Monthly Archives: December 2022

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 663) Edwards Hand — “Friday Hill” A delicate, gentle, wistful George Martin-produced baroque/folk/psych pop jewel. Who says producing the White Album doesn’t leave time for any fun? And, just to set the record straight, Johnny Depp was not in this band! It wasContinue reading “Edwards Hand — “Friday Hill”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 9, 2022”

https://www.discogs.com/master/85913-The-Millennium-Begin/image/SW1hZ2U6NDY2MzI2MA== THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 662) The Millennium — “To Claudia on Thursday” Sunshine pop went supernova with the Millennium (see #397, 506, 586), a 60’s sunshine supergroup that created Begin, the greatest sunshine pop album ever recorded. Begin cost more to make than any other album from ’68 otherContinue reading “The Millennium — “To Claudia on Thursday”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 8, 2022″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 661) The Royal Guardsmen — “Wednesday” Such a groovy Wednesday — not! This Byrdsy ’67 A-side and track off The Return of the Red Baron (with the title “Any Wednesday”) about trying to forget an unfaithful girl is no “Snoopy Vs. the RedContinue reading “The Royal Guardsmen — “Wednesday”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 7, 2022″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 660) The Mellow Yellow — “Tuesday” Not released until it appeared on the grand Come Join My Orchestra: The British Baroque Pop Sound 1967-1973 comp, this song of longing for a girl named Tuesday feels like sleeping in Egyptian cotton sheets. It isContinue reading “The Mellow Yellow — “Tuesday”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 6, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 659) Original Caste — “Mr. Monday” I don’t like Mondays, but Mr. Monday would disagree. From Calgary comes this soaring pop nastygram to go-getters. It was a huge hit in Medicine Hat . . . and San Antonio. Go figure. Ray McGinnis: InContinue reading “Original Caste — “Mr. Monday”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 5, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 658) Leviathan (The Mike Stuart Span) — “Through the Looking Glass” Glorious late-60’s UK heavy psych from the Mike Stuart Span (see #225, 268) for John Peel, done even better a year later by the same band with a name change ordered byContinue reading “Leviathan (The Mike Stuart Span) — “Through the Looking Glass”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 4, 2022″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 657) Evie Sands — “Crazy Annie” “Crazy Annie”, beautiful, soulful and full of personality, is “Midnight Cowboy in a 3 minute song.” (Bill, https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/evie-sands-i-cant-let-go-what-a-hollies-ripoff.324039/page-2) Yes, that Midnight Cowboy, the iconic X-rated Dustin Hoffman/John Voight flick. As Alfiehitchie summarizes: Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrivesContinue reading “Evie Sands — “Crazy Annie”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 3, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 656) The Leaves — “Too Many People” Hey Joe, this “bluesy and funky slow drag number” (Woody Anders, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2022233/bio) was the Leaves’ first A-side (’65). And it is not about Yoko Ono! Richie Unterberger says: [It] was a substantial hit in the LosContinue reading “The Leaves — “Too Many People”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 2, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 655) Gene Clark — “Elevator Operator” The first “solo” album by the former Big Byrd contained this lovely “garage-rock ditty” that is “pure groove, jangle, and boogie” (Uncut, https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/gene-clark-with-the-gosdin-brothers-9923/), “features blatant drug double entendres and trippy harmonies” (Aphoristic, https://albumreviews.blog/reviews/1960s-reviews/gene-clark/) and “Revolver-era Beatles influence”Continue reading “Gene Clark — “Elevator Operator”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 1, 2022”