Technicolour Dreaming

The show this week had another guest presenter in the form of Michael Hunter - no stranger to the timeslot in the Obscured By… days but for one week only, back doing the show on his own.  Actually that’s not quite true, as he was joined on the phone for an interesting chat with Bobby Bright, on the nearly-50 year anniversary of the first Bobby & Laurie single, and on the recent release of Bob’s own new EP “Child Of Rock & Roll” (available on iTunes or his own website).  The news that Led Zeppelin were being sued by the band Spirit for alleged pilfering of a musical phrase on “Stairway To Heaven” led to a few related pieces, including Frank Zappa’s take on the iconic song.  A few unreleased gems by Australian musical heavyweights such as Wendy Saddington and the Wild Cherries also found their way to air, as did some 60s European pop delights - the glam rock band Blue Vamp featuring a pre-Oxygene Jean Michel Jarre!  And so a jolly good time was had by all, and normal service will resume soon.....

..... and here is the playlist plus some vids.....

the Clevedonaires - Lost Women      (7”single 1967 New Zealand)
the National Reps - Back Streets      (unreleased demo 1967 Brisbane, Australia)
Dave Miller Set - Why? Why? Why? [Paul Revere & the Raiders cover]      (7”single 1967 Sydney, Australia)

Toni & Royce - Buy Some Love      (7”single 1966 Brisbane, Australia)
Spirit - Taurus      (“Spirit” LP 1968 US)
Frank Zappa - Stairway To Heaven      (“The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life” - recorded 1988, released 1991 USA)
Sun Kil Moon - I Watched The Film The Song Remains The Same      (“Benji” 2014 USA)
the Wild Cherries - Alice Is (Coming Through)       (unreleased demo 1968 Brisbane, Australia)

the Wendy Saddington Band - Hypocrite Heaven     (unreleased demo 1987 Australia)
X-Ray-Z - Poor Image     (7”single 1977 Australia)
Karma - Iron Fisted Woman     (7”single 1974 Australia)
Red Angel Panic - Viet Rock     (7”single 1971 Adelaide,  Australia)

Bobby & Laurie - I Belong With You      (7”single 1964 Melbourne, Australia)
Bobby & Laurie - Strange Rain      (“Bobby & Laurie” LP 1965 Australia)

              *** phone interview with Bobby Bright from Melbourne ***

Bobby Bright - Great Life (Elsie’s Song)      (“Child Of Rock & Roll” 2014 Australia)
Bobby Bright - Younger Days      (“Child Of Rock & Roll” 2014 Australia)
Bobby & Laurie - Every Second Day      (7”single 1966 Australia)
Marta Kubišová  - Nechte Zvony Znit      (7”single 1967 Czech)

Michel Polnareff - La Poupee Qui Fait Non      (7”single 1966 France)

les Hou-Lops - Vendredi m’obsède [Friday On My Mind – Easybeats cover]      (7”single 1967 Quebec, Canada)
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Blue Vamp - Jolly Dolly       (7”single 1973 France)
Omnia - I Don’t Speak Human      (“Musick & Poetree” 2011 Netherlands)

Frank Zappa - Bolero      (“The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life” - recorded 1988, released 1991 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

Rather than concentrate on some of the fine music played on this week’s  show, like the 7”singles by bands such as the Black Hollies and Peoples Temple, or new albums from the Luck of Eden Hall, Soft Hearted Scientists and [at last!] the very cool debut from Adelaide’s Slingshot Dragster, or even ‘blasts from the past’ by the Bee Gees and Tin Tin, we’d like to draw attention to a wonderful short film by Alex Innocenti that we’ve posted after the Red Angel Panic track. It centres on an iconic Adelaide venue from the 60’s that he ran, “the Cellar” in Twin Street in the city, and features great footage of some of the bands [including of course the abovementioned Red Angel Panic] that played there and some of the events associated with it. Of course, the building is no longer there, demolished recently as part of yet another upmarket ‘project’ – sigh! – though it emerged in its final decade as another Adelaide icon, the Jade Monkey, which continues in another location to provide great, local independent music... But do take a look at this fascinating slice of Adelaide music history, and while you’re at it, check out the final clip – an interview [plus some music] with Russia’s brilliant Messer Chups.....

..... so here is the playlist, along with some viewing pleasure.....

the Warlocks – Dead Generation      (“Skull Worship” 2013 USA)

David Bowie – We are the Dead      (“Diamond Dogs” LP 1974 UK)

the Beep Seals – Stars      (7”single 2007 Manchester, UK)

the Sunnyboys – You Need a Friend [original rough mix]      (“Our Best Of” anthology 2014 Australia)

Dean Allen Foyd – Insects       (“Road to Atlas” EP 2012 Sweden)

Sky Picnic – The Good Humor Man (he sees everything like this) [Love cover]      (recorded 2013 USA – taken from “The Active Listener Sampler 13” compilation 2013 New Zealand)

Anton Barbeau – Out Of My Mind On Dope & Speed [Julian Cope cover]      [“Psychedelic Mynde of Moses” E.P. 2012 UK)

Slingshot Dragster – UTI      (“Bite the Bullet” 2014 Adelaide, South Australia)

the Citradels – Take It Out      (“Our Lord’s Secret Service” 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

les Limiñanas – Funeral Baby      (“Les Limiñanas” LP 2010 France)

the Green Pajamas – Such a Lovely Daughter      (recorded 1988 USA – taken from 7” flexi-disc  with “Unhinged Magazine” 1989 UK)

Soft Hearted Scientists – Song From The River      (“False Lights” 2013 Cardiff, UK)

8x8 – Azalia’s Room      (“Azalia’s Room” 2013 USA)

Red Angel Panic – Private Investigator      (7”single b-side [to Viet Rock] 1971 Adelaide, Australia)

 

the Black Hollies – Here Comes The Rain      (7”single included with “Somewhere Between Here and Nowhere“ LP 2013 USA)

Walter Ghoul’s Lavender Brigade – Old Man Arthur-Dragon Fly      (recorded 1999 – taken from “Retrospectoscope : 1966-70” faux-anthology 2008 UK)

the Luck of Eden Hall – The Collapse of Suzy Star      (“Victoria Moon” 2014 USA)

Peoples Temple – Twice Burned      (7”single b-side [to Brand New Thing] 2013 Michigan, USA)

Tin Tin – Swans on the Canal       (“Tin Tin” LP 1970 Australia/UK)

les Fleurs de Pavot - A Dégager      (“Les Fleurs de Pavot“ LP 1968 France) 

Les Fleurs de Pavot à l'émission Bouton Rouge 1968 by Tushratta

the Bee Gees – Playdown      (“Spicks and Specks” LP 1966 Australia – taken from “Morning Of My Life: Best of 1965-1966” anthology 2013 Australia)

Ted Mulry – Julia      (7”single 1970 Australia/UK)

White Fence – Chairs in the Dark      (“Cyclops Reap” 2013 California, USA)

Paul Revere & the Raiders – Just Like Me      (7”single 1965 USA)

the Barbarellatones – I am Verwolf      (recorded 2013 California, USA)

Messer Chups – Diabolik Boogie      (“Crazy Price” 2005 Russia)

Technicolour Dreaming

Sometimes the best-laid plans for a show just disappear once you go to air, which is what happened this week! A phone call from a listener requesting an Atlantics song led us into some 60’s kicks of (primarily) the Australian kind, from Normie Rowe and the Easybeats to the Red Angel Panic and the Hergs amongst others. But different eras and locales were not to be ignored... new music from Canada’s Metz and the UK’s Galileo 7, 80’s singles by the Dentists and Close Lobsters, plus a brand new demo from Adelaide’s Alpha Beta Fox and the return of Go Kart Mozart... most of these were not on our original agenda, but hey, who really wants agendas anyway! The penultimate appearance of Ride Into The Sun as our “Band of the Month” and that was Technicolour Dreaming, and the Cat and the Brat, for another week......

..... so here is the full playlist.....

the Doors – Moonlight Drive [alt.version]      (‘The Doors’ – 14^th Anniversary Reissue bonus track)

Paul Revere and the Raiders – Too Much Talk      (7”single 1968 USA)

Bobby and Laurie – Every Second Day      (7”single 1966 Aust.)

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

Dean and Britta – Moonshot [Buffy St Marie cover]       (‘L’Avventura’ 2008 USA)

Colourama – Lisa Lan      (‘Llyfr Lliwio’ [‘Colouring Book’] 2012 Wales UK)

Alpha Beta Fox – Spheres      (demo 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Asteroid #4 – Wicked Wire      (‘Hail to the Clear Figurines’ 2011 Philadelphia, USA)

Dead Skeletons – Kingdom of God      (‘Dead Magick’ 2011 Iceland)

the Galileo 7 – Anne Hedonia      (‘Staring at the Sounds’ LP 2012 UK)

the Atlantics – Flowers      (7”single 1967 Aust. – taken from ‘Collectibles’ anthology 2011)

the Southern Gentlemen – I Want You Back Again      (7”single 1965 Adelaide, Aust.)

Sounds of Silence – Running High      (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

Normie Rowe – Going Home      (7”single 1967 Aust.)

Red Angel Panic – Viet Rock      (7”single 1971 Adelaide, Aust.)

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

the Hergs – Cadillac [Vince Taylor cover]      (7”single b-side [to Style of Love] 1966 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Easybeats – I’ll Make you Happy (Just Like Your Mama Wants)      (‘Easyfever’  7”EP 1966 Aust.)

Close Lobsters – Nature Thing      (‘Forever Until Victory: Singles Collection’ LP 1982 Paisley, Scotland, UK)

Simple Minds – I Travel      (‘Empires and Dance’ LP 1980 UK)

the Flatmates – I Could Be in Heaven      (7”single 1986 UK)

Go Kart Mozart – Retro-Glancing      (‘On The Hot Dog Streets’ double-LP 2012 UK)

the Dentists – Strawberries Are Growing in My Garden [and It’s Wintertime]      (7”single 1985 UK)

the Flies – Dr Who [version]      (‘Turtle Monster’ EP 1987 Sydney, Australia)

Metz – Headache      (‘Metz’ 2012 Canada)

Ride Into The Sun – New Sunday      (‘Goodbye Hipster, Hello Reality’ EP 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)    #

      #  “Band of the Month”

Obscured By...

All three ‘DOTS’ – Michael Hunter, Megan Cat and Peter Brat –  were on hand for this week’s edition of Obscured by... , presenting , as always, the rare, the unusual, the forgotten and... dare we say... the obscure! From Germany [the Shiny Gnomes] to New Guinea [the Bandits], Adelaide [Red Angel Panic] to Turkey [Kerem Guney] and beyond [the Grim Reaper’s Greatest Hits?], plus a selection from our library, vinyl and CD, of bands filed under this week’s letter of the alphabet, P...

..... here is our playlist.....

the Penny Rockets – Walkout     (7”single 1961 Adelaide, Australia)

the Blue Streaks with the Cravats – Do you still want my love     (7”single 1965 Adelaide, Aust.)

Yvonne Barrett – Off and Running     (unreleased – “Go! Show” Aust. TV 1966)

Johnny Young – Geno Pts 1 and 2     (‘Surprises’ LP 1968 Aust./UK)

Red Angel Panic – Viet Rock     (7”single 1971 Adelaide, Aust.)

        selections from “Dead - The Grim Reaper’s Greatest Hits” compilation:

the Shangri Las – Give us your Blessings

the Goodees – Condition Red

Ferlin Husky – The Drunken Driver

Dickey Lee – Patches

Think – Once you understand

Gracious! – Super Nova     (‘This Is – Gracious!’ LP 1972 UK)

Garrett Lund – Silver Sails     (‘Almost Grown’ LP 1975 USA)

Trevor McNamara – Silver     (‘Yeah Captain’ LP 1969 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Units – Baby you flirt     (7”single 1980 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Bandits – Opa Tivu Tari     (7”single 1993 Papua New Guinea)

Kerem Guney – Aglayi Aglayi     (‘Turkish Freakout 2’ compilation)

Tomorrow – Real Life Permanent Dream     (‘Tomorrow’ LP 1968 UK)

the Shiny Gnomes – Temple Balls     (‘Wild Spells’ LP 1986 Germany)

Pregnant Insomnia – Wallpaper     (7”single 1967 Ireland) *

the Pastels – Yoga     (‘Yoga’ cdEP 1994 UK) *

Jean-Luc Ponty     (‘Mystical Adventures’ LP 1982 UK) *

Pop-Mechanix – Brains     (7”single 1981 New Zealand) *

Apocalypse – Let It Die     (‘Apocalypse’ LP 1970 Germany)

* from the P sections of the 3D Radio library