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)

Technicolour Dreaming

harry here. You may remember me from such 3D Radio shows as the SoundLounge and TOP 20+1 or from my current show Audiophile on Fridays 2-4pm. This week however, I’ve donned paisley from my audio wardrobe to curate Technicolour Dreaming for the Cat & the Brat in their absence.....

..... so here is the playlist, with visual aids..... ENJOY!

the Small Faces – Here Come the Nice        (7”single 1967 London, UK)

the Murlocs – Occupied         (“The Murlocs” 2014 Geelong, Australia)

Traffic – Rock and Roll Stew         (“The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” LP 1971 UK)

Canned Heat – Sic ‘Em Pigs         (7”single b-side [to Poor Moon] 1969 – taken from “Creative Outlaws – US Underground 1962-1970” compilation 2006 Germany)

Thee Oh Sees – Tidal Wave      (7”single 2009 USA – taken from “Singles Volumes 1+2” anthology 2011 USA)

Blue Cheer – Summertime Blues      (“Vincibus Eruptum” LP 1968 USA)

Horror My Friend – Nothing      (digital-single 2014 Adelaide, Australia)

Sky Saxon – Cracking Ice      (“Red Planet” 2004 USA)

Frowning Clouds – Beetle Bird      (“Whereabouts” 2014 Melbourne, Australia)

Yardbirds – Shapes of Things      (7”single 1966 UK)

Kahvas Jute – Free      (“Wide Open” LP 1971 Australia)

 

the Barbarellatones – Song for Siddhartha      (“Confessions of a Teenage Prostitute” 2011 USA)

the Brian Jonestown Massacre – Someplace Else Unknown      (“Who Killed Sgt Pepper?”  2010 USA)

Shocking Blue – Acka Raga      (“At Home” LP 1969 Netherlands)

 

Dieselwitch – UFO Surf      (“Surfadelica” 2010 Adelaide, Australia)

Ava Torch – Big Bang         (“love blood cum” 2014 Sydney, Australia)

Zoot Money – Soma          (“Transition” LP 1968 UK)

Moon Duo – Motorcycle, I Love You      (“Escape” EP 2010 San Francisco, USA)

the Warlocks – Silver & Plastic      (“Skull Worship” 2013 USA)

Pearls Before Swine – Uncle John      (“One Nation Underground” LP 1967 USA)

the Long Ryders – And She Rides      (“10-5-60” EP 1983 USA)

the Dukes of Stratosphear – 25 O’Clock      (“25 O’Clock” mini-LP 1985 UK)

the Posies – Apology      (“Dear 23” LP 1990 USA)

Arthur Brown – Speaknotech      (“Speaknotech” LP 1982 UK)

the Lost & Found – I’m So Hip to Pain      (“Forever Lasting Plastic Words” LP 1968 Texas, USA)

the Chateaux – Reference Man [Part 1]      (7”single 1968 North Dakota, USA – taken from “30 Seconds Before The Calico Wall” compilation 1995 USA)

the Raveonettes – The End [Doors cover]      (“A Psych Tribute to the Doors” compilation 2013 USA)

Obscured By...

It probably says something about an Obscured By... audience that the best reaction we got this show was to a 42 year old flexi disc promoting a Readers Digest LP box set!   But then it probably says even more that we actually played it, along with another flexi designed for service station owners to promote a new, exciting kind of fuel.  That one is so obscure, we have no idea who is on it or when it came out.  But then, we also uncovered an early 60s track by The Big Three, with pre-Mamas & Papas Cass Elliott, which was not only a heavy influence on a current Neil Young version of the same song, but a rather well known and apparently unrelated hit in the meantime.  Very rare Australian tracks (Snakes Alive) were also included as usual, along with the other delights listed below.  All three "dots", at your service...

Billy Thorpe – You Don’t Live Twice     (7”single b-side 1967 Australia)

the Castaways (feat. Frankie Stevens) – Baby, What I Mean     (7”single b-side 1968 Aust.)

the Groove – You are the One I Love     (7”single 1968 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Valentines – Getting Better     (7”single b-side 1969 Perth, Aust.)

Snakes Alive – Aberrations      (‘Snakes Alive’ LP 1974 Aust.)

the Big Three – The Banjo Song     (7”single 1963 USA)

Shocking Blue – Venus [rare stereo mix]     (7”single 1969 Holland)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Oh Susannah     (‘Americana’ 2012 USA)

Sapphire Thinkers – Doin’ Alright     (‘From Within’ LP 1968 USA) 

the Palace of Light – Books     (7”single b-side 1991 UK)

Davy Jones – Girl     (7”single 1971 USA – taken from ‘The Bell Recordings 1971-72’ anthology) 

Scott Walker – Seventh Seal     (‘Scott 4’ LP 1969 UK)

Procol Harum – [Outside the Gates of] Cerdes     (‘Procol Harum’ LP 1967 UK)

Barclay James Harvest – Pools of Ice     (out-take 1968 UK – taken from ‘Barclay James Harvest’ 2002 CD-remaster)

the Seventh Seal – Spiritual Springs     (‘the Seventh Seal’  1997 Japan/UK)

Allan Toohey – Magical Melodies     (‘Readers Digest’ promo flexi-disc 1970 Aust.)

Arthur Ferrante & Louis Teicher – Tico-Tico     (‘Sound-proof: Sounds of Tomorrow Today’ 1956 USA)

We All Want To – You Used to be Funny     (flexidisc 2012 Australia)

the Avengers – We Are The One      (7”single 1977 California, USA)

FEAR – Living In The City     (7”single 1978 California, USA)

“???” – “H-Power”     (Ampol Petrol Co. commercial 1970[?] Australia)

Flipper – Brainwash      (7”single b-side 1981 USA)

T.Rex – There was a Time/ Raw Ramp     (7”single b-side 1971 UK)