Obscured By... April 5th, 2011

Michael Hunter was the ‘dot’ presenting obscured by... this week. As usual, it was an eclectic programme, which moved from a cheesy 70’s right-wing political ditty to 60’s Australian pop to a 90’s selection of Australian bands covering other Aussies’ songs finishing with yet another flexi-disc... we do like our Flexis!

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

[Unknown] – So Sing it Loud (‘National Party’ flexi-disc, circa mid 70’s Aust.)

Castaways featuring Frankie Stevens – Baby What I Mean (7” single 1968 Sydney, Aust.)

The Groove – You are the Only One I Love (7” single 1968 Melbourne, Aust.)

The Valentines – Getting Better (7” single 1969 Perth, Aust.)

Wendy Saddington – Motherless Child (live circa 1970 Sydney, Aust.)

Frame – Going Down to Eltham (Demo 1971 Sydney, Aust.)

Paul McCartney etc – Made Up (Liverpool Sound Collage)

Trembling Bells – All My Favourite Mistakes (The Constant Pageant)

PFM – The Mountain (The Mountain)

Quartermass – Post War, Saturday Echo (Quartermass)

Don’t Panic – I Australia (7” single 1988 Australia)

Redgum – Water a Stone (demo, circa 1987 Aust.)

Pantha – I am not afraid (Doway Do Doway Do, 1975 Aust.)

Gulliver’s Travels – Why should it happen (live circa 1976 Aust.)

Co. Caine – It’s up to you (Product of a Broken Reality, 1971 LP Aust.)

Hunters & Collectors – Know your Product (Earth Music [comp.] 1995 Aust.)

Chris Bailey – Not Even Close (Earth Music...)

Died Pretty – Eternally Yours (Earth Music...)

Celibate Rifles – Boys! What did the Detective say? (7” Earth Music single 1995 Aust.)

Painters & Dockers – The Nips are getting bigger (7” Earth Music single ...)

The Game – The Game (demo 1981 Adelaide, Aust.)

Happy Patch – Moment (demo 1991 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Pins – Burning Night (Greasy Pop Records flexi-disc, 1982 Adelaide, Aust.)

Obscured By... March 15, 2011

OBSCURED BY... this week once again was presented by a solo ‘DOT’, Peter Brat, and featured the usual mix of rare, obscure and rarely-played tracks from around the world, including a focus on ‘flexi-discs’ from the UK and Adelaide in the early 1980’s...

...so here is the playlist :

the Marksmen – Tailwind (7” single 1962 Adelaide, Aust.)

Trevor Lucas – John Hardy ('See That My Grave Is Kept Clean' 1964 Melbourne, Aust.)

Patsy Biscoe (w. Doug Ashdown) – Whose fault was that babe (7” single 1966 Adelaide)

the Decoys – I don’t want (7” single 1966 Adelaide)

Ash – Sable (7” single b-side 1970 Sydney, Aust.)

Running Jumping Standing Still – Little Girl (7” single 1966 Melbourne)

the Missing Links – You’re drivin’ me insane (7” single 1965 Melbourne)

the Southern Gentlemen – I want you back again (7” single 1965 Adelaide)

Inside Looking Out – HMS Buffalo (Datura Dreamtime – comp.)

the Paisleytones – Hey, hey (she’s so good) (Happening)

the Love Flowers – Nirvana (7” single 1968 West Texas, US)

the Arkay IV – Valley of Conneaut Creek (7” single 1970 Pennsylvania, US)

the Morning Dew – Someday (7” single 1969 US – from ‘Green Crystal Ties Vol. 6’)

Gandalf – Can you travel in the dark alone? (Gandalf)

Mad River – Wind Chimes (‘Ah Feel Like Ahcid’ comp.)

Ramases – Balloon [alt. mix bonus track] (Space Hymns)

Radio Birdman – I-94 (Burn My Eye e.p.)

Johnny Thunders – Born to lose [lost ’77 mix] (Punk: Fuck Art Let’s Danse - comp.)

the Adverts – The Great British Mistake (Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts)

Black Assassins – Death Take Me Now (7” single 1981 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Avengers – Car Crash (7” single 1978 California, US)

the Young Charlatans [w. Roland Howard] – Shivers (demo 1977 Melbourne, Aust.)

Metal Urbain – Panik (7” single 1977 Paris, France)

Toyah – Sphinx (‘Flexipop’ magazine flexi-disc 1981 UK)

Altered Images – Leave Me Alone (‘Flexipop’ mag. flexi-disc 1981 UK)

the Chequers – Manila (Greasy Pop Records, Flexi-EP 1982 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Polecats – We Say Yeah (‘Flexipop’ mag. flexi-disc 1981 UK)

the Pins – Burning Night (Greasy Pop Records, Flexi-EP 1982 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Plasmatics – Butcher Baby (Stiff Records : Stiff, Stiffer, Stiffest – comp.)

Jane Aire & the Belvederes – Yankee Wheels (7” single 1978 Ohio, US)

Zolar X – Space Age Love (‘Dirty Water: the Birth of Punk Attitude’ – comp.)