Best Tracks of 1967

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"The Crystal Ship" -The Doors
A great example of the power of Jim Morrisons poetic verses from the Doors first album.

Today- Jefferson Airplane
Marty Balin shows how to write a powerful love song. The Airplane were not all about Grace Slick

I'm Waiting for the Man -The Velvet Underground
It is often said that only a handful of people heard this classic album but that handful went on to form great bands.

Foxy Lady-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Hendrix transformed the guitar forever

Brown shoes dont make it-The Mothers of Invention
Zappa takes on the City Hall and conformity in this epic hilarious track

A Day in the Life-The Beatles
Final of Sgt. Pepper and one of Lennons biggest acheivements.

Ode to Billie Joe-Bobby Gentry
Still curious to know what was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge.

Tin Soldier-The Small Faces
Massively soulful performance by Steve Marriot and P.P Arnold

First Girl I loved-Incredible String Band
Hauntingly beautiful folk ballad penned by Robin Williamson.

Magic Hollow-The Beau Brummels
Another folky track that just blends into pyschedelia

Armold Layne-Pink Floyd
Great Syd Barret track to kick off the Floyds run of classics. Rick Wrights organ playing is sublime.

Bye Bye Baby- Big Brother and the holding company
The great Janis Joplin. Who could criticise a voice so powerful?

Hallucinations- Tim Buckley
An acid trip in a song from an inder-rated singer-songwriter

Heroes and Villains-The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson again shows he is a perfectionist with this note perfect and addictive track.

Drop Out Boogie-Captain Beefheart
The good captain arrives with the first of many flawless and highly original performances.

San Franciscan Nights-Eric Burdon
A great commentary on a...well a San Franciscan night in the Summer of love.

Broken Arrow-Buffalo Springfield
Neil Young emerges as a songwriter to watch out for on this interesting tune.

These Days-Nico
Easy to overlook in the same year as her collaboration with the underground but this Jackson Brown track is pure beauty in a song

Look Out There's a Monster Coming- Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Does humour belong in music? Yes. As the Bonzos prove here.

Words-The Monkees
The only manufactured band who made some great tracks. This is one.

Alone Again or- Love
We know Arthur Lee is a genius so it is easy to overllok the fact that this was written by Bryan mc Clean. A great opener to one of my top ten best albums of all time.

Citadel-The Rolling Stones
Brian Jones came to the fore during this period playing a multitude of instruments. This is the most rocking track of "Their satanic majesties request".

You Cant do that- Harry Nillson
Very clever medley of Beatles tracks.

Suzanne-Leonard Cohen
Released in the last month of 1967. This is excellent as a song or a stand alone poem.

Reflections-The Supremes
The Supremes at their peak. Great track.

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  • JohnnyForgetJohnnyForget Posts: 24,061
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    Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
    See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
    Light My Fire - The Doors
    Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
    White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
    Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
    Seven and Seven Is - Love
    She Comes In Colors - Love
    My White Bicycle - Tomorrow
    Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees
    Stoney End - Laura Nyro
    Wedding Bell Blues - Laura Nyro
    Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    Hole In My Shoe - Traffic
    Dedicated To The One I Love - The Mamas and the Papas
    Expecting To Fly - Buffalo Springfield

    and loads of others.
  • FrankBTFrankBT Posts: 4,215
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    The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever.
    The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow
    Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower
    Fairport Convention - I Don't Know Where I Stand
    Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
    Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
    Cat Stevens - Portobello Road
    PP Arnold - The First Cut Is The Deepest
    The Nice - Rondo
    Jimi Hendrix- Purple Haze
    The Who - I Can See For Miles
    The Byrds - My Back Pages
    The Doors - The End
    Traffic - Dealer
    Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
    Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man
    Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man
    William Bell/Judy Clay - Private Number
    Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
    Ten Years After - I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32
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    FrankBT wrote: »
    The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever.
    The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow
    Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower
    Fairport Convention - I Don't Know Where I Stand
    Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
    Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
    Cat Stevens - Portobello Road
    PP Arnold - The First Cut Is The Deepest
    The Nice - Rondo
    Jimi Hendrix- Purple Haze
    The Who - I Can See For Miles
    The Byrds - My Back Pages
    The Doors - The End
    Traffic - Dealer
    Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
    Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man
    Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man
    William Bell/Judy Clay - Private Number
    Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
    Ten Years After - I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes

    Nice. All along the Watchtower was 1968 though.as was Fairport Convention.
  • JohnnyForgetJohnnyForget Posts: 24,061
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    Nice. All along the Watchtower was 1968 though.as was Fairport Convention.

    I think you're right about Fairport Convention being 1968, but Dylan's version of "All Along The Watchtower" is on his 1967 album "John Wesley Hardin". Jimi's version is from 1968.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32
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    I think you're right about Fairport Convention being 1968, but Dylan's version of "All Along The Watchtower" is on his 1967 album "John Wesley Hardin". Jimi's version is from 1968.

    Just checked. December 1967. Spot on.
  • Barney06Barney06 Posts: 123,853
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    Jackie Wilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher , surprised it has not featured so far


    Brenton Wood - Gimmie Little Sign

    The Esquires - Get On Up

    Tommy James & The Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now

    Janis Ian - Society's Child her first record & best

    The Lovin' Spoonful - Darling Be Home Soon
  • mushymanrobmushymanrob Posts: 17,992
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    Barney06 wrote: »
    Jackie Wilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher , surprised it has not featured so far

    charted in 69... maybe on rerelease but it was my fav track of 69...
  • mushymanrobmushymanrob Posts: 17,992
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    my top 40 from 67...

    all time favs

    1. Stevie Wonder - I was made to love her
    2. Young Rascals - How can i be sure
    3. Tim Rose - Morning dew
    4. Nancy Sinatra Lee Hazelwood - Some velvet morning
    5. Simon dupree and the Big Sound - kites
    6. Neil Diamond - Girl youll be a woman soon
    7. Jimi Hendrix Experiance - the wind cries mary
    8. Bar keys - Soul finger
    9. Monkees - a little bit me, a little bit you
    10. Jimi Hendrix Experiance - Hey joe
    11. Four Tops - Bernadette

    good

    12. Monkees - Pleasant valley sunday
    13. Monkees - Alternate title
    14. Dave Davies - Death of a clown
    15. Beach Boys - Wild honey
    16. Bee Gees - Too love somebody
    17. Kinks - Autumn almanac
    18. Beach Boys - Heroes and villains
    19. Monkees - Last train to clarkesville
    20. Turtles - Happy together
    21. PP Arnold - First cut is the deepest
    22. Pink Floyd - See emily play
    23. Herd - From the underworld
    24. Hollies - King midas in reverse
    25. Beatles - All you need is love
    26. Arthur Conley - Sweet soul music
    27. Dave dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich - Zabadack!
    28. Jimi Hendrix Experiance - Purple haze
    29. Rolling Stones - Lets spend the night together
    30. Cat Stevens - Matthew and son
    31. Wayne Fontana - Pamela pamela
    32. Keith - 98.6
    33. Smoke - My freind jack
    34. Cream - Strange brew
    35. Kinks - Waterloo sunset
    36. Cat Stevens - Im gonna get me a gun
    37. Lulu - The boat that i row
    38. Pink Floyd - Arnold lane
    39. Rolling Stones - We love you
    40. Diana Ross and the Supremes - In and out of love
  • Barney06Barney06 Posts: 123,853
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    charted in 69... maybe on rerelease but it was my fav track of 69...

    According to Wikipedia it was released in August 1967 & reached number 6 on the US charts & 1 on the R & B charts . It was re-released in Britain in 69 & reached 11 in the charts
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    The Beatles - Within You Without You
    The Mamas and the Papas - Twelve Thirty
    Jefferson Airplane - She Has Funny Cars
    Jefferson Airplane - Martha
    The Doors - Strange Days
    The Rolling Stones - She's a Rainbow
    The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience - May This Be Love
    The Byrds - My Back Pages
    Laura Nyro - He's a Runner
    Tim Hardin - Black Sheep Boy
    Big Brother and the Holding Company - Down on Me
    Donovan - Sand and Foam
    The Lovin' Spoonful - Darling Be Home Soon
    Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
    Tim Buckley - Pleasant Street
    Tim Buckley - Phantasmagoria in Two
    Stevie Wonder - Can I Get a Witness
    Cat Stevens - I've Found a Love
    Grateful Dead - The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
    Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
    Dionne Warwick - I Say a Little Prayer
    Gladys Knight & the Pips - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
    Dusty Springfield - The Look of Love
    Cream - Strange Brew
    The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon (I wasn't sure whether or not to include this one as it was on the Days of Future Passed album in 1967 but wasn't released as a single until the beginning of 1968).
    Nico - These Days
    John Martyn - Back to Stay
    Neil Diamond - Thank the Lord for the Night Time
    The Monkees - Daydream Believer
  • mushymanrobmushymanrob Posts: 17,992
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    Barney06 wrote: »
    According to Wikipedia it was released in August 1967 & reached number 6 on the US charts & 1 on the R & B charts . It was re-released in Britain in 69 & reached 11 in the charts

    yeah so i saw, but where did it chart here in 67? not that it matters much, but i usually take a tracks best chart run (or first big chart run) as its year. thats because thats when i associate the track, due to airplay etc.
  • Multimedia81Multimedia81 Posts: 82,408
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    When Simon Mayo did a show on people's favourite years for music on Radio 2 one Bank Holiday around 8 years ago, 1967 came tops. It may well have been the most varied and eclectic year ever for music. When I did my top 100 from the 60s last year I was staggered that 22 songs came from 1967!

    I shall list these and which songs already listed I agree with on Sunday.
  • HotelierHotelier Posts: 13,100
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    I looked at a list of UK songs from 1967 to remind myself, and, to be honest, there are far to many songs I liked to list!.
  • josh2721josh2721 Posts: 518
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    `Ode To Billie Jo' is my favourite. Such a creepy yet intriguing story!
  • Multimedia81Multimedia81 Posts: 82,408
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    Of the songs listed so far, I particularly like Tin Soldier, Arnold Layne, See Emily Play*, Heroes & Villains*, San Franciscan Nights, Alone Again Or*, Reflections*, Incence & Peppermints, Purple Haze, Hole in My Shoe*, Strawberry Fields Forever*, I Can Hear the Grass Grow, I Was Made to Love Her*, Alternate Title*, Death of a Clown*, Autumn Almanac, Happy Together**, Strange Brew* and Ruby Tuesday.

    Songs with a * featured among my top 100 of the 60s, with a ** for my favourite song from the year.

    The others to make my top 100 were:

    Beatles:- Magical Mystery Tour
    Boxtops:- The Letter
    Donovan:- Mellow Yellow
    Georgie Fame:- The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde
    Rolling Stones:- Let's Spend the Night Together
    Nancy Sinatra:- Sugartown
    Sonny & Cher:- The Beat Goes On
    Supremes:- The Happening
    Traffic:- Paper Sun
    Tremeloes:- Here Comes My Baby
    Turtles:- She'd Rather Be With Me
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