Technicolour Dreaming

The phones were ringing, subscribers knocking on the doors, volunteers filling out forms & taking details and payments.... yes, it was our annual Radiothon week at 3D Radio! The Cat & the Brat were busy playing a bunch of faves plus tracks from ‘giveaway’ albums, chatting to local musicians such as Brenton Manser, who brought in his latest album, and even managing to squeeze in a ‘live-in-the-studio’ interview with up-and-coming local band the Byzantines, who are releasing their debut EP this week. Whew! So we’d like to thank all those people who subscribed to help keep this great totally volunteer-run radio station continue to be independent and on-air – and you can still subscribe anytime... just go to the 3D Radio website and follow the prompts, and don’t forget that each subscriber receives a copy of the latest edition of DepthCharge, our annual CD compilation of Adelaide bands.

.....so here is the playlist plus a few associated clips.....

Ride Into The Sun – Hunt Like Wolves      (‘Ride Into The Sun’ LP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Thee Oh Sees – Sweets Helicopter      (‘Floating Coffin’ 2013 California, USA)

the Barbarellatones – I am Verwolf      (mp3 demo 2013 USA)

Tall Tales & True – Wasted Life      (7”single 1986 Sydney, Australia)

Cate Le Bon – What Is Worse      (‘Cyrk 11’ EP 2013 Wales, UK)

the Purple Hearts – Early In The Morning      (7”single 1966 Brisbane, Australia – taken from ‘Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-1967’ compilation 2013 Australia)

Embryo – The Bad Times Are Gone      (recorded ‘live’ 1976 – taken from ‘Live Kraut: Live Rock Explosions from the Heyday of Krautrock’ compilation 2013 Germany)

the Electric Banana [aka the Pretty Things] – Blow Your Mind      (‘Even More Electric Banana’ LP 1969 UK)

the Beatles – Word      (‘Rubber Soul’ LP 1965 UK)

Wire – I Should Have Known Better      (‘154’ LP 1979 UK)

the Byzantines – CFC (Colourvision Football Club)      (‘Colourvision’ EP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

the Dagoes – We Sell Soul      (7”single 1980 Adelaide, Australia)

Metal Urbain – Lady Coca-Cola      (7”single b-side [to Panik] 1977 France)

Death In June – The Scents of Genocide      (‘Peaceful Snow’ LP 2010 Adelaide, Australia)

the Bee Gees – The Earnest of Being George      (‘Horizontal’ LP 1967 Australia/UK)

Moon Duo – Sleepwalker      (‘Circles’ 2012 California, USA)

Tom Lehrer – Poisoning Pidgeons in the Park      (7”single 1961 USA)

the Walking Who with Soko – Mini Mini Mini [Jacques Dutronc cover]      (‘Melodie Francaise’ compilation 2013 Australia)

Jacques Dutronc – Et moi et moi et moi      (‘Jacques Dutronc’ LP 1966 France)

the Monkees – Your Auntie Grizelda      (‘More of the Monkees’ LP 1966 USA)

Tame Impala – Elephant [Todd Rundgren remix]      (cd-single 2013 Perth, Australia)

Brenton Manser – Abel & the Bad One      (‘Below the Moan’ 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Love – A Message to Pretty      (‘Love’ LP 1966 California, USA)

les Liminanas – Une Ballade Pour Clive      (‘Crystal Anis’ 2012 France)

the Alohas – Dagnabit      (‘Get Leid With The Alohas’ 2002 Australia)

Technicolour Dreaming

Beginning with a psychedelic Rolling Stones gem, the Cat & the Brat juggled genres, eras and geography for your listening pleasure. But minutes into the show, we were pleasantly interrupted (twice!) by a knock at the door of Three D Radio, with members of Adelaide bands bearing their brand new releases. Not long after, hot-off-the-press tracks from Brenton Manser and the Readymades were unleashed on the airwaves – ‘seat of the pants radio’ in action!! You too can have your songs aired on Three D – send us a copy, and if we like it, we’ll play it! – regardless, it’ll go into the ‘new releases’ section of the 3D Library for other announcers to discover! But we digress – your hosts proceeded on their merry way with gems from Baker Knight and the Knightmares, Major Tom and the Atoms, the Buzzcocks, and the Great Apes, to name but a few. A highlight was the Jigsaw Seen’s version of ‘Circle of Steel’, featuring Dave Davies on backing vox, so naturally we had to follow this with a rare Davies track from his new “Hidden Treasures” anthology.  And being the first day of August, it was time to finish the show with a new “Artiste of the Month”, with Adelaide’s late, great Baterz winning the spot for the next 4 weeks.....

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

the Rolling Stones – She’s a Rainbow     (‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ LP 1967 UK)

the Great Apes – Sebastopol Street [Procession cover]     (‘Tomorrow Is Today: a tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70’ compilation 2007 Australia)

the Lovetones – Mantra     (‘Meditations’ 2006 Aust.)

Jacques Dutronc – Les metamorphoses      (‘Jacques Dutronc [aka Comment Elles Dorment]’ LP 1967 France)

the Good, the Bad & the Queen – the Good, the Bad & the Queen     (‘the Good, the Bad & the Queen’ 2007 UK)

the Triffids – Raining Pleasure     (‘Love in Bright Landscapes’ LP 1986 Aust.)

Brenton Manser – Don’t Shut Me Out     (‘3 Song Sampler’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Bikini Atoll – Then Amplify     (‘Moratoria’ 2004 UK)

the B-52’s – 53 Miles West of Venus     (‘Wild Planet’ LP 1980 USA)

the Royal Dave Graney Show – Bodysnatcher Blues     (‘All our Friends are Stars’ EP 2004 Aust.)

the Jigsaw Seen – Circle of Steel [Gordon Lightfoot cover]     (‘Winterland’ 2011 USA)

Dave Davies – Creeping Jean [unreleased stereo version]    (rec. 1969 – taken from ‘Hidden Treasures’ anthology 2011 UK)

Paul Revere & the Raiders – Mr Sun Mr Moon     (7”single 1969 USA – taken from ‘Hungry for Kicks: singles & choice cuts 1965-69’ Rev-Ola anthology 2009)

the Moles – Brain Garden     (‘The Future Sounds of Ashton’ 2011 UK)

the Mynd Gardeners – Falling in Love Again [Ted Mulry cover]     (hidden track on ‘Tales From The Caramel Hourglass’ EP 2010 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Readymades – Ghost & the Bones     (‘Handmade’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Monkees – Love Is Only Sleeping     (‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones’ LP 1967 USA)

Baker Knight & the Knightmares – Hallucinations      (7”single 1967 USA – taken from ‘My Mind Goes High: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults’ compilation 2005)

Major Tom & the Atoms – Last Dance of the Lizard King     (‘Shake It Til You Break It’ EP 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Buzzcocks – Boredom     (‘Spiral Scratch’ EP 1977 UK)

the Monks – Oh, How to Do Now     (‘The Early Years 1964-1965’ anthology 2009 USA)

Kamikaze – ‘Lil Red Riding Hood [Sam the Sham cover]     (demo 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Flamin’ Groovies – Teenage Head     (‘Teenage Head’ LP 1971 USA)

Baterz – Goth      (‘Goth’ EP 2000 Adelaide, Aust. – taken from the ‘Great Big Squiddy Fun: A Baterz Tribute’ compilation’s bonus disc ‘Baterz for Beginners’ 2009 Aust.)   #

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