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Obscured 5: V

  1. The Vibrants
    I've Got To Go (Reed) 2.22
    Columbia DO-4716 1966
    The band's first single after moving from Adelaide to Melbourne. Not a hit, but their luck changed with the follow-up Something About You Baby.
  2. Bay City Union
    Mary Mary (Reed) 3.07
    Festival FK-2284 1968
    Early Phil Manning/Matt Taylor/Glenn Wheatley etc. This was the B-side of the Brisbane band's only single Mo'reen.
  3. James Taylor Move
    And I Heard The Fire Sing (Taylor) 2.40
    Festival FK-1892 1967
    B-side of their debut single Magic Eyes, strongly influenced by Jimi Hendrix.
  4. James Taylor Move
    Baby Jane (Taylor/Tarney) 2.25
    Festival FK-2025 1967
    The A-side of the Adelaide band's second and final single.
  5. Climax 5
    Gardens (Wade/Dunn/Aulton) 2.13
    Festival FK-2259 1968
    Not much is known about this band, though there seems to be a link to Festival producer Pat Aulton. Perhaps a studio-only combination of musicians? This single A-side has a distinct Small Faces influence.
  6. The Procession
    Take Time (A Swinging Waltz) (Rogers/Griffin) 2.42
    Festival FK-2126 1968
    B-side to the Anthem single.
  7. Rashamra
    Paradise Found (With Apologies To Milton) (Jesser/Staben) 4.24
    Edition One EMS-1003 1971
    B-side to Mr Timekeeper.
  8. Hans Poulsen
    Natural High (Poulsen) 4.04
    Fable FBSA 004 1971
    Title track from his first solo album. Features Billy Green on guitar and Duncan McGuire on bass.
  9. Frieze
    Feelings (Mann /Weill) 2.22
    Sparmac SPR 012 1971
    The only Sparmac single for Daryl Cotton and Beeb Birtles in their apres-Zoot duo.
  10. Frieze
    Young Man's Lament (Birtles/Cotton) 3.45
    B-side of track 9.
  11. Craig Roberts
    Morning I'll Be Gone (Roberts) 3.23
    Pepper PRS-1007 1971
    Minor hit in Adelaide by this local artist, about whom not much is known nowadays. Strings arr by Jerry Wesley Smith; electric steel guitar by Trevor Warner.
  12. Hannagan
    A Song For Alex (Hannagan) 3.08
    Harvest HAR-9733 1971
    B-side to It's All Over Now Baby Blue, with Bobbi Marchini supplying backing vocals.
  13. Autumn
    Kill My World (Marshall) 7.25
    Warner Bros WS 20003 1971
    Not a single, but a track from their rare LP Comes… Autumn.
  14. Alison MacCallum
    Lonely (Michael D'Alberquerque) 2.31
    RCA Victor 102222 1972
    B-side of Would You Believe single, recorded in England. Non-LP track.
  15. Duck
    Buried Alive In The Blues (Nick Gravenites) 2.37
    Warner Brothers WS 20008 1972
    From their only LP, Laid. Lyrics for this song were originally written for Janis Joplin to record , but she died before she had the chance to record it. This is how it might have sounded otherwise! Lead vocals by Bobbi Marchini, produced by G. Wayne Thomas.
  16. Copperwine
    Golden Angels (Mason) 3.13
    Infinity INK-4698 1972
    Written and sung by Glyn Mason; the A-side of Copperwine's only single after Jeff St John's departure.
  17. Home
    Bird On My Guitar (Home) 3.23
    Atlantic 45-10040 1974
    Also sung by Glyn Mason. This song never made it to a Home LP.
  18. Gulliver Smith
    Platonic Love (Smith) 2.10
    Reprise RPA-14006 1973
  19. Gulliver Smith
    Woman Pie (Smith) 2.34
    Both songs were included on the B-side to the Such A Shame single but unlike the A-side, neither song was on Smith's The Band's Alright… LP.
  20. Ariel
    Keep On Dancing (Rudd) 2.42
    DoubleJay Rock AA9042 1977
    From rare Long Live The Evolution promo LP issued by 2JJ. A live version of the song that kicks off the Rock'n'Roll Scars album.
  21. The Dugites
    Bruce (Crosbie) 3.26
    EMI Custom Pressing PRS-2625 1979
    B-side to their debut recording Hit Single and similarly unavailable on LP or CD.
  22. Skyhooks
    Funky And Gay (Macainsh) 1979 5.17
    Demo from "final" Hooks lineup, with Tony Williams on lead vocals. Previously unreleased on disc.

Compiled 2004.