Obscured By...

This week on Obscured by... again there was a solo ‘DOT’... this time Peter Brat. I followed our regular policy of rarities and obscurities from around the world in various genres and from varied sources... including a ‘live on TV’ song from Australian 70’s band Kelly, a previously unreleased 1982 Kimberly Rew track with the Waves [later known as Katrina & the Waves], the first ever Rough Trade record [by French electro-punks Metal Urbain, who I was lucky enough to see in London in 1977], the 1978 b-side teaming Eno and UK punks Snatch [Judy Nylon & Patti Palladin] and which also featured Phil Collins on drums, 80’s psych from the United States of Existence, a couple of long tracks from the debut albums by Germany’s Guru Guru and Can, some Australian 60’s grooviness, the song by Luke Haines that ought to have featured in TV show “Spooks”, and much, much more...

...so here is the playlist...

the Vacant Lot – Don’t let me sleep too long [Myddle Class cover]     (7”single 1967 Sydney, Aust.)

Marty Rhone – No No No No     (7”single 1967 Aust.)

the Groop – Mandrake Wine     (recorded London 1968, released on flexidisc with ‘The Vault’ magazine 1989)

Dave Miller Set – Let’s Get Together     (7”single 1968 Aust.)

Kelly – See My Way [Blodwyn Pig cover]     (‘live’ on ABC-TV “Hit Scene” 1971 Aust.)

The Harts – Little Girl     (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

Flying Circus – Turn Away     (‘Bonza Beaut & Boom Boom’ LP 1971 Aust.)

Frog Hollow – Slowish One     (‘Over, Under, Sideways, Down’ EP 1972 Aust.)

the Gentlemen – No Chance     (‘Psychedelic Super Pjotr’ compilation of Eastern Bloc psych etc)

Country Joe & the Fish – Section 43     (‘Country Joe & the Fish’ LP 1966 USA)

BabyGrandmothers – Being is more than Life      (‘Psychedelic Phinland: Finnish hippie and underground music 1967-74’ compilation)

the Firesign Theatre – More Undermutterances     (Best of the Firesign Theatre)

the Byrds – 5D     (‘Fifth Dimension’ LP 1966 USA)

the Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today     (‘Even More Nuggets Vol. 3’ compilation)

Love – You Set The Scene     (‘Forever Changes’ LP 1967 USA)

the Waves – Animal Song     (previously unreleased 1982 recording – bonus track on ‘Bible of Bop’)

the United States of Existence – Love to the 44^th power    (‘Introducing...’ LP 1986 USA)

the Shower Scene from Psycho – She [Monkees’ cover]     (Exploding Hits)

Eno & Snatch – RAF     (7’single b-side 1978 UK)

Metal Urbain – Paris Maquis     (7”single 1977 France/UK [1^st release of ‘Rough Trade Records’])

Cabaret Voltaire – The Set Up     (‘Extended Play’ EP 1978 UK)

Sunglasses After Dark – Swamp Baby     (7”single 1984 UK)

the Urinals – I’m a Bug     (‘Another E.P.’ 1979 USA)

the Virgin Prunes – Bau Dachong     (7”single 1982 UK)

Guru Guru – Oxymoron     (‘KanGuru’ LP 1972 Germany)

Can – Thief     (‘Delay’ LP 1968 Germany)

Luke Haines – the Spook Manifesto     (The Oliver Twist Manifesto)

Technicolour Dreaming

Once again this week, Peter Brat was the sole presenter on the show... but the Cat is returning soon! As usual I played a number of 60’s bands, such as the Nazz and the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, as well as a very cool psych track by the Bee Gees from their second album, a few new tracks [my favourite being one from the great new album by the Barbarellatones] and various points in between, including a bunch of singles and album tracks by some of Australia’s finest like the Lipstick Killers, God, the Moodists and the Dagoes... I finished with another track from our current “Album of the Month” by Sydney band, the Laurels...

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

the Beach Boys – Hang on to your Ego     (out-take from ‘Smile’ sessions – taken from ‘The Trip’ compilation)

Blue Sunshine Minds – How does it feel     (‘Burn Your Fingers On The Sun’ – psych. compilation 2009 Aust.)

the Intercontinental Playboys – Exit Sign      (Sonic Seducers)

the Scoundrelles – Why doesn’t someone take this goddamn girl away from me     (Organic Molecules In Action!)

Eric Burdon & the Animals – Paint It Black     (‘Winds of Change’ LP 1967 UK)

God God Dammit Dammit – Harry     (The Very First Day Of The Sunshine)

God – My Pal     (7”single 1988 Aust.)

the Lipstick Killers – Hindu Gods [of Love]      (7”single 1979 Aust.)

the Moodists – The Disciples Know     (‘Thirsty’s Calling’ EP 1982 Aust.)

Tyrannosaurus Rex – She was born to be my unicorn     (Bolan Boogie)

the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – Smell of Incense     (‘Vol. 2’ LP 1967 USA)

the Nazz – Open My Eyes     (7”single 1968 USA)

the Bee Gees – The Earnest of Being George     (‘Horizontal’ LP 1967 Aust/UK)

the New Vague – Luv Her To Death     (CD single 2008 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Yard Apes – Goin’ South     (Devil’s Road)

the Barbarellatones – Bad Vibes     (Confessions of a Teenage Prostitute)

Dieselwitch – Forbidden Purple City     (Surfadelica)

Colin Buckley – Little Egypt     (7”single 1965 Aust.)

the Dagoes – We Sell Soul [13^th Floor Elevators cover]     (Supreme

Siouxsie & the Banshees – The Staircase (mystery)     (7”single b-side 1978 UK)

Die Dancing Bears – New York Valentine     (7”single 1982 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Laurels – Merry Go Round     (Mesazoic)  #

    # ‘Album of the Month’

Obscured By... July 12 2011

A solo Michael Hunter this week, but then again not.  For the special in-studio guest was Peter Tilbrook, ex-Masters Apprentices, who dropped a couple of scoops including a potential reformation of a 60s line-up of the band, plus his writing of a musical on the arrival of rock & roll in Australia!  Pre-Masters songs from his earlier bands were also played.  Then there was a fortuitous dip into the "X" section of the Three D record library, some rare UK acetate singles from the 60s, a French version of Friday On My Mind - and a James Last track and a German version of El Paso, just to keep the quality level variable!!  Yep, that sounds like the fun and games of another Obscured By...


Sounds Of Silence - Mary's Got A Daisy  (single Adelaide 1967)
Paradise - Sin  (single Adelaide 1970)
Peter Tilbrook - Stop The Time  (single Adelaide 1971)
Masters Apprentices - Brigette  (single A 1968)
Masters Apprentices - Four Years Of Five  (single B 1968)
Masters Apprentices - Elevator Drver (single A 1968)
(Masters songs all taken from the Aztec Music reissue of the self-titled album, with copious bonus tracks)
Skyhooks - Hit Me Kick Me  (unreleased demo 1974)
Dragon - Now That Daddy's Home  (single B 1979)
Flowers - Sister  (live 1980, available as a free download via Icehouse's Facebook page)

This portion of the show brought to you by the letter X...
X-Ray-Z - Poor Image  (self titled LP 1980)
XTC - Chain Of Command (Drums & Wires, plus bonus single with vinyl version 1979)
Xiu Xiu - Chocolate Makes You Happy  (Dear God I Hate Myself, 2010)


Tropical Fish - Everyone Is Everything   (unreleased UK 196?)
1984 - There Is Music All Around Me  (acetate UK 1969)
The Pathfinders - Punpkin Lantern  (acetate, Scotland 1969)
unknown band - Every Day Is Just The Same  (unreleased?)
Sons Of Man - My Life With You  (UK EP 196?)
All the above taken from "Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol 10 : A Hidden Secret Garden Found" (1999) 
 
Evolution Control Committee - What Would You Think If I Sang Autotune  (2010)
Les Hou-Lops - Vendredi m'obsede  (France single 1967, version of Friday On My Mind)
The Readymen - Shortnin' Bread  (US single 1965, also on Pebbles Vol 4)
Lolita - El Paso  (German language version, prob 45 196?)
James Last - Hey Tonight / She's A Woman / What Is Life  (Non Stop Dancing 12, LP 1971)
Company Caine - It's Up To You  (Product Of A Broken Reality, Aust 1971)

Technicolour Dreaming

It was a solo Brat presenting this week’s show... but I was not left totally alone, because I was joined by a couple of members of premier Adelaide psych/fuzz band, Ride Into The Sun, for a chat and a preview of two new tracks, which may appear on their forth-coming new EP. I also played a slew of new releases, including tracks by the Barbarellatones, the Horrors, Thee Oh Sees and the Lord Street Sound, local bands Friends and Hit the Jackpot, plus the new single by Black Cab. Of course there were also some 60’s songs by the likes of the Monkees and the Monks, an instrumental Bowie classic and a rare track by Dave Davies of the Kinks. I finished with our new “Release of the Month” for July... the long-awaited debut E.P. by Australian psych band, the Laurels, entitled ‘Mesozoic’...

...so here is the full playlist...  

David Bowie – Warszawa     (Low)

Friends – Choose your words     (demo 2011 Adelaide, Australia)

Hit the Jackpot – I don’t know     (‘Holiday’ EP 2011 Adelaide)

Doctors Of Madness – Waiting     (7”single b-side 1977 UK : from ‘Dirty Water 2...’ compilation 2011 UK)

Thee Oh Sees – The Whipping Continues     (Castlemania)

Tyrnaround – Carroll By Candlelight     (Go Back)

Dave Davies – Creeping Jean     (7”single b-side 1969 UK)

Gary Walker & the Rain – Come in, you’ll get pneumonia [Easybeats cover]     (7”single 1969 UK)

Rising Sons – Take a giant step     (‘Rising Sons, feat. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder’ LP 1966 USA)

Ride Into The Sun – Drown Your Soul     (demo 2011 Adelaide)

Ride Into The Sun – New Sunday     (demo 2011 Adelaide)

the Monks – Complication     (Black Monk Time)

Children of the Mushroom – August Mademoiselle     (7”single b-side 1967 US : from ‘Slowly Growing Insane’ comp.)

the Monkees – Mary, Mary     (Monkees Music Box comp.)

the Missing Links – You’re driving me insane     (7”single 1965 Aust.)

the Barracudas – His Last Summer     (‘Drop Out with The Barracudas’ LP 1981 UK)

the Atlantics [feat. Johnny Rebb] – It’s a hard life     (7”single 1965 Aust. : from ‘Collectibles’ CD 2011 Aust.)

the Lord Street Sound – They’re Dolls     (Behind the Dumb)

Black Cab – Combat Boots     (CD single 2011 Aust.)

the Horrors – Still Life     (Skying)

the Barbarellatones – Dead man’s Curve [Jan & Dean cover]     (Confessions of a Teenage Prostitute)

the Laurels – What she does to me     (‘Mesozoic’ EP 2011 Aust.)  #

      # Release of the Month