Basil Gabbidon
no info for this guy
61 - war paint baby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WB-xkA4RoE
62 - iverene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTePPFGTq9Q
62 - independence blues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X9eGBS7XrY
62 - our melody - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Ibz3Qq3DM
62 - i found my baby - no youtube vid
63 - i bet you dont know - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWaEhyz5cFM
63 - st louis woman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms0uw6LzI_M
63 - ena mena - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAKUtzHWBwc
63 - ill find love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z_zj7nHnEA
65 - tick tock - no youtube vid

gawd that is awfully repetitive...

Gabriel and the Angels
no info
63 - thats life thats tough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KumI9DP47Y

Gabrielli Brass
no info
65 - angel cake - no youtube vid
65 - ride your pony - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pn-MvYxPCc
68 - canterbury tales theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUGhXYdbOxo

Mel Gadson
no info
60 - comin down with love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEhaKfQRt9E

Galactic Federation
no info
66 - march of the sky people - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6g-8fWr-Kw

5 days later and theres been 781 page hits... kinda proves my point.

4 posts by someone other than you or me since 13th 9th, kinda proves my point

no it doesn't... its clear that there are a lot of people viewing the thread, therefore it justifies my time in doing it. i wouldnt do it otherwise.

nearly 1,000 page hits a week... it might be by 1050 tomorrow morning, :P . theres a clear interest.

yep.... over 1000 in a week. with that level of interest its well worth continuing.

Are you joking? This was probably the first ever example of a heavy rock record, absolutely ground breaking stuff. Carmen Appice was and still is an awesome drummer.

Here's the live version from 1967:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFabNBveHOk

With a much more recent performance in 2011, they still have what it takes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuisGkFcDXI

Galaxies
no info
60 - the big triangle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsSchp1NjeU

Sunny Gale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Gale
61 - please love me - no youtube vid

Gale Brothers
no info
66 - everyday of my life - no youtube vid

Galens
no info
63 - baby i do love you - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6wAFXxyHuQ

France Gall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Gall
65 - poupee de cire, poupee de son - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRva0YOVtcI

Gallagher and Lyle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallagher_and_Lyle
67 - trees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Ec23c1z5A

Gallants
no info
64 - happy beat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwj4UQQFFIw (a and b side)
65 - man from u.n.c.l.e theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-kT3Dpf4Q8

Galliards
no info
60 - black and white - no youtube vid

Bob Gallion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gallion
60 - froggy went a courtin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeH4UuhPVbw
65 - i dont have the heart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5kSfLyk6Io

James Galt
no info
65 - my own way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6mTP84wqSk
65 - a most unusual feeling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7twDzLCIz0A

Gamblers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Fury (not got their own entry)
63 - youve really got a hold on me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwdCmWBpmnQ
64 - nobody but me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pm80Pm_PMw
65 - now im all alone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue9jHS2yUYc
66 - doctor goldfoot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hp-IRTDQFk
66 - cry me a river - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CIALjtbZeg

Game
no info
65 - but i do - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVndWub3MQ4
66 - gonna get me someone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u76LrSamOas
67 - the addicted man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ob43PKe9DU
67 - its shocking what they call me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZqIvApq9uc

they were ok

Little Jimmy Gandy
no info
69 - cool thirteen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FzCmO4GlD0

Gangbusters
no info
63 - the memory of your face - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dptzeU_8IDs

Clentt Gant
no info
60 - i need you so - no youtube vid

Don Gant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gant
65 - early in the morning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQOSMQECxy0

Elmer Gantrys Velvet Opera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_...s_Velvet_Opera
67 - flames - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_...s_Velvet_Opera
68 - mary jane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEgLnAa1Yn8
69 - volcano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCl8VlR8Omw

Gants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gants
65 - roadrunner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1OjTtzn7o4
67 - i wonder - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIaNQ3VufYw

pretty good selection today

Agree 100%.

I especially like "Flames" by Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - a cracking track.

Digno Garcia Y Sus Carios
no info
61 - brigitte bardot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaUcVKbdeEE
66 - guantanermera - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofGi7WU61qE

Garden Odyssey Enterprise
no info
69 - sad and lonely - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrXjrGNVgCw

Boris Gardiner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Gardiner
69 - lucky is the boy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtidY-V99dg
69 - elizabethan reggae - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZYCfkWLWZI
69 - never my love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqGo0QI8CTo

interesting covers there, i like elizabethan reggae, not so sure about 'never my love' though!

Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gardner
62 - i need your loving - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94IqNhyrzKM
62 - dont you worry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YCcRjYE8s

Johnny Garfield
no info
65 - stranger in paradise - no youtube vid

Frank Gari
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gari
60 - i aint got a girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp2pbXC-w-s

Errol Garner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erroll_Garner
60 - cheek to cheek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrqGSvkDwsU
60 - lullaby of birdland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1QUZV-O_oU

Col Garnet
no info
66 - with a girl like you - no youtube vid

Alf Garnet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Mitchell
67 - all - no youtube vid

Gale Garnet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale_Garnett
64 - we'll sing in the sunshine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qhovT-x6S8
65 - ill cry alone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abgCF7EXuK0

Vernon Garrett
http://www.last.fm/music/Vernon+Garrett
67 - if i could turn back the hand of time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U53uOLEYJqE
67 - shine it on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuWBJvVafa8

i like vernon garretts voice...

Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About a Mover (1965)

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - Wooly Bully (1964)

reached #11 and is quite well known, so doesnt really qualify as 'rare' or 'unknown'

David Garrick 1/2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Garrick_(singer)
65 - when the world was our own - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxV8eB1_A5w
65 - one little smile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvvFt4fLu0
66 - lady jane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgpWClB0x78
66 - dear mrs applebee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v15AmbPrSM
67 - ive found a love (you cant hide) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HNG0y_xa44
67 - a certain misunderstanding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2QIW5bNzUw

hmmm.... quite good, but not quite great. ) of course im familiar with lady jane and dear mrs applebee)

as a bonus, ive happened across this, which will feature on this thread in about 5 years time! lol

the syndicate of sound ' little girl'..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8tUUrSTIw

now i mention this because in 1977 a pseudo punk group 'the banned' released it and it was one of my favs at the time.... erm, breaking my own rules massively heres the 77 cover for comparison - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM84-VENfjA

maybe theres an idea for a thread here..... obscure original tracks and possibly better known covers? probably been done...

I know the Banned version well, but prefer the one by the Syndicate of Sound, which I actually heard for the first time on this very thread! Someone like Vabosity or Randy Gibbons posted it about six years ago!

I think that idea for a thread you mention has already been done, but maybe is worth doing again.

An obvious example to be included on that thread is "I Think We're Alone Now". Some people on this forum probably believe the original is by Girls Aloud, and most others probably believe the original is by Tiffany. Very few are aware that the original (and best!) version dates back to the sixties. Here it is:-

Tommy James and the Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsTZJyFs6mc

my crap short term memory strikes twice again!

yep to both cases, i do have some recollection of both little girl and an original hit thread being posted...

I think the track was first posted about six years ago, which is hardly recent, so I wouldn't say you have a short term memory.

Some tracks I heard for the first time in the early days of the thread resonated with me and others did not. I'm sure I've posted tracks I thought were "new" (as far as this thread is concerned) that have probably been posted more than once before. Unfortunately, these days it's almost impossible to check because the DS Forum Search facility no longer works as well as it used to.

6 years ago is a tenth of my life.... thats recent! thats short term!

David Garrick 2/2

67 - dont go out in the rain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSdhhVmxnJ0
67 - ave maria - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9KrAZgxk9k
68 - rainbow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU6H0m-qfvk
68 - a little bit of this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mU33OkS4bo
69 - maypole mews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtsL6f3hHjQ
69 - poor little me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRRD123ETsE
69 - bake me a woman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLPK4PPOWg4

well we know where noel and liam got their look from! (hairstyle at least)