Playlist - 17 January 2015

For tonight's Summer edition of "Seasons Of Change", to paraphrase the title of a very early Pink Floyd song, we...

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1973

 ...encountering the usual diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, or at least as much as can fit into 3 hours. Spanning classics and oddities, this includes Australian music from Buffalo, Madder Lake, Mackenzie Theory, Star Spangled Banger, Mighty Kong and Ariel.

8pm
Rick Wakeman    Anne Boylen (Jan 1973) (The Six Wives Of Henry Viii)
Camel    Never let go (Feb 1973) (Camel)
Greenslade    Temple song (Feb 1973) (Greenslade)
King Crimson    Easy money (Mar 1973) (Larks Tongues In Aspic)
Mahavishnu Orchestra    Sanctuary (Feb 1973) (Birds Of Fire)
Pink Floyd    Money (Mar 1973) (Dark Side Of The Moon)
Curved Air    Purple speed queen (Apr 1973) (Air Cut)
Magma    Ima Suri Dondai (1973) (Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh)
9pm
Procol Harum    A rum tale (Mar 1973) (Grand Hotel)
Madder Lake    12lb toothbrush (Apr 1973)  (Still Point)
Madder Lake    Down the river (live) (Apr 1973)  (Sunbury 1973)
Yes    Roundabout (live) (May 1973) (Yessongs)
Le Orme    Felona + La solitudine di chi protegge il mondo + L’Equilibrio (1973) (Felona e sorona)
Gryphon    The unquiet grave (June 1973) (Gryphon)
Mackenzie Theory    Extra-terrestrial boogie (July 1973) (Out Of The Blue)
Star Spangled Banger    Fear of the night + Star spangled banger (1973) (Star Spangled Banger)
10pm
Buffalo    Intro: Pound of flesh + Shylock (August 1973) (Volcanic Rock)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band    Joybringer (1973) (single only)
Renaissance    Carpet of the sun (Oct 1973) (Ashes Are Burning)
Genesis    I know what I like (in your wardrobe) (Oct 1973) (Selling England By The Pound)
Nektar    Remember the future (10 minute promotional edit) (Oct 1973) (Remember The Future)
Mighty Kong    Some other new address (Dec 1973) (All I Wanna Do Is Rock)
Ariel    Worm turning blues (Dec 1973) (A Strange Fantastic Dream)
The Break    Majestic kelp (2013) (Space Farm)

Most probably during 1972, here's Mackenzie Theory performing ET Boogie, live on the ABC TV show GTK:

Playlist - 5 January 2013

The first edition of Seasons of Change for 2013 turns back the clock forty years to 1973 with a diverse range of music from that year, including Oz classics from Madder Lake, Ariel and Mackenzie Theory.

8pm
Rick Wakeman    Catherine Howard (Jan 1973) (The Six Wives Of Henry VIII)
Gong    Radio Gnome Invisible (Jan 1973) (Flying Teapot)
Camel    Never let go (Feb 1973) (Camel)
Greenslade    An English Western (Feb 1973) (Greenslade)
Procol Harum    Grand Hotel (Mar 1973) (Grand Hotel)
Pink Floyd    Time (Mar 1973) (The Dark Side Of The Moon)
Pink Floyd    The great gig in the sky (Mar 1973) (The Dark Side Of The Moon)
Curved Air    The purple speed queen (Apr 1973) (Air Cut)
Magma    Ima Suri Dondai (December 1973) (Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh) 
9pm
Madder Lake    12lb toothbrush (Apr 1973)  (Still Point)
Madder Lake    Down the river (live) (Apr 1973)  (Sunbury 1973 / The Great Australian Rock Festival, Sunbury: highlights of 1973 and 1974)
Mike Oldfield    Tubular bells (May 1973) (Tubular Bells)
Yes    Roundabout (live)  (May 1973) (Yessongs)
Jethro Tull    A Passion Play #1 & #2 (July 1973) (A Passion Play)
Mackenzie Theory    Extra-terrestrial boogie (July 1973) (Out Of The Blue)
Star Spangled Banger    Star spangled banger (1973) (Star Spangled Banger)
10pm
Buffalo    Intro: Pound of flesh + Shylock (Aug 1973) (Volcanic Rock)
Ariel    Worm turning blues (Dec 1973) (A Strange Fantastic Dream / Boogie! Australian blues, R&B, and heavy rock from the '70s)
Genesis    I know what I like (in your wardrobe) (Oct 1973) (Selling England By The Pound)
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)    Photos of ghosts (Oct 1973) (Photos Of Ghosts)
Renaissance    Let it grow (Oct 1973) (Ashes Are Burning)
Emerson Lake & Palmer    Karn Evil 9 First Impression Pt.2 (Nov 1973) (Brain Salad Surgery)
Roxy Music    Street life (Nov 1973) (Stranded)
Mighty Kong    Some other new address (Dec 1973) (All I Wanna Do Is Rock)
Mario Millo    Rebecca (1979) (single, The Australian Guitar Album / All Fired Up: The Lost Treasures Of Australian Music 1970-1990)

The theme music at the start of each programme for 2013 is "Serenade for a cuckoo" by Jethro Tull.