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Kaleidoscope of Colours – The Onyx Demo Sessions 1967
(Wooden Hill WHCD027. 2009)
After signing up with the Bob Potter International Entertainment Agency in the summer of 1967 The Onyx made the leap from popular regional band to playing in the big leagues. They relocated to Surrey and began a relentless touring schedule which took them the length and breadth of the UK, as well as into Holland, Germany and Ireland.
When not on the road they would return to their digs at Bob Potters’ where they had free reign of his recording studio. Under the supervision of engineer Dave West the band would lay down songs written on the road and try out some new ideas. A particular creative period for the band, they recorded 19 tracks, all prior to the release of their first single.
Amongst these tracks were early versions of You’ve Gotta Be With Me, So Sad Inside and Billy. They also laid down their own version of Climb That Tree, later released by the She Trinity, and Kaleidoscope of Colours, which goes someway in living up to its title.
In 2009 Wooden Hill Records released these demos in their entirety, making it the first Onyx collection available.
1. Kaleidoscope Of Colours
2. These Are The Things
3. You've Gotta Be With Me
4. Louisa La Belle
5. Porcelain Monuments
6. I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing
7. Travellin' Along
8. He's A Salesman
9. I Put A Spell On You
10. Billy
11. On Our Way
12. Loneliness Cuts Like A Knife
13. I Used To Know Her
14. Life's Anticipation
15. I Just Had To Laugh
16. In Harmony
17. So Sad Inside
18. I Just Die
19. Climb That Tree |
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Buy Kaleidoscope of Colours on CD HERE |
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Compilation Appearances |
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In the absence of an official Onyx singles compilation (thanks in part to the logistical nightmare are licensing tracks from Pye, CBS, Parlophone, Decca AND Deram) the only way to hear those glorious pop psych singles is by tracking down the increasingly scarce original releases, or by picking up a selection of highlights via various compilation appearances.
Here’s where to look (most releases should still be in print).
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Air |
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A Visit to the Spaceship Factory (Psychic Circle, 2007) CD & LP |
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It's All Put On |
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Ripples Vol.8 (Castle, 2002) CD |
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My Son John |
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A Glass Menagerie. Pop, Psych Pye Collectables 1967-69 (RPM, 2007) CD |
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So Sad Inside |
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Pictures In The Sky, Rubble Vol.7 (Past & Present/Bam Caruso Records, 1988 & 2003) CD & LP
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Haunted, Psychedelic Pstones Vol. 2" (Castle, 2002 ) CD |
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My Son John |
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A Glass Menagerie. Pop, Psych Pye Collectables 1967-69 (RPM, 2007) CD |
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Tamaris Khan |
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Professor Jordan's Magic Sound Show, Rubble Vol.10 (Past & Present/Bam Caruso Records, 1988 & 2003) CD& LP
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It's Only a Passing Phase (Bam Caruso Records, 1986) LP
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Paisley Pop: Pye Psych (& Other Colors), 1966-1969 (Sequel, 1992) CD
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Hot Smoke & Sassafras - Psychedelic Pstones Vol.I (Castle, 2001 ) CD |
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You've Gotta Be With Me |
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Pictures In The Sky, Rubble Vol.7 (Past & Present/Bam Caruso Records, 1988 & 2003) CD & LP
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The Pop Era Vol.1 (Sequel, 1990) CD& LP
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Ready Steady Stop! - Doin' the Mod Volume 4 (Castle, 2004) CD |
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