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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,128) The Mods – “I Give You An Inch (And You Take a Mile)” This “BOSS” (liner notes to the CD comp Teenage Shutdown: The World Ain’t Round, It’s Square!: 17 Paint-Peeling Garage-Punk Monsters!!!) ’66 garage rock “local smash” was “[h]ighlighted by TerryContinue reading “The Mods – “I Give You An Inch (And You Take a Mile)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 12, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,127) Clouds — “Make No Bones About It” This early non-album A-side by the Scottish band that essentially created UK prog rock is “one of the behemoths of UK folky pop-sike dancers in my world” (oscarowski, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHaMzp87w1w), “melancholy, winsome but fast beat, groove”.Continue reading “Clouds — “Make No Bones About It”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 11, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,116) The Source — “It’s Me I’m Running From” Some great songs ended up on the soundtracks of exploitation movies — such as this “great-sounding country [rock] tune . . . with some pretty solid picking at least partially performed by the short-livedContinue reading “The Source — “It’s Me I’m Running From”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 10, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,125) The Idle Race — “Hurry Up John” “Then she rolled me up and said I look very strange without a head” From the Idle Race’s (see #30, 343, 491, 1,246) second LP — The Idle Race — “a brilliant ‘tour de force‘” thatContinue reading “The Idle Race — “Hurry Up John”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 9, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD Warning: If you are from continental Europe, read no further — this song by American Navajo J.J. Light was a big hit — twice, the second time by the German band Jeronimo! If you are from America, keep reading. The song wasn’t evenContinue reading ““Heya” Special Edition: J.J. Light/Jeronimo: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 8, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,122) Ice — “So Many Times” I’ve played the A-side (see #2,006) of Ice’s (see #322) first single, here’s the B-side — a beguiling “hidden psych gem” (GStraitKISS1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2NoZCxj9dU), a “delightful short two minute[s of] romantic mellowness”, a “dreamy tune[]” with an “exquisiteContinue reading “Ice — “So Many Times”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 7, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,121) Tages — “It’s My Life” “One of [the] grooviest tunes” (Dylan Cameron, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pAMeDA_o90) by Sweden’s greatest band of the ’60’s (see #286, 1,282, 1,353, 1,358), “a bit of stomping mod rock” (Richie Unterberger, https://www.allmusic.com/album/studio-mw0001278543) that “growls out dark guitar distortions straight fromContinue reading “Tages — “It’s My Life”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 6, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD A unjustly unreleased ’68 Simon Dupree and the Big Sound pop-psych gem became a ’70 Blonde on Blonde prog/psych A-side. Different styles, equally stellar results. Don’t just fly a kite, join me and we’ll “fly through skies of azure blue”. 2,119) Simon DupreeContinue reading “Castle in the Sky Special Edition: Simon Dupree and the Big Sound/Blonde on Blonde: I Shall Be Released: Simon Dupree and the Big Sound — “Castle in the Sky”, Blonde on Blonde — “Castles in the Sky”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 5, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,118) Simon Dupree and the Big Sound — “Who Cares” This primo pop-rock/pop-soul breakup song is by the UK’s Simon Dupree and the Big Sound (see #51, 96, 1,728), the best band of three brothers since, well, you know. Andrew Darlington muses: ThereContinue reading “Simon Dupree and the Big Sound — “Who Cares”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 4, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,117) The Impressions — “Sister Love” In the standout track from the Impressions’ (see #118, 285, 1,347, 1,544, 1,848, 1,939) third album, Curtis Mayfield sings of a woman who “hurts like the sting of a whip” but “[t]hen thrills your heart with herContinue reading “The Impressions — “Sister Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 3, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,116) Los Pasos/The Steps — “Yo Fui El Mejor”/”I Was the Best” Here is magnifica Spanish pop-psicodelia, Los Pasos’ “best single, the most psychedelic. . . . [s]uperb Spanish pop from the sixties” (gerardop9633 (courtesy of Google Translate) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9riZEMWAiE), “advanced and personal baroqueContinue reading “Los Pasos/The Steps — “Yo Fui El Mejor”/”I Was the Best”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 2, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,115) The Dave Clark Five — “Hurting Inside” I love the Dave Clark Five (see #208, 320, 411, 412, 565, 716) for their glorious hits and underappreciated ballads, of which the melancholy “Hurting Inside” is a prime example. The ‘ 65 B-side to “IContinue reading “The Dave Clark Five — “Hurting Inside”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 1, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,114) Powder — “Gladly” Thomas and Richard Frost had a minor hit and created Visualize, one of the greatest lost albums of the 1960s (see #209, 211, 247, 385, 595, 775, 967, 1,733, 1,865). But before that these two Who-bsessed brothers ignited Powder (see #789, 1,556,Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: Powder — “Gladly”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 30, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,113) The Small Faces — “Understanding” Here is the “magnificent B-side of the Small Faces’ [see #969, 1,024] only No. 1, ‘All or Nothing’, a power-packed helter skelter of a ride fronted by [Steve] Marriott’s barnstorming vocal, sledgehammer guitar and that memorable whistleContinue reading “The Small Faces — “Understanding”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 29, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,112) Nirvana — “Melanie Blue” This “transcendent” (Flight_Sensations (cortesy of Google Translate), https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nirvana/all-of-us/) song is nirvana — a “great example[] of tasteful melding of mildly progressive pop and real orchestral strings” (ClemofNazareth, https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=14717), “us[ing] rippling harp and a cerise chorus to light . .Continue reading “Nirvana — “Melanie Blue”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 28, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,111) Golden Earrings — “I’ve Just Lost Somebody” This “[h]auntingly beautiful” (peperudi, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl5PkTqJhZU) and “[d]reamy Psych Pop Ballad” (Vintage Vinyl Via Valves, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jYD50QmgmU) with “a harpsichord add[ing] a touch of the Baroque” (Mark Deming, https://www.allmusic.com/album/miracle-mirror-mw0000841385) is the “song that made me fall soContinue reading “Golden Earrings — “I’ve Just Lost Somebody”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 27, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,110) Tommy Hunt — “Searching for Love” How was this exquisite soul tear-jerker by former Flamingo Tommy Hunt not a huge hit? “Every girl I’ve had now has played me for a fool” The Vintage Soul Machine tells us about Tommy: Possessed withContinue reading “Tommy Hunt — “Searching for Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 26, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,109) The Art of Lovin’ — “You’ve Got the Power” I can definitely hear the Jefferson Airplane comparisons on this wicked cool song and the accompanying LP of “psych-tinged folk-rock (or was it folk-tinged psych-rock?)”. (Stephen Haag, Music Museum of New England, https://www.mmone.org/the-art-of-lovin/)Continue reading “The Art of Lovin’ — “You’ve Got the Power”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 25, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,108) Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera — “Dreamy” I’ve played Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera’s (see #375, 688, 1,818) A-side (see #1,818), here’s the B-side — “a tasty slab of pop psych” (Kevin Rathert, https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2022/07/elmer-gantrys-velvet-opera-long-nights-of-summer-the-elmer-gantrys-velvet-opera-anthology-2022.html), “blissed out” (HiFiPig Magazine, https://www.hifipig.com/elmer-gantrys-velvet-opera-elmer-gantrys-velvet-opera/), “folky, druggy and delightful” (JohnContinue reading “Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera — “Dreamy”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 24, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,107) The Eyes — “You’re Too Much” The B-side of the Eyes’ (see #193) third single sounds as if it’s the illegitimate spawn of the Who [see #119, 548, 833, 976, 1,912, 2,055] and Oasis — and I mean that in a goodContinue reading “The Eyes — “You’re Too Much”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 23, 2026″