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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD A psych pop masterpiece by the Easybeats with a version rivaling its brilliance on the only single by an obscure band out of Connecticut. Ah, the 60’s! 1,877) The Easybeats — “Land of Make Believe” This “psychedelic gem” (http://www.milesago.com/artists/easybeats.htm) by the Easybeats (seeContinue reading “Land of Make Believe Special Edition: The Easybeats/Jennifer’s Friends — “Land of Make Believe”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 12, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,876) Os Selvagens/The Savages — “Coração de Pedra”/”Heart of Stone” No, this is not the Stones’ “Heart of Stone”! It is the Brazilian group Os Selvagens’ (the Savages) propulsive ’70 rocker. The band featured a young Michael Sullivan, sorry, Ivanilton de Souza Lima,Continue reading “Os Selvagens/The Savages — “Coração de Pedra”/”Heart of Stone”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 11, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,875) Appaloosa — “Tulu Rogers” This “[u]nbelievably gorgeous” song (whose “strings make my heart ache”) (knitchywa, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9GbOcHxGAE) is off of Appaloosa’s sole album (see #463, 674). It “employs Dylanesque prose to describe the titular character who reads John Locke and listens to Sebastian Bach”.Continue reading “Appaloosa — “Tulu Rogers”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 10, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,874) The Monitors — “Bring Back the Love” How was this James Dean/William Weatherspoon/Brian Holland/Jack Goga written “blazing ballad” (RDTEN1, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-monitors/greetings-were-the-monitors/) “featuring [future Temptation (see #142) Richard] Street at his best” (Classic Motown, https://classic.motown.com/artist/the-monitors/) not a hit?! RDTEN1 writes: Unless you were toneContinue reading “The Monitors — “Bring Back the Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 9, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,873) The Individuals — “She’s Gone Away” How the West(chester) was won!– with a “tough Farfisa-led garage rocker” (Munster Records, https://munster-records.com/en/producto/the-sky-is-falling-the-best-of-johnny-farfisa/) with surf rock notes. Band leader Andy Cahan — aka Johnny Farfisa — wrote this instrumental rave. Munster Records gives us theContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Individuals — “She’s Gone Away”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 8, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,872) Doris — “Don’t” Today is Doris’ funky Day, with a “monster shaker” (https://www.blaxploitation.com/blax_recommends_5.html), “a dizzying Swedish psych-funk knockout”! (Fav45s, https://www.instagram.com/p/DIoVtFnOCD6/) Fav45s adds that this “left-field groove[] from a singer who deserves way more shine” “hits with deep, funky bass from Doris’ husbandContinue reading “Doris — “Don’t”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 7, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,871) Mario Molino and Edda dell’Orso– “T’amo”/”I Love You” From an “[a]bsolute killer [Italian film] score based on groovy beat and psychedelic cuts” (see #1,469), here is a song that will lull you into a glorious trance. It appears multiple times in theContinue reading “Mario Molino and Edda dell’Orso — “T’amo”/”I Love You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 6, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,870) Eyes of Blue — “Chances” What are the chances that this “Welsh underground progressive/psychedelic/blues rock crossover band from the late 60s” (Blake Mitchner, https://vinylantiquity.blogspot.com/2015/08/eyes-of-blue-in-fields-of-ardath-and-me.html) would record “a folkish guitar and harmonica based track” (Kevin Rathert, https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2025/02/eyes-of-blue-the-light-we-see-the-recordings-1969-1971-2024.html#google_vignette) “evok[ing] wide-open spaces” (Jean Jacques PerezContinue reading “Eyes of Blue — “Chances”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 5, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,869) The Lovin’ — “All You’ve Got” This, the Nottingham band’s second A-side, is an “appealing slice[] of pop psych” (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited) that sounds just like an 80’s New Wave hit — in fact, it should have beenContinue reading “The Lovin’ — “All You’ve Got”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 4, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,868) The Egyptians — “Suzanne” Don’t even think Leonard Cohen, think an anthemic love song with the singer desperately but blissfully urging the woman who changed his life to come back. “Before you came, I lived a lonely life, then you changed myContinue reading “The Egyptians — “Suzanne”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 3, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,867) Dave Miller, Leith Corbett and Friends — “Reflections of a Pioneer” The Dave Miller Set (see #1,010) set sail from New Zealand to Australia, and when the sun set on the band, Miller teamed up with former bandmate Leith Corbett to recordContinue reading “Dave Miller, Leith Corbett and Friends — “Reflections of a Pioneer”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 2, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,866) Ike & Tina Turner — “What You Don’t See (Is Better Yet)” An absolute scorcher from Ike & Tina’s (see #212, 329, 837) underrated ‘Nuff Said LP. Tina “is a vocal BEAST!!!!! Good Lawd!!!!!” (ronaldwilliamson5696, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC41K6lL6GY) and Ike and the band’s “speedy,Continue reading “Ike & Tina Turner — “What You Don’t See (Is Better Yet)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 1, 2026”

“The City” starts at 20:56. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,865) Thomas and Richard Frost — “The City” Here is a folk rock gem from another contender for the greatest lost album of the 1960’s — Thomas and Richard Frost’s (actually Thomas and Richard Martin) psych pop classic Visualize Continue reading “Thomas and Richard Frost — “The City”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 31, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,864) Hendrickson Road House — “Forget About You” This sounds like a huge Linda Ronstadt hit that never was- – from 19 year old Sue Eakins’ (see #909) “lost classic of the West Coast psychedelic folk genre” (https://www.lpcdreissues.com/item/hendrickson-road-house), “[s]o good [a] slice ofContinue reading “Hendrickson Road House — “Forget About You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 30, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,863) Ronnie Burns — “Easy Rider” No, this is not the Byrds’ “Ballad of Easy Rider”! It is “Easy Rider”, performed by Ronnie Burns (see #1,657) , “one of [Australia’s] truest pop heroes” (Paul Culnane, http://www.milesago.com/artists/burns.htm), and written by his frequent collaborator Johnny Young.Continue reading “Ronnie Burns — “Easy Rider”: for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 29, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,862) The Velvet Underground — “Pale Blue Eyes” I hope you weren’t expecting Metal Machine Music! Thís touch of velvet is “possibly one of [Lou] Reed’s finest love songs (that he’d been working on as early as ’65 with [John] Cale), gentle, understated,Continue reading “The Velvet Underground — “Pale Blue Eyes”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 28, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD Baby, baby, am I hooked on “Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham”, which should have an exhibit at the songwriting hall of fame. Written by Mac Davis and Delaney (“Delaney & Bonnie”) Bramlett, many artists have recorded (Chris Richardson, https://www.zeroto180.org/hello-l-a-bye-bye-birmingham-the-other-johnny-marr/) this “terrific song aboutContinue reading “Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham Special Edition: Mac Davis/Alex Harvey/Nancy Sinatra/John Randolph Marr — “Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 27, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s oTHAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,857) Flamengo — “Zavraždil Jsem Lásku”/”I Murdered Love” Here’s a groovy, spooky B-side from Prague, which “marked [Flamengo’s] turn toward fatalistic and psychologically driven lyrics”. (Jazz Rock Soul, https://jazzrocksoul.com/artists/flamengo/) The lyrics are a bit disturbing — if you know Czech (or use GoogleContinue reading “Flamengo — “Zavraždil Jsem Lásku”/”I Murdered Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 26, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,856) The Choir — “It’s Cold Outside” Warning: If you are from Cleveland, read no further, ’cause I’d be just singin’ to the choir — it hit number one there! “With its energetic delivery, melodic harmonies, and chiming guitars, the song was anContinue reading “The Choir — “It’s Cold Outside”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 25, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,855) Forever Amber — “On a Night in Winter” This “Kinks dusted” (Obladada, https://obladada.com/2020/10/14/revisio-forever-amber-the-love-cycle/) song is from The Love Cycle, one of the rarest and most sough-after relics of the UK’s psychedelic era (well, only 99 copies of the LP were pressed!). “AContinue reading “Forever Amber — “On a Night in Winter”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 24, 2026”