Monthly Archives: June 2025

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,616) Turquoise — “Sister Saxophone” Turquoise’s (see #37, 1,480) unique music hall-inspired romp reminds Steve Elliott of a “Monkees/Beatles pop-baroque mash-up.” (https://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/10/20/forgotten-series-an-apple-a-day-more-pop-psych-sounds-from-the-apple-era-2006/) I could see the Monkees having fun with this one! Stephen Thomas Erlewine tells us about Turquoise: A quick listen toContinue reading “Turquoise — “Sister Saxophone”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 10, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,615) The WordD — “You’re Gonna Make Me” This garage rock gem from Dallas is so good, they’re gonna make me listen to it over and over and over. Word. I’m not sure whether it was the band’s only A-side or only B-side.Continue reading “The WordD — “You’re Gonna Make Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 9, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,614) The Boss Five — “You Cheat Too Much” ‘65 garage gold is the B-side of the band’s only single. I believe the message is that she cheats too much. I could find out absolutely nothing, say it again, about the band untilContinue reading “The Boss Five — “You Cheat Too Much”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 8, 2025”

“L.A. (Los Angeles)” starts at 21:46 THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,613) Orange Colored Sky — “L.A. (Los Angeles)” They love L.A. No, they really love L.A. This sunshine pop supernova is a “[p]ersonal favorite”: “[T]he glistening homage to their adopted hometown . . . [is] a breezy, slightlyContinue reading “Orange Colored Sky — “L.A. (Los Angeles)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 7, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,611) Roger Earl Okin — “Stop and You Will Become Aware” After playing a selection from Fading Yellow Volume 1, here is one from the latest in the superlative series — Volume 21 — which came out late last year. Roger Earl OkinContinue reading “Become Aware! Special Edition: Roger Earl Okin/Helen Shapiro — “Stop and You Will Become Aware”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 6, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,610) Mike Batt — “Fading Yellow” From Volume 1 of Jörgen Johansson’s “legendary pop-sike compilation series” (The Strange Brew, https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/fading-yellow/), here is, appropriately enough, “Fading Yellow” by Mike Batt. The song is “a beautiful, melancholy ballad, with atmospheric instrumentation” (Martin Crookall, https://mbc1955.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/the-infinite-jukebox-mike-batts-fading-yellow/) includingContinue reading “Mike Batt — “Fading Yellow”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 5, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,609) The Attack — “Magic in the Air” One of Swinging London’s greatest psych/freakbeat A-sides . . . was never released by Decca “on the grounds of it being too heavy”! (Jon “JoJo” Mills, https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-attack-mn0000759243) Well, it was definitely way too “[t]remendously insane…cool!”Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Attack — “Magic in the Air”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 4, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD Oklahoma’s Ted Taylor gave us a stunning ’64 R&B A-side romp, and then the UK’s Ted “King Size” Taylor gave us an equally stunning cover the same year. They were not related — this was just meant to be! 1,607) Ted Taylor —Continue reading “Somebody’s Always Trying Special Edition: Ted Taylor — “Somebody’s Always Trying”, King Size Taylor — “Somebody’s Always Trying”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 3, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,606) Sheridan/Price — “Tracy Smith” Two Brumbeat Move-rs and shakers (see #1,299) take us on a “baroque pop ride” (Garwood Pickjon, https://popdiggers.com/rick-price-mike-sheridan-this-is-to-certify/) to very ratified heights. The song is from the LP This Is To Certify. Bruce Eder writes: [The album is] an astonishinglyContinue reading “Sheridan/Price — “Tracy Smith”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 2, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,605) The Byrds — “I Knew I’d Want You” This ineffable B-side to ‘65’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” “gave many listeners their first taste of Gene Clark’s [see #655] songwriting talent. A classic in [his] early canon, the mid-tempo folk-rocker is a great exampleContinue reading “The Byrds — “I Knew I’d Want You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 1, 2025”