Obscured By...

 Perhaps it was the weather, but the majority of today’s show came from the currently cooler climes of the northern part of the planet where it is approaching winter, whilst here in Adelaide it was a very warm 37 degrees C - yet still the music brought to you by the Cat & the Brat was hot regardless of locale! We went from New Zealand via Australia with the Cleves and heard Steve Kipner’s Tin Tin before heading over to Europe with Deuter and venturing into the Swedish psychedelic underground of the late 80’s with S.T.Mikael before returning to the UK and the Human League. It would not of course be Obscured by...  without a few ‘odd’ tracks which this week included songs about puppies, both dead and alive, plus Nico’s take on all things Germanic. We also investigated US punk/new wave from, primarily, Boston and Cleveland and then, dropping back a decade, looked mainly at the Californian hotspot which gave us so many great bands like the Electric Prunes and the Turtles, before finishing with a Davy Jones from the UK who was not a Monkee, but instead a certain Mr David Jones who later traded under the surname of ‘Bowie’...

So far so good, so now check out the full playlist.....

the Sundowners – Baby Jane [Applejacks cover]      (7”single 1964 Auckland, New Zealand)

the Feelgoods – Le Soliel      (7”single 1966 Australia)

the Cleves – Don’t Turn Your Back      (7”single b-side [ to Sticks & Stones] 1969 NZ/Aust.)

Tin Tin – She Said Ride      (‘Tin Tin’ LP 1970 Aust.)

Buffalo Drive – Morning Good Day      (7”single 1972 Adelaide, Aust.)

Stafford Bridge – Passing Lines      (7”single b-side [ to Song for a Blind Man] 1972 Aust.)

Mythos – Oriental Journey      (‘Mythos’ LP 1972 Germany)

Deuter – Soham      (‘Aum’ LP 1972 Germany)

S.T. Mikael – Bom Bom Mahedev      (‘Visions of a Trespasser’ LP 1989 Sweden)

the Human League – Dreams of Leaving      (‘Travelogue’ LP 1980 UK)

Locomotive – Mr Armageddon      (7”single 1969 UK)

Napoleon XIV – Photogenic, Schizophrenic You      (‘They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!’ LP 1966 USA)

Odgen Edsel – Dead Puppies      (‘Stuffed’ LP 1977 Nebraska, USA)

Walter Steding – Hound Dog [Elvis cover]      (‘Walter Steding’ LP 1980 USA)

John Cale – Heartbreak Hotel [Elvis cover]      (‘June 1^st, 1974’ live LP 1974 UK/France)

Nico – Das Leid Der Deutschen      (‘The End’ LP 1974 UK)

the Lyres – I want to help      (7”single 1983 Boston, USA – taken from ‘DIY –Massachusetts Avenue: The Boston Scene 1975-1983’ compilation 1993 USA)

Neats – 6      (‘Propeller Product’ EP 1981 Boston, USA)

Thrills – Hey! [not another face in the crowd]      (7”single 1979 Boston, USA)

Harry Toledo & the Rockets – Busted Chevrolet      (‘Harry Toledo & the Rockets’ EP 1977 New York, USA)

Pere Ubu – Final Solution      (orig. 7”single 1976 Cleveland, USA – taken from ‘Max’s Kansas City’ compilation LP 1976 USA)

the Mirrors [aka the Styrenes] – Drano in my Veins      (demo 1975 Cleveland, USA – taken from ‘Babylon’s Burning: the Rough’n’Ready Rise of Punk Rawk 1973-1978’ boxset compilation 2007 UK)

the Electric Eels – Jaguar Ride      (demo 1975 Cleveland, USA)

DMZ – You’re Gonna Miss Me [Roky Erikson cover]      (‘DMZ’ EP 1977 Boston, USA)

the Trillium – Queen Alice      (7”single 1968 Rochester, New York, USA)

the Lexington Avenue – The Bird Collector      (7”single 1968 Canada)

the Electric Prunes – Hideaway       (‘Underground’ LP 1967 California, USA)

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

Nunchez’s – Open Up Your Mind       (7”single 1966 Chicago, USA)

W.C.Fields Memorial Electric String Band – Hippy Elevator Operator       (7”single 1966 Los Angeles, USA)

Davy Jones & the Lower Third – You've Got a Habit of Leaving      (7”single 1965 London, UK)

Technicolour Dreaming

It was another stylistic and regional meander this week. Beginning with a spot of late 70’s electronic rock from John Foxx’s Ultravox, Suicide and the original Human League, plus a couple of current Adelaide purveyors of similar ilk, Nekkro-Electro and Radio Spectacular, we then ventured into more psychedelic waters, featuring, amongst others, the Dolly Rocker Movement, Colour TV, the Deaths and a track from the wonderful  new Higher State album. Add some songs from a clutch of new releases including the Molting Vultures, the Hives and Major Tom & the Atoms plus a few 60’s singles from the likes of the Seeds before closing with the final appearance of the Lovetones as our ‘Band of the Month’ and there it is... another edition of  Technicolour Dreaming from the Cat & the Brat.....

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

Ultravox – Rock Wrok     (7”single 1977 UK)

the Human League – Only After Dark [Mick Ronson cover]     (‘Travelogue’ LP 1980 UK)

Nekkro-Electro – Fiends     (‘Terminal Crazies’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Australia)

Radio Spectacular – Tricks Are For Kids     (demo 2006 Adelaide, Aust.)

Suicide – Creature Feature [live]     (‘First Rehearsal Tapes 1975’ – taken from bonus disc with ‘Suicide’ [2^nd album] reissue – New York, USA)

the Deaths – Turn for the Worst     (‘Centralia’ 2008 Minnesota, USA)

the Brian Jonestown Massacre – Gaz Hilarant     (‘Aufheben’ 2012 USA)

Les Liminanas – I know there’s an answer [Beach Boys cover]    (2012 France – taken from ‘Mojo: Pet Sounds Revisited’)

the Dolly Rocker Movement – My Heavenly Way     (‘Our Days Mind The Tyme’ 2009 Aust.)

the Higher State – These Things Take Time     (‘Freakout at the Gallery’ 2012 UK)

the Byrds – Why     (7”single b-side 1966 USA – taken from ‘Full-Flyte: 1965-1970’ Australia-only anthology 1990 on Raven Records)

Colour TV – Malacoota      (‘Lisp’ 2006 Melbourne, Aust.)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Bad Blood     (‘Beat the Devil’s Tattoo’ 2010 USA)

Stonefield – Bad Reality     (‘Bad Reality’ 2012 Aust.)

the She-Creatures – Radar     (‘the She-Creatures’ EP 2009 UK)

the Hives – 1000 Answers     (‘Lex Hives’ 2012 Sweden)

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

the Ashram Poets – Mirage     (‘Corpios’ 2012 Aust.)

the Molting Vultures – Drop In & Go     (album version – ‘Get On Board’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Seeds – Bad Part of Town     (7”single 1970 USA)

the Ron-De-Vous  – Trip So Wild     (7”single 1967 USA)

the Bedroom Philosopher – Sudanese     (‘Songs from the 86 Tram’ 2010 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Lovetones – Journeymen [Anton Newcombe mix]     (‘Dimensions’ 2005 Aust.)   #

       #  “Band of the Month”

Technicolour Dreaming

 While casting about in the 3D Library for the Black Angels album we needed for our opening track, we were struck by the number of CDs by bands using ‘Black’ in their name... there were almost three full shelves of them! So we couldn’t resist playing a few of our favourites from amongst them, and even managing to end the run with a song of [almost] the same name as the opening band... as we said, there were a LOT to choose from! From there however, we reverted to Technicolour and a mixture of some older tracks by bands such as the Boys Next Door, Procession, Elton Motello and Oakapple Day with some brand new ones by Russian Roulette and the Molting Vultures before finishing with our latest “Band of the Month” the Sonics, who just happen to be touring Australia this month, including playing in Adelaide on the 24th!

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

the Black Angels – Never/Ever     (‘Directions to See a Ghost’ 2008 Texas, USA)

the Black Lips – Trapped in a Basement     (‘200MillionThousand’ 2009 USA)

Black Mountain – Evil Ways      (‘In the Future’ 2008 Vancouver, Canada)

Black Heart Procession – A Heart Like Mine     (‘III’ 2000 San Diego, USA)

the Black Ryder – Grass     (demo 2008 Sydney, Australia)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Weapon of Choice     (‘Baby 81’ 2007 USA)

the Black Hollies – Paisley Pattern Ground     (‘Casting Shadows’ 2008 New Jersey, USA)

Black Cab – Black Angel      (‘Call Sign’ 2009 Melbourne, Australia)

the Bee Gees – Spicks and Specks     (7”single 1966 Australia)

the Alohas – Hot Doggers     ( ‘Adelaide Kustom Kulture Weekend : 2003-2012’ compilation 2012 Australia – orig. released on ‘Get Leid with the Alohas’ 2000)

the B52’s – Strobelight     (‘Wild Planet’ LP 1980 USA)

the Boys Next Door – These Boots are Made for Walking [Lee Hazlewood cover]     (‘Lethal Weapons’ compilation LP 1978 Australia) 

Jab – You Got Soul     (demo 1976 Adelaide, Australia)

the Scoundrelles – Rocket USA [Suicide cover]     (‘Atomic Batteries To Power’ 2008 Australia/UK)

the Human League – Rock & Roll [Gary Glitter cover]     (‘Travelogue’ LP 1980 UK)

Elton Motello – Jet Boy, Jet Girl     (7”single 1977 UK/Belgium)

the Russian Roulettes – Every Time That You Need Me     (‘Physical Education’ 2012 Australia)

the Molting Vultures – Fire Engine [13^th Floor Elevators cover]     (‘Get On Board’ 2012 Adelaide, Australia)

the Vegetable Garden – Hypnotic Suggestion     (7”single 1969 Perth, Australia)

Procession – Mind Magician     (‘Procession’ LP 1968 Australia/UK)

Oakapple Day – Oceans of Fire     (7”single b-side 1969 Australia)

Ola & the Janglers – No-one Knows What Happens Round the Corner     (7”single b-side 1966 Sweden)

the Sonics – Have Love Will Travel [Richard Berry cover]     (‘Here are the Sonics’ LP 1965 USA)   # 

     #   “Band of the Month” 

Obscured By...

Beginning again with a clutch of 60’s Australian rarities, including the 1961 collaboration of Vicky Simms, a 13-year-old indigenous boy, with perennial instrumental band, the Joyboys, an unreleased recording by Procession and a great Tony Worsley single, this week’s presenters, the Cat and the Brat, ranged through time and place, vinyl and CD, to bring you the late 70’s/early 80’s electronic delights of Ultravox! and the Human League, some Finnish psychedelia from Eero Koivistoinen and a couple of tracks from the classic 1981 film “Urgh! A Music War”. We raided the extensive 3D Radio Library to pick random G selections for our regular “Letter of the Week” feature, which included the Welsh sunshine pop of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci and a children’s song by Professor Elliot Gnash, and ending this week’s episode with the Dandy Warhols take on the Cure....

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

the Echomen – Ski Run     (7”single 1963 Australia)

Chris Hall and the Torquays – Don’t ask me why     (7”single 1966 Australia)

Procession – I Love My Dog [Cat Stevens cover]     (unreleased : from ‘UpTight’ TV show 1967 Australia)

Vicky Simms and the Joyboys – I wanna bop     (7”single 1961 Australia)

Tony Worsley and the Fabulous Blue Jays – How Can It Be     (7”single 1966 Australia)

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs – Blue Day     (7”single 1964 Australia)

the Godz – Turn On     (‘Contact High With the Godz’ LP 1966 USA)

Galliard – Ask for Nothing     (‘New Dawn’ LP 1971 UK)

Eero Koivistoinen – Small Games inside an Urban Limousine     (1968 – taken from ‘Psychedelic Phinland: Finnish Hippie and Underground Music 1967-1974’ CD compilation 2006 Finland)

Kim Fowley – Strangers from the Sky     (7”single 1967 USA)

Hans Poulson – Comin’ Home the Long Way     (‘Lost and Found’ LP 1972 Australia)

Shel Silverstein – Have another Expresso     (‘Inside Folk Songs’ LP 1962 USA)

the Human League – WXJL Tonight     (‘Travelogue’ LP 1980 UK)

Kollectiv – Rambo Zambo     (‘Kollectiv’ LP 1973 Germany)

Ultravox! – The man who dies everyday     (‘Ha! Ha! Ha!’ LP 1977 UK)

Klaus Nomi – Total Eclipse     (recorded 1980 NYC – taken from ‘Urgh! A Music War’ double-LP compilation 1981 USA)

the Au Pairs – Come Again     (recorded 1980 London – from ‘Urgh! A Music War’)

Green On Red – Death and Angels     (‘Green On Red’ EP 1982 USA)

the Rain Parade – You are my friend     (‘Explosions in the Glass Palace’ LP 1984 USA)

the Long Ryders – Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today     (‘State of our Union’ 1986 USA)

Thee Wylde Maniacs – Why (love ain’t fair)     (7” single 1966 USA – taken from ‘Bam Caruso Waxworks Vol. 1’ compilation CD)

George W. Bush – El Dorado     (split 7” EP with the St Alban Kids 2003 Adelaide, Australia)   #

Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Miss Trudy      (‘Llanfwrog’ EP 1998 Wales, UK)   #

Professor Elliot Gnash – It’s Heaps Good in the Garden     (‘The most groovy album ever’ 2004 Adelaide, Australia)   #

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Dead-Beat     (‘Willoughby Beach’ 2011 Australia)   #

Redd Cross – Disco Bitch     (‘Jimmy’s Fantasy’ cdEP 1993 USA)

the Dandy Warhols – Primary [Cure cover]     (‘NME: Picture This - a tribute to the Cure’ CD 2009 UK)

       # “Letter of the Week”

Obscured By...

Beginning with our usual slew of Australian rarities, we wandered hither and thither through genres, countries and eras to bring you new obscurities... from the Czech songstress Marta Kubisova, persecuted for her support of the ‘Prague Spring of 1968’, to a fine version of ‘Green Tambourine’ by Billy McKenzie and the Associates... from Greece’s Insect Surfers to a 1979 EP from Mopsie Beans to a 1968 French single by UK band, the Kinetic and a slice of US garage by the Outcasts. Plus, of course, a group of H bands randomly chosen from the extensive 3D Radio Library (two of which coincidentally had an H in their title as well!) and finishing with a song by Palace of Light, which, though recorded in 1988, was never officially released by the band except on a Bam Caruso compilation in the 90’s, but has now been released as a limited edition 7” vinyl single by Spring Records in Spain... all these and more brought to you once again by all three DOTS, Peter, Megan and Michael.....

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

Grandmas Tonic – Lost Girl [Troggs cover]    (7” single, b-side of “I Know”, 1967 Australia)

the Bucket – Crossroads     (demo, previously unreleased, 1967 Adelaide)

Company Caine – Go See the Gypsy     (‘Product of a Broken Reality’ LP, 1971 Melbourne)

Headband – A Song for Tooley     (‘A Song for Tooley’ LP, 1973 Adelaide)

 Glenn Cardier – Expectations     (7” single, 1980 Australia)

Gabba – The Pinhead Takes It All     (‘Gabba Leave Stockholm’, 1999 UK)

the Wondermints – Knowing me, Knowing You [Abba cover]     (‘Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Wondermints’, 2000 UK)

Marta Kubisova – Nechte zvony znit [Let the Bells Ring]    (7” single, 1967, Czechoslovakia)

The Golden Earrings – Daddy Buy Me A Girl     (7” single, 1966, Holland)

the Associates – Green Tambourine [Lemon Pipers cover]     (‘Fire to Ice’ cdEP 1990 UK)

the Human League – Only After Dark [Mick Ronson cover]     (‘Travelogue’ LP, 1978 UK)

Betty Barnes – Requiem (For a Girl Born of the Wrong Times)     (7”single 1968 USA)

Jan and Dean – A Beginning from an End     (7” single 1966 USA)

the Gibsons – City Life     (7” single 1968 UK /Aust)

the Kinetic – Suddenly Tomorrow     (7” single, 1966 UK/France)

the Zips – Sunburn     (‘Guitars 4 Hire’ 2009 Scotland, UK)

the Urban Guerillas – Fala lala la... (‘Lame for Fame’ 2002 Adelaide)

Mopsie Beans – The Mechanic     (‘One Out’ EP 1979 Sydney )

Insect Surfers – Polaris     (‘Satellite Beach’ 2004 Greece)

Cabaret Voltaire – The Set Up     (‘Extended Play’ EP, 1978 Sheffield, UK)

Hypnotone – SBX II     (‘Ai’ LP 1991 UK)  #

Rick Holmstrom – Last To Know     (‘Hydraulic Groove’ 2002 USA)  #

the Hounds – Little Darling    (7” single 1980 Adelaide)  #

the Hollow Men – Powderfinger [Neil Young cover]     (‘Hair of the Dog’ LP 1990 Australia)  #

William Shatner – It was a very good year [Irwin Drake cover]     (‘Spaced Out’ anthology 1997 USA)

the Outcasts – I’m in Pittsburgh (and it’s raining)     (7”single 1966 USA)

Palace of Light – Books     (Rec. 1988 UK – released as a 7”single 2011)

     #  “Letter of the Week”