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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,777) The Easybeats — “Do You Have a Soul” This Australia-only B-side features “abrupt tempo changes, cascading choruses, chiming guitars, and hooks that seem to flow into each other effortless[ly]”. (Gripsweat, https://gripsweat.com/item/115031559457/the-easybeats-friday-on-my-mind-lp-united-artists-1967-us-origstereo-uas-6588 “WoW. And I thought I knew the Easybeats! This is anContinue reading “The Easybeats — “Do You Have a Soul”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 9, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,776) Jimi Hendrix — “Freedom” This — the A-side of the single from Jimi Hendrix’s first posthumous album — is my favorite Hendrix song. It reached #59 in April 1971. Of “Freedom”, Ray McGinnis writes: “Freedom” was a single from the first albumContinue reading “Jimi Hendrix — “Freedom”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 8, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,775) Purple Canteen — “Brains in My Feet” Welcome to the “freaky corner of the room” (instrumental version) (Beverly Paterson, Twist and Shake Magazine, https://psychofthesouth.com/) for this “mindblowing” (instrumental version) (Lost in Tyme magazine #4, https://psychofthesouth.com/) “psychedelic rock/acid rock with hypnotic vocals, useContinue reading “Purple Canteen — “Brains in My Feet”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 7, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,770) Wendy & Bonnie — “The Paisley Window Pane” Here is a more Brazilian-flavored alternate take of “a sweet piece of Brazilian Tropicalia-themed Psych” (Faltain, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/wendy-and-bonnie/the-paisley-window-pane-its-whats-really-happening/), a “wonderful track[] from their stellar LP [Genesis]” (tymeshifter, https://rateyourmusic.com/music-review/tymeshifter/wendy-and-bonnie/the-paisley-window-pane-its-whats-really-happening-1/69455982), “a delicately beautiful and morose ballad buttressedContinue reading “Wendy & Bonnie — “The Paisley Window Pane” (alternate take): Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 6, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,773) The Action — “I’m a Stranger” A majestic and yearning song, sadly unreleased, from another top contender for the greatest lost album of the 60’s (see #393, 429, 966). Matthew Sweet calls the album that never was “melodic mayhem … fueled by anContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Action — “I’m a Stranger”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 5, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,772) Phillip Goodhand-Tait & the Stormsville Shakers — “Gonna Put Some Hurt on You” Here is a scorching, exuberant version of Raymond Lewis’ 1962 R&B song that the never-quite-made-it Shakers were “convinced . . . could be a hit . . . .Continue reading “Phillip Goodhand-Tait & the Stormsville Shakers — “Gonna Put Some Hurt on You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 4, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,771) The Scene — “Scenes (from Another World)” From Canada (sorry about that World Series thing!), here is “a delightfully dreamy slab of popsike” that is “criminally overlooked” (Michael Panontin, https://canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=736), “a catchy slice of psychedelia with soaring harmonies and brass [that] soundsContinue reading “The Scene — “Scenes (from Another World)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 3, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,770) Vashti Bunyan — “Rose Hip November” From the now and justly legendary Vashti (see #204), “one of the most unique and soothing voices in folk” (David Hopper, https://360degreesound.com/10-great-november-songs/), here is “a gentle nature meditation” (Kitty Empire, https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/12/vashti-bunyan-review-st-pancras-old-church-london) that “[o]f all her veryContinue reading “Vashti Bunyan — “Rose Hip November”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 2, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,769) The Anteeeks — “I Don’t Want You” The only A-side by this band from Kilmarnock, Scotland, is an “R&B masterpiece” (Rockingscots, https://www.rockingscots.co.uk/Anteeeks.htm), “[s]uperb garage/freakbeat” (oscarowski, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LhaCDQIMzg), a “tough Garage R&B Beat dancer with hard guitar riffs” (teabiscuit, https://www.45cat.com/record/bf1471), an “organ-heavy groover” (linerContinue reading “The Anteeeks — “I Don’t Want You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 1, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,768) Stella — “Si Vous Connaissez Quelque Chose De Pire Que Qu’un Vampire Parlez M’en Toujours, Ça Pourra Peut-Être Me Faire Sourire”/”If You Know Something Worse than a Vampire, Always Tell Me About It, Maybe It Will Make Me Smile” The greatest HalloweenContinue reading “Stella — “Si Vous Connaissez Quelque Chose De Pire Que Qu’un Vampire Parlez M’en Toujours, Ça Pourra Peut-Être Me Faire Sourire”/”If You Know Something Worse than a Vampire, Always Tell Me About It, Maybe It Will Make Me Smile”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 31, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,767) Joe Tex and the Vibrators — “I’ll Never Break Your Heart” (Parts I & II) I love my Joe Tex (see #42, 455, 609, 732, 1,196) — and not only the raucous, riotous and raunchy Joe Tex. Here is a beautiful and heartfeltContinue reading “Joe Tex and the Vibrators — “I’ll Never Break Your Heart” (I & II): Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 30, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,766) Timothy — “That Is All” An impossibly gorgeous folk rock B-side on Pittsburgh’s Segué label. Thank you yet again, Fading Yellow! Fading Yellow tells us that “[i]n the early 80s [Timothy Wahler] relocated to New York City and formed Racer X withContinue reading “Timothy — “That Is All”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 29, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,765) Neil Christian and the Crusaders — “I Like It” This ’66 France-only B-side is a “wild mod wonder” (happening45, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3uOn5hAaeZo&list=RD3uOn5hAaeZo&start_radio=1&pp=ygUYTmVpbCBjaHJpc3RpYW4gaSBsaWtlIGl0oAcB), “uncommonly tough R&B-rock” with “some storming . . . British R&B guitar” (Richie Unterberger, https://www.allmusic.com/artist/neil-christian-mn0000390547#biography, https://www.allmusic.com/album/1962-1973-mw0000239620) courtesy of Jimmy Page. I likeContinue reading “Neil Christian and the Crusaders — “I Like It”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 28, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,764) The Bunch — “Spare a Shilling” Oh man, does John Pantry (see #494, 1,242) kick ass. OK, since he followed his calling and embarked on a notable career in Christian music and broadcasting after the 60’s came to a close, let me justContinue reading “The Bunch — “Spare a Shilling”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 27, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,763) Apple — “Buffalo Billy Can” This B-side from the Welsh band from Cardiff (see #883) is “a strange psychedelic pop song” (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited), “a marvelous slice of lysergic psychedelic pop” (David Wells, Record Collector: 100 Greatest PsychedelicContinue reading “Apple — “Buffalo Billy Can”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 26, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,762) 寺内タケシとバニーズ/Takeshi Terauchi & the Bunnys — “レッツ・ゴー・ブガルー”/“Let’s Go Boogaloo” Don’t back off, just boogaloo! Takeshi Terauchi’s (see #999) — “Japan’s premier guitar hero” (AV+ML, http://www.fancymag.com/bunnys.html) — “hard-hitting, devastating guitar solo during the interlude is absolutely stunning!” (t.yeverythingisgoodreturn5893, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xLbIQMC_qI (Courtesy of Google Translate)) Popsike.comContinue reading “寺内タケシとバニーズ/Takeshi Terauchi & the Bunnys — “レッツ・ゴー・ブガルー”/“Let’s Go Boogaloo”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 25, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,760) Mimi & Richard Fariña — “Hard Loving Loser” Richard Fariña wrote this “sexy/goofy” (Bill Sherman, https://blogcritics.org/music-review-ian-sylvia-and-mimi/) “anti-conformity [folk/folk-rock] anthem[]” (Ed Whitelock, https://www.popmatters.com/richard-farina-plainsong-review) “about a very unlikely lady’s man” (Brendan Foreman, https://agreenmanreview.com/music-2/mimi-richard-farinas-pack-up-your-sorrows-best-of-the-vanguard-years/). “The free-living character in the song is quite similar to theContinue reading “Hard Loving Loser Special Edition: Mimi & Richard Fariña/Gwynn Owen: Mimi & Richard Fariña — “Hard Loving Loser”, Gwynn Owen — “Hard Lovin’ Loser”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 24, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,759) Rufus Thomas — “Sixty Minute Man” Rufus Thomas takes “a Billy Ward doo-wop classic . . . [and] transforms [it] into a mesmerizing tour de force of voodoo funk, complete with a Tarzan movie-inspired chant and some wondrous Dizzy Gillespie-like scat singing”Continue reading “Rufus Thomas — “Sixty Minute Man”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 23, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,758) Terry McManus — “Gimme a Hand” Another song that sends me into paroxysms of delight is this gorgeous B-side ballad from Terry McManus’ first single, “which did well on the Canadian charts”, well, #81, and “went to No. 1 in the CanadianContinue reading “Terry McManus — “Gimme a Hand”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — October 22, 2025”

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”