Kosmik Radiation Radio - Oct 14, 2011 Playlist

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Pink Fairies "Kings of Oblivion" 1973 (UK)

Pink Fairies are one of the greatest "unsung" groups in rock history. Marginally popular on the underground festival circuit in Britain at the beginning of the 1970's, the band never really achieved any notable "success", though they did leave behind three classic LP's which today seem like the missing link between the hippie and punk scenes. Kings of Oblivion was the third and final of these albums, and consists of ambitious yet dirty gutter rock -- perhaps a bit like a UK version of Iggy & The Stooges Raw Power album (another pre-punk masterpiece that came out the same year). The Fairies never kept the same lineup for any two albums -- the only constant members were the rhythm section of Russell Hunter (drums) & Duncan Sanderson (bass), joined on this record by a notorious guitar wizard named Larry Wallis -- making it the only true "power trio" album by this group.
The only footage of Pink Fairies from the 1970's that I could find was this grainy un-synched video of "Uncle Harry's Last Freakout" and "City Kids" from 1975 (by an all-star reunion lineup featuring all five key members: Wallis, Sanderson and Hunter along with returnees Paul Rudolph and Twink). Here are some fan videos for "Chambermaid", (from Oblivion) and a silly lipsynch for "Do It" (the classic single from their debut album). Larry Wallis went on to co-found Motorhead with Lemmy Kilmister (though he quit before their first album was released), and then became a producer and session musician for legendary punk label Stiff records -- here he is performing his late-70's single "Police Car". The most obscure clip my research turned up this week is this pre-Fairies performance by UFO featuring Larry Wallis on guitar in 1972. (Wallis wasn't in that band long enough to play on any of their albums -- he was also briefly in Blodwyn Pig, but never played on any of their albums either!)

(N) = New Release

Artist	Song	Album	Year (label)	Country
Hawkwind	Master Of The Universe	In Search Of Space	1971	UK
Mr. Free And The Satellite Freakout	Guru Gaga part I: My Pedio Seize part II: Subterfrolic We part III: Chief Of Grins part IV: Inka Binka	Guru Gaga (N)	2010 (Bloat)	USA
Rocket From The Tombs	Six And Two	Barfly (N)	2011 (Hearpen/Smog Veil)	USA

Boris	Kuruimizu	Amplifier Worship	2001	Japan
Boris & Michio Kurihara	Rainbow	Rainbow	2006	Japan
Cymbals Eat Guitars	Secret Family	Lenses Alien (N)	2011 (Barsuk)	USA
Melt-Banana	Crow's Paint Brust (Color Repair)	Bambi's Dilemma	2007	Japan

Pink Fairies	City Kids	Kings Of Oblivion CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1973	UK
Pink Fairies	I Wish I Was A Girl	Kings Of Oblivion CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1973	UK
Pink Fairies	Street Urchin	Kings Of Oblivion CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1973	UK
Pink Fairies	Walk, Don't Run (based on The Ventures)	What A Bunch Of Sweeties	1972	UK

Humble Pie	I Don't Need No Doctor (live - Nick Ashford)	Performance - Rockin' The Fillmore	1971	UK
Deep Purple	Burn (live)	Made In Europe	1976	UK
Van Halen	On Fire	Van Halen	1978	USA
Ozzy Osbourne	You Said It All (live)	Live E.P.	1980	UK

White Hills	Upon Arrival	Hp-1(N)	2011 (Thrill Jockey)	USA
Radio Moscow	Open Your Eyes	The Great Escape Of Leslie Magnafuzz (N)	2011 (Alive Natural Sound)	USA
Premonition 13	Peyote Road	13 (N)	2011 (Volcom)	USA
Fusioon	Dialogos	Absolute Fusioon (N - reissue)	rec. 1970's (2011 B-Music)	Spain

Exmagma	Marilyn F. Kennedy	Goldball	1974	Germany
Necromandus	Homicidal Psychopath	Orexis Of Death	rec. 1973, rel. 1999	UK
Captain Beyond	Sufficiently Breathless	Sufficiently Breathless	1973	USA/UK
Fairport Convention	Tam Lin	Liege & Lief	1969	UK

Vanilla Fudge	Fur Elise & Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)	The Beat Goes On	1968	USA