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THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,695) Tracy Rogers — “Baby” British actress Tracy Rogers gifts us a “glorious” (Mikey Dread, https://www.45cat.com/record/bm56077) and “great version of the Sorrows” [see #407, 567, 1,597] song. (teabiscuit, https://www.45cat.com/record/bm56077) “Oh Yeah. Cool as f*ck. (tonymack66, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiO6azwjQhg) Indeed! I love the Sorrows, but RogersContinue reading “Tracy Rogers — “Baby”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 22, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,694) Ernie K-Doe — “A Certain Girl” An Allen Toussaint-written “classic[] of New Orleans R&B with the same laid-back, sheepish finesse that made ‘Mother-In-Law’ such a hit” (John Bush, https://www.allmusic.com/album/absolutely-the-best-mw0000016107), which, along with its B-side (“I’ve Cried My Last Tear”), gave us “oneContinue reading “Ernie K-Doe — “A Certain Girl”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 21, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,692) Lee Mallory — “Take My Hand” This “joyous explosion of pop” (Andrew Sandoval, liner notes to the CD comp A Whole Lot of Rainbows: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults), as instantly appealing as “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, wasContinue reading “Lee Mallory — “Take My Hand”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 20, 2025”

Tom Jones performing on the British television series “The Beat Room” on October 5, 1964 THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD Man, this song gives me chills and fever. Ronald Dunbar (“Ronnie Love”) released the original version as a soul A-side at the end of ’60, then two scintillatingContinue reading “Chills and Fever Special Edition: Ronnie Love/Tom Jones/The Serfmen: “Chills and Fever”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 19, 2025″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,689) Peter Tilbrook — “All Mine to Play With” Ex-Masters Apprentice [see #297, 1,688] guitarist/bassist rips it up with a “superb fuzz psych” (Popsike.com, https://www.popsike.com/PETER-TILBROOK-All-Mine-To-Play-With-FANTASTIC-OZ-FUZZ-PSYCH-SOLO-45-HEAR/331633292550.html) solo B-side, “[a] ton o’ fuzz – monster”. (narinderdhanjal221, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTikC8cO_I8) Indeed. Oh, and it’s funky as heck. PeterContinue reading “Peter Tilbrook — “All Mine to Play With”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 18, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,688) The Master’s Apprentices — “Brigette” This pop psych/baroque pop masterwork by Australia’s Master’s Apprentices (see #297) reached #27 in Melbourne. It was “the first [Doug] Ford/[Jim] Keays collaboration and it was a[] pleasant dose of flowerpop with a Beatlesque melody line, waftingContinue reading “The Master’s Apprentices — “Brigette”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 17, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,687) Zoot — “Little Roland Lost” Classic Australian pop psych pre-Rick Springfield, written by band members Beeb Birtles and Darryl Cotton with a guitar solo by the Twilights’ (see #563, 1,667) Terry Britten. The chorus “I’m lost, I’m lost, find me” found itsContinue reading “Zoot — “Little Roland Lost”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 16, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,685) The Bee Gees — “Like Nobody Else” Freakbeat by the Bees Gees?! Yes, indeed. This ‘66 demo — not “officially” released until ‘70 — is smoking! Wikipedia tells us that: Inception/Nostalgia is a 1970 compilation album of previously unreleased songs recorded by the Bee GeesContinue reading “Like Nobody Else Special Edition: The Bee Gees/Los Bravos: The Bee Gees — “Like Nobody Else”, Los Bravos/The Brave — “Like Nobody Else”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 15, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,684) The Missing Links — “You’re Drivin’ Me Insane” The Missing Links’ (see #1,328) first A-side is “a wild, pile-driving original . . . totally unique in Aussie rock in 1965” (Peter Markmann, http://www.milesago.com/artists/missinglinks.htm), “tremendous ’60s punk, with blistering, feedback-ridden guitar and cord-shreddingContinue reading “The Missing Links — “You’re Drivin’ Me Insane”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 13, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,683) The Easybeats — “Johnny No One” The Easybeats get incredibly funky on this ‘68 demo recorded at Central Sound Studio in London, not released until it showed up on ‘77’s The Shame Just Drained compilation LP. And they didn’t even have Billy Preston!Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Easybeats — “Johnny No One”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 12, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,682) Gene Pierson — “Matchstick in a Whirlpool” This New Zealand-only B-side by Venice-born immigrant to Australia Gene Pierson — in NZ to escape being drafted — is a soaring pop rock confection. Kimbo writes of Pierson: Gene Pierson was born Giancarlo SalvestrinContinue reading “Gene Pierson — “Matchstick in a Whirlpool”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 11, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,681) Johnny Young — “Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts” Australian Johnny Young’s (see #682) irresistible version of the Bee Gees’ pop psych classic was a hit on UK pirate radio stations and heading skywards . . . until the British governmentContinue reading “Johnny Young — “Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 10, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,680) The Elois — “By My Side” The B-side of the Elois’ sole single is a much-lauded, Nuggets-worthy Australian garage stunner that induces paroxysms of ecstasy in listeners. It is “incredible” (Mike Stax, liner notes to the CD comp Nuggets II (Original ArtyfactsContinue reading “The Elois — “By My Side”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 9, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,679) The Second Movement — “Fairyland (Why, Oh Why)” “Rare Australian psychedelic pop/freakbeat” (urbanpharaoh, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3UozBJZNKU) with a Spanish classical guitar feel. Unique and mesmerizing. Kimbo tells us: The Second Movement played in and around Canberra in the late 60’s and early 70’s andContinue reading “The Second Movement — “Fairyland (Why, Oh Why)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 8, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,678) Billy Nicholls — “Portobello Road” Another installment of gorgeous UK pop psych from Billy Nicholls, who gifted us with one of, if not the, greatest “lost” albums of the ’60’s — Would You Believe (see #2, 64, 144, 428, 757, 964, 1,085, 1,205, 1,396). As DavidContinue reading “Billy Nicholls — “Portobello Road”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 7, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,676) The Spectrum — “Portobello Road” Utterly delightful, “a nice slice of whimsydelia it is” (zabadak, https://www.45cat.com/record/rca1619), “a song about London’s then fashionable street market, which surprisingly failed to chart despite considerable airplay on pirate radio [including Radio London]”. (Vernon Joynson, The TapestryContinue reading “Portobello Road Special Edition: The Spectrum/The Gathering — “Portobello Road”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 6, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,675) The Strangers — “Take the Time” Australia was no stranger to the Strangers. Here they give us gorgeous and romantic harmony pop with “absolutely brilliant harmonies and musicianship!” (karabata297, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H982r-UPraY) written and sung by John Farrar. The definitive Milesago: Australasian Music &Continue reading “The Strangers — “Take the Time”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 5, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,674) The Sunsets — “I Want Love” World-class garage rock from Australia’s Sunsets (see #403), who would morph into proggers Tamam Shud (see #1,058). Man, this unrelenting testosterone-fueled epic sounds like it came straight outta Cleveland or Corpus Christi. What do we want?Continue reading “The Sunsets — “I Want Love”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 4, 2025”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,673) The Wild Colonials — “Get the Picture” I love me my Pretty Things (see #82, 94, 153, 251, 572, 731, 892, 1,001, 1,327), but these wild Australians’ cover exceeded the original on ‘65’s “Get the Picture”. The Pretty’s version seems pretty lethargic,Continue reading “The Wild Colonials — “Get the Picture”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 3, 2025”

The D-Coys — ATV-10 program The Go!! Show — September 19, 1966. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,671) The Roulettes — “Bad Time” How was this “priceless” (Bruce Eder, https://www.allmusic.com/album/stakes-chips-mw0000057150) irresistible ‘64 Merseybeat number not a hit (though it did reach #43 on Melody Maker)? (My Friend Jack,Continue reading “Bad Times Special Edition: The Roulettes — “Bad Time”, The D-Coys — “Bad Times”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — August 2, 2025”