Technicolour Dreaming

Dropping into our P.O. on the way into 3D Radio in Adelaide for our show, we had the good fortune to receive our packages of back issues from the brilliant Greek psych mag ‘TimeMazine’, including the awesome compilations that go with each [thank you Michalis!] and another pile of CDs from the Active Listener’s on-line store in New Zealand [thank you Nathan!], so we had plenty of new music to share with you on top of the trusty bagful we were already taking into the station. Whew! Another game of “what do we play first?!” But we managed, though as always there was a LARGE heap of unplayed vinyl and CDs... but they’ll be on the agenda next week, fear not dear listener!.....

..... so here is this week’s playlist with a bunch of groovy eye candy we hope you’ll enjoy.....

the Hollies – Dear Eloise      (7”single 1967 UK)

the Sand Pebbles – Sunshine to Burn [Long Grass cover]      (“Tomorrow Is Today: a tribute to The Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70” compilation 2007 Australia)

the Asteroid #4 – Ghosts of Dos Erres      (“The Asteroid #4” LP 2013 Philadelphia, USA)

Wooden Shjips – Ruin      (“Back To Land” 2013 San Francisco, USA)

Ultimate Spinach – (Ballad of the) Hip Death Goddess      (recorded ‘live’ 1967 Boston, USA – taken from “TimeMazine vol. 3” covermount-CD compilation 2008 Tripoli, Greece)

the Luck of Eden Hall – Crystal Ship [Doors cover]      (“The Luck of Eden Hall” EP 2013 Chicago, USA)

the Doors – Strange Days      (“Strange Days” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the World of Oz – The Muffin Man      (“The World of Oz” LP 1969 UK)

Gothic Chicken – Pita Bread Man      (“Shindig! -  It’s Happening Vol.1” compilation 2009 UK)

les Limiñanas – Je suis une go-go-girl      (“Les Limiñanas” LP 2010 France)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard with Broderick Smith – The Killing Ground / Dust in the Wind/ Guns & Horses      (“Eyes Like The Sky” LP 2013 Australia)

the Leathercoated Minds – Eight Miles High [Byrds cover]      (“A Trip Down Sunset Strip” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the Pluto Walkers – Whirlcage      (“The Throwaway Age” [faux-]soundtrack compilation 2012 USA)

Carlton Melton – Sarsen      (“Always Even” 2013 San Francisco, USA)

the She Creatures – Sexy Robot       (“She Creatures Attack” EP 2008 UK)

the Beatpack – Hey Senorita      (7”single b-side [ to I’m Walkin’] 2014 London, UK)

the Wondermints – The Party [Henry Mancini cover]      (“Shots in the Dark” tribute compilation 1996 USA)

Vibravoid – Optical Sound [Human Expression cover]      (“Colour Your Mind” EP 2013 Dusseldorf, Germany)

Walter Ghoul’s Lavender Brigade – Mad John [Small Faces cover]      (“Retrospectoscope : 1966-70” faux-anthology 2008 UK)

the Barbarellatones – Underwater Dreamtime      (unreleased, recorded 2013 USA)

the Marble Vanity – Can’t Step on a Rainbow      (7”single 2013 Chicago, USA)

Soft Hearted Scientists – False Lights      (“False Lights” 2013 Cardiff, UK)

Slingshot Dragster – Castle Wolfenstein      (recorded live at the ‘3D Radio SoundLounge’ 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Markley - A Group [aka the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band] – The Magic Cat      (“Markley - A Group” LP 1969 Los Angeles, USA)

Savage Resurrection – Tahitian Melody      (orig. 1968 - recorded live 2008 – taken from “TimeMazine 3” covermount-CD compilation 2008 Greece)

Mirrorism – Night Flight      (7”single 2013 Ferrara, Italy)

Technicolour Dreaming

We got a nice surprise in the mail today in the form of the new Permanent Clear Light CD all the way from Helsinki, Finland. We were most impressed by a track we played earlier this year so we had high hopes for the album... and were not disappointed – it’s brilliant! Don’t know what it is about those northern climes, but many of our recent faves such as the Apricot, Vibravoid, Life On Earth, the Amazing and many others have come from northern Europe and now PCL joins that list, so “do yourself a favour” and check them out – we’ll certainly be playing more songs from the album in the weeks to come for you to hear. Also featured this week was the latest release by the ever-prolific Ty Segall plus a bunch of cool 60’s tracks from around the world by the likes Rainbow Ffolly, We All Together, the Churchills, Ultimate Spinach and Adelaide’s own Masters Apprentices – in other words, back to business as usual for the Cat & the Brat on Technicolour Dreaming after last week’s hectic 3D Radio-thon edition.....

...... and so here is the playlist, with an assortment of visuals.....

DeWolff – Silver Lovemachine      ("Strange Fruits & Undiscovered Plants" 2011 Netherlands)

 

Rainbow Ffolly – She's Alright      ("Rainbow Ffolly Sallies Fforth" LP 1968 UK)

the Turtles – Down In Suburbia      ("You, Baby" LP 1965 Los Angeles, USA)

the Sand Pebbles – Occupied Europe (Take Me Across the Water)         (“Dark Magic” 2011 Melbourne, Australia)

 

Prince Rama – Incarnation         (“Trust Now” 2012 USA)

 

the Masters Apprentices – Buried and Dead         (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Australia)

 

Ty Segall – Crazy          (“Sleeper” 2013 California, USA)

 

Toni McCann – No         (7”single b-side [to My Baby] 1965 Brisbane, Australia)

 Darker My Love – 18^th Street Shuffle         (“Alive as You Are” 2010 USA)

 

the Sounds Like Us – The Other Side of a Record         (7”single 1966 USA)

Deep Purple – Emmaretta [BBC Top Gear session 14/01/69]         (“Deep Purple” LP 1969 [bonus track on 2000 reissue] UK)

 We All Together – It’s a Sin to Go Away         (“We All Together” LP 1970 Peru)

    

Permanent Clear Light – Skirmish         (“Beyond These Things” 2013 Helsinki, Finland)

 the Church – Is this where you Live?         (“Of Skins and Heart” LP 1981 Australia)

 Cheval Sombre – I Found It Not So         (“Cheval Sombre” 2008 New York, USA)

 

the Lovetones – Genius        (“Meditations” 2006 Melbourne, Australia)

Andrew Douglas Rothbard – Golden Calf         (“Abandoned Meander” 2006 Canada)

 Thunderclap Newman – The Reason         (“Hollywood Dream” LP 1970 UK)

 Ultimate Spinach – (Ballad of) The Hip Death Goddess         (“Ultimate Spinach” LP 1968 USA)

 

the Churchills – Debka      (7”single 1970 Israel)

Obscured By...

Our regular opening set of Australian 60’s and 70’s music this week featured a Loved Ones track found on a rare 1966 W&G Records compilation, plus a ‘live’ 1971 Wild Cherries recording from Australia’s fondly-remembered ABC-TV series ‘GTK’. Other highlights included the “Light & Darkness suite”, comprising the whole of side 1 of Ash Ra Tempel’s second album, a couple of  Perth punk gems, a Peter Tork penned and performed song from the Monkees which remained unissued for more than twenty years, and a track from a new album spawned from the collaboration of Ty Segall and White Fence.  All rounded out with lots more, shall we say, obscurities and forgotten masterpieces... brought to you by the Cat & the Brat, your DOTS for this week......

..... and here is the full playlist.....

Freshwater – Hello Sunshine      (7”single b-side 1971 Australia)

the Wild Cherries – G.O.D. (Guitar Over Drive)      (broadcast on ABC-TV July 1971 – taken from “the GTK Tapes Vol.1” 1995 Australia)

the Vacant Lot – Don’t Let Me Sleep Too Long [Myddle Class cover]     (7”single 1967 Sydney, Aust.)

the Twilights – The Way They Play     (7”single b-side 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Wright of Waye – Sun God     (7”single 1968 Sydney, Aust.)

Ray Brown & the Whispers – Too Late to Come Home     (7”single 1966 Aust.)

the Loved Ones – I Want You To Love Me     (‘Our Generation’ W&G Records compilation LP 1966 Aust.)

the Numbers – Govt Boy      (‘Govt Boy’ EP 1979 Aust.)

the Rich Kids – Ghosts of Princes in Towers     (7”single 1978 UK)

the Rockets – Mean Mistress     (7”single 1979 Perth, Aust.)

the Manikins – Love at Second Sight     (7”single 1980 Perth, Aust.)

the Vice Creems – Danger Love      (‘Danger Love’ EP 1979 UK)

Ultravox! – Satday Night in the City of the Dead     (‘Ultravox!’ LP 1977 UK)

the Human League – Circus of Death [Fast Product version]     (7”single 1978 UK)

Ash Ra Tempel – Light & Darkness     (‘Schwingungen’ LP 1972 Germany)

Michael Bundt – Les Classes Aux Microbes     (‘Just Landed Cosmic Kid’ LP 1977 Germany)

Ultimate Spinach – Fragmentary March of Green     (‘Behold & See’ LP 1968 USA)

Svensk – Dream Machine     (7”single 1967 UK)

Pleasure – Poor Old Organ Grinder     (7”single 1969 USA)

Ola & the Janglers – What a Way to Die     (7”single 1969 Sweden)

the Garden Club – Little Girl Lost & Found     (7”single 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the Monkees – Tear The Top Right Off My Head     (recorded/unissued 1968 – released on ‘Listen to the Band’ compilation 1991 USA)

Gene Clark – Los Angeles     (recorded/unissued 1968 – released on ‘Flying High’ compilation 1998 USA)

Ty Segall & White Fence – The Black Glove/Rag     (‘Hair’ 2012 California, USA)

Dark Ocean Colors – The Other Line     (‘Dark Ocean Colors’ 2011 USA)

the Jelly Bean Bandits – Generation     (‘the Jelly Bean Bandits’ LP 1967 USA)