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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,147) Frabjoy & the Runcible Spoon (Godley & Creme) — “To Fly Away” From another contender for the greatest lost album of the 1960’s comes this “starkly beautiful” song, one of the ones that “entranced” Giorgio Gomelsky, who “immediately view[ed Kevin Godley andContinue reading “Frabjoy & the Runcible Spoon (Godley & Creme) — “To Fly Away”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 17, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,146) 5 Gentlemen — “Dis-nous Dylan”/“Tell Us Dylan” The 5 Gentlemen (see #724) were “the best French band of the mid-60s” (Fou de Rock, http://www.fouderock.com/rock_fr/five-gentlemen.html) and they give us a song that “satiri[z]es the earnestness of the music of pop-folk artists like Bob DylanContinue reading “5 Gentlemen — “Dis-nous Dylan”/“Tell Us Dylan”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 16, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,145) Fuchsia — “Me and My Kite” A whimsical British prog delight, the song, “a favourite amongst fans of the album and group, is a gorgeously twee pop-charmer with a sweet and achingly simple chorus”. (Aussie-Byrd-Brother, https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=12662) It “could have easily been aContinue reading “Fuchsia — “Me and My Kite”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 15, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,144) The Flys – “Reality Composition #1” Here is one of the great garage kiss off songs. Man, those hurting on the inside teenage boys can put on quite a show of false bravado! “The vocals are ruff and ready and the soundContinue reading “The Flys – “Reality Composition #1”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 14, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,143) Dan Casamajor — “Leaving You Alone” This song is “[i]nstantly beautiful right from the beginning” (BlueParadoxical, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4lIoRMmBP4) — in fact, it is impossibly beautiful, sending shivers down my spine. It comes from a private press LP of “[v]ibrant 1960s-style folk . .Continue reading “Dan Casamajor — “Leaving You Alone”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 13, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,142) The Quotations — “Alright Baby” Exquisite Beatlesque kiss off song is a ’64 A-side by a band out of, yes, Liverpool. (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited) Cleef tells us that: This 1964 record is by a Quotations group led byContinue reading “The Quotations — “Alright Baby”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 12, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,141) Poet and the One Man Band/Heads, Hands and Feet — “Bringing It All on My Own Head Our resident Poet (see #710, 855, 993) gave us a riveting “Santana-esque” (Michael Heatley, https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/home-from-home-themissing-album) song in ’68 that “sounds like SANTANA before SANTANA” (DmitryContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: Poet and the One Man Band/Heads, Hands and Feet — “Bringing It All on My Own Head”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 11, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,140) The Guess Who — “Heygoode Hardy” Here is a wild and infectious good time number from the LP that was the Guess Who’s (see #758) springboard to international success. The song, sung almost at an auctioneer’s pace, is a paean to HagoodContinue reading “The Guess Who — “Heygoode Hardy”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 10, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,139) Barbara Ruskin — “Euston Station” This “beautiful” ‘67 A-side by Barbara Ruskin “captures something perfectly and deserves to be as well known and as widely loved as the Waterloo Sunset”. (Yr Heartout, https://thelondonnobodysings.blogspot.com/2009/08/euston-station.html) Indeed. Mick Patrick writes that: [“Euston Station” was] votedContinue reading “Barbara Ruskin — “Euston Station”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 9, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,138) The Zombies — “A Rose for Emily” Zombies eat “Eleanor Rigby” for breakfast! Here is “a gorgeous telling of the sad story of a woman who lives her long life without ever finding love. . . . Very ‘Eleanor Rigby’, but withoutContinue reading “The Zombies — “A Rose for Emily”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 8, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,137) The Isley Brothers — “He’s Got Your Love” This wailing wall of sound, a ‘69 album track and ’71 B-sid, is one of the great “Why did you choose him over me” songs. I hope it wasn’t one of the brothers talkingContinue reading “The Isley Brothers — “He’s Got Your Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 7, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,136) The Toreros — “Come” As Diggin’ for Gold opines, “The Dutch goodies keep on coming!!” (liner notes to Diggin’ for Gold: Volume 2: A Collection of Demented 60’s R&B/Punk & Mesmerizing 60’s PoP). This ‘66 A-side from the Netherlands is, per Diggin’, “INCREDIBLEContinue reading “The Toreros — “Come”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 6, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,135) The Horde — “Press Buttons Firmly” This late to be discovered “GREAT 60s garage gem” (Mitch Useless, http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-horde-press-buttons-firmly-1966-68.html) comes courtesy of a horde of Duke University students. Truly trance-like courtesy of a continuously repeated guitar and organ figure and the simple admonitionContinue reading “The Horde — “Press Buttons Firmly”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 5, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,134) David — “Light of Your Mind” One of the Brit psych’s crowning glories, a “beautifully measured piece of very British harmonies, rippling organ, hypnotic guitar and drums” (liner notes to the CD comp Mojo Presents: Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers: PsychedelicContinue reading “David — “Light of Your Mind”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 4, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,133) Bob Dylan and the Band — “Santa-Fe” Well, rock me mama, “Santa-Fe” ranks up there with “Wagon Wheel” as one of Bob Dylan’s (see #126, 823) great unfinished songs. Unfortunately, in this case no one grabbed the opportunity to finish it orContinue reading “Bob Dylan and the Band — “Santa-Fe”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 3, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,132) Young Holt Trio/Young Holt Unlimited — “Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy” Talk about a soulful strut, this ’67 B-side by the Young Holt Trio/’68 album track by Young Holt Unlimited is “Mod Jazz touched with ‘a little a bit of Soul’Continue reading “Young Holt Trio/Young Holt Unlimited — “Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 2, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,131) Eternity’s Children — “Mrs. Bluebird” The Biloxi Beat — “the epitome of sunshine pop . . . [b]rilliant from top to bottom.” (mikeyaffe3344, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocWDIKN6xvc). Eternity’s Children’s (see #706) “finest moments rank alongside anything in the soft pop canon. . . . ‘Mrs.Continue reading “Eternity’s Children — “Mrs. Bluebird”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — March 1, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,130) Passing Clouds — “Hawks and Doves” It’s almost as if the Clouds were passing over the studio where the Beach Boys were recording “Cabin Essence” during the “Smile” sessions! “Passing Clouds were a west coast outfit that released their lone album onContinue reading “Passing Clouds — “Hawks and Doves”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 29, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,128) Gene Vincent — “Bird Doggin’” This ’66 A-side is a “fierce garage rocker” (Bob Stanley, https://croydonmunicipal.blogspot.com/2012/04) that “captures the essence of rock ‘n’ roll”. (Ella Mack, https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-bird-doggin-by-gene-vincent/). It’s Vincent’s “best single in years” (Bob Stanley, https://croydonmunicipal.blogspot.com/2012/04), “stunning . . . [an] undisputedContinue reading “Gene Vincent Goes to the Birds Special Edition: “Bird Doggin’”, “Love Is a Bird”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 28, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,127) Kusudo & Worth — “The Gull” I give you a song from a gorgeous, ethereal ’68 folk LP self-produced and recorded over a three hour span by two California high schoolers: Ken Kusudo and Jeff Worth. “This is about as good asContinue reading “Kusudo & Worth — “The Gull”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — February 27, 2024”