Transparent Radiation
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| "Transparent Radiation" | |
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Red Crayola | |
| from the album The Parable of Arable Land | |
| Released | June 1967 |
| Recorded | 10 April 1967 |
| Studio | Andrus Studio, Houston, Texas |
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| Label | International Artists |
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | |
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Lelan Rogers |
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"Transparent Radiation" is a song by the American rock band Red Krayola released in June 1967 on their debut studio album The Parable of Arable Land. The song featured label mate and 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson performing on harmonica.
The song would be covered by English rock band Spacemen 3 in 1987, whose version peaked at number 29 on the UK Indie Chart in 1987.[1]
Red Crayola original version
Background and recording
The song was recorded on April 10th, 1967,[2] Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevatorswas invited to play harmonica:[3][4]Template:QuoteThe lyrics were written by drummer Frederick Barthelme.[5]
Credits
- Mayo Thompson – guitar, vocals
- Frederick Barthelme – drums
- Steve Cunningham – bass
- Roky Erickson – harmonica
Spacemen 3 version and EP
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Background
The cover version of "Transparent Radiation" was written and recorded based on the March 1967 demo version of the song on the International Artists Epitaph for a Legend compilation album released in 1980 rather than the original LP version on The Parable of Arable Land. Peter Kember would call songwriter Mayo Thompson who at the time was working for Rough Trade for a transcription of the original lyrics. Kember stated:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
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I told him I wanted to check the lyrics to "Transparent Radiation" because we were covering it and he didn't remember the song. [...] Over 10 years later, I met him in Los Angeles and he said that he loved my version. He liked the way we'd taken it from four chords to three chords. At the time we didn't really know.
Track listing
- 12-inch (GLAEP108)
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Personnel
Spacemen 3
Produced and arranged by Sonic & Jason[6]
- Sonic Boom (Peter Kember) – guitar, feedback, vocals
- Jason (Jason Pierce) – guitar, Farfisa organ, vocals
- Bassman (Pete Bain) – bass vibrations
- Rosco (Sterling Roswell) – percussion
Additional personnel
- Owen John – violin
- Graham Walker – engineer
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Top 100 Alternative Albums of the 1960s". Spin. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-06-01.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Drummond, Paul (2011). The Parable of Arable Land. Charly Records.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Breznikar, Klemen (2023-10-31). "Red Krayola | Interview | Mayo Thompson". It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mayo Thompson: Experimental Recording Pioneer | TapeOp". Tape Op Magazine. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby?". Houstoniamag.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spacemen 3 – Transparent Radiation – Vinyl (12", 33 ⅓ RPM + 2 more), 1987". Discogs. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morse, Erik (2009). Spacemen 3 And The Birth Of Spiritualized (Kindle ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857121042.
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