Obscured 4: XXXX
- The Red Onion Jazz Band
My Baby (Blythe/Roberton ) 2:12
W&G Blue Label WG 25/2327 1964
Trad jazz from pre-Loved Ones Gerry Humphries, Ian Clyne and Kim Lynch etc. This track from the Onions' self-titled LP features a rare Humphries lead vocal; he also plays clarinet. The label is actually yellow… - Autumn
Falling (Glenn Beatson) 3:20
Warner Bros 4001 1971
This memorable single made #10 in Sydney, and was written by the band's drummer. - Autumn
Goblins Gamble (Marshall) 2:51
Warner Bros WBA 4003 1971
A far cry from their earlier cover of Yellow River. This well-produced track has Eastern sounding guitar and harmony lead vocals, and was released as a single only a couple of months after Falling. - Alison Gros
If I Ask You (Goble) 2:37
Fable FB-054 1971
The band's follow-up single to Naturally. This song made #15 on the Adelaide charts but barely made the top 100 nationally. - Alison Gros
So Good (Johnson) 2:54
B-side of track 4. - Alison MacCallum
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby (Richards-Jagger) 2:54
RCA Victor 102083 1972
B-side of the Ol’ Rock’N’Roll Boogie Woogie Blues single included on Obscured 2. - Wildwood
High Above This Town (Van Beeck) 4:30
Banner BK4436 1971
B-side of One Bad Thing single, this is a mellow original from the Sydney harmony hard rock band. Taken from the original master tape. - Ted Mulry
You're All Woman (Mulry) 2:58
Albert Productions APLP 003 1972
Ted's own version of the song made a hit by Sherbet a little later. This was not a single but appeared on his I Won't Look Back LP. - Friends
Statesboro Blues (Will McTell) Mushroom MRK-5025 1973 4:05
B-side of the Lucille single [Obscured 3], also recorded live at an unspecified location. - Broderick Smith
Yesterday It Rained (Cadd) 3:49
Image IS-123 1973
The second and final solo single for Image, again written and produced by Brian Cadd. - Broderick Smith
About Life (Cadd/Smith) 4:11
B-side of track 10. - 69ers
Bloodflash (Bethell) / Rag Mama (Trad) 6:11
Festival FK 5083 1973
B Side of Harry Rag - this was a 3 track single and these 2 songs segue into one another, showing two very different sides to the band's sound. - Ariel
How Do You Do It (Rudd) 3:02
CBS BA-222287 1977
B-side to the Disco Dilemma single [Obscured 3] and similarly unavailable on LP or CD. - Warren Morgan & Gil Matthews
Endless Winter's Night (Morgan) 5:11
Champagne CHS602 1976
All arrangements and instruments on this prog-ish rock track by Morgan and Matthews; lead vocal by Gil Matthews who also produced the single. - Jeff St John
Rock'N'Roll Man (Parrish) 3:43
Asylum 100064 1977
Non-charting single from this veteran of Australian rock; it appeared on a compilation LP but has not made it to CD so far. - Dugites
Hit Single (Crosbie) 3:48
EMI Custom Pressing PRS-2625 1979
The WA band's very first single before they signed to Deluxe. Not included on the recent compilation CD. - Gulliver Smith
Don't Keep Doin' It Duke (unknown, presumably Smith) 3:00
Mighty, cat.no. unknown 1980
A-side of extremely rare single from ex-Company Caine singer. It was released for a few days then withdrawn at Smith's request. Not released in any other form since. - Loved Ones
Ever Lovin' Man (Lynch/Lovett/Anderson/Clyne/Hunphreys) 2:06
Recorded live on Hey Hey It's Saturday (NB the overdubs though!) Channel 9, August 22 1987, during the band's temporary reunion. Previously unreleased. - Spectrum
Sitting On Top Of The World (Chester Burnett) 2:18
Three-piece line-up of Mike Rudd, Bill Putt and Robbo in acoustic blues mode, live at the SA Folk Centre, Adelaide, May 11 2002. Previously unreleased. - The Camels (AKA Spectrum)
Camel cigarettes ad 0:09
c.1970
Compiled 2004.