Off topic a bit, but watching a few clips of The Bangles on Youtube, I was surprised at how good and tight they were as a band when playing live.

My favourite songs by 3 of the emerging British bands that would come to dominate the seventies.

I'm not such a fan of popular Status Quo as of their sixties beginnings and great songs like this.

Status Quo - Technicolour dreams

I'd probably rate Shine on you crazy diamond higher but it's a bit too well known for this thread but this song would come second.

Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive

I suppose I could also have chosen some more obscure Led Zep but this is just too brilliant a song to leave out.

Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused

To remedy that an obscure Beatles cover arranged by John Paul Jones of future Led Zep fame.

The Frugal Sound - Norwegian Wood

And finally, imagine The Beatles song Do you want to know a secret as sung by a crooner, in French.

Lucky Blondo - J'ai un secret a te dire

I’ve decided to repeat this exercise, but this time the year I’ve randomly chosen is 1969.

Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group - Barabajagal
Mr. Leitch and Mr. Beck, a magical combination.

Neil Diamond - Holly Holy
I think it may have been the OP who said that Neil Diamond’s sixties output is a lot better than his more popular seventies stuff. I have to agree with that opinion.

The Isley Brothers - It’s Your Thing
Love their fifties, sixties and seventies stuff. Great group.

Sounds Nice - Love At First Sight
Instrumental version of “Je T’Aime Moi Non Plus”.
It was quite a clever move releasing this. There were a lot more prudish people back then than there are now, people who had no wish to listen to Serge’s and Jane’s more intimate moments on record, but people who nonetheless had an ear for a darn good tune, which this is.

Jethro Tull - Bourée
Another instrumental, with Ian Anderson clearly demonstrating his virtuosity as a flautist. The tune is taken from Bach's 'Suite in E Minor for Lute'.

Cream - Badge
Minor hit in April 1969, some six months after the band split.

Three Dog Night - Easy To Be Hard
Great cover of a song from the musical “Hair”.

The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass
A little surprised that neither Hugh Masekela’s instrumental original nor this great vocal cover have featured before on the thread, but better late than never.

Harry Nilsson - Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear
We all know the Alan Price hit version, but imho this is even better.

Free - Mourning Sad Morning
Free would have to wait another year before hitting the big time with “All Right Now”. However, in 1969, the relatively unknown Free were making music that was perhaps not as commercial but certainly just as excellent, as is evidenced by this fine track.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
Follow up single to the brilliant “Bad Moon Rising”, but unfortunately nowhere near as successful. Great track though.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
Afaic you can’t get too much of CCR, so here they are again.

some great choices there ccr are overlooked, criminally so, kings of leon fans should check them out and see where kol get their style from! lol.

love 'badge'

and 'grazing in the grass' is such a chilled summer tune... it just sounds like a hot summers day...

had this at last nights pop quiz.... i had forgotten it! lol, it may have already been posted further up the thread but i cant be arsed to look! lol .... its a great track though..

the creation - making time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NanaVb77plI

they also had this...later covered by boney m... - painter man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmxMqV00cUE

I recently did a marathon session with this thread, listening to everything on it from the first page to the last page, and I certainly remember tracks from earlier in the thread cropping up again later in the thread, so obviously others couldn't be arsed to look either!

This is not a criticism of you or them. Actually, it's quite the reverse. It's a back-handed compliment to the longevity and success of this fantastic thread.

has the creation already been mentioned then?...lol.. i cant remember and to look through the thread isnt practical. im pleased it found a market and many thanks to all those who have had the time/knowlege to add to it.

I don't recall the Creation being mentioned before, but certainly other tracks have occurred more than once. I'm certainly aware of others submitting tracks I've previously submitted. But as Johnny said, it's to be expected on such a big thread and so in a back-handed way is a compliment to the success of the thread.

Perhaps we need to ask DS to set up a database of all tracks used, so that each person posting can access it to see if the tracks they're posting have occurred before. Can't see DS doing anything like that though.

it would be a good idea, or even having a 60's sub forum as theres been quite a few irregular visitors to the thread (and other 60's based threads). maybe theyd become regular if there was a place for 60's fans. i dont think this type of board can support a database.. id like a thread decicated to the acheivements of the beatles, so the naive can access that before posting daft comments like 'they are an overrated boyband'... etc. a thread of facts, not just opinions of fans.

Having recently done this marathon session listening to every track on this thread, I don't recall the Creation being used before either. Although they were one of the better of the lesser known sixties bands so it's a bit surprising that they haven't occurred before. Of course I could be wrong, my memory isn't perfect, I suppose I could re-check, but to coin a phrase: I can't be arsed to look!

Anyway, even if the Creation's tracks have occurred before, Mushmanrob's entitled to post them again, he's the OP after all, so can do what he likes!


I agree with you on that one. I get the impression that some people on this forum think it's fashionable to slag off the Beatles. The ignorance of some of them with regard to this band in astonishing!

oh its a real big bare of mine... i really have a huge issue with young people not correctly reprisenting the past i and people of my age lived through and witnessed first hand. i firmly believe that us older members should relate the truth on how things really were.

i blame modern education systems, the pc brigade teaching students/schoolchildren that everyone is entitled to their opinion, and everyones opinion is vallied.... thats BULLSH1T! if i wanted to know what its like on the moon, who is most likely to give the most accurate interpretation? them? me? or neil armstrong!!! in the real world whilst everybody is entitled to an opinion, everyone must be aware that some peoples opinions are more accurate then others.... we are NOT all equal, because we are not all the same person...

grrr

rant over! lol.

1. This thread needs an index.
2. This site needs a vintage music forum.

Thanks to everyone who keeps this thread going.

true...but how do we apply for this?

Not sure I like the term "Vintage"
that's for, well old folks, like my Mum

Here are the original versions of some other songs famously covered by the Beatles:-

Barrett Strong - Money (1960)
The cover by the Beatles is on the 1963 album “With The Beatles”.

The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (1961)
The cover by the Beatles is also on the 1963 album “With The Beatles”.

The Shirelles - Baby It’s You (1961)
The cover by the Beatles is on the 1963 album “Please Please Me”.

The Top Notes - Twist and Shout (1961)
The cover by the Beatles is also on the 1963 album “Please Please Me”.

The Cookies - Chains (1962)
The cover by the Beatles is yet again on the 1963 album “Please Please Me”.

Piano Red - Mr. Moonlight (1962)
The cover by the Beatles is on the 1964 album “Beatles For Sale ”.


If I’m being honest, I can’t say that I’m too impressed with the Top Notes’ original version of “Twist and Shout”, so here imho is a much better version, the one that many people believe to be the original (even though it isn’t):-

The Isley Brothers - Twist and Shout (1962)

Barret Strong was recorded in 1959 but a hit in 1960 in the US only. Incidentally this was Motowns first big hit!!

You beat me to it. This was an astonishing track for its time. An unusual song plus the expertly handled phasing effect (no electronic phasers then, it was done 'longhand') made it a mind-blower.
My mate Pete bought it, and it always came out whenever I went round to his house. Bloody great!

Does anyone know anything about
Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee - "Only a fool" (1965?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQkcooGz3BE

I have found a Byron Lee who was active on the reggae music scene, I'm not convinced this is the same singer.

Great Hammond organ sound though.

I have this on a "Disky" compilation from Holland, unfortunately no details about the recording or date.

A real soulful track from 1968 from

The Intruders - Cowboys to Girls

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYGSeF896tU

An eclectic mix of early-sixties instrumentals.

Percy Faith - Theme From A Summer Place (1960)
To some this is the ultimate example of bland “elevator music”, while to others it’s just a gorgeous orchestral piece. I’m in the latter category, I absolutely love this track.

The John Barry Seven - Zapata (1961)
A tremendous track imho, but then it’s by the great John Barry, so how can it not be tremendous?

The Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Sucu Sucu (1961)
Apparently, this was the theme tune to “Top Secret”, an ITV programme that nobody’s ever heard of. Although this track sounds like it should have been recorded by Edmundo Ros a decade earlier, I really like it, a real guilty pleasure.

The Spotnicks - Johnny Guitar (1962)
Britain had the Shadows, America had the Ventures and Sweden had the Spotnicks. This is one of my favourite tracks by them.

Elmer Bernstein - Walk On The Wild Side (1962)
Elmer Bernstein wrote some terrific film music, most famously the themes to “The Magnificent Seven” and “The Great Escape”. His theme for “Walk On The Wild Side” is a fantastic piece of music, but seems to have got lost in the mists of time, just like the film it was written for.

Dick Dale - Misirlou (1963)
Prior to 1995, this track was virtually unknown, then its inclusion in the film “Pulp Fiction” made it very famous indeed, so I asked myself this question:
In the fifteen years since “Pulp Fiction” has this track returned to relative obscurity and thus become eligible for this thread?
The answer was: Probably not.
However, it’s a brilliant track so I’m going to submit it anyway, and if I receive an admonishment from the OP then so be it!

Sorry, but I'm one of the "Percy Faith's Theme From A Summer Place is bland elevator music" brigade, and although I have my fair share of guilty pleasures "Sucu Sucu" wouldn't be one of them.

The other 4 tracks are really good though. I particularly like the John Barry one.

i like it!

had these two rareities at last nights pop quiz.... i didnt know the first

lemon pipers 'rice is nice'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm7FWb1HuwU

and this minor hit by the kinks - wonderboy'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Ml1k8BPe8

I'm familiar with "Rice Is Nice", but haven't heard it in ages. It certainly makes a pleasant change to hear a Lemon Pipers track other than "Green Tambourine", which I've grown really tired of as it seems to be on every other sixties compilation that I possess!

I'm a massive fan of the Kinks, but I can't really say that "Wonderboy" is one of my favourite tracks by them.


Three more from me today:-

Tommy Roe - Everybody (1963)
Obviously, his two massive hit singles, “Sheila” (1962) and “Dizzy” (1969), are far too well known for this thread, but no worries, we’ve got this all but forgotten gem.

The Standells - Dirty Water (1966)
This is considered a real classic by many fans of sixties Garage Rock. I think it’s a great track, but a Garage Rock classic? Sorry, but no. It’s hardly in the same league as “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen, “Have Love Will Travel” by the Sonics or “96 Tears” by ? and the Mysterians, is it?

The Buffoons - Goodbye My Love (1968)
I discovered this excellent track earlier today. The band are Dutch, apparently.

I've been meaning to post some Standells tracks for a while, but my internet hasn't really been up to checking out lots of video for a few weeks now. 'Dirty Water' is very well known, but wouldn't be one of my favourites of theirs, but they are very much worth a look. I particularly like 'Rari', which I posted a link to on this thread quite a while back.