Technicolour Dreaming

Beginning with a 60’s classic has become a regular feature of the show and this week’s choice was the 1967 debut single by UK band Traffic, which we felt melded quite nicely with the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s eastern-tinged instrumental that followed. In fact we played a fair number of songs from “the original psychedelic era”, as Lenny Kaye named it on the Nuggets LP back in 1972... amongst them was the title-track of Donovan’s 7^th album which featured the Jeff Beck Group, the flip-side of the sole UK single by Normie Rowe’s backing-band, the Playboys, on Immediate Records, as well as a track from the “lost” LP by Gary Walker & the Rain – a 1968 ‘Japan-only’ release which just recently became available in the rest of the world. It was also the last appearance of Brian Eno as our ‘Artiste of the Week’ and we concluded the show with the brilliant opening track of his second solo album. Finally, there was also a selection of ‘punk-era’ recordings from the likes of the Ramones, Siouxsie & the Banshees and Patti Smith, which we played in memory of Ian ‘Butch Brat’ Roberts, who passed away last week... Butch was Adelaide band the Brats’ mixer, roadie and valued friend, and we saw all these bands, and more, play gigs in London in the mid/late 70’s!

R.I.P. Butch..... 

Traffic – Paper Sun     (7”single 1967 UK)

Brian Jonestown Massacre – Panic in Babylon     (‘Aufheben’ 2012 USA)

the Lovetones – Come Home     (‘Meditations’ 2006 Melbourne, Australia)

Weightless – Holding On     (‘Self-Adjustment’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the What 4 – Logan’s Run     (‘Say It Straight’ 2008 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Sunbirds – Stone     (‘Emergency Christmas’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Grand Rapids – Brian’s Got a Rubber Soul     (‘Great Shakes’ 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Siouxsie & the Banshees – Mittageisen     (7”double A-side single [with Love in a Void] 1979 UK)

Ian Brown – F.E.A.R.     (‘Music of the Spheres’ 2001 UK)

the Smiths – How Soon Is Now?     (‘Meat Is Murder’ LP 1985 UK)

Caveman – My Room     (‘CoCo Beware’ 2011 Brooklyn, USA)

the Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop     (‘the Ramones’ LP 1976 New York, USA)

John Cooper Clarke – I Don’t Want to be Nice     (‘Disguise in Love’ LP 1978 UK)

Patti Smith – Free Money     (‘Horses’ LP 1975 New York, USA)

the Clash – London Calling     (‘London Calling’ LP 1979 UK)

Gary Walker & the Rain – Francis     (‘Album Number One’ LP 1968 Japan/UK)

Caleb – Baby Your Phrasing is Bad     (7”single 1967 UK)

Donovan – Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love is Hot)     (7”single 1969 UK)

the Fleur De Lys – Circles [Who cover]     (7”single 1966 UK)

the Playboys – Sad     (7”single b-side [to Black Sheep R.I.P.] 1967 Aust./UK)

Bobby & Laurie – Every Second Day     (7”single 1966 Aust. – also on ‘Exposaic’ LP 1966 : taken from  ‘A Forest of Gold Tops in the Land of Oz - 26 Tabs from the Semiconscious Sixties’ compilation 1997 Aust.)

the Masters Apprentices – But One Day     (7”single 1968 Aust.)

Eno – Burning Airlines Give You So Much More     (‘Taking Tiger Mountain [By Strategy]’ LP 1974 UK)  #

               #   “Artiste of the Month”

Obscured By...

All three ‘DOTS’ ... Megan, Peter & Michael ... were in the 3D studio this week, focusing, almost exclusively, on forgotten gems from the late 60s and early 70s such as tracks from New Zealand’s Hi-Revving Tongues and the House of Nimrod, Germany’s Guru Guru, Australia’s Normie Rowe and Ray Brown, the Deep Six from the US and more. We also threw in a piece by American hipster Lord Buckley from the 1950s, plus one from a late 60’s pop album by actor Rock Hudson. That was “Obscured by...”

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

Pastoral Symphony – Spread A Little Love Around (7”single 1968 Aust)

Spectrum – You Just Can’t Win (‘Milesago’ LP 1972 Aust.)

Fanny Adams – Ain’t No Loving Left (Fanny Adams LP 1971 Aust)

Zoot – Shilo (demo 1970 Aust)

the Deep Six – What would you wish from the golden fish (7”single 1966 US)

Chris and Peter Allen – My Silent Symphony (7”single 1968 Aust)

the Jackpots – King of the World (7”single 1968 Sweden)

Colours – Lovin’ (7”single US 1968)

Normie Rowe – Sunshine Secret (7”single 1967 Aust)

Rock Hudson – Open the Window and See all the Clowns (‘Rock, Gently’ LP 1968 US)

Everybody – The Shape of Things to Come (7”single UK 1970)

Hi-Revving Tongues – Illusion (‘A Day in my Minds Mind – Kiwi Psych Trips from 1967 – 72’ : comp.)

House of Nimrod – Psychothartic (7”single 1968 NZ)

Music Convention – Footsteps on My Mind (7”single 1968 NZ)

Lord Buckley – The Train (‘A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat’ LP US)

Eric Burdon and War – Nights In White Satin (‘Black Man’s Burdon’ LP 1971)

Guru Guru – Elektrolurch (Guru Guru LP 1973 Germany)

Ray Brown and Moonstone – Story of Ali (‘Madhouse’ LP 1970 Australia)

the Hi-Fi’s – Tread Softly for Sleepers (7”single 1967 Germany)

Edwick Rumbold – Boggle Woggle (7”single 1967 UK)

Mandrake Paddlesteamer – Sunlight Glide (7”single 1969 UK)

the Executives – Moving in a Circle (7”single 1968 Aust)

T Swift and the Electric Bag – Are You Experienced? (‘Reverberation 3 : Phase 2’ – US comp.)

Them – Gloria/Baby Please Don’t Go (‘Live’ 1971)

Coup D’etat – Doctor, I like your Medicine (7”single 1980 NZ)

Technicolour Dreaming

This week the Cat & the Brat featured a track from Gary Numan, who is scheduled to play a sold-out show here in Adelaide next Monday, focusing on his second album, ‘The Pleasure Principle’. We also played several singles, album tracks and demos from local bands, new and old, as well as the usual array of ‘headswirlers’: psych, garage or otherwise. Naturally, we also featured tracks from our ‘Album of the Month’ (“Meat the ZomBeatles”) and the “Monkees Song of the Week”...

...so here is the play-list...

All the Leaves Have Fallen – Loveday Carter (demo 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

The Bad Poets – Crash Sweet Crash (5MMM’s Compilation Album of Adelaide Bands 1980 : LP)

Donovan – Sunny South Kensington (Psychedelia at Abbey Road 1965 – 69 : comp.)

The Doors – Moonlight Drive (‘the Doors’ [re-issue] bonus track)

The Beacon Street Union – Recitation/My Love Is (The Eyes of the Beacon Street Union)

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – A Child’s Guide to Good and Evil (Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers, Vol 1 : comp.)

The Masters Apprentices – Living In a Child’s Dream (7” single 1967 Adelaide)

The Zoot – Eleanor Rigby (Zoot Locker)

Gary Numan – Airplane (The Pleasure Principle)

Nekkro Electro – Level 22 (‘Obscene Horrorfist’ demo 2011 Adelaide)

Shake 288 – Beaten to A Pulp (demo 1984 Adelaide)

The Hollies – King Midas in Reverse (The Hollies at Abbey Road : 1966 – 69)

The Dolly Rocker Movement – Memory Layne (Our Days Mynd the Tyme)

The Bees – Voices Green and Purple (‘Nuggets’ box-set comp., Disc 2)

The Atlantics – Come On (Ugly Things : Aust. 60’s comp.)

The Flamin’ Groovies – Shake Some Action (Best Of...)

The Zombeatles – She Dead (Meat the Zombeatles) #

Kamikaze – ‘Lil Red Riding Hood (pre-release from forth-coming CD ‘Cheap and Nasty, Soiled and Sleazy’)

Captain Beefheart – Beatle Bones and Smokin’ Stones (Before the Fall compilation)

July – I See (The Great British Psychedelic Trip Vol.1 : comp.)

Van Cleef – Kick the Hick (Where the River Meets the Rock)

the Monkees – I’m Gonna Buy Me a Dog (Monkees Music Box) *

# May ‘Album of the Month’

* ‘Monkees Song of the Week’