Technicolour Dreaming

It seems that 2007 was a good year for Australian compilations, seeing the release of the excellent "Tomorrow is Today - A Tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-1970", as well as Off The Hip's "Burn Your Fingers on The Sun", both of which are well worth tracking down if you can find a copy. I featured tracks from both comps, as well as Ty Segall's new release "Emotional Mugger", a few classics from the late 60's, and some more recent Australian efforts, plus quite a few cover versions.... 

So if you missed the show, this is the playlist.....

The Great Apes - Sebastopol Street [Procession]  ("Tomorrow is Today" compilation 2007 Australia)

Pretty City - Mary Go Round  (CD Single 2015 Melbourne, Australia)

Graham Day and the Forefathers - 30-60-90 / Love Me Lies [The Prisoners]  (7" single 2014 Rochester, Kent UK)

Mid State Orange - Moving in a Circle [The Executives]  ("Tomorrow is Today" compilation 2007 Australia)

James McKeown and the Negative Drivers - I See The Rain [Marmalade] "Active Listener's Happy Record Store Day!" compilation 2013 New Zealand)

Three Minute Tease - When I Was 46 in the Year 13  ("Bite the Hand" 2014 UK)

The Higher Elevation - The Diamond Mine  (7" single 1967 Colorado, USA)

Scott Walker - The Plague  ("Scott 2" LP 1968 USA)

Jacques Brel - Amsterdam (live 1964)  ("Bowie Heard them Here First" compilation 2015)

Sir Richard Bishop - Barbary  ("The Freak of Araby" 2009 USA)

Ultimate Spinach -  (Ballad Of) The Hip Death Goddess  ("Ultimate Spinach" LP 1968 Boston, Massachusetts USA)

Brainticket - Black Sand  ("Cottonwood Hill" LP 1970 Switzerland)

Vic Conrad and the First Third - Mr V  ("Trip Fest Psychedelic Stoner Experience" sampler 2016 Adelaide, Australia)

Dark Ocean Colours - When Both Our Worlds Collide  (CD Single 2013 USA)

Ty Segall - The Magazine  ("Emotional Mugger" 2016 Los Angeles USA)

El Goodo - Stuck in the 60's  ("El Goodo" 2005 Wales, UK)

The Energy Package - This is the Twelfth Night  (7" single 1967 USA)

The Bamboo Shoot - The Fox Has Gone to Ground  (7" single 1968 UK)

Procol Harum - Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of)  ("Procol Harum" LP 1967 UK)

The December Sound - Painkiller  ("The December Sound (Silver Album)" 2007 Boston Massachusetts USA)

The Byrds - Psychodrama City  ("Fifth Dimension" LP 1996 reissue bonus track USA)

Richard in Your Mind - Flower of the Heart  ("My Volcano" 2010 Sydney, Australia)

Blue Sunshine Minds - How Does it Feel  ("Burn Your Fingers on the Sun" compilation 2007 Australia)

Jay Walker and the Pedestrians - Rise and Decline of the Sun  ("Rise and Decline of the Sun" EP 2010 Adelaide, Australia)

The Janitors - Do It Again  ("Drone Head" 2013 Stockholm, Sweden)

The Wheelers of Oz - La Petit Mort  ("Revivalised" 2015 Perth, Australia)

July - The Way  ("July" LP 1968 Ealing, London UK)

Technicolour Dreaming

Beginning with a psychedelic Rolling Stones gem, the Cat & the Brat juggled genres, eras and geography for your listening pleasure. But minutes into the show, we were pleasantly interrupted (twice!) by a knock at the door of Three D Radio, with members of Adelaide bands bearing their brand new releases. Not long after, hot-off-the-press tracks from Brenton Manser and the Readymades were unleashed on the airwaves – ‘seat of the pants radio’ in action!! You too can have your songs aired on Three D – send us a copy, and if we like it, we’ll play it! – regardless, it’ll go into the ‘new releases’ section of the 3D Library for other announcers to discover! But we digress – your hosts proceeded on their merry way with gems from Baker Knight and the Knightmares, Major Tom and the Atoms, the Buzzcocks, and the Great Apes, to name but a few. A highlight was the Jigsaw Seen’s version of ‘Circle of Steel’, featuring Dave Davies on backing vox, so naturally we had to follow this with a rare Davies track from his new “Hidden Treasures” anthology.  And being the first day of August, it was time to finish the show with a new “Artiste of the Month”, with Adelaide’s late, great Baterz winning the spot for the next 4 weeks.....

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

the Rolling Stones – She’s a Rainbow     (‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ LP 1967 UK)

the Great Apes – Sebastopol Street [Procession cover]     (‘Tomorrow Is Today: a tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70’ compilation 2007 Australia)

the Lovetones – Mantra     (‘Meditations’ 2006 Aust.)

Jacques Dutronc – Les metamorphoses      (‘Jacques Dutronc [aka Comment Elles Dorment]’ LP 1967 France)

the Good, the Bad & the Queen – the Good, the Bad & the Queen     (‘the Good, the Bad & the Queen’ 2007 UK)

the Triffids – Raining Pleasure     (‘Love in Bright Landscapes’ LP 1986 Aust.)

Brenton Manser – Don’t Shut Me Out     (‘3 Song Sampler’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Bikini Atoll – Then Amplify     (‘Moratoria’ 2004 UK)

the B-52’s – 53 Miles West of Venus     (‘Wild Planet’ LP 1980 USA)

the Royal Dave Graney Show – Bodysnatcher Blues     (‘All our Friends are Stars’ EP 2004 Aust.)

the Jigsaw Seen – Circle of Steel [Gordon Lightfoot cover]     (‘Winterland’ 2011 USA)

Dave Davies – Creeping Jean [unreleased stereo version]    (rec. 1969 – taken from ‘Hidden Treasures’ anthology 2011 UK)

Paul Revere & the Raiders – Mr Sun Mr Moon     (7”single 1969 USA – taken from ‘Hungry for Kicks: singles & choice cuts 1965-69’ Rev-Ola anthology 2009)

the Moles – Brain Garden     (‘The Future Sounds of Ashton’ 2011 UK)

the Mynd Gardeners – Falling in Love Again [Ted Mulry cover]     (hidden track on ‘Tales From The Caramel Hourglass’ EP 2010 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Readymades – Ghost & the Bones     (‘Handmade’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Monkees – Love Is Only Sleeping     (‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones’ LP 1967 USA)

Baker Knight & the Knightmares – Hallucinations      (7”single 1967 USA – taken from ‘My Mind Goes High: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults’ compilation 2005)

Major Tom & the Atoms – Last Dance of the Lizard King     (‘Shake It Til You Break It’ EP 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Buzzcocks – Boredom     (‘Spiral Scratch’ EP 1977 UK)

the Monks – Oh, How to Do Now     (‘The Early Years 1964-1965’ anthology 2009 USA)

Kamikaze – ‘Lil Red Riding Hood [Sam the Sham cover]     (demo 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Flamin’ Groovies – Teenage Head     (‘Teenage Head’ LP 1971 USA)

Baterz – Goth      (‘Goth’ EP 2000 Adelaide, Aust. – taken from the ‘Great Big Squiddy Fun: A Baterz Tribute’ compilation’s bonus disc ‘Baterz for Beginners’ 2009 Aust.)   #

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