Universal Radio
Universal Radio | ||||
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Studio album by Dragon | ||||
Released | June 1974 | |||
Recorded | February 1974 | |||
Studio | Stebbings Studio, Auckland | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 48:00 | |||
Label | Vertigo, TRC, Aztec | |||
Producer | Rick Shadwell | |||
Dragon chronology | ||||
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Universal Radio is the debut album by New Zealand group Dragon released in June 1974 on Vertigo Records and produced by Rick Shadwell.[1][2][3][4] Universal Radio, along with their second album Scented Gardens for the Blind are in the progressive rock genre—all subsequent albums are hard rock/pop rock.[1][2][3]
On 2 July 2009, Aztec Music reissued Universal Radio with extensive liner notes, rare photos, and three bonus tracks. The first bonus track is a live recording from 1974 of their cover version of Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman", while the last two, "X-Ray Creature" and "Dinghy Days" are the A-side and B-side of Marc Hunter's first solo single released in 1973.
Track listing
1974 Vertigo
Side 1
- "Universal Radio" (Goodwin, M. Hunter, Thompson, Storey, T. Hunter) - 8:33
- "Going Slow" (T Hunter) - 6:16
- "Patina" (Goodwin, (Break Dragon)) - 11:47
Side 2
- "Weetbix" (Goodwin, T Hunter, Bedgegood, Abbot) - 2:55
- "Graves" (Goodwin, T Hunter, Reynolds, Thompson) - 6:56
- "Avalanche" (Goodwin, T Hunter, Reynolds, Thompson) - 11:08
2009 Aztec Music Reissue
- "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green)[5] - 6:38
- "X-Ray Creature" (Graeme Collins, A Baysting)[6] - 3:06
- "Dinghy Days" (T Hunter) - 3:33
- Note: On all releases tracks 4–6 segue to become one long track but are separated into three.
Liner Notes
1974 Vertigo
- Universal Radio was recorded at Stebbings Studio, Auckland (late February 1974)
- Produced by Rick Shadwell
- Engineered by Tony Moan
- "X-Ray Creature" b/w "Dinghy Days" was recorded at Mascot Recording Studios, Auckland (May 1973)
- Engineered by Gary Potts
Dragon:
- Ivan Thompson: Organ, Piano, Moog
- Ray Goodwin - Guitars, Vocal
- Marc Hunter - Vocal, Percussion
- Neil Storey - Drums
- Todd Hunter - Bass, Vocal
Dragon thanks
- Paul Crowther for Moog
- Tony for Fender Rhodes
- All songs by Dragon
- Liner and Cover Art by Dick Frizzell
2009 Aztec Music Reissue
Additional musicians
- Graeme Collins - piano on "X-Ray Creature" (Collins was a founding member of Dragon but had left before Universal Radio was recorded)[1][3]
- Herb Mann - lead guitar on "Dinghy Days"
References
- General
- ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Dragon'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ a b "ARIA Hall of Fame - Dragon". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "Dragon". Bruce Sergent. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Miller, Chuck. "Dragon". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ ""Black Magic Woman" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ ""X Ray Creature" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 September 2009.
External links
- Dragon at Bruce Sergent's website: New Zealand Music of the 60's, 70's and a bit of 80's.
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- Todd Hunter
- Mark Williams
- Bruce Reid
- Pete Drummond
- Universal Radio (1974)
- Scented Gardens for the Blind (1975)
- Sunshine (1977)
- Running Free (1977)
- O Zambezi (1978)
- Power Play (1979)
- Body and the Beat (1984)
- Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986)
- Bondi Road (1989)
- Incarnations (1995)
- Sunshine to Rain (2006)
- It's All Too Beautiful (2011)
- Roses (2014)
- Live One (1985)
- Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1979)
- Are You Old Enough (1983)
- So Far: Their Classic Collection (1988)
- The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock (with Mondo Rock) (1990)
- Cuts from the Tough Times (1990)
- Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976-1989 (1998)
- Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997 (1998)
- The Essential Dragon (2007)
- The Very Best of Dragon (2010)
- The Dragon Years - 40th Anniversary Collection (2012)
- Chase the Sun (2011)
- The Great Divide (2011)
- "This Time" (1976)
- "Get that Jive" (1977)
- "Sunshine" (1977)
- "April Sun in Cuba" (1977)
- "Shooting Stars (1978)
- "Konkaroo" (1978)
- "Are You Old Enough?" (1978)
- "Still in Love with You" (1978)
- "Love's Not Enough" (1979)
- "Ramona" (1982)
- "Rain" (1983)
- "Magic" (1983)
- "Cry" (1984)
- "Wilderworld" (1984)
- "Speak No Evil" (1985)
- "Dreams of Ordinary Men" (1986)
- "Western Girls" (1986)
- "Celebration" (1980)
- "River" (1988)
- "Young Years" (1989)
- "Here Am I" (1989)
- "Summer" (1989)
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