Technicolour Dreaming

Some new, some old, some local, others from....Iceland? Yes, another trip into the psychedelic, the garage, the punk and even the ‘80’s from anywhere/anytime with the Cat & the Brat on this week’s show. Of particular note were new albums from Clinic, Toy & Melody’s Echo Chamber – all no doubt will be receiving further examination in weeks to come! And as today was the birthday for Elvis, Bowie and Dot from Almost Numan, we naturally had to give them a celebratory spin... especially with the news of a new record from David being imminent at last. On a sadder note, we noted the passing of Lee Dorman, bassist with Iron Butterfly during their prime, so just had to play a song from their oft-overlooked early period. Throw in a few covers, some ‘previously unreleased’ gems [including the full version of the theme song from an iconic Australian surf movie], and lots more... and that’s Technicolour Dreaming for another week!  Check out the clips we’ve found, and dig in......

...... here’s the playlist for 8^th January.....

the Sunsets – Hot Generation [full soundtrack version]       (rec. 1967 but unreleased – taken from ‘Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-1967’ compilation 2012 Australia)

Marty Rhone & the Soul Agents – Every Minute of You      (7”single 1966 Brisbane, Australia)

the Showmen – So Far Away      (7”single 1965 Sydney, Aust.)

Colin Buckley – Little Egypt [Elvis Presley cover]      (7”single 1966 Aust.)

David Bowie – Five Years      (‘Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars’ LP 1972 UK)

Almost Numan – We Are So Fragile [Gary Numan cover]      (‘Almost Numan : “OFF” side-1: covers’ 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

Iron Butterfly – Unconscious Baby      (‘Heavy’ LP 1968 USA)

Melody’s Echo Chamber – Be Proud of Your Kids      (‘Melody’s Echo Chamber’ 2012 France/Australia)

Tenniscoats – Karogari Mario      (‘All Aboard!’ 2012 Japan)

Cosmic Dead – The White Rabbit      (rec. live in Scotland 2010 Iceland)

Fursaxa – Tyranny      (‘Amulet’ 2005 USA)

Clinic – See Saw      (‘Free Reign’ 2012 UK)

the Black Angels – Entrance Song (Rain Dance version)      (‘Phosgene Nightmare’ 10”EP 2011 Texas, USA)

the Sisters of Mercy – This Corrosion      (7”single 1987 UK)

Toy – Motoring      (‘Toy’ 2012 UK)

Beach House – Lazuli      (‘Bloom’ 2012 USA)

Marc Almond – Late Night [Syd Barrett cover]      (‘Mojo: the Madcap Laughs Again’ – Mojo magazine covermount-cd 2009 UK)

Gravenhurst – Only a Northern Song [Beatles cover]      (‘Mojo: Yellow Submarine ReSurfaces’ – Mojo magazine covermount-cd 2012 UK)

Suzi Chunk – Got Any Mantras?      (‘Girl From the Neck Down’ LP 2012 Wales, UK)

Knowbody Else – Secret Storm      (rec. 1967 but unreleased – taken from ‘Feeling High : the Psychedelic Sound of Memphis’ compilation 2012 USA)

July – Dandelion Seeds      (7”single 1967 UK)

the Chosen Few – Is This a Dream      (7”single 1966 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Sunnyboys – You Need a Friend      (7”single 1982 Sydney, Aust.)

the Church – Almost With You      (‘The Blurred Crusade’ LP 1982 Aust.)

Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart – Words [demo]      (rec. 1965 but unreleased – taken from ‘Where the Action Is!  Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968’ compilation boxset 2009 USA)

Woods – Cali in a Cup      (‘Bend Beyond’ 2012 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

The psych-pop classic “We Love You” by the Rolling Stones, with Brian Jones on mellotron and Lennon & McCartney on backing vocals, began today’s edition of Technicolour Dreaming, while, with ‘The Seeker’ from their debut EP, the Sunnyboys, in their last appearance as our “band of the month”, finished it. In between, we played a cut from the soon-to-be-released debut album by the Laurels, recent releases from bands such as Thee American Revolution, Love Parade and Them Plasms, a song from a Brian Eno’s ‘Another Green World’, a track from Paul McCartney’s debut solo album featuring his first recorded duet with Linda, a version of “The Saint” theme by a UK band found on a compilation of instrumentals supposedly from behind ‘the Iron Curtain’ [?], a Ray Davies song given the Redd Kross treatment, the brilliantly-named ‘Krome Plated Yabby’ 1967 single from Australia’s own Wild Cherries and the Count Five’s ‘Psychotic Reaction’, plus much more... all brought to you once more by the Cat & the Brat on 3D Radio 93.7fm.....

..... and here is the full play-list.....

the Rolling Stones – We Love You     (7”single 1967 UK)

the Laurels – Glacier     (‘Plains’ 2012 Australia)

Ride Into The Sun – New Sunday     (demo version 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

Love Parade – Like Lovers Do     (CD single 2012 Perth, Aust.)

Redd Kross – Fancy [Ray Davies cover]     (‘Lady in the Front Row’ CDsingle b-side 1993 USA)

Thee Oh Sees – Crushed Grass      (‘The Dream’ EP 2011 California, USA)

Them Plasms – Australian of the Year      (7”split-single [with the Hootenannies – Perth] 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

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

the Molting Vultures – Morning Sun     (‘Get On Board’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Eno – Sky Saw     (‘Another Green World’ 1975 UK)

Paul McCartney – Man We Was Lonely     (‘McCartney’ 1970 UK)

Jim White – All Together Now [Beatles cover]     (‘Mojo : Yellow Submarine Resurfaces’ comp. 2012 UK/USA)

Sonny & the Sunsets – I See The Void     (‘Long-time Companion’ 2012 California, USA)

Arbouretum – Another Hiding Place     (‘Song of the Pearl' 2009 USA)

Hush Arbors – Fast Asleep     (‘Yankee Reality’ 2009 USA)

White Denim – Mirrored & Reverse     (‘Fits’ 2009 USA)

the Sand Pebbles – Occupied Europe (take me across the water)     (‘Dark Magic’ 2011 Aust.)

the Count Five – Psychotic Reaction      (7”single 1966 California, USA)

the Wild Cherries – Krome Plated Yabby     (7’single 1967 Aust.)

the Apricot – In Slower Motion     (‘A Forestful of Threes’ 2011 Norway)

Inside Looking Out – Morning Sun     (7”single 1970 Adelaide, Aust.)

Thee American Revolution – Grit Magazine     (‘Buddha Electrostorm’ 2012 USA)

the Eliminators – The Saint [TV-theme cover]    ("Guitars & Percussion" LP 1966 UK – taken from ‘Planetary Pebbles Vol.1 : Surfbeat Behind The Iron Curtain’ comp. 1997)

the Sunnyboys – The Seeker     (‘Sunnyboys’ EP 1980 Sydney, Aust.)  #

      # “Band of the Month”