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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,086) Pink Floyd — “Bike” The closing track on Pink Floyd’s [see #13, 38, 87, 315, 360, 922, 1,949] Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Syd Barrett [see #87, 315, 922] through and through. “Barrett’s music is so eccentric, captivating, pleasant, andContinue reading “Pink Floyd — “Bike”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 1, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,085) Tomorrow — “My White Bicycle” Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, Tomorrow (see #72), especially when you’re loaning out “one of the most treasured British singles of the era” (Matthew Greenwald, https://www.allmusic.com/song/my-white-bicycle-mt0005142144), “a fashionable riot of backward tapes, phased drums, extraneous sound effects,Continue reading “Tomorrow — “My White Bicycle”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 31, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,084) New Colony Six — “Love You So Much” WARNING: If you are from Chicago, READ NO FURTHER as this “catchy little number” (Jeff Jarema, liner notes to the CD comp At the River’s Edge) by the New Colony Six (see #410, 1,071)Continue reading “New Colony Six — “Love You So Much”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 30, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,083) The Guys — “Little Girl” Here is some marvelously moody ‘68 mod beat by a very obscure band led by brothers John and Ricky Burness. “Little girl please go away I don’t want to see you another day” Harsh! The band “alsoContinue reading “The Guys — “Little Girl”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 29, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,082) The Yellow Balloon — “Stained Glass Window” Talk about stained glass windows, here is a baroque pop/sunshine pop triumph that deserves to be performed in a cathedral. This “[p]sychedelic feelgood bubblegum-sunshine pop fused with classical music” is a “rather croony, fairytalish yetContinue reading “The Yellow Balloon — “Stained Glass Window”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 28, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,081) Clapham Junction — “Emily on Sunday” Who’s in Sydney? Well, Clapham Junction is! This “Aussie mod psych classic with strong Who [see #119, 548, 833, 976, 1,912, 2,055] overtones” (happening45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STPaNxVk2E) is “charming and somewhat anachronistic — for 1969 — mod thrash”.Continue reading “Clapham Junction — “Emily on Sunday”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 27, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,080) The Byrds — “You Won’t Have to Cry” “Arguably the Byrds[‘] [see #1,430, 1,605, 1,965] most underrated song” (Channelllchann, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrfd3-NxqUM), “wonderfully beautiful [and] haunting” (Adrian Denning, https://www.adriandenning.co.uk/byrds.html), with “a quintessential early sixties Beatles-type beat contrasted by the complex vocals of folk triosContinue reading “The Byrds — “You Won’t Have to Cry”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 26, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD A classic but neglected ’64 soul B-side by the Tams magically becomes a classic but neglected ’65 British Invasion A-side by the Couriers. They both put a spell on me! 2,078) The Tams — “Take Away“ Atlanta’s Tams, best known as purveyors ofContinue reading ““Take Away” Special Edition: The Tams/The Couriers — “Take Away”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 25, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,077) The Outer Limits — “Great Train Robbery” The Outer Limits’ (see #1,707) final A-side was a “keyboard driven psychedelic pop gem” (Kevin Rathert, https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2025/09/the-outer-limits-just-one-more-chance-the-anthology-1965-1968-2025.htm), “a psychedelic and sunny chamber pop tune” (Fred Thomas, https://www.allmusic.com/artist/outer-limits-mn0000897169#biography) — based on a famous 1963 English trainContinue reading “The Outer Limits — “Great Train Robbery”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 24, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,076) The Blues Company — “Experiment in Color”  A true Bay City roller — a “Killer Garage Wah-Wah Mover!!!” (GARAGEKING, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fvsurZ9_tc), an “amazing . . . groover” (Tony Sanchez, Mike Stax and Dan Nowicki, liner notes to the CD comp Tony the TygerContinue reading “The Blues Company — “Experiment in Color”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 23, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,075) Brooks O’Dell — “The Lively Ones” Brilliant ‘66 swinging soul from Brooks O’Dell (see #1,471) for all you lively ones. As to O’Dell, Steve Leggett writes: Although he is far from a household name, Brooks O’Dell’s impassioned vocals on a series ofContinue reading “Brooks O’Dell — “The Lively Ones”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 22, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,074)  Scrugg — “Lavender Popcorn” South Africa’s John Kongos [see #1,796], his band Scrugg (see #1,596) and songwriter Scott English (“Hi Ho Silver Lining”, “Bend Me Shape Me”, “Popcorn Double Feature” (see #352)) give us a “psych pop gem” (happening45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ZB5pDheCY), “a glorifiedContinue reading “Scrugg — “Lavender Popcorn”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 21, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,073) Floor — “Little Mr. So and So” Here’s a bouncy Danish delight from the Floor’s only album (see #640, 792), so McCartneyesque that it would fit perfectly on The Magical Mystery Tour. As that denizen of the original Swingin’ London once said, somethingContinue reading “Floor — “Little Mr. So and So”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 20, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,072) The Gremlins — “Blast Off 1970” About to stream Bowie’s [see #9, 75, 464, 1,977] “Space Oddity” or Elton John’s [see #175, 1,598] “Rocket Man”? ABORT MISSION! For the real ultimate trip, blast off with the Gremlins’ (see #1,936) “mesmerising slab ofContinue reading “The Gremlins — “Blast Off 1970”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 19, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,071) Scott Harris — “Barry Johnson’s Sad Eyes Inn” I’ve played the B-side (see #2,014), here’s the A-side. Scott Harris, actually John Vis, sends us some exquisite pop psych from . . . the Netherlands. Vis was also a member of Disillusion ‘21. (https://www.nldiscografie.nl/scott-harris)Continue reading “Scott Harris — “Barry Johnson’s Sad Eyes Inn”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 18, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,070) Paul’s Collection — “Music Is My Life” Killer hard pop psych out of Antwerp. “The opening of this song always fuzzes my brain to such a degree I’m totally intoxicated when I deejay this killer 45”. (narinderdhanjal221, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW_-f2SChT0) “[It’s t]he best thingContinue reading “Paul’s Collection — “Music Is My Life”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 17, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,069) The Plastic Cloud — “Bridge under the Sky” This Canadian pop psych/folk rock gem is a glimpse of the Plastic Cloud’s (see #172, 1,628) “dreamy, softer folk-rock side . . . [with] a nice trippy production and attractive ringing guitars” (Jason, https://therisingstorm.net/the-plastic-cloud-the-plastic-cloud/), “evok[ing] memories of theContinue reading “The Plastic Cloud — “Bridge under the Sky”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 16, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,068) Flamengo — “Co Skrýváš V Očích”/”What You Hide in Your Eyes” Czechoslovakia’s Beatles, Stones and the Who were Olympic (see #635, 831), the Matadors (see #1,505) and Flamengo (see #1,857). This ’68 pop psych A-side is one of Flamengo’s great songs, “mark[ing]Continue reading “Flamengo — “Co Skrýváš V Očích”/”What You Hide in Your Eyes”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 15, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,067) The Jackpots — “Miss Judith Lee” Gentle pop psych with glorious harmonies from Gothenburg, Sweden’s Jackpots (see #83, 930). MONOLOVER tells us (courtesy of Google Translate): Their mix of perfect high pitch vocals and psych is rather unique. They all sing likeContinue reading “The Jackpots — “Miss Judith Lee”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 14, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,066) Barış Manço — “Trip (Fairground)” From the beloved Turkish singer-songwriter Barış Manço (see #1,531), here is a “fantastic psych rocker [in English] with a distinctly Turkish flavor” (happening45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKhV1jEEkqA), a “magnificent song that transcends time”. (right here in my arms (courtesy ofContinue reading “Barış Manço — “Trip (Fairground)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 13, 2026”