Cover of Obscured 4

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  1. 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…
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Alison Gros
    So Good (Johnson) 2:54
    B-side of track 4.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Broderick Smith
    About Life (Cadd/Smith) 4:11
    B-side of track 10.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. The Camels (AKA Spectrum)
    Camel cigarettes ad 0:09
    c.1970

Compiled 2004.