Between 1980 and 1985 Britain was experiencing a bit of a psychedelic revival and Another Splash Of Colour expands on the original album A Splash Of Colour issued in’82 and highlights many of the bands of the Nu Psych scene from that era. All the tracks from the original album are present and correct and appear here on CD for the first time ever. If you weren’t privy to the scene then many of the names herein will be new to you…as some are to me. Mood Six, High Tide, Miles Over Matter, The Barracudas and The Times are all included.
Many years ago I had the album “A Pretty Smart Way To Catch A Lobster” which was recorded live at the legendary Alice In Wonderland Club and this collection of tunes is pretty similar, though much more all-encompassing having a total of 64 tracks, but chart topping Doctor & The Medics are included here too. There’s also tracks from Nick Nicely, Icicle Works, Soft Boys, TV Personalities, Direct Hits as well as early releases from Creation Records.
There’s also tunes from some of the mod revival bands that later naturally evolved into a more psychedelic sound…even UK Subs and the Damned (under the name NAz Nomad And The Nightmares) had a bash at psychedelic tunes and they’re included here too.
These three CDs come in a clamshell box accompanied by a 9000 word sleeve note by Neil Turner (Ex NME) and is great value.
Musically it’s pretty much as you would expect from British psych and it obviously borrows pretty heavily from the late sixties. However, the tunes here all sound pretty fresh and are really accessible, erring more to the pop side of things than the heavier psych we saw on the I’m A Freak collection reviewed earlier this month; think jangly guitars and indie vocals that borrow from early Syd Barrett Pink Floyd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEF3FBMVeL0
There’s a good few unreleased tracks and, I’m very pleased to say there’s not a bad tune on Another Splash Of Colour. It’s the perfect summer soundtrack to lie back on the grass, close your eyes and let the sounds of a bygone era wash over you and take you away on a trip.
Highly recommended and even Michael Moorcock’s Deep Fix are represented…and this is a very good thing.
| DISC 1
THE HIGH TIDE – Dancing In My Mind MOOD SIX – Just Like A Dream MILES OVER MATTER – Something’s Happening Here ROBYN HITCHCOCK – It’s A Mystic Trip THE BARRACUDAS – Watching The World Go By NICK NICELY – 49 Cigars THE TIMES – I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape THE ATTRACTIONS – Slow Patience THE EARWIGS – Keep Your Voice Down CHARLIE HARPER – Night Of The Jackal THE MARBLE STAIRCASE – The Long Weekend BLUE ORCHIDS – Work THE SILENCE – Love Letters KNOX – Gigolo Aunt THE CHICAYNES – Further Thoughts THE VANDELLS – I See Everything KIMBERLY REW – Stomping All Over The World DELMONTES – Don’t Cry Your Tears THE MONOCHROME SET – On The Thirteenth Day FUTURE DAZE – Connect* THE SOFT BOYS – Only The Stones Remain FIRMAMENT & THE ELEMENTS – The Festival Of Frothy Muggament THE VON TRAP FAMILY – No Reflexes
*previously unissued |
DISC 2
NICK NICELY – Hilly Fields (1892) THE HIGH TIDE – Electric Blue THE THIRD EYE – Pass Myself MILES OVER MATTER – Park My Car SQUIRE – No Time Tomorrow THE MARBLE STAIRCASE – Still Dreaming THE BARRACUDAS – Inside Mind DEEP FREEZE MICE – A Red Light For The Greens PAUL ROLAND – Dr. Strange MICHAEL MOORCOCK’S DEEP FIX – Brothel In Rosentrasse CLEANERS FROM VENUS – Wivenhoe Bells II SCARLET PARTY – 101 Dam-Nations LE MAT – Waltz Of The Fool THE DREAM FACTORY – The Haze* THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Waving At The Aeroplanes MODEN ART – Fiction & Literature THE JETSET – And We Dance On THE HEARTBEATS – Forever THE PRIMEVALS – Where Are You? PURPLE HEARTS – Hazy Darkness… PINK UMBRELLAS – Raspberry Rainbow THE TV PERSONALITIES – The Dream Inspires (Live)
*previously unissued |
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DISC 3
THE REVOLVING PAINT DREAM – Flowers In The Sky NAZ NOMAD & THE NIGHTMARES – I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) JULIAN COPE – Sunspots THE JASMINE MINKS – Mr. Magic THE ICICLE WORKS – Nirvana THE WAY OUT – Do I have To Be Here? THE PRISONERS – Reaching My Head PLAYN JAYN – In Your Eyes (Live) THE DENTISTS – Strawberries Are Growing In My Garden (And It’s Wintertime) DOCTOR & THE MEDICS – Barbara Can’t Dance (Demo)* BIFF BANG POW! – A Day Out With Jeremy Chester MOOD SIX – Plastic Flowers (Psycho Version) FREIGHT TRAIN – Man’s Laughter THE ONLOOKERES – You Know Everything DIRECT HITS – Doctor Ben* THE GREEN TELESCOPE – Two By Two MAGIC MUSHROOM BAND – Wild Eyed Electric BRAINIAC FIVE – Endless River CAPTAIN SENSIBLE – The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night At The Groovy Cellar
*previously unissued |
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Stuart Smith
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