Obscured 32
- Laurel Lea
Treasure Of Your Love (De Vorzon) 2.15
CBS BA-221104 1964
The A side of the first single for this popular Bandstand regular. - The Gibsons
Any Time That You're Lonely (Dart) 2.28
CBS 202015 1965
A-side of Born To Be Free [Obscured 28]. Known as The Cicadas in Australia but changed name when they relocated to the UK in the mid-60s. - Max Hamilton & The Impacts
Now Hear This (Allison Cason) 1.43
HMV EA-4771 1966
B side of Foolish Little Boy, their third and final single. Future Aztecs drummer Gil Matthews features on guitar. - Yvonne Barrett
May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone (Randell/Linzer) 2.27
Previously unreleased, 1966
From the Go!! Show, 22 Aug 1966. Lyrics are slightly different to the Love Machine version on Obscured 27. - The Ramrods
You Shoulda Held On (Holmes) 2.51
Parlophone A-8241 1967
Sydney band’s second and final single. Probably most notable for having future PM Paul Keating as their manager. Keyboard player Gary Moberley went on to Aesops Fables before becoming an in demand session player in the UK (Sweet, ABC, Bee Gees, Wet Wet Wet etc). - Procession
Up Up And Away (Webb) / Happy Times (writer unknown) 3.25
Previously unreleased, 1967
Performed on Uptight 1967; Procession never officially recorded either of these songs. The title of the second is a guess as no evidence can be found for it elsewhere! - Lynne Randell
Wasn’t It You (Goffin/King) 3.17
SC (Silvercloud) 105 c. 1968
A somewhat mysterious single that doesn’t appear on any Randell discography. It seems to be a US-only release, so presumably dates from around the time of her move to America in 1968. - Vanda & Young
Free & Easy (Vanda/Young) 3.02
Albert Productions AP-9710 1971
B side of the Lazy River single, which went top 20 in many states. - Bitch
House Where I Live (Michael Nixon) 3.37
B&C CB-151 1971
When ex-pat NZ/Aust group The Cleves moved to the UK, they changed their name to Bitch. Here is the B side of Bitch’s first single Laughing. - Fraternity
Seasons Of Change (Robinson/Johns) 4.06
Previously unreleased, 1971
Live in the studio for GTK, broadcast April 13 1971. - Ticket
Gypsy Rover (Woolright/Ball/Hansen/Richards) 5.34
Down Under (NZ) DL 1503 1972
A track from the NZ band’s second album Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, which was self-produced and recorded at Channel Nine's 16-track studio. It was released on Atlantic in Australia. Guitarist Eddie Hansen later turned up in NZ’s Living Force, drummer Ricky Ball in Hello Sailor. - Headband
Land Of Supercars (Berg) 4.31
RCA Victor 102146 1972 #13 Adel
Adelaide band’s first single; members included Chris Bailey (later to Angels, GANGgajang), while Maurie Berg & Joff Bateman turned up in Mickey Finn. The song also appeared on Headband’s Song For Tooley LP. - Shadowfax
Sunrise To The End (Garry Quince) 7.25
Previously unreleased, c.1973
Another demo from the popular Geelong band featuring John Dallimore, John Annas, Jacques de Jongh et al. - Home
I Wish My Feet Had Wings (Home) 3.48
Atlantic 45-10040 1974 #32 Adel
Short-lived but well regarded Melbourne band whose members included Glyn Mason, Gunther Gorman, Nevin 'Loppy' Morris (Hot Cottage, Chariot) & Phil Lawson (Bakery). The B side Bird On My Guitar can be found on Obscured 5. - Steve Maxwell Von Braund
Monster Planet (Obscured edit) (Von Braund/Green) 6.18
Clear Light Of Jupiter CLOJ 777 1975
Title track of his solo LP, a couple of years pre-Cybotron. Von Braund (synth, sax) is joined by Henry Vyhnal on electric violin and future Cybotron members Gil Matthews (drums) and Geoff Green (lyrics), with guest lead vocals by Jim Keays. This track was released as a single but the edit here is exclusive to Obscured 32. - Magna Carta
Going Back (Watkins/Villareal) 2.50
Crystal Clear CC-269 1976
Long running Melbourne covers band, AKA Hot Stuff and Stripes. This is the B-side of their only single Partly Me Partly You. - Don Hopkins R'n'B Four
I Need Me A Car (Junior Wells) 2.25
Wig 1001 1977
From a split EP with Junior & The Goldtops. In more recent times, Sydney-based Hopkins (vocals, guitar and keyboards), has played with Jim Conway’s Big Wheel, Lucky Oceans etc. - Supernaut
Spies (Burnham/Twinn/Burnham/Foxman) 2.51
Wizard ZS-192 1978
The A-side of the unsuccesful Misfits single [Obscured 20] - which was the AA side! - AEIOU
In The Meantime (probably McCaul) 2.38
Previously unreleased, c 1980/1
Melbourne 3-piece from the early 80s who released one single, Brainwashed. However, they never officially recorded this song; the version here was recorded live for Nightmoves. - MEO 245
Marching Feet (Brickhill/Northam) 2.57
Mushroom K 9239 1981
Second single for this Melbourne band, which originally hailed from Tasmania where they were known as Guided Tour. Like most of their following singles and album, it was not a hit and they disbanded in 1983 with Paul Brickhill going on to Little Heroes. - Models
Blue Moon (Rogers/Hart) 3.09
Mushroom X-14165 1985
From the‘Barbados 12” single. The line-up is Sean Kelly, James Freud and Barton Price, with James Valentine guesting on sax; soon to become a full member. - Judith Durham & Spectrum
Summertime (George & Ira Gershwin/DuBose Heyward) 4.29
Not officially released, 2009
Both acts were on the same episode of Wrokdown (Channel 31) in June 2009, so it was only fair they should perform together in this rare and unexpected collaboration!
This CDR is for trade only, not for sale. Insert witty caption here. Compiled 2009.