Technicolour Dreaming

Douglas P. of Death In June fame joined us again as guest programmer this week, on the eve of his North American tour which begins shortly in Mexico [details here], playing some tracks from his recent “Live In Wein” double album. As always he entertained us with anecdotes and stories including the merits of the Dave Clark 5’s contribution to “the British Invasion” and their 1965 movie “Catch Us If You Can”, which we all agreed was an unjustly under-rated 60’s classic! He also brought in music for us to play by artists who have joined him on his various overseas tours, including Ostara, Spitting At Pigeons and Spiritual  Front. Also this week we played a couple of previews from some of the forthcoming album releases by the UK’s wonderful Fruits de Mer Records vinyl-only label – one from Sweden’s Tor-Peders and another by UK stalwarts Astralasia - you can get more details at their website. Add some Byrds, Clinic, Antoine, a mix of new and old psychedelia and more..... and that was the show for another week! We hope Douglas’s shows in the Americas go well and we look forward to catching up again after his return.....

..... so here is the playlist, with a multitude of visuals to enjoy.....

the Dave Clark 5 – Anyway You Want It      (7”single 1964 UK)

Ostara – Paradise Down South      (“Paradise Down South” 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Tor-Peders – Aye Makami      (“Brev Från Ederstorp” LP 2014 Sweden)

the Byrds – Eight Miles High      (“Fifth Dimension” LP 1966 USA)

Pinkunoizu – Myriad Pyramid      (“Free Time” LP 2012 USA)

Clinic – Touch Me [Doors cover]      (“A Psych Tribute to the Doors” compilation 2014 USA)

Death In June – Heaven Street      (“Live in Wien” double-CD 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Spiritual Front – Eternally Yours      (“Black Hearts in Black Suits” 2013 Italy)

Crisis – UK ’78 [demo]      (“Kollectiv” anthology LP 2014 UK)

Astralasia – The Desert      (bonus 7”single [rec.2006] with “Wind On Water” LP 2014 UK)

the Masters Apprentices – Our Friend Stanley Owsley lll      (“Choice Cuts” LP 1971 Australia/UK)

the Electric Prunes – Flowing Smoothly       (7”single b-side [to Hey Mr President] 1969 USA)

Death In June – C’est un Rêve      (“Live in Wien” double-CD 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Lou Reed – Sword of Damocles      (“Magic and Loss” 1992 New York, USA)

Paul McCartney – Road      (“NEW” 2013 UK)

the See See – Open Up Your Door      (“Fountayne Mountain” 2012 UK)

Antoine – Un éléphant me regarde      (7“single 1966 France)

Mordecai Smyth – Georgina Jones      (7“single 2013 UK)

the Association – Pandora’s Golden Heebie Jeebies      (“Renaissance” LP 1967 USA)

Ostara – Darkness Over Eden      (“Paradise Down South” 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Spitting At Pigeons – Cry of a Dying Star      (“Spitting at Pigeons” 2013 Slovakia)

Ikon – I Burn For You      (pre-release single 2014 Melbourne, Australia)

Gene Clark – Please Mr Freud      (rec.1972 – taken from “Here Tonight : The White Light Demos” 2013 USA)

the Dave Clark 5 – Come Home      (7”single 1965 UK)

Technicolour Dreaming

Having just rediscovered a favourite TV cartoon, the Brat just had to start with the New York Dolls version of its theme song and dedicate it to his Cat! But it was not all frivolity this week – we had some seriously fine music to share, including a track from Ben Mason’s lovingly crafted re-creation of the Zombies’ classic ‘Odessey & Oracle’ LP which he has released as a very limited vinyl edition – we’ve included his Youtube “Making Of...” mini-movie to give you more details. We also played the long opening song from the excellent new King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard release, further tracks from the brilliant new Lumerians album and the White Fence and Permanent Clear Light vinyl singles, plus another from the second instalment of groovy Geelong label Anti-Fade’s “New Centre of the Universe” compilation series, as well as a Spizzenergi cover from the latest EP by Canberra surf punks, Space Party. There was some 60’s psychedelic excellence in the form of songs by H.P.Lovecraft, the End and Keith, a track from the Teardrop Explodes’ second album, Bow Wow Wow’s ode to cassette recording .... and lots more before we ended with yet another in our ongoing quest for ‘alternative versions’, this one of a Byrds’ standard. And there it was – the sound of Technicolour Dreaming on 3D Radio, Adelaide, Australia.....

...... and here is the playlist with links and clips for your perusal.....

the New York Dolls – Courageous Cat [TV cartoon theme cover]      (recorded 1974 New York: unreleased – taken from “Rock’n’Roll” anthology 1994 USA)

Lumerians – Life Without Skin      (“The High Frontier” 2013 USA)

Suede – Can’t Get Enough      (“Head Music” 1999 UK)

Electric Moon – Kleiner Knaller      (“The Doomsday Machine” 2011 Germany)

the Stoneage Hearts – Sick of You [Stooges cover]      (“Guilty as Sin” 2004 Australia)

Turtlenecjk – The Same       (“New Centre of the Universe, Vol.2” compilation 2013 Geelong, Australia)

Brown Recluse – Paisley Tears      (“Evening Tapestry” 2011 Philadelphia, USA)

Permanent Clear Light – Afterwards [Van Der Graaf Generator cover]      (7”single b-side [to Higher Than The Sun] 2013 Finland)

H.P.Lovecraft – Spin, Spin, Spin      (“H.P.Lovecraft II” LP 1969 USA)

the End – Shades of Orange      (“Introspection” LP 1969 UK)

Jésus – L'électrocuté      (7”single 1967 France – taken from “Midnight Massiera : the B-Music of Jean-Pierre Massiera” anthology 2009 France/UK)

Space Party – Where’s Captain Kirk? [Spizzenergi cover]      (“Future Surf” EP 2013 Canberra, Australia)

Bow Wow Wow – C-30, C-60, C-90, Go!      (7”single 1980 UK)

Big Richard Insect – Death to the Animals      (“Big Richard Insect” EP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Ben Mason – Time of the Season [Zombies cover]      (“The Odessey Odyssey” LP 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

Starling Electric – St Valentine’s Day Massacre       (“Clouded Staircase” 2008 Michigan, USA)

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

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Head On/Pill      (“Float Along – Fill Your Lungs” 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

the Hidden Masters – Into The Night Sky [alt. version]      (‘Shindig!’ magazine covermount-CD compilation “It’s Happening Vol.1” 2009 UK)

the Teardrop Explodes – Passionate Friend      (“Wilder” LP 1981 UK)

Pink Floyd – Matilda Mother [alt. version]      (recorded 1967 – bonus track on disc 3 of “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” reissue boxset 2007 UK)

Keith – Charley Cinders      (“The Adventures of Keith” LP 1969 New York, USA)

David Bowie – The Bewlay Brothers      (“Hunky Dory” LP 1971 UK)

White Fence – Fragility      (7” single b-side [to Pink Gorilla] 2013 California, USA)

the Byrds – Eight Miles High [alt. version]      (recorded 1966 – bonus track on “5^th Dimension” reissue 2004 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

Finally, the Cat & the Brat are back presenting the whole show together... so it’s a mix of favourites, like the Byrds and Golden Triangle, new releases, including tracks from Like Leaves, the Penny Dreadfuls and Wooden Shjips, plus a few ‘lost’ classics from bands such as the Outsiders, the Chocolate Watchband and the Essex Green. Of course we finished with a track from our current ‘Album of the Month’ by Australia’s Sand Pebbles... and don’t forget that 3D Radio’s annual RADIOTHON is on during August, from the 19th until the 28^th, so next week we will be having our ‘Radiothon Special’!

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

the Byrds – Mr Spaceman     (‘Fifth Dimension’ LP 1966 US)

the Beatles – She Said, She Said     (‘Revolver’ LP 1966 UK)

the Misunderstood – Children of the Sun     (7”single 1969 UK – taken from ‘Dirty Water 2’ compilation)

Friends – Choose your Words     (demo 2011 Adelaide, Australia)

Like Leaves – Like Leaves     (Like Leaves)

the Essex Green – Bald     (Essex Green EP 1999 US)

All the Leaves Have Fallen – Ruby Bland     (demo 2011 Adelaide)

Wooden Shjips – Lazy Bones     (pre-release from ‘West’ album)

the Penny Dreadfuls – She Put the Baby in the Microwave     (the Penny Dreadfuls)

the Barbarellatones – Mommy’s Gone Insane     (Confessions of a Teenage Prostitute)

the Cramps – Goo Goo Muck     (‘Psychedelic Jungle’ LP 1979 US)

Zombina & the Skeletones – Nobody Loves You (when you’re dead)     (demo 2004 US)

Zombie Ghost Train – Girl U Want     (Glad Rags & Body Bags)

Devilish Presley – Hammer Horror Glamour     (CD single 2005 UK)

Golden Triangle – Blood & Arrow     (Double Jointer)

Molten Universe – 1323 B.C.     (The Green Ray)

the Outsiders – Prisonsong     (‘CQ’ LP 1968 Holland)

Q65 – I was Young     (Nothing but Trouble 1966-68)

the Chocolate Watchband – No Way Out     (7”single 1966 US)

Ride Into The Sun – Drown Your Soul     (Rats, Thieves & Liars)

the Sand Pebbles – Because I Could     (Dark Magic)    #

    #  ‘Album of the Month’