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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,632)  John Carter — “Mr. Light” Ivy Leaguer and UK songwriter extraordinaire John Carter (see #1,201, 1,304) visits Toytown and sings this exquisite demo written by Mickey Keen “featur[ing] a chuckling squirrel”. (Daz Lawrence, https://weirdbones.co.uk/climb-aboard-my-roundabout-the-british-toytown-sounds-1967-1974/) Tim Sendra takes us on a tour of Toytown:Continue reading ” I Shall Be Released: John Carter — “Mr. Light”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 25, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,631) Harmony Grass — “I’ve Seen to Dream” Here is an “excellent example of blissed-out UK soft pop”. (anthonykimball7463, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEgRa0F74vo) I bliss out whenever I hear it. Richie Unterberger opines that “at their best, which was usually on [Tony] Rivers’ original tunes, theyContinue reading “Harmony Grass — “I’ve Seen to Dream”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 24, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,630) Shere Khan/The Truth — “Little Louise” As John Lennon once said, all I want is the Truth! (see #877, 1,552) Here, the Truth in disguise, or maybe Francis Aiello post-Truth, give us “[f]antastic . . . funky prog psych” (happening45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt-b3HlDUGQ), withContinue reading “Shere Khan/The Truth — “Little Louise”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 23, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,629) Zakary Thaks — “Bad Girl“ I have featured garage rock classics by Corpus Christi, Texas’ Liberty Bell (see #505, 1,090, 1,390). Today, I travel back in time to LB singer Chris Gerniottis’ earlier band, Corpus Christi’s Zakary Thaks (see #1,391), which heContinue reading “Zakary Thaks — “Bad Girl”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 22, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,628) The Plastic Cloud — “Epistle to Paradise” This Canadian pop psych/folk rock gem is a glimpse of the Plastic Cloud’s (see #172) “dreamy, softer folk-rock side … a nice trippy production and attractive ringing guitars” (Jason, https://therisingstorm.net/the-plastic-cloud-the-plastic-cloud/), with “Byrds-like harmonies . .Continue reading “The Plastic Cloud — “Epistle to Paradise”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 21, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,627) Philamore Lincoln — “The North Wind Blew South” Two score and fifteen years ago, Epic brought forth, upon this continent, new “absolutely superb . . . lush, orchestrated psychedelic folk that washes over you when you hear it” (Gabriel_II), “dreamy but majestic”Continue reading “Philamore Lincoln — “The North Wind Blew South”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 20, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,626) Mark Eric — “Don’t Cry Over Me” Brian Wilson’s greatest lost album is actually . . . Mark Eric Malmborg’s A Midsummer’s Day Dream (see #326, 948)! It is “one of the lost slices of pop perfection from late 60’s Southern California” (Bill Wikstrom, http://talkaboutpoppopmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/mark-eric-midsummers-day-dream.html), a “beautiful album” that “catch[es]Continue reading “Mark Eric — “Don’t Cry Over Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 19, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,625) Mel & Tim — “Do Right Baby” The B-side to their #10 hit (#3 R&B) “Backfield in Motion” does right by me. “I’m digging this MORE than the huge hit . . . from the same album.” (litlgrey, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMFj2tVMqng) It “is justContinue reading “Mel & Tim — “Do Right Baby”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 18, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,624) The Majority — “Wait by the Fire” This B-side, co-written by Chip “Wild Thing” Taylor (and Al Gorgoni), is an “[a]mazing find of PURE MAGIC”. (liner notes to the CD comp Fading Yellow: Volume 4: Timeless UK 60’s Popsike & Other Delights)Continue reading “The Majority — “Wait by the Fire”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 17, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,623) Nobody’s Children — “Girl, I Need You” I can find out nothin’ about Nobody’s Children, but this is sure one fine Chicago garage A-side — from the band’s only single. “Insanely rare private Chicago garage fuzz from 1967 on the tiny KiderianContinue reading “Nobody’s Children — “Girl, I Need You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 16, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,621) Paul Simon — “Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall” Paul Simon gives us such a gorgeous and contemplative song with “an absolutely stellar melody” (NeonMadman, https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/american-tunes-paul-simon-song-by-song.1164065/page-154), “a beautiful and simple melody, and the harmonies are gorgeous”. (olneyce, https://www.heartachewithhardwork.com/2013/03/top-10-paul-simon-songs.html) “[T]here’s something so fragileContinue reading “Flowers Never Bend Special Edition: Paul Simon/Toast — “Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 15, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,620) Blonde on Blonde — “All Day, All Night” This Welsh band’s (see #227, 267, 1,089) debut A-side is a “densely atmospheric slice of neo-Eastern psychedelic hokum” (David Wells, liner notes to the CD comp Psychedelic Pstones: Volume 1: Hot Smoke and Sassafras) — andContinue reading “Blonde on Blonde — “All Day, All Night”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 14, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,619) Argosy — “Imagine” Blind Faith may have been the Supergroup of ’69, but Argosy was the BeforeTheyWereSuperandBeforeTheyWereSupertramp-Supergroup of ’69. Blind Faith had Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Rick Grech and Steve Winwood. Well, Argosy had Roger Hodgson, Elton John (then Reginald Dwight) (see #175,Continue reading “Argosy — “Imagine”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 13, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,618) Lori Balmer — “Four Faces West” An 8 (or maybe 12) year old Australian girl sings a song written for her by Barry Gibb. The song is incredible, and so is she. “Normally I am not a fan of kids singing popContinue reading “Lori Balmer — “Four Faces West”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 12, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,617) The Alan Price Set — “She’s Got Another Pair of Shoes” While the majority of the songs on the Alan Price Set’s second LP were written by the then unknown Randy Newman (see #174), the album contained priceless Price originals, including “TheContinue reading “The Alan Price Set — “She’s Got Another Pair of Shoes”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 11, 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”