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An appropriate first track - "I Been Gone", cos I certainly have been...The Cat is back!! I've been on-air for the most part during my on-line absence, but the pressures of work, and the Christmas / New Year's "busy season" means that I've had extremely limited time lately to devote to the blog. When you need to weigh up whether you have time for finding more film-clips or making sure you've got clean clothes for work in the morning, which is only a few hours away, somethings gotta give! So here's the first post since late November last year (is it that long already?), with more to come soon- enjoy!

Moon Duo - I Been Gone  (Circles 2012 Portland, Oregon, USA)

KAS Product - Mind  (Les Punks: The French Connection - The First Wave of French Punk 1977-80 compilation)

The Coathangers - Merry Go Round  (Suck My Shirt 2014 Atlanta, Georgia USA)

Metal Urbain - Paris Maquis  (Les Punks: The French Connection - The First Wave of French Punk 1977-80 compilation)

Asphyxiation - L'Acrostique D'Amour  (12" single which came with the "What is This Thing Called Disco?" LP 1980 Melbourne, Australia)

Alternative TV - Action Time Vision  (Action Time Vision- A Story of Independant UK Punk 1976 - 1979 compilation)

The Noble Krell - Never Ever  (The First Two Vinyl 45's 2015 Tucson, Arizona USA)

Surfing Arcanis - Tenbrosa Silhouetta  (7" single 2015 Chile)

Tangerine Love Puppies - Sleep Walker  (digital single 2016 Shrewsbury, UK)

Adam And the Ants - Zerox  (Action Time Vision - A Story of Independant UK Punk 1976 - 1979 compilation)

Bryllig and the Nymbol Swabes - Now You're Gone  (Psychedelic States: Florida in the 60's compilation,  Chattahoochee, Florida USA)
The Fab Phatons - I've Got That Feeling  (Psychedelic States: Florida in the 60's compilation Pensacola, Florida USA)

Pure Hell - These Boots Were Made for Walking [Nancy Sinatra]  (Action Time Vision - A Story of Independant UK Punk 1976 - 1979 compilation)

8x8 - The Essence  (Inflorescence 2016 New York, USA/Kiev, Ukraine)

The Byrds - Psychodrama City  (Fifth Dimension LP 1966 USA)

The GTV's - Here's A Thing  (Organ Donor 7" single 2015 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA)

Singapore Sling - Call Me Trash  (Perversity, Desperation and Death 2009 Iceland)

Jim Noir - On A Different Shelf  (Jim Noir 2008 UK)

The Hare and the Moon - Cruel Henry  (Wood Witch 2015 Edinburgh, Scotland UK)

Vespero - K.A.M.S.A.S.  (Psych Fest Volume 1 compilation 2014 Moscow, Russia)

Aquaserge - La Femme De Tahiti  (MOSTLA​-​mix​-​SERGE​-​tape 2014 Paris, France)

The Dentists - Burning the Thoughts From My Skin  (7" single [b-side to Strawberries Are Growing In My Garden (And It's Wintertime)] 1985 UK)

MIMICO - Astroblade  (digital single 2011 Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

New Electric Ride - Bye Bye (Baton Rouge)  (Balloon Age 2014 London, UK)

Chevalier Avant Garde - Young  (7" single 2011 Montréal, Québec Canada)

Torpa - Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Theme  (7" single 2016 UK)

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds - Conjure Man  (7" single 2012 USA)

Lord Sitar - I Can See For Miles [The Who]  (Lord Sitar LP 1968 UK)

The Mentalettes - Fine Fine Fine  (7" single 2013 Berlin, Germany)

The Scovilles - Bird Brain  (Play Seven Songs 2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA)

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Without further ado, here it is, the playlist for last week, ONLY a week late...a mixed bag of tracks, with new releases from Moon Duo (album "Occult Architecture Vol 1" due out early next year), Beaulieu Porch, Garden Gate, Lola Colt and Mother Upduff.

Here we go.........!

The Smoke - Utterly Simple  (proposed 7" single 1968, never released UK)

Beaulieu Porch - Apollo's Here  ("Sarum Sounds" 2016 UK)
Ron Grainer Orchestra - Boy Meets Girl  ("Themes Like..." LP 1969 UK)

Nick Nicely - Raw Euphoria  ("Space of  Second" 2014 UK)
E.L. Heath - Seren ("Tŷ" 2013 Wales, UK)

Nashville Teens - I'm A Lonely One  ("The Nashville Teens" LP 1972 Surrey, UK)

Children of Leir - Drowning in Fear  ("Children of Leir (3rd Album)" 2016 Leicester UK)

Risque Humour - To The Sea  ("Playground" LP 1984 Adelaide, Australia)

Pink Floyd - Scream Thy Last Scream  ("Interstellar Overdrive: The Alternate Masters '66-'68" UK)

Groep 1850 - Mother No Head  ("Agemo's Trip to The Moon" LP 1968 Netherlands)

Moon Duo - Cold Fear  ("Occult Architecture Volume 1" [to be released 2017] USA)

The Dunes - Mountain  (digital single 2016 Adelaide, Australia)

The Selfish Cales - See Tomorrow's Shores  ("Throw Your Watch To The Water" 2015 Italy)

Garden Gate - Malevolent Thoughtform Dispersal  ("Bonfires" 2016 USA)

Heaters - Master Splinter  ("Holy Water Pool" 2015 USA)

Lola Colt - Jaguar  (digital single 2016 London, UK)

Mother Upduff - Concept and Scope  ("The Decay" 2016 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

Octopus Syng - Magneettiset Kentät / Loony Cats from Pluto  ("Demos, etc." 2016 Helsinki, Finland)

Os Noctambulos - Forget Everything  ("Corsica Garden" 2014 Paris)

Volage - Touched by Grace  ("Heart Healing" 2014 Tours, France)

Shinkiro - Formula for Eternal Life  ("Ceremonial Ride" 2015 Barcelona, Spain)

Singapore Sling - Try  ("Psych Fuck" 2015 Reykjavik, Iceland)

The Jason Tryp Experience - She Creature (From the Deep)  ("The Many Colours Of Tryp" 2013 California, USA)
The Disturbed - Don't Look Down  ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Volume One" 2001 Glasgow, UK)
The Smoking Trees - Lifetime Experience  ("The Archer and the Bull" 2016 California, USA)

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I seem to have a penchant for playing songs, albums, and even bands with extremely long titles - an occupational hazard when it comes to announcing them without tripping over my tongue. The prize for the longest title of a release this week (but only just) goes to one of Fruits De Mer's latest batch of coloured 7 inch's - "The Fruits de Mer Records Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (phew!), featuring three very different interpretations of the classic sci-fi TV show theme "Journey of the Sorcerer" (written by The Eagles, no less!) by Astralasia, The Blue Giant Zeta Puppies, and Icarus Peel. Another new one from FdM is Vibravoid's take on the Iron Butterfly classic "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" - all 15 minutes' worth, handily split into two-parts, all the better to fit on a 7" (I only played Part 1, I'm sure much to the relief of some listeners!). A pre-release track from Elephant Stone's long-awaited album "Ship Of Fools" (due out in September) was a welcome teaser; and the brand-spanking new debut from Brisbane's Sacred Shrines, "Come Down From the Mountain" exceeded expectations. I wonder what's in store next week...??

Donovan - Season of the Witch  ("Sunshine Superman" LP 1966 UK)

Magic Bus - Cosmic Rays of Dawn  ("Transmission From Sogmore's Garden" 2014 Devon, UK)

Status Quo - Paradise Flat  ("Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo" LP 1968 London UK)

The Missing Souls - Sweet, Sweet Sadie  (7" single 2016 France)

Fire - Flies Like a Bird  ("The Magic Shoemaker" LP 1970 UK)

Sacred Shrines - Curious Chemistry  ("Come Down From the Mountain" 2016 Brisbane, Australia)

Lou Reed - Lady Day  ("Berlin" LP 1973 USA)

Icarus Peel - Catch Your Breath  ("Forget-Me-Not-Under-Pussy-Willow" LP 2016 [pre-release] Devon, UK)
Blue Giant Zeta Puppies - Journey of the Sorcerer  ("The Fruits de Mer Records Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 7" EP 2016 UK)

Cate Le Bon - I Was Born On The Wrong Day  ("Crab Day" 2016 Wales, UK)

Vibravoid - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [Iron Butterfly]  (7" single 2016 Dusseldorf, Germany)

The Leaves - Dr Stone  ("Hey Joe" LP 1966, San Fernando Valley, USA)

Elephant Stone - Manipulator  ("Ship Of Fools" 2016 [pre-release] Montreal, Canada)

Del Shannon - I Think I Love You  ("The Further Adventures of Charles Westover" LP 1968 Michigan USA)

Velvet Illusions - Acid Head  (7" single 1967 Washington USA)

The Citradels - Love Bee (I Once Knew You)  ("The Citradels" 2011 Melbourne, Australia)

Sonny And Cher - It's Gonna Rain  (7" single [b-side to "I Got You Babe"] 1965)

The Fast Camels - Der Nazi Tea  ("The Magic Optician" 2007 UK)

Singapore Sling - Shithole Town  ("Psych Fuck" 2015 Reykjavík, Iceland)

The Turtles - Grim Reaper of Love  (7" single 1966 USA)

Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapour - Highly Enchanting Eye  ("Desert Brain" 2016 Detroit, USA)

Coloured Clocks - Green Lights  ("Particle" 2016 Melbourne, Australia)

The Seeds - Tripmaker  ("A Web Of Sound" LP 1966 Los Angeles, USA)

Lord Gammonshire - The Uncivil Servant  ("Lord Gammonshire's Guide to Everyday Sounds" 2009 Bristol, UK)
Children of Leir - Shades  (digital single 2016, Leicester, UK)
Sun Mahshene - A Morphing Hydrogenous Bubble Exploding In Your Head Jam  ("On Blood" EP 2015 Dublin, Ireland)
Love - You Set the Scene  ("Forever Changes" LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

Astralasia - Journey of the Sorcerer  ("The Fruits De Mer Records Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 7" EP 2016 UK)

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I was very happy to hear from the guys in Swiss band Borderline Symphony recently - they finally have a brand new, self-titled album out, their first full length release after a number of EPs, so I just had to help spread the word by playing one track each from the new "Borderline Symphony" LP and the older "EP 1". The band is unique in that they sing in German, Italian and English, and in my humble opinion, they're a cross between modern psych-pop and an almost medieval sound - check them out, and you'll see what I mean. I also flogged Dig The Fuzz Records groovy compilation "Astonishing Sound Show Stories Volume 1", with quite a few tracks getting on the playlist this week; they've just released Volume 2, which is heading my way from Spain, so I should have some more to playing in coming weeks ... hope you enjoy my selections below...

Dark Haze - The Temple  ("The Dark Haze" EP 2014 Brazil)
Magic Cat - Spaceman Tree  ("For Friends Only" 2013 Rome, Italy)
The Paperhead - Eye For Eye  ("Africa Avenue" 2014 Nashville, USA)

The Baudelaires - Where You Go  ("Be A Baudelaire" 2014 Melbourne, Australia)

Victoire Scott - 4'eme Dimension  ("4'eme Dimension" 7" EP 1968 France)

Les Fleurs De Pavot - La Caresse Du Fleuve  ("Les Fleurs De Pavot" LP 1968 France)

Borderline Symphony - Zundel se ne va  ("EP 1" 2014 Zurich, Switzerland)

Pennywise - Lily Come Near Me  (7" single 1968 Amsterdam, Netherlands)

No Bodies -  Bank Robbers  ("No Bodies" LP 2013 Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Shinkiro - The Formula For Eternal Life  ("Ceremonial Ride" 2015 Barcelona, Spain)

The Rhemedies - Leave Me Alone  (digital single 2015, Edinburgh, UK)

Corridor - Le Viol De Sharone  (digital single 2016 Montreal, Canada)

Electric Alice - The Creeping Ritual  ("The Electric Alice Xperiment" 2013 Falkirk, Scotland UK)

Murmurs of Irma - Squadron Leader Baseheart  ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Vol. 1" compilation 1998 UK)
Borderline Symphony - Aeroplani neri al cielo ("Borderline Symphony" 2016 Zurich, Switzerland)

Slow Down Molasses - Flowers  ("Blue Thunder - A Tribute to Galaxie 500" 2016 Canada)

Mouses - Psycho  (digital single 2015 UK)

The Barbarellatones - Candida (demo 2016 Hawaii, USA)
Heaters - Dune Ripper  ("Holy Water Pool" 2015)

Kikagaku Moyo - Green Sugar  ("House In The Tall Grass" 2016 Japan)

Polska Radio One - Shroomin'  ("Polska Radio One 2012 Singles" Poland)

Jason Tryp - She Creature (From The Deep)  (digital single 2014)
Singapore Sling - Try  ("Psych Fuck" 2015 Iceland)

Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - 4th of July  ("Blue Thunder - A Tribute to Galaxie 500" 2016)
The Disturbed - Don't Look Down  ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Vol 1" 1998 UK)
The Trypt Up - Pictures of You  ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Vol 1" 1998 UK)
Saffron - I Remember  ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Vol 1" 1998 UK)

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It was one of those weeks when our P.O. box was inundated with new releases and a few older goodies so we had lots to choose from to play for you. From amongst this pile of CDs and vinyl we selected new tracks from the UK’s Wicked Whispers, Three Minute Tease [featuring Anton Barbeau], Eternal Tapestry and the brilliant triple-CD from New Orleans’ Chef Menteur, plus songs from the Wands, Surf School Dropouts and Japan’s Sundays & Cybele amongst others. Our featured compilation series this edition was Northern Star Records’ excellent double-CD “Psychedelica” series, beginning with Volume One in 2006 and ending with volume 5 in 2013, and featuring a plethora of both known and obscure modern bands throughout, with many of the tracks unavailable elsewhere. Most of the issues are ‘sold-out’ but can be found on sites such as Discogs and eBay et al. if you search them out. We’ll be playing more of our new ‘incomings’ next week, so until then.....

..... here is the playlist with some visuals to divert.....

Surf School Dropouts - Ebb and Flow      ("Second Nature" 2015 Denmark)

Sundays and Cybele - Waiting for You      ("Gypsy House" 2014 Hokkaido, Japan)

the Murlocs - Adolescence      (digital single 2015 Geelong, Australia)

Tyrannosaurus Rex - Knight      ("My People Were Fair and Had Stars in their Hair ...But Now they're Content to Wear Stars on their brows" LP 1968 UK)

Dungen - Jamna Plagor      (b-side from "Panda" CD single 2005 Stockholm, Sweden)

the Wicked Whispers - I'd Follow You Anywhere      ("Maps of the Mystic"  2014 UK)

Three Minute Tease - Coffee That Makes the Man Go Mad      ("Bite the Hand" 2015 UK)

the Wands - Get it Out of Your System / Don't You Wanna Feel alright      ("The Dawn" 2015 Denmark)

les Liminanas - Salvation      ("Crystal Anis" 2012 France)

House of Fire - The Morning Light      ("The Morning Light" EP 2012 Pennsylvania, USA)

Chef Menteur - Il obstrue ma vue de Venus / Terpsichore       ("Chef Menteur III : [disc 1] East of the Sun & West of the Moon”  2015 New Orleans USA)

Holy Wave - Star Stamp       ("Relax" 2013 Texas, USA)

West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Shifting Sands      ("Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil" LP 1968 USA)

Compilation of the Week :

Northern Star Records’  "Psychedelica" series no. 1 - 5

Brian Jonestown Massacre - Anenome       (originally from "Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request" 1996 USA – taken from "Psychedelica Volume 1" 2006 UK)

Singapore Sling – Godman       (originally from "Perversity, Desperation and Death" LP 2009 Reykjavík Iceland – taken from "Psychedelica 4" 2011)

the Deaths -May Queen       (originally from “Choir Invisible” 2006 Canada – taken from "Psychedelica 2" 2007)

the Urges - In the End      ("Psychedelica 5" 2013)

Youngteam - Sunny Sunday Afternoon      ("Psychedelica 3" 2008)

the Silhouettes - All A Lie      (originally on “the Silhouettes” LP 2013 Netherlands – taken from "Psychedelica 5" 2013)

Eternal Tapestry - Wild Strawberries     ("Wild Strawberries" 2015 Portland, USA)

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This edition’s “Compilation of the Week” is an ongoing series put out by the UK’s Particle Records called “UPSIDE DOWN – Coloured Dreams From The Underworld : 1966-1971”, the latest of which, Volume 3, was released only a couple of months ago. It is a cornucopia of mostly obscure late-60’s Australasian psych pop, with a few “hits” and lesser-known songs by well-known artists thrown in. It’s a fascinating glimpse of the New Zealand and Australian “pop scene” of the era, with extensive liner notes accompanying each volume, and though we had some difficulty finding film clips from the period to go with the songs we chose, hopefully we’ve managed to give you an idea of those sounds. Furthermore, we featured other Sixties’ songs from around the world during the course of the show, as well as recent releases from the likes of Melbourne’s Wesley Fuller, Scotland’s Dr Cosmo’s Tape Lab and Iceland’s Singapore Sling, plus Sendelica’s brilliant version of Pink Floyd’s “The Nile Song”, taken from Fruit de Mer Records recent Barrett/Floyd tribute double-CD compilation “A Momentary Lapse of Vinyl”. We finished with 1969’s uber-psychedelic “Cold Spider” by C. A. Quintet from their brilliant “Trip Thru Hell” album before saying adieu until next week.....

..... so here is the playlist plus associated eye candy.....

Cary Grace - Cirrus Minor [Pink Floyd cover]      ("Fruits de Mer Records presents : A Momentary Lapse of Vinyl" tribute compilation 2014 UK)

Pinkunoizu - I Said Hell You Said No      ("The Drop" 2014 USA)

Sagittarius - Hotel Indiscreet       (7"single 1968 Los Angeles, California USA)

Wesley Fuller - Change Your Mind      (7"single 2015 Melbourne, Australia)

Mick Ronson - Only After Dark      ("Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" LP 1974 UK)

Sendelica - The Nile Song [Pink Floyd cover]      ("Fruits de Mer Records presents : A Momentary Lapse of Vinyl" compilation 2014 UK)

Singapore Sling - You Drive Me Insane      ("The Tower of Foronicity" 2014 Iceland)

Crocodiles - Jet Boy, Jet Girl [Elton Motello cover]    (bonus track on "Sleep Forever" 2010 USA)

White Fence - Nero (Has a Lot to Think About)      (split 7"single [with Jack Name] 2014 USA)

Allah-Las - Buffalo Nickel      ("Worship the Sun" 2014 California, USA)

the Green Pajamas - With A Flower in Her Hair      ("Summer of Lust" LP 1984 USA)

the Chemistry Set - The World Is Hollow and I Touched the Sky     ("This Day will Never Happen Again" 2010 UK)

Rhubarb Rhubarb - Rainmaker      (7"single 1968 UK)

Barrington Davis - Raining Teardrops      (7"single 1966 Sydney, Australia)

Lotus - Lotus 1     (7"single 1971 Australia)

Johnny Young - Craise Finton Kirk [Bee Gees cover]      ("Surprises..." LP 1968 Australia / UK)

            ## COMPILATION OF THE WEEK ##

“UPSIDE DOWN – Coloured Dreams From The Underworld : 1966-1971” Volumes 1-3

the Twilights - Lotus      (7"single b-side [to Sand in the Sandwiches] 1968 Adelaide, Australia – taken from “Upside Down...” Vol 1)

the Gremlins - Kingsforth Hemmingseen      (7"single 1968 Auckland, New Zealand – taken from “Upside Down...” Vol 2)

Long Grass - Sunshine to Burn      (7"single 1971 Australia – taken from “Upside Down...” Vol 3)

the Groop - Seems More Important to Me      (7"single 1967 Melbourne, Australia – taken from “Upside Down...” Vol 2)

the Atlantics - Light Shades of Dark [Part 1]      (7"single 1969 Australia – taken from “Upside Down...” Vol 3)

Ronnie Burns - Exit Stage Right      (7"single 1967 Melbourne, Australia – taken from “Upside Down...” Vol 1)

Dr Cosmo’s Tape Lab - The Secret of Tibetan Grapefruit Is...      ("Ever Evolving Lounge" 2014 USA)

Mayfly - Blue Sofa       ("Mayfly" LP 1973 Netherlands)

Ty Wagner - I'm a No-Count      (7”single 1965 USA)

Park Avenue Playground - The Trip      (7"single b-side (to I Know) 1968 USA)

the Byrds – Why?        (7"single b-side [to Eight Miles High] 1966 USA)

the C. A. Quintet - Cold Spider       ("Trip Thru Hell" LP 1969 USA)