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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,114) Powder — “Gladly” Thomas and Richard Frost had a minor hit and created Visualize, one of the greatest lost albums of the 1960s (see #209, 211, 247, 385, 595, 775, 967, 1,733, 1,865). But before that these two Who-bsessed brothers ignited Powder (see #789, 1,556,Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: Powder — “Gladly”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 30, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,113) The Small Faces — “Understanding” Here is the “magnificent B-side of the Small Faces’ [see #969, 1,024] only No. 1, ‘All or Nothing’, a power-packed helter skelter of a ride fronted by [Steve] Marriott’s barnstorming vocal, sledgehammer guitar and that memorable whistleContinue reading “The Small Faces — “Understanding”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 29, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,112) Nirvana — “Melanie Blue” This “transcendent” (Flight_Sensations (cortesy of Google Translate), https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nirvana/all-of-us/) song is nirvana — a “great example[] of tasteful melding of mildly progressive pop and real orchestral strings” (ClemofNazareth, https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=14717), “us[ing] rippling harp and a cerise chorus to light . .Continue reading “Nirvana — “Melanie Blue”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 28, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,111) Golden Earrings — “I’ve Just Lost Somebody” This “[h]auntingly beautiful” (peperudi, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl5PkTqJhZU) and “[d]reamy Psych Pop Ballad” (Vintage Vinyl Via Valves, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jYD50QmgmU) with “a harpsichord add[ing] a touch of the Baroque” (Mark Deming, https://www.allmusic.com/album/miracle-mirror-mw0000841385) is the “song that made me fall soContinue reading “Golden Earrings — “I’ve Just Lost Somebody”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 27, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,110) Tommy Hunt — “Searching for Love” How was this exquisite soul tear-jerker by former Flamingo Tommy Hunt not a huge hit? “Every girl I’ve had now has played me for a fool” The Vintage Soul Machine tells us about Tommy: Possessed withContinue reading “Tommy Hunt — “Searching for Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 26, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,109) The Art of Lovin’ — “You’ve Got the Power” I can definitely hear the Jefferson Airplane comparisons on this wicked cool song and the accompanying LP of “psych-tinged folk-rock (or was it folk-tinged psych-rock?)”. (Stephen Haag, Music Museum of New England, https://www.mmone.org/the-art-of-lovin/)Continue reading “The Art of Lovin’ — “You’ve Got the Power”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 25, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,108) Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera — “Dreamy” I’ve played Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera’s (see #375, 688, 1,818) A-side (see #1,818), here’s the B-side — “a tasty slab of pop psych” (Kevin Rathert, https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2022/07/elmer-gantrys-velvet-opera-long-nights-of-summer-the-elmer-gantrys-velvet-opera-anthology-2022.html), “blissed out” (HiFiPig Magazine, https://www.hifipig.com/elmer-gantrys-velvet-opera-elmer-gantrys-velvet-opera/), “folky, druggy and delightful” (JohnContinue reading “Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera — “Dreamy”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 24, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,107) The Eyes — “You’re Too Much” The B-side of the Eyes’ (see #193) third single sounds as if it’s the illegitimate spawn of the Who [see #119, 548, 833, 976, 1,912, 2,055] and Oasis — and I mean that in a goodContinue reading “The Eyes — “You’re Too Much”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 23, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,106) Czerwone Gitary/Red Guitars — “Czekam na twój przyjazd”/”I Am Looking Forward to Your Arrival” The “Polish Beatles” give us a “brilliant” (thelarch, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/czerwone-gitary/na-fujarce.p/) song from their ’70 album Na fujarce (On the Folk Flute) — featuring the classic combination of upbeat, effervescent,Continue reading “Czerwone Gitary/Red Guitars — “Czekam na twój przyjazd”/”I Am Looking Forward to Your Arrival”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 22, 2026”

beginning at 22:31 THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,105) The Affection Collection — “The Collector” Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly and the Crickets wrote “The Collector” for the Everly Brothers, but my affections lie with the Affection Collection’s version. The Collection propels this “slow-paced, slightly psychedelic waltz” (MatthewContinue reading “The Affection Collection — “The Collector”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 21, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,104) Manfred Mann — “Trouble and Tea” It’s 1966, and Manfred Mann’s (see #78, 79, 146, 698, 1,344) new singer Mike D’Abo writes and sings this spiffy number about a girl who’s about to be dumped because she’s always brewing tea (and trouble)Continue reading “Manfred Mann — “Trouble and Tea”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 20, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,103) Robert Charlebois — “Engagement” Robert Charlebois (see #44, 1,185) “wrote Quebec’s first psychedelic song, he was the first chansonnier to use an electric guitar, he brought humor into rock — [he] is the musician who pushed the Québécois popular song into the contemporary world.”Continue reading “Robert Charlebois — “Engagement”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 19, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,102) A New Generation — “Smokey Blue’s Away” Before the Sutherland brothers (Gavin and Ian) (see #1,792, 1,997) took Rod Stewart “Sailing”, they gave us a wonderfully melancholic pop symphony. Well, A New Generation did borrow the theme from the second movement of AntoninContinue reading “A New Generation — “Smokey Blue’s Away”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 18, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,101) Dusty Springfield — “Doodlin” What a performance by Dusty Springfield! — “jazzy and almost rap – years before rap” (CharlyF1954, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dusty-springfield/evrythings-coming-up-dusty/reviews/2/), a “souful deep cut . . . from 1965’s lavish Ev’rything’s Coming Up Dusty . . . . [w]ritten in the 50sContinue reading “Dusty Springfield — “Doodlin”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 17, 2026″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,100) The Kinks — “I’m on an Island” From the the Kinks’ [see #100, 381, 417, 450, 508, 529, 606, 623, 753, 865, 978, 1,043, 1,108, 1,330, 1,451, 1,591, 1,697, 1,784, 1,907] ‘65 LP The Kinks Kontroversy, Ray Davies tries out “punk calypso”Continue reading “The Kinks — “I’m on an Island”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 16, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,099) Betty Everett — “Take Me” This ’68 B-side/’69 album track by Chicago powerhouse Betty Everett (see #1,900) is irresistible “freakbeat funk filled to the brim with goodies”. (DJLarsupreme, https://djlarsupreme.com/2015/11/23/betty-everett-take-me-uni-55100-b-1968/) It takes it place as one of “[t]he funkiest cuts” on her LPContinue reading “Betty Everett — “Take Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 15, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,098) Colin Hare — “Find Me” Honeybus’ [see #6, 52, 207, 434, 562, 605, 764, 1,100, 1,439, 1,582, 1,715, 1,833, 1,985, 2,096] Colin Hare recorded this delicate and “haunting folk ballad . . . [that] still send[s] shivers down the spine”. (Lizardson, https://time-has-told-me.blogspot.com/2006/06/colin-hare-march-hare-uk-pop-folk-1971.html),Continue reading “Colin Hare — “Find Me”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 14, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,096) Pete Dello — “Uptight Basil” Delightful whimsy from a Honeybus-man’s [Pete Dello (see #920)] holiday, “kinda like sane-[Syd] Barrett [see #13, 87, 315, 922, 1,949, 2,086] complete with a proper arrangement, with a dash of Dylan too, making it a perfect crossoverContinue reading “Pete Dello — “Uptight Basil”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 13, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,096) Honeybus — “Under the Silent Tree” Pour some Honeybus on me (one of my fav bands (see #6, 52, 207, 434, 562, 605, 764, 1,100, 1,439, 1,582, 1,715, 1,833, 1,985))! Here is a “mesmerizing, ‘Magical Mystery Tour’-style” (David Wells, liner notes to theContinue reading “Honeybus — “Under the Silent Tree”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 12, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD (song first featured as #113) John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band — “Love” As I do each year on September 11th, I will play John Lennon [see #29, 113, 520, 522, 781, 1,473] and the Plastic Ono Band‘s “Love” from 1970, one of theContinue reading “John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band — “Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 11, 2026”