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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,757) Pop Workshop — “Fairyland” How was this UK “orchestrated Pop dancer” (teabiscuit, https://www.45cat.com/record/pof091) not a hit? Teabiscuit think “maybe [it was] a little late for this sort of song by Sep 68”. I say it was never too late, ’cause “Fairyland” sendsContinue reading “Pop Workshop — “Fairyland”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 21, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,756) State of Mind — “Move” From Wilmington, Delaware, a “[t]op flight punk rave up driven by a delicious back beat”. (danbartko164, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3tgX2TvrSY), “This has to be one of the best garage punkers ever”. (revup67, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3tgX2TvrSY) “[T]hat riff ,,,grunge all over it”! (mckshrmptn,Continue reading “State of Mind — “Move”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 20, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,755) The Bobby Fuller Four — “Let Her Dance” Bobby Fuller (see #995) gave us an “ear-wormy, hook-rich masterpiece . . . . contain[ing] a brilliant juxtaposition of musical tensions that pull between the beat, lead guitar line, vocal melody, and some inspiredContinue reading “The Bobby Fuller Four — “Let Her Dance”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 19, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,754) Pete Atkin — “Laughing Boy” Ah, the team of Pete Atkin and Clive James. (see #263, 859-60) It’s as if Gilbert and Sullivan woke up in Swinging London. And I’m not talkin’ Gilbert O’Sullivan! Christopher Evans writes that “Laughing Boy” “laments the factContinue reading “Pete Atkin — “Laughing Boy”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 18, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,753) Ronnie Bird — “Sad Soul” French rock star Ronnie Bird gives us a compelling performance in English of this “sublime” and “moody” A-side (Flipped Out Phil, https://flippedoutphil.substack.com/p/ronnie-bird-the-frenchman-with-the), co-written by two of his band members including future Foreigner star Mick Jones. “Sad soulContinue reading “Ronnie Bird — “Sad Soul”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 17, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,752) Sandy Posey — “The Last Day of Love” Countrypolitan icon Sandy Posey (see #1,154) sings of the day she is left by her lover — so somber, so sad, so spellbinding, so Sandy. Stephen Thomas Erlewine writes: Walking the line separating girlContinue reading “Sandy Posey — “The Last Day of Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 16, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,751) Nick Garrie — “Ink Pot Eyes” Yet another gorgeous and contemplative gem “(about a ‘beautiful Russian actress’ of Garrie’s acquaintance)” (Marco Rossi, https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/the-nightmare-of-jbstanislas-40thanniversary-deluxeedition) from Nick Garrie’s (see #3, 19, 41, 65, 104, 137, 245, 362, 493, 871, 965, 1,088, 1,120, 1,635) The Nightmare of J.B.Continue reading “Nick Garrie — “Ink Pot Eyes”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 15, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD This Northern soul fave was written by Philly soul master Leon Huff and performed by his compatriot Bunny Sigler and the UK’s Timebox. 1,749) Bunny Sigler — “Girl, Don’t Make Me Wait” Bunny Sigler’s original ’66 A-side “received both R&B and pop airplayContinue reading “Girl, Don’t Make Me Wait Special Edition: Bunny Sigler/Timebox: “Girl, Don’t Make Me Wait”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 14, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,748) The Creation — “Biff Bang Pow” The Creation’s (see #129, 165, 1,502, 1,643) “glorious pop-art B side” (happening45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJCPK8ztCSE) to their only top 40 hit in the UK, the #36 “Painterman”, is “an anthemic touchstone of sorts for the entire swinging mod scene”.Continue reading “The Creation — “Biff Bang Pow”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 13, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,747) 3’s a Crowd — “Coat of Colors” This delightful Canadian sunshine pop B-side lit up Hamilton, Ontario, reaching #9 there. (https://vancouversignaturesounds.com/hits/bound-fly-3s-crowd/) The A-side, written by Bruce Cockburn, reached #61 in Canada-wide (schijnsmusic, https://www.45cat.com/record/d4120ca) Canadian Bands tells us of the in-Crowd: Vocalist BrentContinue reading “3’s a Crowd — “Coat of Colors”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 12, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,746) Dickens — “Sho’ Need Love” This “tripped out magic” (Expo67, https://purepop1uk.blogspot.com/2011/02/dickens-dont-talk-about-my-music.html?m=1), “trippy ethereal” (happening45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh_KpNCN7Hk) almost A-side “reaches haunting heights of psych Pop glory”. (Robin Wills, https://purepop1uk.blogspot.com/2011/02/dickens-dont-talk-about-my-music.html) And it was all a joke! While the B-side “features inane bashing on a basic,Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: Dickens — “Sho’ Need Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 11, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,745) Wallace Collection — “Daydream” Warning: If you are from Belgium (or the rest of the continent, for that matter), read no further! For this was a #1 hit in Belgium, #3 in France, and #14 in the Netherlands. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream_(Wallace_Collection_song) It “became aContinue reading “Wallace Collection — “Daydream”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 10, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,744) The Natty Bumpo — “Ballad to Jake” Sunshine out of Washington D.C.?! Well, yes, unreleased sunshine pop from the legendary folkies turned psychsters to brighten your day. Sunrise.music tells us of the Natty Bumpo’s unreleased songs: A mighty fine collection of AmericanContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Natty Bumpo — “Ballad to Jake”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 8, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,743) חלונות הגבוהים (The High Windows) — “ אינך יכולה”/”You Can’t Go” Dreamy folk rock from “the most perfect pop [rock] album in the history of Israeli music”. (Yair Etziony, https://www.textura.org/archives/articles/etziony_top10.htm) Yair Etziony writes about the LP: Shmulik Kraus was already recognized as aContinue reading “חלונות הגבוהים (The High Windows) — “ אינך יכולה”/”You Can’t Go”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 7, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,742) Consortium — “The Day the Train Never Came” “Psychedelic pop doesn’t get much better than [the UK’s] West Coast Consortium[/Consortium] . . . . [who] were responsible for some of the finest light psychedelic pop of the late ’60s.” (Tim Sendra, https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-love-in-the-world-collected-recordings-1964-1972-mw0004138712)Continue reading “Consortium — “The Day the Train Never Came”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 6, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,741) Georgie Fame — “Pass It Around” Here Georgie transforms a horrible ‘70 A-side by the Troggs (written by Valerie Avon and Harold “Little Games” Spiro) into a mellow masterpiece that goes down sooooo easy. I like to think I was named in honorContinue reading “Georgie Fame — “Easy Lovin’, Easy Livin’”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 5, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,740) The Cleves — “You and Me” This ’70 A-side is stunning and playful pop rock with more musical nods to the Beatles than you can shake a silver hammer at — by the brilliant Kiwi band the Cleves (see #1,532-34). The ClevesContinue reading “The Cleves — “You and Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 4, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,739) The Young Ideas — “Barney Buss” This “ rollicking” (Bad Cat Records, http://badcatrecords.com/YOUNGideas.htm) garage pop “gem” (Craig Stichtenoth https://www.facebook.com/groups/240098362684435/posts/3253665991327642/) is a “cool ‘Secret Agent Man’ mocker was probably written about Barnabus Collins from the Dark Shadows serial that debuted around the same time.”Continue reading “The Young Ideas — “Barney Buss”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 3, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,738) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell — “When Love Comes Knocking at My Heart” Everybody knows of the classic duets between Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell [see #940], both of whose lives were cut tragically short. But many have not heard this gem,Continue reading “Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell — “When Love Comes Knocking at My Heart”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 2, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,737) Ennio Morricone: “Adonai” All good, no bad, no ugly by Ennio Morricone, just the sacred and the profane. Jonathan Broxton tells us: [“Adonai” is] a driving piece of orchestral rock music led by a heavy electric guitar riff, modern percussion, a screamingContinue reading “Ennio Morricone: “Adonai”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 1, 2025”