Technicolour Dreaming

Our Compilation of the Week for this edition was “A Forest of Goldtops in the Land of Oz” plus its companion volume, “Datura Dreamtime”, a 2-CD series of Australian psychedelia put out in very limited numbers in 1997 and 1999 respectively. They are classed as “unofficial” releases, but most of the songs are long deleted, unknown or very rare, and though a few, by such artists as the Twilights and Bobby & Laurie were on major labels, most, for instance by Glass Web [whose bass-player, incidentally, later found some reknown as Stan Brat of Adelaide’s the Brats, the band of which this writer was also a member], were put out by small independent record companies or self-released and thus extremely hard, not to mention expensive, to find. Hence, these early compilations gave modern fans of psychedelia a chance to hear these songs, often for the first time, and to rescue them from oblivion, a job they seem to have done successfully when one looks at the growing number of such Aussie psych compilations today. Staying in that same Australian vein, we also played from the limited edition vinyl double-LP of 2013’s great “Nuggets : Antipodean Interpolations of the First Psychedelic Era” of current Australian artists playing versions of the original “Nuggets” compilation of 1972 and which features 7 more tracks than the CD version. Needless to say there was also music from diverse sources and eras such as songs by Pinkunoizu, Permanent Clear Light, the Luck of Eden Hall, Vibravoid and others as is our wont. So, until next week.....

.....  here is the playlist plus the occasional visuals..... enjoy!

New Electric Ride - Marquis De Sade      ("Balloon Age" 2014 UK)

People - I Love You [Zombies cover]      ("I Love You" LP 1968 San Jose, California USA)

Shocking Blue - Acka Raga      ("Shocking Blue" LP 1969 Sweden)

the Rolling Stones - My Obsession      ("Between the Buttons"  LP 1967 UK)

Thee Jezebels - Black Book      (7"single 2015 UK)

Rocket From the Tombs - Sonic Reducer       (recorded live 1975 Cleveland, Ohio USA –  originally unreleased; taken from "Babylon's Burning:The Rough and Ready Rise of Punk Rawk 1973-1978" boxset compilation 2007)   

Ty Segall - Love Fuzz      ("Twins" 2012 California, USA)

Melodie Nelson - Tobacco Road [Trad./Blues Magoos cover]      ("Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations of the First Psychedelic Era" double-LP 2013 Australia)

Bad//Dreems – Pushin’ Too Hard  [Seeds cover]      ("Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations of the First Psychedelic Era" double-LP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Pinkunoizu - Death is not a Lover     ("Free Time!" 2012 Denmark)

Permanent Clear Light - The Skies Will Fall      ("Beyond These Thngs" 2012 Finland)

Cary Grace - Cirrus Minor [Pink Floyd cover]     ("Fruits de Mer: A Temporary Lapse of Vinyl" compilation 2015 UK)

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

Spacegarden - Blood Red Dawn of Opium   ("Psychedelica 1" compilation 2006 York, UK)

ScotDrakula - Run Run Run [Third Rail cover]      ("Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations of the First Psychedelic Era" double-LP 2013 Australia)

Compilation of the Week

"A Forest of Gold Tops in the Land of Oz" and "A Forest of Gold Tops – Vol. 2 : Datura Dreamtime"

the Proclamation - King of the Mountain     (7" single 1968, Perth, Australia – taken from “A Forest of Goldtops...” compilation 1997 Australia)

Glass Web - In a Year or So         (7" single 1971 Adelaide, Australia – taken from “A Forest of Gold Tops... vol.2 – Datura Dreamtime” compilation 1999 Australia)

Peter Tilbrook - All Mine to Play With      (7" single b-side [to Stop the Time] 1971 Adelaide, Australia – taken from “A Forest of Goldtops.....”)

Doug Ashdown - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [version]     (7" single 1969, Australia – taken from “...vol.2 – Datura Dreamtime”)

the Vegetable Garden - Even Stevens      (7" single 1969, Perth, Australia– taken from “A Forest of Goldtops.....”)

Travis Wellington Hedge - Hey Bulldog [Beatles cover]      (7" single 1969 Adelaide, Australia – taken from “...vol.2 – Datura Dreamtime”)

Mick Harvey - Comic Strip [Gainsbourg/Bardot cover]      ("Pink Elephants" 1995 Melbourne, Australia)

Quilt - Cowboys in the Void     (“Quilt” 2013 New Hampshire, USA)

Vibravoid - Astronomy Domine [Pink Floyd cover]    ("Vibravoid 2001 – the 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition“ 2015 Dusseldorf, Germany)

Roxy Music - Sea Breezes / Bitters End      ("Roxy Music"LP 1972 UK)

Obscured By... July 12 2011

A solo Michael Hunter this week, but then again not.  For the special in-studio guest was Peter Tilbrook, ex-Masters Apprentices, who dropped a couple of scoops including a potential reformation of a 60s line-up of the band, plus his writing of a musical on the arrival of rock & roll in Australia!  Pre-Masters songs from his earlier bands were also played.  Then there was a fortuitous dip into the "X" section of the Three D record library, some rare UK acetate singles from the 60s, a French version of Friday On My Mind - and a James Last track and a German version of El Paso, just to keep the quality level variable!!  Yep, that sounds like the fun and games of another Obscured By...


Sounds Of Silence - Mary's Got A Daisy  (single Adelaide 1967)
Paradise - Sin  (single Adelaide 1970)
Peter Tilbrook - Stop The Time  (single Adelaide 1971)
Masters Apprentices - Brigette  (single A 1968)
Masters Apprentices - Four Years Of Five  (single B 1968)
Masters Apprentices - Elevator Drver (single A 1968)
(Masters songs all taken from the Aztec Music reissue of the self-titled album, with copious bonus tracks)
Skyhooks - Hit Me Kick Me  (unreleased demo 1974)
Dragon - Now That Daddy's Home  (single B 1979)
Flowers - Sister  (live 1980, available as a free download via Icehouse's Facebook page)

This portion of the show brought to you by the letter X...
X-Ray-Z - Poor Image  (self titled LP 1980)
XTC - Chain Of Command (Drums & Wires, plus bonus single with vinyl version 1979)
Xiu Xiu - Chocolate Makes You Happy  (Dear God I Hate Myself, 2010)


Tropical Fish - Everyone Is Everything   (unreleased UK 196?)
1984 - There Is Music All Around Me  (acetate UK 1969)
The Pathfinders - Punpkin Lantern  (acetate, Scotland 1969)
unknown band - Every Day Is Just The Same  (unreleased?)
Sons Of Man - My Life With You  (UK EP 196?)
All the above taken from "Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol 10 : A Hidden Secret Garden Found" (1999) 
 
Evolution Control Committee - What Would You Think If I Sang Autotune  (2010)
Les Hou-Lops - Vendredi m'obsede  (France single 1967, version of Friday On My Mind)
The Readymen - Shortnin' Bread  (US single 1965, also on Pebbles Vol 4)
Lolita - El Paso  (German language version, prob 45 196?)
James Last - Hey Tonight / She's A Woman / What Is Life  (Non Stop Dancing 12, LP 1971)
Company Caine - It's Up To You  (Product Of A Broken Reality, Aust 1971)

Obscured By... March 22, 2011

“OBSCURED BY...” this week again had a single ‘.’ at the helm – this time it was Michael Hunter – playing the usual plethora of forgotten 60’s singles from Australia and beyond plus obscure gems from other eras and genres... including a track from Brazilian legends ‘Os Mutantes’, who played here recently at ‘Womadelaide’, as well as a live recording from 2003 of the reformed ‘Masters Apprentices’.

...and here is the play-list :

Alison Durbin – Don’t come any closer (7” single 1970 Aust.)

the Brigade – As A Boy (7” single 1966 Aust.)

the Motion – Nice Girl (7” single 1966 Aust.)

the Gremlins – Coming Generations (7” single 1967 Aust.)

the Twilights - John Hardy (7” single 1966 Adelaide, Aust.)

Os Mutantes – Baby (Os Mutantes)

9.30 Fly – Mr 509 (9.30 Fly)

Blonde on Blonde – Circles (Looking Towards the Sun – comp.)

Back Street Band - This ain’t the road (7” single 1969 USA)

Bobbi Blake – Rock Rock Beat (song poem 7” single USA)

Dick Kent - Smiling Farmer (song poem 7” single USA )

Major Bill Smith – Freddy, the Disco Frog (song poem 7” single USA )

Ira Cook – What is a girl? (7” single 1958 USA)

Evolution Control Committee – What would you do if I sang Auto-tune? (demo 2010 USA)

les Hou Lops – Vendredi m’Obsede [‘Friday on my Mind’: Easybeats cover, sung in French] (7” single 1967 Canada)

Alice Cooper – Hello Hooray (Billion Dollar Babies)

Tempest – Let’s live for today (Another Dawn)

Squeeze – Squabs on 40 Fab (7” single [b-side] 1978 UK)

Chipmunks – I ain’t no danged cartoon (7” single [b-side] 1994 USA)

Ira Cook – What is a boy? (7” single 1958 USA)

Zane & Hogan – Studio 54 (7” single USA )

Bobbi Blake – Who played house with you? (song poem 7” single USA)

the Capt Matchbox Whoopee Band – My canary has circles under his eyes (Smoke Dreams)

Peter Tilbrook – Stop the Time (7” single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Masters Apprentices – Wars or Hands of Time (2003 ‘live’ in Adelaide, Aust.)

Eero Kolvistoinen – Small games inside an urban limousine (Psychedelic Phinland – comp.)

the Charlies – On Art Criticism (Psychedelic Phinland)

Apollo – Thoughts (Psychedelic Phinland)

Lightyears Away – Yesterday (Love, Peace & Poetry Vol 5 : UK – comp.)

Bodkin – 3 Days after death, Pt 1 (Love, Peace & Poetry Vol 5 : UK)

Christie Allen – He’s my number one (Magic Rhythm)