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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 953) Bill Fay — “Some Good Advice” I’ve played the B-side (see #774), here’s the “haunting” A-side (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited) by Bill Fay (who has quite a cult around him and has had quite a second act!). Oh, andContinue reading “Bill Fay — “Some Good Advice”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 15, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 952) Him & the Others — “She’s Got Eyes that Tell Lies“ This B-side of the band’s only single (’66) is “brilliant and one of the top five freakbeat rarities”. (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited) Man, it kicks butt! Don’t takeContinue reading “Him & the Others — “She’s Got Eyes that Tell Lies”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 14, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 951) The Sea-Ders — “Undecidedly” From the land of the Cedars came Lebanon’s mixed Christian/Muslim Sea-Ders, who made it as far as Swingin’ London. It sure was a different world! The B-side of this ’67 UK single is a “curious, and unexpected, gem”Continue reading “The Sea-Ders — “Undecidedly”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 13, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 950) Jo Ann Garrett — “Walk on By” Jo Ann gives us a horn-infused, slow burn “killer version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s ‘Walk on By’ (with loads of wah-wah guitar)”. (Steve Krakow, https://chicagoreader.com/music/local-soul-sensation-jo-ann-Jarrett-disappeared-from-the-biz-in-her-20s/). After listening to her tour de force performance,Continue reading “Jo Ann Garrett — “Walk on By”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 12, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 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” On this 22nd anniversary of 9/11, the only thing I could think of to play that was remotelyContinue reading “John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band — “Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 11, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 949) Eric Burdon & the Animals — “White Houses” Ah, the Eggman. Protesting inequality and proclaiming “[y]ou better get straight”, this “surprisingly lyrical . . . piece of piercing social commentary about America in early 1968” (Bruce Eder, https://www.allmusic.com/album/every-one-of-us-mw0000654427) was a surprising choiceContinue reading “Eric Burdon & the Animals — “White Houses”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 10, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 948) Mark Eric — “Move With the Dawn” Brian Wilson’s greatest lost album is actually . . . Mark Eric Malmborg’s A Midsummer’s Day Dream (see #326)! Stop Smile-ing — stop smirking! It IS “one of the lost slices of pop perfection fromContinue reading “Mark Eric — “Move With the Dawn”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 9, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 947) Módulos — “Ya No Me Quieres”/“You Don’t Love Me Anymore” This was the Spanish prog band’s first A-side (‘69), “a sweet pop song with psychedelic features and a Hollies-style rhythm in which [Robles’] melodic touch and taste for exquisite arrangements could alreadyContinue reading “Módulos — “Ya No Me Quieres”/“You Don’t Love Me Anymore”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 8, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 946) The La De Da’s* — “Find Us a Way” ’67 B-side and album track by New Zealand’s own La De Da’s (see #216, 846). This “soulful” and “snarling” (https://www.lpcdreissues.com/item/find-us-a-way) song with a “frantic, sweaty beat” (https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/the-la-de-da-s) helped chart a new direction forContinue reading “The La De Da’s — “Find Us a Way”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 7, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 945) The Chantelles — “I Want that Boy” British girl group goes to town on an obscure number out of America. ‘65 effervescent fun that hit Radio Caroline’s Top 40! (https://nostalgiacentral.com/music/artists-a-to-k/artists-c/chantelles-the/). It is “a strong example of a British production that holds itsContinue reading “The Chantelles — “I Want that Boy”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 6, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 944) Flying Circus — “3667” I’ve asked before, what is it about trains and folk music and the blues? I should have added country music. This Australian band had two members — New Zealand vocalist Doug Rowe and guitarist Jim Wynne — whoContinue reading “Flying Circus — “3667”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 5, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 943) The Third Bardo — “Lose Your Mind” Another snarling, swirling, garage psych classic by the Third Bardo* (see #97) — this one finally released decades after its time. Come listen, you have nothing to lose but your mind! Per Blue Magoo: [The ThirdContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Third Bardo — “Lose Your Mind”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 4, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 942) George Harrison — “Dehra Dun” This charming little number that George Harrison wrote during the Beatles’ visit to Rishikesh — but never released — may appeal to children is actually quite sophisticated. It’s about the neighboring town of Dehradun and some inContinue reading “George Harrison — “Dehra Dun”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 3, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 941) Virgin Sleep — “Secret” A seemingly “commercial” ’68 Brit psych masterpiece, that didn’t sell, telling the tale of woodland creatures with a secret to tell about the firefly’s dance . . . “Dragonflies tell it to the trees. Butterflies hear it inContinue reading “Virgin Sleep — “Secret”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 2, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 940) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell — “Baby Don’t Cha Worry” OK, everybody knows of the classic duets between Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, both of whose lives were cut tragically short. But many have not heard this gem, an infectious, musically adventurousContinue reading “Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell — “Baby Don’t Cha Worry”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — September 1, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 939) The Tikis — “Bye Bye Bye” (Warner Brothers single version) Before turning Bizarre, Santa Cruz’s Beatlemaniac Tikis issued three singles, including this gorgeous pop rock confection following in the long tradition of singers warning girls just how much of a jerk theyContinue reading “The Tikis — “Bye Bye Bye” (Warner Brothers single version): Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 31, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 938) Lynne Hughes — “It Didn’t Even Bring Me Down” A barnstorming, horn-infused take on this cool Sir Douglas Quintet Mendocino (see #383) number, from Lynne Hughes’ 70 solo album Freeway Gypsy. Richie Unterberger tells us: Tongue and Groove were something of anContinue reading “Lynne Hughes — “It Didn’t Even Bring Me Down”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 30, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 937) July — “The Way” Sitar-drenched psych — ’68 B-side and track from “one of the most sought-after British psychedelic sixties albums” (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited). “I stumbled upon this kinda by accident, and HOLY SH*T. Mind. Blown”. (amandabartelmey3458, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86dDqwgJDmk)Continue reading “July — “The Way” (single version): Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 29, 2023″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 936) The Invaders — “Cryin All Night Long” If you want to know what is so damn endearing about 60’s garage rock bands, you could do worse than learn about Omaha, Nebraska’s Invaders. They released only one single, financed by the lead singer’sContinue reading “The Invaders — “Cryin All Night Long”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 28, 2023”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 935) T. Rex — “Beltane* Walk” The last song (on the first side) of T. Rex’s last album before Electric Warrior, released in the last month of the 60’s (December 1970), is appropriately this “charming little ditty” (Tim Cooper, https://www.eatsdrinksandleaves.com/t-rex-beltane-walk/) — Marc Bolan’sContinue reading “T. Rex — “Beltane Walk”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 27, 2023″