Wow! A conjunction of our stars meant that all 3 ‘DOTS’... Michael, Peter and Megan... were in the studio this week, Obscuring together, once again! (please forgive the hype but it’s not a very common occurrence these days!) And accordingly, what a diverse show it was... from rare 60’s Australian pop and garage, to MerseyBeat from Iceland (that river sure flows a long way!), Canada and Spain, through to a sublime track by new European band, Birch Book. Along the way there was a swirly sitar blast from Truth, who emerged from the ashes of Irish faves, Them, a bit of classic Todd Rundgren, a nod to UB40 (whose iconic ‘dole’ cover has become apropos with their recent bankruptcy case!), and some psychedelic, non-bubblegum Lemon Pipers. Also, we each snaffled blindly some ‘gems’ (or not!) from the ‘N’ sections of the various vinyl/CD areas of the extensive 3D Radio Library (over 70,000 items!) for our ‘Letter of the Week’ segment... hmmm, mixed results as usual, but definitely ‘obscure’ and/or rare! Ahhh, we had fun.....
..... as you will see from the full playlist.....
the Thunderbirds – Mandrake (‘Quite a Party: Live at the Preston Town Hall’ LP 1961/62 Victoria, Australia)
Johnny Chester – Tossin’ and Turnin’ (‘Quite a Party’ LP)
the Questions – I Can’t Hear You (7”single b-side 1967 Australia)
the Kompany – The Family Way (7”single b-side 1967 Aust.)
the Allusions – The Fever (Burns my Brain) (7”single 1966 Aust.)
Joe Dolci – The Wind Cries Mary (‘The Wind Cries Mary’ CD 2008 Aust.)
Thor’s Hammer – A Memory (7”single 1966 Iceland)
the Mojos – Forever (7”single b-side 1963 UK)
JB and the Playboys – My Delight (7”single 1965 Canada)
Los Salvages – Las Ovejitas (7”single 1965 Spain)
5 Gentlemen – Dis-Nous Dylan (7”single 1966 France)
Birch Book – Les Feuilles Mortes (‘Birch Book’ cdEP 2011 France)
the Dillards – Lemon Chimes (7” single 1967 USA)
the Rose Garden – Here’s Today (7”single b-side 1968 Los Angeles USA)
Truth – Archimede’s Pad (recorded but unreleased 1972 Ireland/USA)
the Nixons – In Spite of Herself (‘the Nixons’ CD 1995 USA) #
Nineteen Eighty Four – Distraction (split 12” LP [with Co.Nation] 1999 Aust.) #
Nervous System – Last Avenue/Rendition (7”single 1981 Aust.) #
Nick Cave’s Mustache – Lies (demo 2008 Adelaide, Aust.) #
UB40 – I Knew You (Homegrown)
XTC – River of Orchids (‘Apple Venus Vol. 1’ cd 1997 UK)
Echo and the Bunnymen – Forgiven (‘Evergreen’ cd 1998 UK)
Todd Rundgren – Zen Archer (‘A Wizard, A True Star’ LP 1973 USA)
the Lemon Pipers – Through With You (‘Green Tambourine’ LP 1968 USA)
# ‘Letter of the Week’
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