Universal Radio

Universal Radio
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
'Universal Radio
(1974)
Scented Gardens for the Blind
(1975)Scented Gardens for the Blind1975

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 genreall 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

  1. "Universal Radio" (Goodwin, M. Hunter, Thompson, Storey, T. Hunter) - 8:33
  2. "Going Slow" (T Hunter) - 6:16
  3. "Patina" (Goodwin, (Break Dragon)) - 11:47

Side 2

  1. "Weetbix" (Goodwin, T Hunter, Bedgegood, Abbot) - 2:55
  2. "Graves" (Goodwin, T Hunter, Reynolds, Thompson) - 6:56
  3. "Avalanche" (Goodwin, T Hunter, Reynolds, Thompson) - 11:08

2009 Aztec Music Reissue

  1. "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green)[5] - 6:38
  2. "X-Ray Creature" (Graeme Collins, A Baysting)[6] - 3:06
  3. "Dinghy Days" (T Hunter) - 3:33

Liner Notes

1974 Vertigo

Universal Radio was recorded at Stebbings Studio, Auckland Late February 1974 Produced by Rick Shadwell Engineered by Tony Moan

The single "X-Ray Creature" b/w "Dinghy Days" was recorded at Mascot Recording Studios, Auckland May 1973 Engineered by Gary Potts

Dragon:

Dragon thanks

2009 Aztec Music Reissue

Additional musicians

References

General
  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dragon". Bruce Sergent. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  4. Holmgren, Magnus; Miller, Chuck. "Dragon". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. ""Black Magic Woman" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  6. ""X Ray Creature" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 September 2009.
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