{"product_id":"the-clarion-set","title":"The Clarion Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour-hour 3CD compilation of the pioneering 60s\/early 70s Australian independent Clarion label. A smorgasbord of driving R\u0026amp;B, sunshine pop, studio psychedelia and progressive rock recorded in Perth, Western Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased in the Western Australian city of Perth, teenager Martin Clarke was working at a local radio station when he converted a spare bedroom into a makeshift recording studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat modest early venture evolved into Martin Clarke Recording Studios, which opened in 1962 to become Perth’s first professional recording facility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time the studio purchased a four-track in 1966, Clarke had launched the Clarion label, working with a constant stream of solo singers and beat\/R\u0026amp;B groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a raised profile after Perth TV personality Johnny Young had a national hit with the Easybeats-penned ‘Step Back’, Clarion signed a number of promising new acts that included The Valentines (featuring a pre-AC\/DC Bon Scott) and Young’s TV colleague Robbie Snowden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClarion went on to have a number of regional and national successes, releasing interesting music into the 70s (British expatriates The Birds and Chalice, plus local progressive rockers Fatty Lumpkin) before Clarke wound down the label and relocated to England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA four-hour 3CD anthology, \u003ci\u003eThe Clarion Set\u003c\/i\u003e assembles the pick of the label’s roster, with choice selections from the aforementioned acts as well as female-fronted folk rockers Gemini, powerhouse R\u0026amp;B\/soul vocalist Ray Hoff, pre-Valentines garage band The Spektors and in-house psychedelic experiment The Vegetable Garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grapefruit","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50482926944587,"sku":"2023501","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/front-cover-flattened_5323cec2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727558189","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/the-clarion-set","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}