘1979-2001: the Complete John Peel Sessions’ 2007 UK)

Major Crimes – Poolside     (‘Monsoon’ cassette EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Slowdive – Some Velvet Morning [Lee Hazlewood cover]     (‘Volume, issue 7’ magazine/CD 1993 UK)

Simple Minds – I Travel [extended mix]     (12”single 1980 UK)

Throbbing Gristle – United     (7”single 1978 UK)

Sun Araw – Beat Cop      (‘On Patrol’ 2010 USA)

Alex – Tales of Purple Sally     (‘Alex’ LP 1974 Germany)

the Beavers – Koishite Aishite     (7”single b-side 1968 Japan)

the Hobbits – I’m Just a Young Man     (‘Down to Middle Earth’ LP 1967 New York, USA)

Les Problemes – Dodecaphonie     (7”single 1966 France)

I Fantoms – Le Insegnere Pubblicitarie     (7” single 1966 Turin, Italy)

Dizzy Limits – Mare Tranquility     (7”single b-side 1969 Wellington, New Zealand)

the Apostolic Intervention – (Tell me) have you ever seen me     (7”single 1966 UK)

Hex – Doubt     (7”s9iingle 1966 USA)

Ronnie Burns – Exit Stage Right     (7”single 1967 Aust.)

 the Twilights – Cathy Come Home     (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

Davy Jones & the Lower Third – You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving Me     (7”single 1966 UK)

John’s Children – A Midsummer’s Night Scene     (7” single 1967 UK)

the Yardbirds – Little games     (7”single 1967 UK)

the Matadors – Get Down from the Tree     (‘Matadors’ LP 1968 Czechoslovakia)

 Lemmy & Wendy O. Williams– Stand By Your Man [Tammy Wynette cover]     (‘Stand By Your man’ EP 1982 USA/UK)

Harmonia – Veterano     (‘Musik von Harmonia’ LP 1974 Germany)

 

 

Obscured By...

 There were once again 3 DOTS presenting the show, though not the usual line-up... this week the Cat & the Brat were joined by former 3D Radio announcer Mark P. who is back in Adelaide briefly; he has accumulated quite a few more obscurities and rarities since we last saw him and happily agreed to share a few of them with us all. Amongst them, we heard from the 1969 debut by US band Morgen, a single from the same year by the Factory from the UK, a 1973 song by Australia’s the Bakery, a 1968 track from Boston outfit Ultimate Spinach as well as one by Bunalim from 1970’s Turkey, plus a cut from 1969’s “Philosophy of the World” LP by legendary ”outsider music” sister-group the Shaggs. We also played our regular set of 1960’s Antipodean music, this week featuring performers such as the Escorts, the Harts, and Alison Durbin plus a b-side by Love Machine , a studio project featuring members of the Black Diamonds and the Groop produced by Pat Aulton. Tribute was paid to the late Davy Jones of the Monkees, who sadly passed away suddenly this week, by playing several rare works, including the original fuzz-drenched Candy Store Prophets version of ‘Valleri’ and a solo track which he wrote and produced. Throw in some Jacques Dutronc and David Axelrod and lots more and you have another episode of Obscured by... Thanks to Mark P. for joining in the fun... hopefully he’ll be back next time he’s in town!

..... and here is the full playlist....

the Others – Dancing Girl     (7”single 1966 Adelaide, Australia)

Normie Rowe & the Playboys – With Me     (7”single 1966 Australia)

the Escorts – House on Soul Hill     (7”single 1965 Aust.)

the Black Diamonds – Not This Time     (7”single 1967 Aust.)

the Groop – Lovin’ Tree     (7”single 1968 Aust.)

Love Machine – May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone     (7”single b-side 1969 Aust.)

the Harts – Little Girl     (7”single 1966 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Monkees – Valleri [first version]     (recorded 1967, aired on ‘the Monkees’ TV show but unreleased – taken from “Monkees Music Box” compilation 2001)

Davy Jones – Smile     (recorded 1968 – released 1995 on “Instant Replay” reissue as a bonus track)

the Rising Sons – Take a Giant Step [Goffin/King cover]      (recorded 1966 – released on “Rising Sons featuring Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder” 1992 USA)

Paul Revere & the Raiders – (I’m not your) Stepping Stone [Boyce/Hart cover]     (‘Midnight Ride’ LP 1966 USA – taken from ‘Hungry for Kicks’ anthology 2009)

the Trappers – Too Much Monkey Business [‘live’ version]     (recorded 1965 Sweden – from “Essential Pebbles vol.3” compilation 2000 USA)

Morgen – Welcome to the Void     (“Morgen” LP 1969 USA)

Darker My Love – Wake     (“Darker My Love” 2005 USA)

Bunalim – Tas Yar Kopek Yok     (7”single 1970 Turkey – taken from “Bunalim” anthology 2007)

the Outsiders – Misfit     (recorded ‘live’ 1968 Holland – appears as bonus track on “CQ” reissue 2011)

Bakery – Holocaust     (“Momento” LP 1973 Perth, Australia)

the Factory – Path Through the Forest     (7”single 1969 UK)

Brian Jonestown Massacre – Golden Frost     (“My Bloody Underground” 2008 USA)

Jacques Dutronc – Hippie Hippie Hourah     (7”single 1967 France)

the Ooga Boogas – Kiss Your Rocks Goodbye     (“Romance & Adventure” 2008 Australia)

the Shaggs – That Little Sports Car     (“Philosophy of the World” LP 1969 USA)

the Pandoras – Hot Generation [Toni McCann cover]     (7”single 1984 USA)

The Unheard Of – Save My Soul [Wimple Winch cover]     (from ‘Rumble Skunk #2’ magazine cover CD 2007 Greece)

White Lightening – Age     (recorded 1969 Minnesota USA – taken from “the Lost Studio Album” 2005)

Ultimate Spinach – Mind Flowers     (“Behold & See” LP 1968 Boston USA)

David Axelrod – the Mental Traveller     (“Songs of Innocence” LP 1968 USA – taken from “the Edge: at Capitol Records 1966-70” anthology 2005)