Technicolour Dreaming

We started off this week with a classic suite from the 1977 debut album by the Stranglers which was certainly a highlight of their live shows in that period, as can be personally attested. From there we ventured far and wide, with an as-yet-unreleased Barbarellatones track kindly sent to us by Robbie, their singer/guitarist, a song from Gary Numan’s “Pleasure Principle“ LP, a dreamy psychedelic take on an early Beatles song by Jacco Gardner, the new mono reissue of a Seeds favourite, a recent Raveonettes EP cut and, near the end, the Damned’s psych/punk tour de force from “The Black Album”. We also featured, amongst others, some tracks from another Psychic Circle label ‘sike-pop’ compilation of 60’s obscurities, one from the brilliant new Hidden Masters debut, the Marty Rhone version of the Michel Polnareff song we featured last week [by Vibravoid] and finally, a classic from Todd Rundgren who is currently touring here in Australia – a must-see show!

..... and so here is the playlist plus some eye-candy!.....

the Stranglers – Down in the Sewer [suite]     (“Stranglers 1V - Rattus Norvegicus” LP 1977 UK)

the Barbarellatones – Artificially Inseminate my Love      (demo 2013 USA)

Man or Astro-Man? – Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb      (“Is It…Man or Astro-Man?” LP 1993 Alabama, USA)

John Cooper-Clarke – Psycle Sluts 1&2      (“Disguise in Love” LP 1978 UK)

Gary Numan – Metal      (“The Pleasure Principle” LP 1979 UK)

the Ears – The Lolly Hater      (7” single b-side [to Scarecrow] 1981 Melbourne, Australia)

Jacco Gardner – You Really Got a Hold on Me      (“Mojo: We’re With the Beatles” compilation 2013 UK/Netherlands)

Cate Le Bon – The Eiggy Sea      (“Cyrk 2” mini-LP 2012 Wales, UK)

Hidden Masters – Last Days of the Sun      (“Of This & Other Worlds” 2013 Scotland, UK)

Faine Jade – A Brand New Groove      (“Introspection: A Faine Jade Recital” LP 1968 USA)

the Peanut Butter Conspiracy – It’s a Happening Thing      (“The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading” LP 1967 USA)

the Seeds – Mr Farmer [mono version]      (“A Web Of Sound” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

Sight & Sound – Little Jackie Monday      (7”single b-side [to Alley, Alley] 1968 Birmingham, UK – taken from “Let’s Ride: Fairytales Can Come True, Vol.3” compilation 2008 UK)

Winston G. – Riding with the Milkman      (7”single 1967 London, UK)

Rescue Co. No. 1 – Gotta Find You      (7”single 1971 UK)

Les Irrésistibles – My Year is a Day      (7”single 1968 France/USA)

Marty Rhone – No No No No No [Michel Polnareff cover/adaption]      (7”single b-side [to Tell Me Love] 1967 Australia)

Clinic – I Wanna Get You (Woman) [Loons cover]      (7”split-single [with the Loons] 2010 UK/USA)

the Raveonettes – Night Comes Out      (“Into The Night” EP 2012 Sweden)

Sonny & the Sunsets – Girl on the Street      (“Antenna to the Afterworld” 2013 USA)

Hidden Charms – Please Give Me Something      (“A Real Cool Time” compilation LP 1985 Sweden)

Mick Farren & the Deviants – Let’s Loot the Supermarket Again Like We Did Last Summer      (“Screwed Up” EP 1977 London, UK)

the Damned – Curtain Call       (“The Black Album” double-LP 1979 London, UK)

Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – Heavy Metal Kids      (“Another Live” LP 1975 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

As time marches on, and the days creep inexorably by, it seems that every fortnight or so we hear of yet another luminary of the music world leaving this mortal coil … this week we paid tribute to the passing of “the Fifth Ramone” artist Arturo Vega and Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington by playing the former band’s cover of the latter’s “Somebody to Love”. On a brighter note Vic Conrad, veteran of the Adelaide music scene and also known as “Mr V” to his record-shopping friends, dropped in to do a spot of guest programming, bringing with him a copy of the brand-spanking new CD and single by the Dust Collection, of which he is a member, as well as LPs by Portugal’s Saturnia, the UK’s Instant Flight and America’s Sky Picnic amongst other delights. We also played another track from Vibravoid’s new album, this time a 60’s French cover which is better known to Australians in its translated form as “No No No No No” by Marty Rhone plus a version of a song from Gilbert & Sullivan’s operetta “Iolanthe” by the inimitable Todd Rundgren, who is currently touring Australia......

...... so here is the playlist plus a few visuals to distract you.....

 the Cherokees – Minnie the Moocher [Cab Calloway cover]        (7” single 1967 Melbourne, Australia)

TC Atlantic – Faces         (7” single 1966 Minneapolis, USA)

the Zoot – Strange Things         (7” single b-side [to Hey Pinky] 1970 Adelaide, Aust.)

Roxy Music – Bogus Man         (‘For Your Pleasure’ LP 1973 UK)

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

the Ramones – Somebody to Love [Jefferson Airplane cover]         (“Acid Eaters” 1993 USA)

Dust Collection – Electricity In Between         (7” single 2013 Adelaide, Aust.)

Dust Collection – Maxine Brown        (“Six By Five” 2013 Adelaide, Aust.)

Molting Vultures [feat. Vic Conrad] – (Everybody) Loves a Loser         (“Get on Board” 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Gray Packham – Grass Grow         (“La-La Land” demo 2013 Adelaide, Aust.)

Sky Picnic – Lost Is Found         (“Paint Me a Dream” LP 2012 New York, USA)

Sky Picnic – White Plane         (“Farther in this Fairy Tale” LP 2011 New York, USA)

The Bevis Frond – Just Cause         (“White Number” 2013 UK)

Arc of Ascent – Search for Liberation        (“The Higher Key” LP 2012 New Zealand)

Qoph – In Your Face         (“Freaks” 2012 Sweden)

Saturnia – Mellifluous         (“Alpha Omega Alpha” LP 2012 Portugal)

Instant Flight – Her Mystery      (“Colours of Light” 2012 UK)

Ton Steine Scherben – Wir Mussen Hier Raus      (“Keine Macht fur Niemand” LP 1972 Germany)

Sammy Cropper & his Wire Connections – Mensonomu      (“Papa Akwasi” 1978 Ghana)

the Psychedelic Aliens – Gbomei Adesai      (“Psycho African Beat” 1971 Ghana)

Vibravoid – La Poupée qui fait non [Michel Polnareff cover]      (recorded 2012 Italy – bonus track on CD version of “Delirio Dei Sensi” 2013 Germany)

Beaulieu Porch – Golda 03      (“We Are Beautiful” 2013 UK)

Todd Rundgren – Lord Chancellor’s Nightmare [Gilbert & Sullivan cover]      (“Todd” LP 1974 USA)

Sula Bassana – Departure      (“Dark Days” 2012 Germany)

Obscured By...

 All three 'dots': Cat & Brat, Michael Hunter.  All the diversity and unexpectedness of an 'Obscured By... - (intentional bad taste via Tom Lehrer and unintentional by others eg Chris Roberts / many genres from many acts including a re-worked classic by SRC and contemporary folk from Mr Pine and Autumnal /  plenty of 1960s American music from Strawberry Alarm Clock, Stained Glass, The Humane Society et al, and all the others listed below).  All as it should be, in other words...

the Sect – Don’t Talk to Strangers [Beau Brummels cover]      (7”single 1966 Australia)

the In-Sect – I am Waiting      (7”single 1966 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Elois – By My Side      (7”single b-side [to I’m a Man] 1967 Tasmania, Aust.)

the 69-ers – Bloodflash/Rag mama      (7”single b-sides [to Harry Rag] 1973 Aust.)

Sparks – Wonder Girl      (7”single 1971 USA)

Todd Rundgren – I Saw the Light      (‘Something/Anything?’ LP 1972 USA)

 

the dB’s – Love Is For Lovers      (‘Like This’ LP 1984 USA)

Felix Cavaliere – Everlasting Love      (7”single 1974 USA)

[unknown North Korean performers] – We Are One      ("Korean Songs 1 - Both Paektu And Halla Belong To My Motherland"  2009 North Korea)

Chris Roberts – Blowin’ in the Wind [Dylan cover]      (7”single, c.early 70’s Netherlands)

Gunter Hapke – Fur Gaby tu ich alles      (7”single 1963 Germany)

Tom Lehrer – Poisoning Pigeons in the Park      (7”single 1960 USA)

Hank, Stu, Dave & Hank – My Dead Dog Rover      (rec. 1977 – taken from “The Very Best of Dr Demento” compilation 2001 USA)

Guru Guru – Der LSD- Marsch      (‘UFO’ LP 1970 Germany)

Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship – Home/Have You Seen The Stars Tonight?      (‘Blows Against the Empire’ LP 1970 San Francisco, USA)

Tully – Syndrone      (‘Sea of Joy’ soundtrack LP 1971 Aust.)

All Night Radio – Oh, When?      (‘Spirit Stereo Frequency’ 2004 USA)

Iron Butterfly – Possession      (7”single b-side [to Don’t Look Down On Me] 1968 USA)

the Strawberry Alarm Clock – Strawberries Mean Love      (‘Incense & Peppermints’ LP 1967 USA)

the Doppler Effect – God is Alive (in Argentina)      (7”single 1966 Colorado, USA)

Stained Glass – A Scene In Between      (7”single 1967 San Jose, USA)

the Humane Society – Eternal Prison      (7”single b-side [to Lorna] 1968 California, USA)

Mr Pine – Sleep of Ondine      (‘Rewilding’ 2008 Canada)

Autumnal – Hemisphere       (‘Hemisphere’ 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Alexander (Skip) Spence – Book of Moses      (‘Oar’ LP 1969 California, USA)

the Virgil Brothers – Look Away      (7”single b-side [to Temptation 'Bout To Get Me] 1969 Aust./UK)

Yours Truly – Shining Light      (‘Shining Light’ EP 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

SRC – In the Hall of the Mountain King      (‘Milestones’ LP 1969 Detroit, USA)  

Obscured By...

Wow! A conjunction of our stars meant that all 3 ‘DOTS’... Michael, Peter and Megan... were in the studio this week, Obscuring together, once again! (please forgive the hype but it’s not a very common occurrence these days!) And accordingly, what a diverse show it was... from rare 60’s Australian pop and garage, to MerseyBeat from Iceland (that river sure flows a long way!), Canada and Spain, through to a sublime track by new European band, Birch Book. Along the way there was a swirly sitar blast from Truth, who emerged from the ashes of Irish faves, Them, a bit of classic Todd Rundgren, a nod to UB40 (whose iconic ‘dole’ cover has become apropos  with their recent bankruptcy case!), and some psychedelic, non-bubblegum Lemon Pipers. Also, we each snaffled blindly some ‘gems’ (or not!) from the ‘N’ sections of the various vinyl/CD areas of the extensive 3D Radio Library (over 70,000 items!) for our ‘Letter of the Week’ segment... hmmm, mixed results as usual, but definitely ‘obscure’ and/or rare! Ahhh, we had fun.....

..... as you will see from the full playlist.....

the Thunderbirds – Mandrake     (‘Quite a Party: Live at the Preston Town Hall’ LP 1961/62 Victoria, Australia)

Johnny Chester – Tossin’ and Turnin’     (‘Quite a Party’ LP)

the Questions – I Can’t Hear You     (7”single b-side 1967 Australia)

the Kompany – The Family Way     (7”single b-side 1967 Aust.)

the Allusions – The Fever (Burns my Brain)     (7”single 1966 Aust.)

Joe Dolci – The Wind Cries Mary     (‘The Wind Cries Mary’ CD 2008 Aust.)

Thor’s Hammer – A Memory     (7”single 1966 Iceland)

the Mojos – Forever     (7”single b-side 1963 UK)

JB and the Playboys – My Delight     (7”single 1965 Canada)

Los Salvages – Las Ovejitas     (7”single 1965 Spain)

5 Gentlemen – Dis-Nous Dylan     (7”single 1966 France)

Birch Book – Les Feuilles Mortes     (‘Birch Book’ cdEP 2011 France)

the Dillards – Lemon Chimes     (7” single 1967 USA)

the Rose Garden – Here’s Today     (7”single b-side 1968 Los Angeles USA)

Truth – Archimede’s Pad     (recorded but unreleased 1972 Ireland/USA)

the Nixons – In Spite of Herself     (‘the Nixons’ CD 1995 USA)   #

Nineteen Eighty Four – Distraction     (split 12” LP [with Co.Nation] 1999 Aust.)   #

Nervous System – Last Avenue/Rendition     (7”single 1981 Aust.)   #

Nick Cave’s Mustache – Lies     (demo 2008 Adelaide, Aust.)   #

UB40 – I Knew You     (Homegrown)

XTC – River of Orchids     (‘Apple Venus Vol. 1’ cd 1997 UK)

Echo and the Bunnymen – Forgiven     (‘Evergreen’ cd 1998 UK)

Todd Rundgren – Zen Archer     (‘A Wizard, A True Star’ LP 1973 USA)

the Lemon Pipers – Through With You     (‘Green Tambourine’ LP 1968 USA)

  # ‘Letter of the Week’