Monthly Archives: May 2025

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,584) Maurice Gibb — “Something’s Blowing” An incredible and joyous song from Maurice Gibb’s (see #353, 354, 466, 861, 1,336) lost solo album recorded during the Bee Gee’s split — with a little nick from “Good Morning Starshine” at the end! Bruce Eder explains:Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: Maurice Gibb — “Something’s Blowing”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 11, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,583) The Alan Bown! — “Magic Handkerchief” This A-side by the Alan Bown! (see #1,213, 1,414) is a “REAL gem” (MonkeyHanger, https://www.45cat.com/record/cub1). Dave Thompson calls it a “[b]lissed out mini-classic[ . . . that is] as delightful as only second-division British psych canContinue reading “The Alan Bown! — “Magic Handkerchief”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 10, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,583) The Honeybus — “Girl of Independent Means” From Honeybus (see #6, 52, 207, 434, 562, 605, 764, 1,100, 1,439) 2.0, here is a ’68 A-side “which certainly deserved to do well” (Roger Dopson, liner notes to the CD comp Honeybus at Their Best): “quiteContinue reading “The Honeybus — “Girl of Independent Means”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 9, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,581) The Specters — “Depression” Here is the Worcester, Massachusetts, band’s only A-side, “a killer, Joe Meek sounding dirge with lyrics that’ll drive anyone feelin’ low to throw in life’s towel” (liner notes to the CD comp Teenage Shutdown: Vol. 7: I’m DownContinue reading “The Specters — “Depression”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 8, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,580) Condello — “The Other Side of You” A haunting, spacey pop psych number sounding a decade ahead of its time, sounding like Peter Gabriel wrote and performed it. In fact, I’m thinking that the Progfather did write and record it. The timing’sContinue reading “Condello — “The Other Side of You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 7, 2025”

Starts at 9:03 THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,579) The Lords — “I’m a Hog for You Baby” Germany’s Lords (see #335) take the Coasters’ 1959 #38 hit and camp it up as only the Lords can do with their “inimitable double-time Mersey bastardization[]”. (Richie Unterberger, https://www.allmusic.com/album/shakin-all-over-mw0000846529) “TheContinue reading “The Lords — “I’m a Hog for You Baby”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 6, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,578) Dave Bixby — “Drug Song” From Dave Bixby (see #531, 668, 1,189) comes “the saddest song I have ever heard in my entire existence” (karlicato190, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0HzNePL-XM), “as a supremely world-weary, echo-laden guy laments on how he screwed himself up with dope”. (Patrick Lundborg,Continue reading “Dave Bixby — “Drug Song”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 5, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,577) Curtis Knight (with Jimi Hendrix) — “How Would You Feel” OK, this April ‘66 single recorded in ’65 or ’66) is “a shameless ripoff” (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, https://www.allmusic.com/artist/curtis-knight-mn0001473142#biography) of Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone”, but it is still “brilliant”, “righteous rawkusContinue reading “Curtis Knight (with Jimi Hendrix) — “How Would You Feel”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 4, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,576) The Mirage — “The Wedding of Ramona Blair” From “a fine, unjustly overlooked band” (see #1,012) whose members had “impressive instrumental skills”, “could harmonize beautifully”, were “fine songwriters”, and “seemed close to major stardom more than once without quite grabbing the brassContinue reading “The Mirage — “The Wedding of Ramona Blair”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 3, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,575) King Coleman — “Down in the Basement” This “early 60s, low slung and sleazy R&B dancer[]” from a “larger than life, cult hero” is a “total killer[]” (Sounds of the Universe, https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/sjr/product/king-coleman-down-in-the-basement-crazy-feelin), a “proper sloppy greasy RnB side[] . . . .Continue reading “King Coleman — “Down in the Basement”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 2, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD An impossibly gorgeous British beat ballad written and recorded by a later incarnation of the Tornados (yes, the “Telstar” Tornados) with a little help from Joe Meek, rerecorded a few years later with equally impressive results by Israel’s Churchills, then including co-writer andContinue reading “Too Much in Love Special Edition: The Tornados/The Churchills — “Too Much in Love to Hear”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 1, 2025”