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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 742) Fingletoad, Strange & Siho — “Marshlands” From the Chicago suburbs comes a magical, haunting, Lennonesque rock song from an album that saw fewer than 100 souvenir LP’s stamped in ‘70. The Eternal Now says the album is “westcoast-influenced 1970 rock and psychedeliaContinue reading “I Shall Be Released #2: Fingletoad, Strange & Siho — “Marshlands”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 22, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 741) Sharon Tandy — “One Way Street” Today, I’m rebranding my unreleased (in the ’60’s) “greatest songs” as I Shall Be Released. I’m sure I have Bob’s full backing! Ah, Sharon Tandy (see #371, 441, 442) — that “[m]od goddess, psychedelic priestess, blue-eyedContinue reading “I Shall Be Released #1: Sharon Tandy — “One Way Street”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 21, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 740) Reparata and the Delrons — “Weather Forecast” I love Reparata and the Delrons (see #258, 389, 578) — and not just because they got together in ‘62 (the year I was born!) at St. Brendan’s Catholic School in Brooklyn (where I was livingContinue reading “Reparata and the Delrons — “Weather Forecast”: A Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 20, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 739) The Chords Five — “Some People” This cool ‘69 UK A-side was a “quirky slice of observational pop” (liner notes to the CD comp Keep Lookin’: 80 More Mod, Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets) written by the great Graham Gouldman (see #226), butContinue reading “The Chords Five — “Some People”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 19, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD This blog o’ mine gives me great joy, as when I played as my 22nd song “Michel Angelo”, by Jimmy Campbell and his band at the time the 23rd Turnoff. I called the song “[o]ne of the most gorgeous songs I have everContinue reading “Jimmy Campbell Special Edition: Jimmy Campbell — “Michel Angelo”, Jimmy Campbell — “Mother’s Boy”, Rockin’ Horse — “Biggest Gossip in Town”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 18, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 735) Freddie Scott — “I’ll Be Gone” ’67 A-side from the only deep soul belter from . . . Rhode Island (!) is “as close to a stomper as Freddie can get”. Heikki Suosalo, https://www.soulexpress.net/freddiescott.htm). It’s a stomper, all right! Jason Ankeny: BestContinue reading “Freddie Scott — “I’ll Be Gone”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 17, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 733) Musick Express — “Jackie’s Thing” The Musick Express’ wonderful one and only A-side reached the top 100 in Australia in ’70 and sounds soooooo Bowie-esque! It’s a Jackie thing, you wouldn’t understand! Kimbo tells us that: Forming in Adelaide in the lateContinue reading “The Musick Express — “Jackie’s Thing”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 16, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 732) Joe Tex — “Looking for My Pig” “Where you at, Rufus?” JT’s ’64 novelty homage to Rufus Thomas’s big novelty hit “Walking the Dog” is a hoot, coming months before “Hold What You’ve Got”, his big pop hit breakthrough single. As RichieContinue reading “I’m Not Walking My Dog, I’m Looking for My Pig! Special Edition: Joe Tex/Ray Hoff and the Offbeats: Joe Tex — “Looking for My Pig”, Ray Hoff and the Off Beats — “Lookin’ for My Pigs”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 15, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 731) The Electric Banana — “Eagle’s Son” This is classic stuff. Don’t take my word for it — Tim Sendra calls “Son” “ferocious post-psych meets hard rock” (https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-de-wolfe-sessions-mw0003305801), David Wells calls it “awesome” and “simply irresistible” (liner notes to The Electric Banana: TheContinue reading “The Electric Banana — “Eagle’s Son”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 14, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 730) The Buckinghams — “It’s a Beautiful Day (For Lovin’)” As we approach Valentine’s Day, let me play one of the Buckinghams’ (see #409, 413, 632) greatest love songs/their last charting single (albeit #126 in Sept. ’69). Jim Newsom calls it a “pleasant,Continue reading “The Buckinghams — “It’s a Beautiful Day (For Lovin’)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 12, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 729) The Nuchez — “Open Up Your Mind Now” Mike Dugo calls this ’66 Chicago Rembrandt Records A-side a “classic psychedelic opus with a nice organ base and free flowing fuzz”. (liner notes to Garage Beat ’66: Vol. 5: Readin’ Your Will!) DaveContinue reading “The Nuchez — “Open Up Your Mind Now”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 11, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 728) Jack Grunsky — “Catherine” This unforgettable ’68 folk pop A-side (well, in Austria, Germany, Denmark and Spain) is an irresistible portrait of Catherine. Was the enigmatic woman a prostitute, a pin-up girl, a seductress, a siren? Only Jack Grunsky (see #566) knows.Continue reading “Jack Grunsky — “Catherine”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 10, 2023″

https://www.allmusic.com/album/chariot-rising-mw0000378044 THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 727) Dantalian’s Chariot — “Sun Came Bursting Through My Cloud” After featuring Zoot Money (see #726), I had to play his glorious nine-month ’67 psychedelic world detour with Dantalian’s Chariot. Here comes the beautiful “Sun Came Bursting Through My Cloud”! What, youContinue reading “Dantalian’s Chariot — “Sun Came Bursting Through My Cloud”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 9, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 726) Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band — “Big Time Operator” Zoot Money was “quite simply the biggest character on the British rhythm and blues scene since the early 1960s” (http://zootmoney.org/bio/), but this 45 was his only one to hit the money (#25 inContinue reading “Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band — “Big Time Operator”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 8, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 725) The Merseybeats — “Don’t Turn Around” This delightful Mersey ballad reached #13 in the UK in ’64 but is pretty unknown in the U.S. Richie Unterberger calls “much of the [their] best stuff [including “Don’t Turn Around”] among the better unknown (inContinue reading “The Merseybeats — “Don’t Turn Around”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 7, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 724) Les 5 Gentlemen – “LSD 25 Ou Les Metamorphoses De Margaret Steinway” Can you guess what “LSD 25” is about? Here’s a clue: Fou de Rock says this psych/garagey number from “the best French band of the mid-60s” has “fuzz guitars andContinue reading “Les 5 Gentlemen – “LSD 25 Ou Les Metamorphoses De ok I’m Steinway”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 6, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 723) Parliament — “Red Hot Mama” Red hot ‘71 Parliament A-side that, as Ned Raggett says, has “an explosive Eddie Hazel solo, turning into a slow monster riff that rivals whatever Jimmy Page and Tony Iommi were coming up with in 1970.” (https://www.allmusic.com/album/first-thangs-mw0000092023)Continue reading “Parliament — “Red Hot Mama”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 5, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 722) Michael Polnareff — “Qui A Tué Grand’ Maman” A stunning and achingly beautiful song that Michel (see #120, 157) wrote in reaction to the suicide of his mentor and friend. Lauren Fay Levy writes: Nudge your Serge Gainsbourg record over a smidgeContinue reading “Michael Polnareff — “Qui A Tué Grand’ Maman”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 4, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 721) Georgie Fame — “Fully Booked” This song is one of Georgie’s (see #103, 169, 634, 695) hilariously randy classics, like Dr. Kitch. I count 23 woman who have got him all booked up: Milly, Molly, Mona, Molene, Mandy, Cindy, Shelia, Sally, Cherene,Continue reading “Georgie Fame: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 3, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 720) Mojo — “Beside Me” An utterly gorgeous ballad from San Francisco’s Mojo (formerly the Mojo Men). As Matthew Greenwald writes: A fine, elegant pop statement, “Beside Me” crosses sunny Southern California pop with a strong, East Coast urban “city” feel. Extremely well-writtenContinue reading “Mojo — “Beside Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 2, 2023”