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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS ,EVER HEARD 1,231) Jeff St. John and the Copperwine — “Teach Me How to Fly” If you are from Australia, where Jeff St. John (see #470) is justly legendary and beloved, read no further — as this song was a national hit (#11 (Badger45, https://www.45cat.com/record/cr214au)).Continue reading “Jeff St. John and the Copperwine — “Teach Me How to Fly”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 7, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,230) Amory Kane  — “Candy Queen” An American in London gives us some delicious ear candy, from a “brilliant UK Acid/Folk/Psych LP” with “plenty of great tracks ranging from psych/pop to floating acid/pop”, most written by said American and “produced by no otherContinue reading “Amory Kane — “Candy Queen”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 6, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,229) Howard Tate — “Give Me Some Courage” Here is an unreleased-for-decades gem by soul great Howard Tate (see #259, 261, 652), whose voice — and courage — were unmatched. Richie Unterberger tells us that: Howard Tate had some minor success with theContinue reading “I Shall be Released: Howard Tate — “Give Me Some Courage”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 5, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,228) Perry Leopold — “The 35th of May” This “gorgeous” (Stanton Swihart, https://www.allmusic.com/album/experiment-in-metaphysics-mw0000722983) song has a “zen-like beauty perhaps equalled only by Nick Drake. [Was Perry Leopold (see #293) a] homeless troubadour or the true soul of american music?” (JamesAnderson-cj1mi, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QpMNoq1slbE&pp=ygUdUGVycnkgbGVvcG9sZCB0aGUgMzV0aCBvZiBtYXk%3D) Both? IfContinue reading “Perry Leopold — “The 35th of May”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 4, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,227) Q’65 — “So High I’ve Been, So Down I Must Fall” This classic ‘67 garage rock B-side from the Netherlands is “spectacular”. (marcodona, https://www-freeforumzone-com.translate.goog/mobile/d/4559078/Q-65-/discussione.aspx?p=1&_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc) I wonder whether the band got eight miles high? Jeff Jarema and Jim Wynand calls the ‘65* (see #108,Continue reading “Q’65 — “So High I’ve Been, So Down I Must Fall”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 3, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,226) RO-D-YS — “You’d Better Take Care of Yourself” The Dutch (Oude Pekela, Groningen) band’s first A-side (‘66) is a fantastic pop rock confection. “The nasal vocals . . . were striking, in English with a Groningen accent. The b]and . . . often communicatedContinue reading “RO-D-YS — “You’d Better Take Care of Yourself”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — June 2, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,225) Adjéèf the poet, his girl(s), his friend(s) & the rest of the world(s) — “IEEK! I’m a . . . Freak” Today, let your freak flag fly as this “killer heavy gonzo psych/freakbeat” (Happening45, https://www.45cat.com/record/ac1003) ‘67 A-side by a mysterious Dutchman invadesContinue reading “Adjéèf the poet, his girl(s), his friend(s) & the rest of the world(s) — “IEEK! I’m a . . . Freak”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 31, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,224) The Motions — “For Another Man” This ‘65 A-side is a “simple but compelling ballad” (Mike Stax, liner notes to the CD comp Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond 1964-1969) that is also “the best and most tunefulContinue reading “The Motions — “For Another Man”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 30, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,223) Bintangs — “See Me Waitin’” This delightful ’67 B-side is poppier than is the Bintangs’ norm, but still features a stinging guitar solo. Robert Haagsma writes (courtesty of Google Translate) that their music was “[b]last furnace rock. . . . hard, raw,Continue reading “Bintangs — “See Me Waitin’”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 29, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,222) O.M.P.C. — “The Head” Here’s a laid back number from O.P.M.C.* (see #790), a laid back “Dutch hippy blues-folk band”. (discogs, https://www.discogs.com/artist/918956-OPMC) Pop psych? Folk rock? Soft rock? Who knows, but it’s groovy. Oh, and O.P.M.C. was actually a Dutch/Scottish hippy blues-folkContinue reading “O.M.P.C. — “The Head”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 28, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,221) Brainbox — “Down Man” The band’s first A-side was a blistering number that “swagger[s] like [a] stevedore[]”. (Marco Rossi, https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/brainbox) It is “a prime example of their sound, which can be described as ‘progressive blues with folk influences’”. (elgreco, https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/brainbox-remaster-focus-or-brainbox.184910/) And itContinue reading “Brainbox — “Down Man”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 27, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,220) Les Baroques — “Such a Cad If you are from the Netherlands, read no further — this song reached #8 on the Dutch charts in ‘66! It is “a brilliant pop song … extra special thanks to the prominent role played byContinue reading “Les Baroques — “Such a Cad”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 26, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,219) Sandy Coast — “I See Your Face Again” This soaring ballad, a ‘68 A-side from Voorburg’s own Sandy Coast Skiffle Group, no make that Sandy Coast Five, no make that Sandy Coast Rockers, jeez, just call them the Sandy Coast (see #236),Continue reading “Sandy Coast — “I See Your Face Again”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 25, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,218) The Outsiders — “Do You Feel Alright” The Outsiders (see #615, 664) were “Holland’s greatest beat/punk group . . . . [w]ith their unheard-of long hair and wild stage presence . . . in a class by itself [with] a weird combinationContinue reading “The Outsiders — “Do You Feel Alright”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 24, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,217) Group 1850 — “Mother No Head” “Frere Jacques” freakout from the delightfully unhinged Group 1850 (see #516), whose “thoroughly weird[]-sounding contenders for infamy upon the [Netherlands’] singles charts . . . includ[e] the disquieting, almost Zappa/Mothers-esque (ahem) ‘Mother No Head’ . .Continue reading “Group 1850 — “Mother No Head”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 23, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,216) Boudewijn de Groot — “Voor De Overlevenden”/“For the Survivors” The Dutch Master Boudewijn de Groot (and I’m not talking about cigars) is a “[t]roubadour with a Dylan-esque impact, who shoots to fame in [the Netherlands in] the ’60s and ’70s” (https://en.muziekencyclopedie.nl/action/entry/Boudewijn+de+Groot) (see #107, 161,Continue reading “Boudewijn de Groot — “Voor De Overlevenden”/ “For the Survivors”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 22, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,215) Golden Earrings — “I Am a Fool” Here is a lovely, “effectively moody” (Mark Deming, https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-earrings-mw0000454482) ballad off the Earrings’ (see #63, 163, 319) first LP, 65’s Just Ear-Rings. The Golden Earrings are my favorite British beat group . . . from Holland!Continue reading “Golden Earrings — “I Am a Fool”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 21, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,214) Shocking Blue — “Long and Lonesome Road” This Dutch treat is “just as catchy, just as cool, just as memorable as ‘Venus[]’” (Brian Green, https://www.scrammagazine.com/shockingblue/) — the ‘69/‘70 hard psych A-side reached #75 in the U.S. Rob Horning tells us that “[Robbie]Continue reading “Shocking Blue — “Long and Lonesome Road”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 20, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,213) The Alan Bown! — “You’re Not in My Class” A super popular live UK soul and R&B band tries its hand at pop psych/baroque pop. The Bown shoots, the Bown scores! One of the “highlights” of an LP that contained “an embarrassmentContinue reading “The Alan Bown! — “You’re Not in My Class”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 19, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,212) The Ministry of Sound — “In the Sky” The greatest pop psych ode to aliens, UFO’s and flying saucers wasn’t released for decades. Talk about the X-Files! As to the song, written by Micky Keen and Robin Shaw, Russ Alquist [see #1,201]Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Ministry of Sound — “In the Sky”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — May 18, 2024”