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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 658) Leviathan (The Mike Stuart Span) — “Through the Looking Glass” Glorious late-60’s UK heavy psych from the Mike Stuart Span (see #225, 268) for John Peel, done even better a year later by the same band with a name change ordered byContinue reading “Leviathan (The Mike Stuart Span) — “Through the Looking Glass”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 4, 2022″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 657) Evie Sands — “Crazy Annie” “Crazy Annie”, beautiful, soulful and full of personality, is “Midnight Cowboy in a 3 minute song.” (Bill, https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/evie-sands-i-cant-let-go-what-a-hollies-ripoff.324039/page-2) Yes, that Midnight Cowboy, the iconic X-rated Dustin Hoffman/John Voight flick. As Alfiehitchie summarizes: Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrivesContinue reading “Evie Sands — “Crazy Annie”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 3, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 656) The Leaves — “Too Many People” Hey Joe, this “bluesy and funky slow drag number” (Woody Anders, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2022233/bio) was the Leaves’ first A-side (’65). And it is not about Yoko Ono! Richie Unterberger says: [It] was a substantial hit in the LosContinue reading “The Leaves — “Too Many People”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 2, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 655) Gene Clark — “Elevator Operator” The first “solo” album by the former Big Byrd contained this lovely “garage-rock ditty” that is “pure groove, jangle, and boogie” (Uncut, https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/gene-clark-with-the-gosdin-brothers-9923/), “features blatant drug double entendres and trippy harmonies” (Aphoristic, https://albumreviews.blog/reviews/1960s-reviews/gene-clark/) and “Revolver-era Beatles influence”Continue reading “Gene Clark — “Elevator Operator”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — December 1, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 654) Los Ovnis — “Te Doy Tu Lugar”/ (“I Give You Your Place”) Raunchy ’68 album track from the first completely original Mexican rock album. Hectorvadair1 says that “[i]t’s a superb album of psych fuzz music, sung in Spanish, from a great MexicanContinue reading “Los Ovnis (The UFOs) — “Te Doy Tu Lugar”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 30, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 653) Earth Island — “Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down” Another helping of stellar sunshine pop from Earth Island’s sole album (see #448). Ecologically-aware, but from when sunshine was still a good thing! The album is a “Sunshine Psychedelic gem”. (https://psychedelic-rocknroll.blogspot.com/2009/02/earth-island-we-must-survive.html) By all accounts,Continue reading “Earth Island — “Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 29, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 652) Howard Tate — “Stop” Soul great Howard Tate’s (see #259, 261) ‘68 not-quite hit (#76, #15 R&B) is a delightful romp. With the Jimi Hendrix seal of approval! Richie Unterberger tells us that: Howard Tate had some minor success with the VerveContinue reading “Howard Tate — “Stop”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 28, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 651) Gandalf — “Me About You” A dreamy, phantasmagorical, and totally psyched-out version of “Me About You” (a demo offered to them by Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon of the Magicians), which was later a failed single for the Turtles (reaching #105 inContinue reading “Gandalf — “Me About You”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 27, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 650) The Redcoats — “Words of Wisdom” Wonderful contemplative Beatlesque song by a NJ garage band that wanted to write wonderful Beatlesque songs. Richie Unterberger says that it “fall[s] squarely into the Beatles’ 1967 mode of bouncy, mid-tempo keyboard-dominated tunes and optimistic, cosmic-tingedContinue reading “The Redcoats: “Words of Wisdom”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 26, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 649) Wool — “Love, Love, Love, Love, Love” ’69 A-side and album track is super funky rock, a “vocal tour-de-force” (Psych-spaniolos, https://psychspaniolos.blogspot.com/2009/07/wool-wool-1969.html) from an album that’s “a super tight blend of psych-rock, pop, and funk.” (K. Kanitz, http://therisingstorm.net/wool-wool/) I think this song wasContinue reading “Wool: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 25, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 648) The Kirkbys — “It’s a Crime” This is where it all started for Jimmy Campbell, who was responsible for the 23rd Turnoff’s “Michael Angelo” (see #22), the most sublime psychedelic masterpiece of the 60’s, and so much more. I need to doContinue reading “The Kirkbys — “It’s a Crime”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 23, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 647) Buzzy Linhart — “Everybody’s Got (And Don’t You Know)” A rocking plea for people to just get along with each other by a beloved artist (for those who knew him) (see #346). Joe Viglione says that Linhart veers off into Donovan Leitch’sContinue reading “Buzzy Linhart — “Everybody’s Got (And Don’t You Know)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 22, 2022″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 646) William E./Quentin E. Klopjaeger & the Gonks — “Lazy Life” This lovely and lilting ‘67 A-side is one of the great ‘60’s paeans to chilling, along with such songs as the Beatles’ “I’m Only Sleeping” and Spanky and Our Gang’s “Lazy Day”.Continue reading “William E./Quentin E. Klopjaeger & the Gonks– “Lazy Life”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 21, 2022″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 645) Duffy Power — “I Saw Her Standing There” (alternate version) What a wild, happening ’63 cover of “I Saw Her Standing There” by the great Duffy Power (see #638). Duffy’s first take is even better than his A-side, but the Beatles toldContinue reading “Duffy Power — “I Saw Her Standing There” (alt. version): Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 20, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 644) Omega — “Tűzvihar”/(“Firestorm”) Another sizzling, forró number from Hungary’s greatest rock band. Sorry, this one wasn’t adopted by the Scorpions (see #195), but it is nevertheless a “devastating hard boogie[]” (Soviet Sam, http://sovietsam.blogspot.com/2013/09/omega-10000-lepes-1969.html?m=1), “a psychedelic blues based hard rock song which describesContinue reading “Omega — “Tűzvihar”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 19, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 643) Barbara Lewis — “Baby That’s a No No” Here is a late career classic that should have been a single, should have been a hit! Barbara grew up near Ann Arbor, Michigan, my home for law school. The Michigan Rock and RollContinue reading “Barbara Lewis — “Baby That’s a No No”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 18, 2022”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 642) Al Kooper — “Anna Lee (What Can I Do For You)” A glorious Band-y cut from Kooper’s second solo album, ’69’s You Never Know Who Your Friends Are, a song, as Ian McFarlane says, that is full of “swooping, soulful intensity” (linerContinue reading “Al Kooper — “Anna Lee (What Can I Do for You)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 17, 2022″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 641) The Cape Kennedy Construction Company — “The First Step on the Moon” Back to the moon! Here is the A-side from the Company’s only single — released in the UK on July 25, 1969, four days after Neil Armstrong became the firstContinue reading “The Cape Kennedy Construction Company — “The First Step on the Moon”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 16, 2022”

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-floor/1st-floor-2/buy/ THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 640) The Floor — “Hush” An anodyne treat from Denmark, this pop psych/folk rock wonder comes from the band’s only album. Richie Unterberger calls the song “delicately folky” with “a beguiling winding melody”. (https://www.allmusic.com/album/1st-floor-mw0001449509) Yup. As Shakespeare might say, something is groovyContinue reading “The Floor — “Hush”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 15, 2022″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 639) Herman’s Hermits — “Busy Line” Herman’s Hermits (see #300, 613) will be the new Monkees. They will get the respect they deserve. Don’t take my word for it. Just listen to Altrockchick: They were one of the most successful bands of theContinue reading “Herman’s Hermits — “Busy Line”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — November 13, 2022”