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It is now being reported that EMI's recorded music division has been sold to Universal Music. Isn't it ironic that the three major british labels of the 1960s (EMI, Pye & Decca) are now controlled by the same company?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...cquisition-emi It seems the music publishing division is to be bought by Sony-BMG but is it really worth anything? After all, the market for sheet music must be pretty small these days? Oh well, back to the music! |
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anyone heard kim weston's take me in your arms?? absolute tune! and her performance on hulabaloo is ace! shame the vocals were off, they didnt play a track over it (if you watch it on youtube you'll understand why her voice sounds odd) it truly is cool. it charted, but poorly and its a motown classic. great feel.
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anyone heard kim weston's take me in your arms?? absolute tune! and her performance on hulabaloo is ace! shame the vocals were off, they didnt play a track over it (if you watch it on youtube you'll understand why her voice sounds odd) it truly is cool. it charted, but poorly and its a motown classic. great feel.
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqyeqdjbwPQ Played it the other day there on The Motown Hour, Every Monday Morning from 10am Black Diamond FM |
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In 1968 James Brown released a tribute album to his good friend, RnB singer Little Willie John who had died that year while in Washington State Penitentiary on a manslaughter charge.
Here's a couple of LWJ covers from that album; 'Thinking about Little Willie John... and a Few Nice Things', and one from the man himself. James Brown - Heartbreak (1968) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZT0Lm6fxEs James Brown - Talk To Me (1968) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkKkXe0WGjk Little Willie John - I Need Someone (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4l4rPG0od8 From the album 'Nineteen Sixty Six', recorded in that year while LWJ was out of jail on appeal, but not released until 2008. Another sad story of another Might Have Been... |
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Barry McGuire - California Dreamin' (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH7szheL6vc This is actually the original version of this hit and features the exact same music and backing vocals track used by The Mamas & The Papas. Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI5o8...eature=related Probably not eligible for this thread really, given it was a monster hit (#1 US, #3 UK I believe), but it was banned by the BBC at the time and so is always worth a play. Barry McGuire - What's Exactly The Matter With Me? (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynC0PjJMl8E The B-side to the above. |
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Barry McGuire - California Dreamin' (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH7szheL6vc This is actually the original version of this hit and features the exact same music and backing vocals track used by The Mamas & The Papas. Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI5o8...eature=related Probably not eligible for this thread really, given it was a monster hit (#1 US, #3 UK I believe), but it was banned by the BBC at the time and so is always worth a play. Barry McGuire - What's Exactly The Matter With Me? (1965) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynC0PjJMl8E The B-side to the above. |
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The above was the first ever post to this thread. It was posted on 27th May 2010. It is now 27th May 2011. Yes, the thread is one year old, which is fantastic news. What’s more, the thread has almost 50,000 views, which is also fantastic news. I think the OP and everyone who’s contributed should all give themselves a bit pat on the back.
I don’t believe anyone thought this thread would still be going strong a year later. I distinctly remember submitting a Christmassy track last July because I was convinced the thread wouldn’t be around at Christmas! So delighted I was wrong. I have certainly enjoyed contributing to this thread over the last twelve months, but I now feel that after a year my supply of good not too well known sixties tracks that are new to the thread has finally been exhausted. However, as posting to this thread has become almost an addiction, I’ve decided to carry on posting and to re-submit tracks in my next few posts. Essentially, in each of these posts, I will feature five of my favourite tracks from each page of the thread. Let’s face it, they deserve to be heard again, not left to languish on those earlier pages. Starting at the very beginning, here are five of my favourite tracks from Page 1 of the thread:- The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee Originally submitted by myself on 27th May 2010. Les Fleur De Lys - Circles Originally submitted by pmw_hewitt on 28th May 2010. ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears Originally submitted kimindex on 28th May 2010. Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra - Some Velvet Morning Originally submitted kimindex on 28th May 2010. Nino Tempo and April Stevens - Deep Purple Originally submitted by myself on 29th May 2010. I have now reached Page 41, which means that today's will be my final post of the review. Yes, it's taken me nearly half a year to review the previous years worth of posts (well I didn't expect to complete it overnight!), and I've thoroughly enjoyed doing it, but I must now return to the serious business of submitting tracks that are actually new to the thread. That may be easier said than done, but I'll certainly give it a go. However, for now, let me say for the very last time ... Continuing Vabosity's first anniversary review of the thread. Here's my selection of five great tracks from Page 41 of the thread:- Pat and the Californians - Be Billy Originally submitted by Randy Gibbons on 13th May 2011. Jordan Christopher and the Wild Ones - Wild Thing Originally submitted by JohnnyForget on 20th May 2011. Solomon Burke - Cry To Me Originally submitted by Vabosity on 21st May 2011. Don and Bob - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Originally submitted by Vabosity on 23rd May 2011. Arthur Alexander - Where Have You Been (All Of My Life) Originally submitted by Capablanca on 23rd May 2011. |
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Walk Away Renee by The Truth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdnEDT5Vxzo Tiny Goddess by Nirvana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkVH_eB4ye4 Craise Finton Kirk by Johnny Young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU6zlI_4Ups Peace by Peter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsvSBGF4MQM (Last one might be 70's!) |
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Walk Away Renee by The Truth
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Thanks to Vabosity for his review of this thread so far .
A couple of obscure tracks From 1967 The Strangers - Mary Mary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRxhI...eature=related From 1966 Hangman - Bad Goodbye http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uohp0...eature=related |
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Thanks to Vabosity for his review of this thread so far .
I only ever intended to do the first year, so someone else is very welcome to do Page 42 to the current page. You perhaps? |
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Thanks to Vabosity for his review of this thread so far .
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This is my first post since completing my page by page review. It's now time for me to return to the important task of submitting Rare 60's Classics that are new to the thread.
So, in this post, do I have any new to the thread Rare 60's Classics? No, I'm afraid I don't, but I do have a handful of gems from the final year of the preceding decade. Connie Francis - I'm Walkin' (1959) Splendid cover of Fats Domino's 1957 classic. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Teardrops On Your Letter (1959) As a fan of fifties R'n'B I'm familiar with a fair amount of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters' material, but this track, which I absolutely love, is a very recent discovery. The B-side of Teardrops On Your Letter was a much more up tempo little ditty entitled The Twist. One year later a chap calling himself Chubby Checker covered that B-side, and the rest, as they say, is history. You're So Fine - The Falcons (1959) Fabulous doo-wop track. Sixties Soul legends Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett were members of the Falcons from 1955 to 1963 and from 1960 to 1963 respectively. Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love (1959) Original version of a song that was a very big hit in the UK for Marty Wilde. The Isley Brothers - I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (1959) The Isley Brothers were always a great act, but I particularly like their lesser known early stuff. Subsequent cover versions give the impression that this song is very naff indeed, but the Isleys' original version is imho actually rather good. The original failed to chart both here and in the USA, but a fairly appalling cover version by teenage actor Eddie Hodges was a big American hit in 1961, while an even worse cover by Little Jimmy Osmond was a UK hit in 1974.
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Original recordings of songs that did in later versions..
A rare case of a British cover doing better than an American original, everyone knows the Swinging Blue Jeans version of this song. Chan Romero - Hippy Hippy Shake The songwriter thought producer Phil Spector had ruined the song; he was right and proved it when he made it a hit for The Isley Brothers Top Notes - Twist and Shout Original and imo best recording of this much covered song The Journeymen - 500 miles [ |
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Pre Grateful Dead , The Warlocks - The Only Time Is Now
Has a Byrds feel to it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtGrWocftlc |
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In my last post I did rare original versions of songs later popularised by covers so now for some rare 60's covers.
In my previous post I featured what was probably Phil Spector's worst production so here's a great cover of his best, River Deep Mountain High. The Easybeats - River Deep Mountain High Next two are 30's covers starting with a jazz standard by Cole Porter Buddy Lucas - Begin The Beguine With this cover of a depression era song The Artwoods changed their name to 'The St Valentine's Day Massacre'; perhaps not surprisingly then this was their last ever single. The Artwoods - Brother can You Spare Me A Dime? |
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You're So Fine - The Falcons (1959)
Fabulous doo-wop track. Sixties Soul legends Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett were members of the Falcons from 1955 to 1963 and from 1960 to 1963 respectively. Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood (1967) In 1979 Amii Stewart had a massive hit with a Disco version of this song, but the less said about that abomination the better! Some twelve years earlier, Eddie Floyd's original version, a true Soul classic, was a minor hit in the UK. Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances (1966) Like the previous track, a true Soul Classic that was a minor hit in the UK. Why were they only minor hits? In a way I don't mind, because it means I can submit them without breaking thread rules. However, it does annoy me that such great records were generally so under-appreciated in the UK back then. Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally (1967) Yet another true Soul classic, and yes, you've guessed it, yet another minor hit in the UK. |
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And talking of Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett ...
Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood (1967) In 1979 Amii Stewart had a massive hit with a Disco version of this song, but the less said about that abomination the better! Some twelve years earlier, Eddie Floyd's original version, a true Soul classic, was a minor hit in the UK. Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances (1966) Like the previous track, a true Soul Classic that was a minor hit in the UK. Why were they only minor hits? In a way I don't mind, because it means I can submit them without breaking thread rules. However, it does annoy me that such great records were generally so under-appreciated in the UK back then. Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally (1967) Yet another true Soul classic, and yes, you've guessed it, yet another minor hit in the UK. |
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strange isnt it...they qualify as 'rare' because they were minor hits...but are well known..
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Here are some more folk tunes I like: Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain I like many versions of this song - but I think this is the best. Ian & Sylvia ~ Four Strong Winds (I think Ian fancies himself as a bit of Elvis soundalike - great voice and song though). Tom Rush - No Regrets The man who wrote and recorded the original of the Walker Bros 70s comeback single. Davy Graham - Maajun (A Taste of Tangier) Great instrumental by the talented and influential guitarist. Back to Scott McKenzie with his folksy 'b' side to SanFrancisco Scott McKenzie - What's The Difference (Chapter 1) Edit: How could I forget this gem: Jackson C. Frank - Blues Run The Game |
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I think the passage of time has made a lot of iconic sixties music, that wasn't that successful first time round, well known today. By the same token, a lot of very big hits from the sixties have been virtually forgotten and the best example of this is probably Where Are You Now My Love by Jackie Trent, which was a Number One single in 1965, but didn't look at all out of place when it was featured on this thread.
So a very clever and poignant emotional song.
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Three very different tracks from 1965.
Roy Head - Just A Little Bit (1965) A perfect example of good blue eyed soul. Ian Whitcomb - This Sporting Life (1965) I can't really put my finger on why I like this one so much. It just has that certain je ne sais quoi that I find appealing. P.J. Proby - That Means a Lot 1965 P.J. Proby with his version of a little known Lennon and McCartney composition. This was a very minor hit, which is probably the reason the song remains a little known Lennon and McCartney composition. I rather like it though. |
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Get Me to the World On Time - The Electric Prunes (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83hICamu9EY I still have the single
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And talking of Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett ...
Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood (1967) In 1979 Amii Stewart had a massive hit with a Disco version of this song, but the less said about that abomination the better! Some twelve years earlier, Eddie Floyd's original version, a true Soul classic, was a minor hit in the UK. Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances (1966) Like the previous track, a true Soul Classic that was a minor hit in the UK. Why were they only minor hits? In a way I don't mind, because it means I can submit them without breaking thread rules. However, it does annoy me that such great records were generally so under-appreciated in the UK back then. Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally (1967) Yet another true Soul classic, and yes, you've guessed it, yet another minor hit in the UK.
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Two versions of the same song, The original first.
Ann-Marget - I Just Don't Understand (1961) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oijZKVRxsG0 The Beatles - I Just Don't Understand (1963) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EeFTLD_iN0 |
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was a UK hit in 1974.
So a very clever and poignant emotional song.