Grace Slick - Quote: "Reporting that I'm drunk is as saying that there is a Tuesday in the week" Unquote.

Excellent! Thank you.

Here's some more psych-y garage/garage-y psych from a band that, despite their troubles with their record company, still managed to make some great music.

The Chocolate Watchband - Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93onAThIS30

The Chocolate Watchband - Misty Lane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zytp-...eature=related

And saving the best til last (imo)...
The Chocolate Watchband - Sweet Young Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqcv6bbdmR8

When I get time I'll have a look for Let's Talk About Girls with the proper Dave Aguilar vocals, rather than the re-recorded thing the record company put out. They also did a good version of The Standells's 'Medication' but I prefer that one and one of these days I'll get round to doing a proper look into The Standells.

Half a dozen tracks, which are all very different, but which can all be classified as Jazz.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Unsquare Dance (1961)
As much as I’d love to submit the wonderful “Take Five”, it’s just a bit too well known, so here’s something else from Brubeck, a track that, just like “Take Five”, also has an unusual time signature (whatever that’s supposed to mean).

Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen - March Of The Siamese Children (1962)
Trad Jazz was incredibly popular in the early sixties, so we’ve definitely got to have something by the great Kenny Ball.

Luiz Bonfá and Caterina Valente - Manha de Carnaval (1963)
Time for some Bossa Nova. The wonderful Caterina Valente, about whom I was waxing lyrical in a previous post, teams up with the Brazilian composer, Luiz Bonfa, to perform what is perhaps his finest composition.

Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You (1964)
I'm not really a Nina Simone fan, most of what she recorded is not exactly my cup of tea, but this particular track is one of the best two and half minutes of music I have ever heard.

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Jazz Delicious Hot Disgusting Cold (1967)
The marvellous Bonzos with a track that parodies their Trad Jazz roots.

Blood Sweat and Tears - Without Her (1968)
Excellent track from the band’s very first album.

For my money 'Without Her' is Harry Nilsson's best composition. There are many fine versions, but my favourite is this one by Jack Jones:

Jack Jones ~ Without Her (Nilsson) ~ 1968

I think Jack Jones was a fine singer but most of his material was a little too MOR. I think this clip shows what a tremendous voice he had, and I do love this song - which as it happens is the afore mentioned 'Manhã de Carnaval':

Jack Jones - A Day In The Life Of A Fool (1966)

One I only heard once many years ago - don't think it was a hit in this country
The Critters - Mr Dieingly Sad (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrJM75UUQa0

A superb film theme from
Ferrante & Teicher - Theme From The Apartment (1960 no. 25 on London-American
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxF69wON2oc

Chocolate watchband LMAO!
The Sixties.
They knew a thing or to about band names then.
The Herd, The Move, The Who. and of course Tangerine Dream to name but a few.

Chocolate watchband I'm away for a chuckle should keep me going till maybe lunchtime methinks, Cheerie.

Ha ha...yes file next to the Strawberry Alarm Clock!

The daftest name I think is Blossom Toes! They made some great music actually, but the band themselves thought their name was ridiculous.

My favourite late-sixties bandname is The Peanut Butter Conspiracy!

Some tracks by four British pop idols of the early sixties.

John Leyton - Son This Is She (1961)
This was John Leyton’s third single, which was nowhere near as successful as the preceding two, but was still another great Joe Meek production.

Shane Fenton - Cindy’s Birthday (1962)
A very, very cheesy song, but I rather like it.
Shane Fenton would more or less go into hibernation for the rest of the decade, and then re-emerge in the seventies with a brand new sound, a brand new image and a brand new name ... Alvin Stardust.

Marty Wilde - Lonely Avenue (1963)
This is my favourite single by Kim’s dad. It failed to chart, but I believe that’s because it was 1963, the Beatles had arrived, and Marty Wilde and others from the first wave of British rock ’n’ roll were already being regarded as no longer relevant.

Billy Fury - Do You Really Love Me Too (1964)
Unlike Marty Wilde and other contemporaries, Billy Fury wasn’t unduly affected by the arrival of the Beatles, which may possibly be because he too was from Liverpool.
I don’t mind saying it, I really like Billy Fury. Yes, all his biggest hits were slushy ballads, but they are slushy ballads that I just happen to like a great deal.
This particular track is somewhat more up-tempo than most of his preceding singles, which may account for it not being as successful.

I've been posting lots of shouty blokes lately, so for a change here's a couple from the Shangri-Las:

The Shangri-Las - Out In The Street(1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHYFpLJbIgE

The Shangri-Las - Sophisticated Boom Boom (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w5Sa...e=more_related

Three tracks from me today with Lee Hazlewood the connecting factor, as singer, writer, producer. First up with Nancy Sinatra, then with Ann-Margret, and finally Duane Eddy.

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Sundown, Sundown (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIPvGpFJ0v0

Ann-Margret - You Turned My Head Around (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIjRhWBs8OI

Duane Eddy - Shazam (1960)]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDIMpQHXBsk

One here from 1965

Billie Davis - "Watcha Gonna Do"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOuxX...eature=related

John Lennon once said "if you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." So here's some.


Chuck Berry - Tulane (1969 or 70 - take your pick)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u0HlsmbEBw

Chuck Berry - Go Bobby Soxer (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shPwiB6BzDw

Chuck Berry - Jaguar And Thunderbird (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cXcf7KbW4E

Five very different instrumentals.

Johnny and the Hurricanes - Beatnik Fly (1960)
Good rock ’n’ roll instrumental version of the children’s song “Jimmy Crack Corn”.

King Curtis - Soul Serenade (1964)
Arguably the best track from arguably the best R&B saxophonist of the fifties and sixties.

Mr. Acker Bilk and Bent Fabric - Summer Set (1965)
Acker’s “Stranger On The Shore” was one of the best selling singles of the entire decade. “Summer Set” was nowhere near as successful, but is still a great tune. Regrettably, I couldn’t find Acker’s 1960 original on Youtube, so here instead is a version he recorded five years later as a duet with the Danish pianist Bent Fabric (which does rather strike me as being a bit of a daft name, but then, when you think about it, Acker Bilk is a bit of a daft name too).

Jeff Beck - Beck’s Bolero (1967)
I’ve recently submitted a brilliant Jeff Beck instrumental to the seventies thread, so here’s another he recorded a few years earlier. The line-up that recorded this track was as follows:- Jeff Beck on guitar, Jimmy Page also on guitar, John Paul Jones on bass, Nicky Hopkins on keyboards and Keith Moon on drums. Some line-up!

Henry Mancini - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Gorgeous piece of music originally composed for a late sixties film adaption of a certain Shakespeare play.

The Thorndike Pickledish Pacifist Choir is my vote for best 60's band name but as Vabosity said a lot of late 60's psych groups had great names so here's a few more.

Orphan Egg - Falling
Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup - Jabberwock
Lothar and the Hand People - Ha (Ho)
Elephant's Memory - Old Man Willow
Teddy and his Patches - Suzy Creamcheese
Indian Puddin' n Pipe - Hashish
Perpetual Motion Workshop - Infiltrate Your Mind
The Freak Scene - My Rainbow Life
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Mary Jane

A friend of mine came across him at a cafe in Corsica. Described him as a little guy with overgrown hair spread out over most of the bar.
Which is my segway for two drinking songs. The second by Lonnie Donegan has the cheeky line 'You can make a fortune writing Adam Faith songs', as he'd originally written the song for him only to have it rejected.

A.L. Lloyd - All For Me Grog
Lonnie Donegan - Have A Drink On Me

And two songs about being sozzled. The first by Brel comes with English subtitles! The second, a Tom Waites cover, sounds like another drinking song but for the depressing lyrics.
Jacques Brel- L'ivrogne
Graeme Allwright - Jolie Bouteille, Sacrée Bouteille

I haven't checked but I'll be amazed if anyone has already mentioned this record but as a child I had a record called

Tabacco Road by the Typhoons

They also di a lot of Beetles covers such as this version of Please Please Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyeCjNh7Xm4

OK. We've had a lot of cool 60's stars,now I give you a very nervous and young looking.
Twinkle with Terry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sADBdkcS7_w
Don't your heart just blead for her???

I don't think The Cyrkle have had a mention in this thread. These two great tracks were coupled on a CBS single back in 1967 (the 'A' side was a Paul Simon song):

The Cyrkle - I Wish You Could Be Here

The Cyrkle - The Visit

never heared of the beetles....

I know that song, I believe it was performed on American Idol by one of the contestants a few years ago.

Santana - Evil Ways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRUxZ3UY2k0&ob=av2n

Tulane was a top 20 hit when covered by the Steve Gibbons Band in 1977.


I have heard of the Beetles. It is a type of Volkswagen!

The briliantly named H.P Lovecraft , with a cover of the Troggs' Anyway That You Want Me

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebB6r9rCARU

The Beatles weren't the only ones singing their hits in German, some Motown acts were doing it too:-

The Supremes - Baby Wo Ist Unser Liebe (Where Did Our Love Go?)

Marvin Gaye - Wie Schon Das Ist (How Sweet It Is)

The Temptations - Mein Girl (My Girl)

thanks to you (and others) keeping this thread running, its interesting to read. ill contribute when ive time to research.

You're welcome, Rob.

I think I remember posting ages ago that I was running out of ideas, but then sort of got second wind and have managed to contribute on a fairly regular basis ever since.

I'm trying to alternate between the sixties and seventies threads, and strangely enough, it seems to be the latter (despite being a much newer thread) rather than the former that I'm having a bit of a struggle with.