Universal Radio

Universal Radio
Universal Radio
Studio album by Dragon
Released	June 1974
Recorded	February 1974
Studio	Stebbing Studios, Auckland
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	48:02
Label	Vertigo, TRC, Aztec
Producer	Rick Shadwell
Dragon chronology

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.

[McF-1] 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.

[ARIABio-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.

[Serge-3] "Dragon". Bruce Sergent. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

[ARDb-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.

[APRA_Black-5] ""Black Magic Woman" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 September 2009.

[APRA_XRay-6] ""X Ray Creature" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 September 2009.

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v t e Dragon
Todd Hunter Mark Williams Bruce Reid Pete Drummond Marc Hunter Geoff Chunn Kerry Jacobson Terry Chambers Doane Perry Tommy Emmanuel David Hirschfelder
Studio albums	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 albums	Live One (1985)
Compilations	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)
Extended plays	Chase the Sun (2011) The Great Divide (2011)
Singles	"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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