Technicolour Dreaming

As we gear up here for next week’s 3D Radiothon 2012, we felt we should up the local and Australian quotient in preparation, which was easy since there were so many new releases fitting that bill which demanded to be played! There were new singles from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and the Demon Parade, EPs from a bunch of local acts including the Sunbirds, Steering By Stars and Sleeptalker, as well as albums from Wolfmother/redsunband offshoot Good Heavens and the Laurels. But it was not all new stuff... as always, we parted the mists of time and played lost gems by Lotus, the Psychedelic Furs and Echo & the Bunnymen, plus a track by the Popinjays from their 1992 ‘covers’ EP,and one from Canada’s High Dials, taken from Psychedelica 4, the most recent of Northern Star Records excellent compilation series before finishing with our current “Artiste of the Month”, the late great Baterz.....

... so here is the full playlist from your curators, the Cat & the Brat...

the Sand Pebbles – Altered Images      (‘Atlantis Regrets Nothing’ 2006 Melbourne, Australia)

the Flower Machine – LA in the Rain     (‘Lavender Lane’ 2010 USA)

the Sunbirds – I Shook     (‘Emergency Christmas’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Australia)

Steering by Stars – Shallow Breath     (‘Ties That Bind’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Swimming – Like Minds Colliding     (‘Swimming’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Lotus – Lotus 1     (7”single 1971 Australia)

the Selfish Cales – Psychedelic Eyes     (‘the Selfish Cales 11’ EP 2012 Italy)

the Demon Parade – She’s Gonna Be a Star     (7”single 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Marlow – Always there     (CDsingle pre-release 2012 Aust.)

the Jessica Fletchers – Bloody 70’s Love     (7”single 2004 USA)

Sures – The Sun     (‘Stars’ EP 2012 Sydney, Aust.)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Elbow     (CDsingle 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Headset – Action Man     (‘Antipodean Screams - Vol. 1’ compilation 2003 Aust.)

the Laurels – This City is Coming Down     (‘Plains’ 2012 Aust.)

Good Heavens – Are You Sick?      (‘Strange Dreams’ 2012 Aust.)

Sleeptalker – Wolves     (‘Sleeptalker’ cdEP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Napoleon XIV – They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!     (7”single 1966 USA)

the Popinjays – Rain [Beatles cover]     (‘I’m a Believer’ cdEP 1992 UK)

Echo & the Bunnymen – People are Strange [Doors cover]      (12”single 1987 UK)    

the Teardrop Explodes – Strange House in the Snow      (‘Kirimanjalo’ mini-LP 1980 Japan-only release/UK)

the Psychedelic Furs – Imitation of Christ     (‘the Psychedelic Furs’ LP 1980 UK)

the High Dials – Space Hobo     (‘Moon Country’ 2008 Montreal, Canada  – taken from ‘Psychedelica 4’ compilation 2010 UK)

the See See – Keep Your Head     (7”single 2009 UK)

Baterz – Spider Mother     (‘Out of Hell’ 2000 Adelaide, Aust.)    #

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Technicolour Dreaming

“From the 60’s to Now!” is a premise of  Technicolour Dreaming  which was admirably fulfilled in this week’s edition, brought to you by our 3D Radio compadre Paul D. in our absence (check out his blog here)... from the Strawberry Alarm Clock and the Kinks to the latest from the Laurels and Adelaide’s Tea, with stops along the way to visit the Soft Boys, the Hard-Ons and the Beep Seals, plus Captain Sensible’s lament for Thatcher’s Falklands War and the Teardrop Explodes’ second single, whilst not forgetting a classic from our latest “Artiste of the Month”, the brilliant Brian Eno... great stuff! Thanx Paul!

..... and here is his full playlist.....

the Farm – Groovy Train      (7”single 1990 UK)

the Laurels – Traversing the Universe     (‘Plains’ 2012 Australia)

the Grand Rapids – Blow Up     (demo 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Wreckless Eric – (I’d go the) Whole Wide World     (7”single 1977 UK)

the Strawberry Alarm Clock – Incense & Peppermint     (7”single 1967 USA)

the Manikins – What are you on?      (7”single 1986 Perth, Aust.)

the Scientists – Larry     (‘the Scientists’ LP 1981 Perth, Aust. – taken from ‘Pissed on Another Planet’ anthology 2004)

the Soft Boys – When I was a kid     (rec. 1979 – released on ‘Invisible Hits’ LP 1983 UK)

the Others – Why Can’t She Be Mine     (rec. 1967 Adelaide -  released on ‘Big Beat Cellar Scene’ compilation 2010 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Ruts – Staring at the Rude Boys     (7”single 1980 UK)

the Rules – Rumour     (’live in the 3D Radio Sound Lounge’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Captain Sensible – Glad It’s All Over     (7”single 1984 UK)

Bordel Militaire – CoCo Loco (feat. Boyd Rice)     (‘Bordel Militaire’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Trails – Show You     (demo 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Kinks – Yes Sir, No Sir     (‘Arthur [or the Fall and Decline of the British Empire]’ LP 1969 UK)

the Beep Seals – Stars      (‘Things That Roar’  2008 UK)

Tea – Burnside Mums     (‘Tea’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Adverts – New Day Dawning     (7”single b-side 1978 UK)

Fat Mattress – Petrol Pump Assistant     (7”single b-side 1969 UK – taken from the ‘Magic Forest’ anthology 2006)

the Stone Circus – Mr Grey     (7”single 1969 USA – taken from ‘All Kinds of Highs : A Mainstream Pop-Psych Compendium 1966-70’ compilation 2012)

the Hard-Ons – Just Being With You     (7”single 1988 Aust.)

Nick Lowe – No Reason     (‘Jesus of Cool’ LP 1978 UK)

the Teardrop Explodes – Bouncing Babies     (7”single 1979 UK – taken from ‘Floored Genius - The Best of Julian Cope and The Teardrop Explodes 1979-91’ anthology 1992 UK)

Eno – Baby’s on Fire      (‘Here Come The Warm Jets’ LP 1972 UK)     #

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