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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 762) The Supremes — “Come Together” The Supremes — without the recently departed Diana Ross — do the Beatles’ “Come Together”, as does Diana as a solo artist in the same year. What were they thinking?! Well, both versions work remarkably well —Continue reading “The Supremes — “Come Together”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 14, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 761) The Factory — “Red Chalk Hill” The fifth song I ever featured was the Factory’s “Path Through the Forest”, one of the most titantic slabs of ’60’s British psych to be found. Later on, I featured the A-side of the band’s secondContinue reading “The Factory — “Red Chalk Hill”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 13, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 760) The Savage Resurrection — “Thing in E” This ’68 A-side and album track is “a total stormer” (Lee Dorrian, https://www.loudersound.com/features/deep-cuts-the-savage-resurrection-the-forgotten-west-coast-freaks-from-1968) that sounds so punky it seems a decade ahead of its time. I can almost hear the Talking Heads’ version. Retpaarticles saysContinue reading “The Savage Resurrection — “Thing in E”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 12, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 759) Octopus — “I Say” A fleeting McCartneyesque gem that I would wager Paul would be proud to call his own. Garwood Pickjon calls it “Macca-by-way-of-Emitt-Rhodes sounding”. (https://popdiggers.com/octopus-restless-night/) Loser boy ponders the band and the album: Fantastic UK psychedelic pop progressive act whoContinue reading “Octopus — “I Say”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 11, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 758) The Guess Who — “Believe Me” Guess who released a slab of garage perfection before going on to fame for making fun of American women? The Guess Who, for sure! This ’66 A-side and album cut (from It’s Time) reached #10 onContinue reading “The Guess Who — “Believe Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 10, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 757) Billy Nicholls — “Feeling Easy” It has been too long since I’ve featured a cut from one of, if not the, greatest“lost” albums of the ’60’s — Billy Nicholls’ Would You Believe (see #2, 64, 144, 428). The second song I everContinue reading “Billy Nicholls — “Feeling Easy”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 9, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 756) The Namelosers — “Susie Q” This ’65 B-side all the way from Malmö, Sweden is a “[r]aw, mean and dirty” (Dr. Rayman, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwSjTYAhsOg) cover of “Susie Q” that is a “FUZZ MONSTER” (Glendoras//DJ Mean Mojo Mathias, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X14eAK3MxVI) and even better than itsContinue reading “The Namelosers — “Susie Q”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 8, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 755) Freddy Lindquist — “Woman Running Around” Norway? No way! Yes way! Savage Saint says that “[b]ack in the 60’s, Freddy Lindquist was known as one out of two super lead guitarist[s] in Norway. . . . hailed as the Hendrix of Norway.”Continue reading “Freddy Lindquist — “Woman Running Around”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 7, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 754) Jimmy Gordon — “Buzzzzzz” ‘63 A-side is an “instro-surf-psycho-trash-garage” classic (Marco Casas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6cNcFXooU) and “one of the more sought-after records of its genre, having an absolute overload of fuzz guitar and riff-ridden drama.” (23 Daves, http://left-and-to-the-back.blogspot.com/2015/11/jimmy-gordon-test-pattern-1980.html). In fact, it “rips so muchContinue reading “Jimmy Gordon — “Buzzzzzz”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 6, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 753) The Kinks — “Too Much on My Mind” Take a journey to the center of Ray Davies’ mind (see #100, 381, 417, 450, 508, 529, 606, 623) Alex Hopper calls “Too Much” an “underrated standout” (https://americansongwriter.com/5-deep-cuts-from-the-kinks-that-you-should-be-listening-to/) and the always spot-on Rob SheffieldContinue reading “The Kinks — “Too Much on My Mind”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 5, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 752) The Intruders — “It Must Be Love” This “upbeat, happy jam” (Funk My Soul, https://www.funkmysoul.gr/albums-no-review/the-intruders-1967-are-together/) is so good it was a ‘66 B-side and a track on two albums! Would there even be Philly soul without the Intruders?! Steve Huey: As theContinue reading “The Intruders — “It Must Be Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 4, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 751) The Stone Poneys — “The Train and the River” As Paul McCartney might say, “La la la la la the lovely Linda”. Here is a remarkable and remarkably gentle folk song off the Stone Poney’s first album. Nik says that “[Kenny] EdwardsContinue reading “The Stone Poneys — “The Train and the River”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 3, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 750) Fenner, Leland & O’Brien — “Where’s My Life Going” One of the great ’60’s counterculture protest songs — yet, virtually unknown at the time. OK, its dated, but who can resist lyrics like “in this world there are too many fools whoContinue reading “Fenner, Leland & O’Brien — “Where’s My Life Going”: the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 2, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 749) The Paupers — “Oh That She Might” Nik says of this gorgeous pop psych ballad from Ellis Island, the great Canadian band’s (see #192) second and final album, that “[f]ew 1960s bands ever succeeded at doing atmospheric balladry like the Paupers doContinue reading “The Paupers — “Oh That She Might”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 1, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 748) The Stained Glass — “My Buddy Sin” The Stained Glass was, per Alec Palao, “[a]mong the most underrated entries in the Bay Area 1960s pantheon”, with “My Buddy Sin” being “baroque-tinged” and “catchy and innovative”, a song that “should have sent theContinue reading “The Stained Glass — “My Buddy Sin”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 28, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 747) Focal Point — “Girl on the Corner” Focal Point is one of the greatest coulda/shoulda-beens in the annals of British pop psych (see #4, 43, 198, 538). “Girl”, one of the first four songs they recorded, knocked out John Lennon and BrianContinue reading “Focal Point — “Girl on the Corner”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 27, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 746) Los Saicos — “El Entierro De Los Gatos”/“The Burial of Cats” Raucous ‘65 B-side by Peru’s Los Saicos — yes, pronounced “psychos” — who very well may have been the world’s first punk band!Martin Schneider say that today’s song “is a terseContinue reading “Los Saicos — “El Entierro De Los Gatos”/“The Burial of Cats”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 26, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 745) Nooney Rickett and the Nooney Rickett Four — “Bye Bye Baby” Man, this ’65 45 must be an unreleased number by the Searchers, or maybe the Hollies. It’s not? It’s not. It is, as Acid Revolver says “Fab Searchers/Beau Brummels styled folkContinue reading “Nooney Rickett and the Nooney Rickett Four — “Bye Bye Baby”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 25, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 743) Wizz Jones — “Dazzling Stranger” This dazzling folk song is “stunningly poignant” and “encapsulate[s] the combination of fragility and profundity that defined the best of the 1960’s singer-songwriters.” (Colin Harper, Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival) WizzContinue reading “Wizz Jones — “Dazzling Stranger”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 23, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 744) Living Children — “Now It’s Over” Thomassmith8721 calls the song a “masterpiece of mellowness” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3joTl1xhoLg), Gilesi says that it “is a moody ballad with an air of The Byrds about it, with hushed, melancholic vocals and a simple guitar break that fitsContinue reading “Living Children — “Now It’s Over”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 24, 2023”