Technicolour Dreaming

Between two English bands, beginning with Jason Crest from 1967 and finishing with P.I.L. in 2012, we heard recordings from different continents, eras and styles as always on this show, presented again this week by both the Cat & the Brat, but for the first time from our new 3D Radio studios in St Peters. There seemed to be a large European contingent though, amongst them les Liminanas from France, S.T Mikael from Sweden, Head & the Hares from Italy, and Rob de Neys from the Netherlands. We were saddened to hear of the passing of Reg Presley and featured a tribute to his iconic band, the Troggs. We played some classic Mike Furber, Doors and Rezillos plus songs from the Allah-Las, Toy and Jim Noir, not to mention Part 1 of “Space Kids”, a radio serial featuring music by the Lost from 1968 that was never broadcast [watch out for Part 2 next week!] Throw in Johnny Young & the Easybeats demoing ‘Step Back’ in 1966 and Nico joining Bauhaus onstage in 1981, with lots more great music and there’s the show for another week.....

...... and here’s the playlist, with some film-clips to watch.....

Jason Crest – Black Mass         (7” single b-side [to Place in the Sun] 1967 Kent, UK)

the Doors – Hello, I Love You         (‘Waiting for the Sun’ LP 1968 California, USA)

the Unfolding – Girl From Nowhere         (‘How to Blow Your Mind and Have a Freakout Party’ LP 1967 USA)

Mike Furber – You         (7” single 1966 Australia)

les Liminanas – Longanisse         (‘Crystal Anis’ 2012 France)

the Allah-Las – Vis a Vis         (‘Allah-Las’ 2012 California, USA)

the Troggs – Night of the Long Grass          (7” single 1967 UK)

Cheater Slicks – Gonna Make You [Troggs cover]         (recorded in 1990 – taken from ‘Groin Thunder : tribute to the Troggs’ compilation 1992 USA)

Life on Earth – Bubble         (‘Look! There is Life on Earth!” Sweden 2012)

S.T. Mikael – Gyrax         (‘Mind of Fire’ 2007 Sweden)

the Back Door Men – Dance of the Savages         (recorded 1985 – taken from ‘Sodra Esplanaden #4’ 2005 Sweden)

Johnny Young/the Easybeats – Step Back [demo version]         (recorded in Perth 1966 – taken from ‘Clarion Call’ compilation 2003 Australia)

Kim Fowley – Red China      (‘Visions of the Futures’ LP 1973 USA)

the Occasional Dead Flies – Dirt         (‘A Real Cool Time: Distorted Sounds from the North’ compilation LP 1985 Sweden)

les Problemes – Dodecaphonie      (‘Antoine et les Problemes’ EP 1966 France)

Head & the Hares – Why Must You Fade Away      (‘Autumn Songbook’ 1997 Italy)

Rob de Neys – Bye Bye Mrs Turple      (7”single 1968 Amsterdam, Holland)

Bauhaus [with Nico] – Waiting for the Man [Velvet Underground cover]      (recorded 1981 in Manchester, UK – released on 12”single b-side [to Ziggy Stardust] 1982 UK)

Sleepy Sun – New Age      (‘Embrace’ 2009 UK)

the Rezillos – Flying Saucer Attack      (‘Can’t Stand the Rezillos’ LP 1978 UK)

the Lost – Space Kids [Part 1]      (recorded 1967 – taken from ‘Flat Earth Society/the Lost’ reissue/compilation  1993 USA)

Toy – Heart Skips a Beat      (‘Toy’ 2012 UK)

Jim Noir – All Right      (‘Jim Noir’ 2008 UK)

Sagittarius – My World Fell Down      (‘Present Tense’ LP 1967 California, USA)

Daughters of Albion – 1968/John Flip Lockup      (‘Daughters of Albion’ LP 1968 California, USA)

P.I.L. – One Drop      (12”single 2012 UK)

Obscured by...

Beginning our regular opening set of Australian recordings from the 60’s/70’s with an obscure 7” single by the Limit, which seems to have been released twice by the Australasian arm of RCA Records, firstly in 1968 and then again in 1969, yet sadly failing to bother the ‘hit parade’ on either occasion despite its quality, we moved through some equally fine songs by bands such as the Throb, MPD Ltd and Adelaide’s the Hergs plus a single by the short-lived ‘power trio’ Bulldog, which featured members of Procession, the Purple Hearts and the Bay City Union. While keeping a general psych/garage focus, we then ventured further out in time and place to the 80’s and beyond, with the likes of the Wylde Mammoths from Sweden, Magic Lantern [ a Sun Araw-related project] from the USA, Italy’s Head & the Hares, the Pandoras from California and Something Really Beautiful, whose fine song we discovered on a sampler LP from UK label Creation Records and who apparently released only one single before disappearing ... but at least they left us this great slice of neo-psychedelia. Also featured were tracks from recent reissues of albums by Comus, the Druids of Stonehenge and Paul Revere & the Raiders as well as a track from Hapshash & the Coloured Coat’s sole album, produced by member Guy Stevens, plus another spin of the sitar headswirler by Kali Bahlu by [rare] request. All pretty rare, semi-forgotten yet worthy stuff...just your usual “obscured by...”, presented for your listening pleasure this week by the Cat and the Brat!

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

the Limit – Happy Life       (7”single 1968/1969 Adelaide, Australia)

MPD Ltd – No Regrets     (7”single 1965 Melbourne, Aust.)

Marcie Jones – That Hurts     (7”single b-side 1966 Aust.)

the Throb – Turn My Head     (7”single 1966 Sydney, Aust.)

the Iguana – Good News     (7”single 1969 Aust.)

Bulldog – Innerspring     (7”single 1970 Aust. – played from “Fable label: Collector’s Items” compilation LP 1972)

Musick Express – Jackie’s Thing     (7”single 1970 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Hergs – Style of Love     (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Cornflake Zoo – Rainy Day     (“End of the beginning” EP 1986 Sweden)

the Pandoras – Haunted Beach Party     (“It’s About Time” LP 1984 USA)

Head & the Hares – Why must you fade away?     (“Autumn Songbook” 1998 Italy)

the Hidden Masters – Into the Night Sky     (“It’s Happening, vol.1” compilation 2010 UK)

No Strange – Sailing Out     (“L’Universo” LP 1987 Italy)

the Fuzztones – I Gotta Way With Girls [Lavender Hour cover]     (“Greg Shaw: He Put the Bomp! in the Bomp” compilation 2007 USA)

the Wylde Mammoths – Gone Away     (“Go Baby Go!” LP 1987 Sweden)

 Something Really Beautiful – Freak Outburst     (recorded 1988 – taken from “Do you Believe in Love: Creation Records” compilation LP 1990 UK)

Moon Duo – Mazes [Walking Through This Space]     (“Mazes – Remixed” 2011 USA)

Magic Lantern – Moon Lagoon Platoon      (“Platoon“ 2009 USA)

David Sylvian – The Healing Place     (“Down To Earth” 1986 UK)

Comus – Winter is the Coloured Bird     (“Diana” EP 1971 UK)

Kali Bahlu – How Can I Tell My Guru?     (“Kali Bahlu takes the Forest Children on a Journey of Cosmic Remembrance” 1968 USA)

Hapshash & the Coloured Coat – Aoum     (“Featuring the Human Host and the Heavy Metal Kids” LP 1967 UK)

the Barracudas – I ain’t no miracle worker [Brogues cover]     (“Mean Time” LP 1983 UK)

John’s Children – Desdemona     (7”single 1967 UK)

Paul Revere & the Raiders – The Great Airplane Strike     (7”single 1966 USA)

the Full Treatment – Just Can’t Wait     (7”single 1967 USA)

the Druids of Stonehenge – Signed D.C. [Love cover]     (“Creation” LP 1968 USA)