Sorry if this has already been mentioned...

...oh! It got to no. 21 in the UK charts. Never mind.

America - the Nice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86e1Ukd94EQ

Have been browsing the 70's thread, which has a few tracks by Junior Walker & the All Stars on it. Here's one from 1969, don't know if it qualifies as "rare" but I love It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPQe8JYJns

A couple of Jackie De Shannon tracks. First Jackie with her version of When You Walk In The Room.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XivobA8xyxw

And Cher with her version of Come And Stay With Me, co written by Jackie De Shannon & Jimmy Page.


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

Never really realised how many records Jackie De Shannon was responsible for.

Here are a couple of rockin' beat group classics with great guitar twanging:

The Pirates - Castin' My Spell (1964)
A solo outing for Johnny Kidd's backing band.

The Outlaws - Keep A Knockin' (1964)
This one features a young Ritchie Blackmore on guitar.

The following tracks first featured in posts that I made to Page 14 of this thread. However, the original clips have now been removed from Youtube, so here are some alternative clips.

Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - Please Don`t Touch (1959)

Roy Orbison - Borne On The Wind (1964)

The Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (1967)

John Barry - The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair (1968)

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Mr. Moody's Garden (1969)

Eric Burdon and War - Spill the Wine (1970)

The following tracks first featured in posts that I made to Pages 16, 17 and 20 of this thread. However, the original clips have now been removed from Youtube, so here are some alternative clips.

The Brothers Four - The Green Leaves of Summer (1960)

The Supremes - Baby Wo Ist Unser Liebe? (Where Did Our Love Go?) (1964)

Jimmy and the Rackets - Black Eyes (1964)

Blood Sweat and Tears - Without Her (1968)

I miss Marc Lamarr's R2 show for all the rare 60s tunes...

A peculiar little song, but I really like it.



Started listening to this and after about 30 seconds I was far from impressed, but decided to persevere with it until the end and am so glad I did. What a terrific track! Love the way it gradually changes tempo from very slow to breakneck speed.



You and me both.

Anyone remember this lot? They were formed from remnants of (among others) Amen Corner and The Herd, and therefore somewhat unfairly labelled a "Teenybopper Supergroup" but their music was far from bubblegum. This is from their only album, Scorch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDfVG5OORyg

Whoops, just realised its from 1970 so should really be on the 70's thread, sorry.

Here's a brilliant track from Amen Corner, released in 1967, a year before they chose (or, perhaps more accurately, their management persuaded them) to become a teenybopper pop band.

Amen Corner - Gin House Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBf-aDzd4_g

The early part of 'Black Eyes' reminds me a little of this:

The Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfAv8yAaHps

Incidentally, you lot know about Ace records' series of albums 'The Golden Age Of American Rock n Roll', don't you? That's where I get a lot of my ideas for submissions to this thread, along with the Nuggets box set. All well worth a purchase in my opinion. Another tip for you: take a look at Mad Mike's Monsters Vols 1-3 on Norton records - utter genius.


Me also.

a great track, overlooked and largely forgotten. strange hit really cos the blues was going out of fashion by 67...

...and became fashionable again in '68 with Fleetwood Mac, Savoy Brown, Ten Tears After, Chicken Shack, Jethro Tull's debut, Beggar's Banquet etc.

Amen Corner's follow up to 'Gin House Blues' was pretty good too:

Amen Corner - The World Of Broken Hearts (1967)

Their best single by a country mile imho.



Of course, Amen Corner's first Top Ten hit single was Bend Me Shape Me in 1968, but imho their version can't hold a candle to the one by American Breed.



Actually, I submitted Harlem Nocturne to this thread back in October (although I don't expect anyone but me to remember that!), but it's good to hear it again. It's a truly fantastic track, to me it sort of has the feel of a 1950's detective movie theme.

oh yeah... how dumb of me! i stand corrected!

Some 60's pop from The Netherlands from Linda van Dyck , Baby, What Am I Doing

Both surprisingly good records


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6UZ...eature=related


And also from The Netherlands , Jenny & The Rascals with You Told Me A Lie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzFdb...eature=related

Jackie made many fine records. I've got a soft spot for this low key folk-rocker where she's backed by the Byrds. It sounds like a demo but it's wonderful:

Jackie De Shannon - Splendor In The Grass

A UK group called Gulliver's People recorded a pretty decent cover in 1966 but unfortunately it's not on Youtube.

right, got some spare time for a change, so ill contribute! lol.

lulu.... one of the 60's iconic songstresses remembered mainly for the rather awful, tired, 'shout', but actually had a string of hits and minor hits... heres a few!

try to understand #25 in late 65 ... i like it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRyFKSRCTnw

lets pretend #11 in june 67 ... funny such a hugh placing and its unkown..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XZpwsy_c2Y

love loves to love love... #32 in late 67.... funny, i know this well, much better then lets pretend that only just missed the top ten.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IDgrlI609k

and from 1968, boy #15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kTI-I_hAU



ill break the 'top twenty' rule again because these are pretty unknown.

possibly my fav... 'me the peaceful heart' #9 in 68, coupled with 'to sir with love' which is great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQBUC64seDQ

and 'the boat that i row' a neil diamond composition... #6 in 67
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5usk2yrw0E

As The Monkees seem to be doing the rounds at the moment plugging their forthcoming tour, minus Michael Nesmith a good chance for a couple of lesser known Monkees tracks.

Cuddly Toy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nusQ3Lqsz0

You Told Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hltg78wjK4I

saw them in '86, they were fantastic!

heres one of my non single favs 'what are you doing hangin around'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45XruL17D90

'To Sir With Love' was on the flip of 'Let's Pretend' which probably explains its decent chart placing.

I wonder why EMI didn't put out 'Sir' as an A side - it topped the charts in the US. Perhaps Mickie Most called the shots and got it wrong on that occasion.

ahhh that explains it! i knew it was a flip side but was unsure which...

The following tracks first featured in posts that I made to Pages 21, 22 and 24 of this thread. However, the original clips have now been removed from Youtube, so here are some alternative clips.

The Routers - Let's Go (1962)

Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963)

Junior Walker and the All Stars - How Sweet It Is (1966)

The Small Faces - The Universal (1968)

I thought I'd have a go at a song cycle...so here goes:

Peter James - Stage Door (1965)
A fantastic Goffin & King song which was covered in the UK by Tony Jackson.
Tony Jackson - Never Leave Your Baby's Side (1966)
A rip-roaring cover of a Martha & The Vandellas tune by Tony who had been in The Searchers.
The Searchers - Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya (1963)
Fun tune from their No.1 EP which was written by James Marcus Smith - who would later find fame as P.J.Proby.
P.J.Proby - The Day Lorraine Came Down (1968)
Superb later Proby record where he is backed by Led Zeppelin...

...which leads me back to the Peter James disc, which a lot of nutters seem to think is P.J.Proby in disguise (a bit tenuous I know ).

i like it! what a good idea, one i cannot match.