Technicolour Dreaming

This edition’s featured compilation is a 3-CD boxset released in 2013 by Grapefruit Records in the UK called "Love, Poetry and Revolution: A Journey Through the British Psychedelic and Underground Scenes 1966-72" which has mostly rare and unreleased tracks by obscure bands, many of which have never appeared on compilations, or indeed anywhere, before. Yet many of these tracks are real gems which deserve to be heard by a much wider audience – for example, Deep Feeling were comprised

of some of the best musicians in the UK. They later went on to renown in bands such as Traffic, Spooky Tooth, Mott the Hoople, Blossom Toes, Family and more, yet the tracks they recorded for a debut album and single were left unreleased and untouched until 2012. Indeed, the track we played, “Pretty Colours”, is arguably one of the finest examples of mid-60’s English psychedelia, yet it remained unheard until recently, so for us, this is the best reason for record companies to release, and us to buy these types of compilations. This music should be heard! The rest of the show was comprised of more recent releases from the likes of the Black Ryder, Worthless, Les Limiñanas and Crystal Jacqueline plus the title track from the outstanding new LP from Swedish band the Amazing, as well as a smattering of older songs by artists such as the Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lost & Found and Traffic, before finishing with New Yorker Amen Dunes from the recently released “Cowboy Worship” EP .....

..... so here is the playlist plus some related clips .....

the Strawberry Alarm Clock - The World's On Fire      ("Incense and Peppermints" LP 1967 USA)

the Black Ryder  - Seventh Moon      ("The Door Behind the Door" LP 2015 Australia/USA)

the Luck of Eden Hall - This is Strange      ("Alligators Eat Gumdrops" 2012 USA)   

Les Limiñanas - Tu Es À Moi        ("(I've Got) Trouble In Mind: 7" And Rare Stuff 2009/2014" compilation 2014 France)

Tintern Abbey - Do What You Must      (demo acetate recorded 1968, taken from "What's The Rush, Time Machine Man? Psychedelic Jumble Volume 1" compilation 2007 USA)

Wesley Fuller - Melvista      (7" single [b-side to Change Your Mind] 2015 Melbourne, Australia)

the Horrors - Still Life       ("Skying"  2011 UK)

the Amazing - Picture You      ("Picture You" 2015 Sweden)

the Orange Drop - Electric Sitar Beat      ("Drone Pop" EP 2014 Philadelphia USA)

the Dandelion - On a June Morning      ("Going Steady Mixtape #5" compilation 2015 Adelaide, Australia)

Crystal Jacqueline - Siren      ("The Rainflower" 2015 Wales, UK)

Claudio Cataldi - Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover]      ("Fruits de Mer Records presents ‘Strange Fruit and Veg’ - promo 2" compilation 2015 UK)

Sapphire Thinkers - I Feel a Bit Strange      ("From Within" 1968 USA)

Worthless - Dee Minor      ("All my Friends are Stone" LP 2015 UK)

Traffic - Coloured Rain      ("Mr Fantasy" LP 1967 UK)

“COMPILATION OF THE WEEK”

"Love, Poetry and Revolution: A Journey Through the British Psychedelic and Underground Scenes 1966-72" 2013 Grapefruit Records     

the Liverpool Scene- We'll All be Spacemen Before We Die      ("the Amazing Adventures of..."  compilation 2009 – taken from “Love, Poetry and Revolution...” compilation, disc 2)

Tuesday's Children - A Strange Light from the East      (7" single 1967 – taken from “Love, Poetry and Revolution...” compilation, disc 1)

Beau - Creation      ("Creation" LP 1971 UK – taken from “Love, Poetry and Revolution...” compilation, disc 3)

Deep Feeling - Pretty Colours      (recorded 1966 UK, unissued, released on “Pretty Colours” anthology 2012 – taken from “Love, Poetry and Revolution...” compilation, disc 1)

the Sorrows - The Makers      ("Old Songs, New Songs" LP 1969 UK – taken from “Love, Poetry and Revolution...” compilation, disc 2)

Crocheted Doughnut Ring - Two Little Ladies (Azalea  and Rhododendron)      (7" single 1967 – taken from “Love, Poetry and Revolution...” compilation, disc 1)

the Apricot - Too Far Behind     ("A Forestful of Threes" LP 2011 Norway)

Lost and Found - When Will You Come Through      (7" single 1968 USA)

Amen Dunes - I Know Myself (Montreal)        ("Cowboy Worship" 2015 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

Before we begin, the Cat and the Brat would like to thank fellow 3D Radio announcers “harry” and Michael for stepping into the breach and doing the past couple of shows for us with such panache – great music from both of you! And while we were away, of course, a big pile of new releases awaited us at the P.O., only some of which we were able to fit into this week’s show, so look out for lots of new music in the weeks to come. But back to this show!  We started with a track for the long-anticipated new album from Finland’s veteran psychedelecists Octopus Syng, newly released on the UK’s “Mega Dodo” record company, who also put out the “Barnburner” split-EP by Mordecai Smyth and Icarus Peel. We also celebrated the “Fruits de Mer” vinyl-only label’s “Crabstock 2014” series of shows in the USA, Finland and Wales by playing tracks by some of the featured artists such as the Luck of Eden Hall, Sendelica and Sky Picnic as well as a few selections from the FdM back-catalogue. Add to these the usual mix of 60’s goodness by the likes of Procession, the Sorrows, Iceland’s legendary Thor’s Hammer and the Pretty Things, some proto-punk from Zolar X and the Dictators and new music from Holy Wave, Pinkunoizu and Night Beats plus much more, and it’s Technicolour Dreaming for another week......

...... so here is the playlist, with visuals attached.....

Octopus Syng – Cuckoo Clock Mystery      (“Reverberating Garden, No.7” 2014 Finland)

Mike Furber – I’m on Fire      (7”single 1969 Australia)

Mordecai Smyth – Plastic People      (“Barnburner” split-EP [with Icarus Peel] 2014 UK)

Pinkunoizu – I said hell you said no      (“The Drop” 2013 USA)

Impala Syndrome – Let Them Try      (“Impala Syndrome” LP 1969 Spain)

Rochelle Rosenthal & the Kickball Queen – Lottery       (7”single 1969 Detroit, USA)

Kelley Stoltz – Inside My Head      (“Double Exposure” LP 2013 California, USA)

the Liverpool Scene – We’ll All Be Spacemen Before We Die      (unreleased, recorded 1969 for UK  4-part TV series “the Liverpool Scene Look At...”   – taken from “Love Poetry And Revolution: A Journey Through The British Psychedelic And Underground Scenes 1966 To 1972” compilation boxset 2013 UK)

Holy Wave – Night Tripper      (“Relax” 2014 USA)

 

the Sorrows – The Makers      (“Old Songs, New Songs” LP 1969 UK)

the Dictators – California Sun [Rivieras cover]      (“Go Girl Crazy” LP 1975 New York, USA)

Zolar X – Space Age Love      (unreleased, recorded 1974 Los Angeles, USA – released on “Timeless” LP 1982 USA)

Night Beats – H-Bomb (Al Lover remix)      (“Trouble In Mind label : Liverpool Psych Fest 2013” promo-cd 2013 USA)

the Bonniwell Music Machine – Astrologically Incompatible      (7”single b-side [to Bottom of the Soul] 1967 USA)

the Pretty Things – Baron Saturday      (“S.F. Sorrow” LP 1968 UK)

the Luck of Eden Hall – S.F.Sorrow Is Born [Pretty Things cover]      (recorded 2011 USA – taken from “Sorrow’s Children: the songs of S.F. Sorrow” compilation LP 2012 UK)

the Hounds – Office Girl      (7”single 1967 Sweden)

Seventh Ring of Saturn – 10,000 Words in a Cardboard Box [Aquarian Age cover]      (recorded 2011 USA – taken from “Keep Off The Grass” double-LP compilation 2011 UK)

Procession – Mind Magician      (“Procession” LP 1968 Australia)

Sky Picnic – Try It [Hollies cover]      (rec. 2011 USA – taken from “Re-Evolution: FdM Sings the Hollies” compilation LP 2013 UK)

Crystal Jacqueline – Remember a Day [Pink Floyd cover]      (“Honey” EP 2014 Wales, UK)

the Luck of Eden Hall – Lucifer Sam [Pink Floyd cover]      (“Fruits de Mer Live in London” compilation EP 2013 UK)

Sendelica – Venus In Furs [ Velvet Underground cover]      (7”single 2009 Wales, UK)

Thor’s Hammer – My Life      (“Umbarumbamba” EP 1968 Iceland)

the Sandals – House of Painted Glass       (7”single b-side [to Cloudy] 1967 USA)

the Barracudas – We’re Living in Violent Times      (“Drop Out with the Barracudas” LP 1980 UK)