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Old 09-07-2012, 13:10
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It's such a shame that there's no equivalent thread for Fifties music, because Georgia Gibbs' 1955 version of this song is fantastic!
I just gave it a listen - great version!


For lovers of trivial facts, Chip Taylor is the brother of actor Jon Voight and the uncle of actress Angelina Jolie.
I never knew that - that's gone in my mental archive for future pub quizzes!
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Old 09-07-2012, 13:24
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Bring on the girls!

The Cookies - I Never Dreamed (1965)

The Chiffons - Sailor Boy (1964)

Françoise Hardy - Et Même (1964)
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Old 09-07-2012, 18:26
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Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses (1967) - While not exactly "rare", this track never charted. (I even got to see Cream perform it live in 1967 during their tour in the U.S.!) Here's a live performance by Cream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BGlFsf9DM8

5th Dimension - Rosecrans Boulevard (1967) - A forgotten Johnny Rivers song that is just lovely. (I couldn't find Johnny Rivers doing it on YouTube, but this 5th Dimension version is quite good.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9euxTl8unC8

Brian Auger & The Trinity - Black Cat (1967) - A smokin' hot number by this great R&B band, led by jazz organist/singer Brian Auger. Here's a live performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R-mSfU1cjs

Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne (1967) - Here's a live 1968 performance of this lovely song by the legendary troubadour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE6wBBrTMEs

Now for something genuinely rare:
The U.S. Males - Come Out of the Rain (1968) - This band from Houston, Texas, released only a single 45. This is the "B" side, a melodic baroque-pop cover of a Five Americans song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ9Br-SxrQc

Enjoy!
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Old 09-07-2012, 21:03
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Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses (1967) - While not exactly "rare", this track never charted. (I even got to see Cream perform it live in 1967 during their tour in the U.S.!) Here's a live performance by Cream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BGlFsf9DM8

5th Dimension - Rosecrans Boulevard (1967) - A forgotten Johnny Rivers song that is just lovely. (I couldn't find Johnny Rivers doing it on YouTube, but this 5th Dimension version is quite good.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9euxTl8unC8

Brian Auger & The Trinity - Black Cat (1967) - A smokin' hot number by this great R&B band, led by jazz organist/singer Brian Auger. Here's a live performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R-mSfU1cjs

Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne (1967) - Here's a live 1968 performance of this lovely song by the legendary troubadour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE6wBBrTMEs

Now for something genuinely rare:
The U.S. Males - Come Out of the Rain (1968) - This band from Houston, Texas, released only a single 45. This is the "B" side, a melodic baroque-pop cover of a Five Americans song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ9Br-SxrQc

Enjoy!
The U.S. Males above appear to be a different band to this outfit from San Francisco:

U.S. Male - You Got Yours (recorded 1967 but unreleased at the time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7g9572tFSk

I thought I'd already submitted this one as it's from one of my favourite garage compilations - the one pictured on the clip - but apparently not.
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Old 09-07-2012, 21:47
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The U.S. Males above appear to be a different band to this outfit from San Francisco:

U.S. Male - You Got Yours (recorded 1967 but unreleased at the time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7g9572tFSk

I thought I'd already submitted this one as it's from one of my favourite garage compilations - the one pictured on the clip - but apparently not.
That is a rare track! The U.S. Male was a band from Detroit, who recorded a few 45s in the late 60s. U.S. Males is a Houston band, as I mentioned. I get this information from "Fuzz, Acid, and Flowers (Revisited, Expanded Edition) - A Comprehensive Guide to American Garage Psychedelic and Hippie-Rock (1963-1977)" by Vernon Joynson, 2010. It's a kind of the bible of late 60s/early 70s psych/garage rock. For English music of the same period, there's "The Tapestry of Delights (Revisited) - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic, and Progressive Eras (1963-1976)", also by Vernon Joynson, 2008.
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Old 11-07-2012, 13:20
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Following my Arthur Alexander post I'm staying with early sixties R'n'B.

Three tracks from an artist named James Ray, who I've only just discovered.

James Ray - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (1961)
Freddie and the Dreamers may have had the hit version of this song, but believe me, James Ray's original is way, way better.

James Ray - Itty Bitty Pieces (1962)
The song is fairly bog standard early sixties R'n'B, but the arrangement isn't, which is what makes the track interesting to me.

James Ray - I've Got My Mind Set On You (1963)
Up until yesterday I always believed that George Harrison had written this song and that his 1987 hit version of it was the original. How very wrong I was. This is the original version.
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Old 11-07-2012, 23:02
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Thank you for mentioning Tales of Great Ullysees IFeelFree. When Diana Luke promised to feature Cream in her 60s show about 4 weeks ago, I emailed her to request this, and she did oblige! I didn't think it had been released as a single, but had I known it had, I would have included it in my top 100 of the 60s.
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Old 11-07-2012, 23:39
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Thank you for mentioning Tales of Great Ullysees IFeelFree. When Diana Luke promised to feature Cream in her 60s show about 4 weeks ago, I emailed her to request this, and she did oblige! I didn't think it had been released as a single, but had I known it had, I would have included it in my top 100 of the 60s.
It wasn't released as a single in its own right, it was the "B" side of "Strange Brew". At least it was on this side of the Atlantic.

In the United States, which is IFeelFree's home country, it may well have been the "A" side.

Personally, I prefer "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" to "Strange Brew".
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Old 11-07-2012, 23:51
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It wasn't released as a single in its own right, it was the "B" side of "Strange Brew". At least it was on this side of the Atlantic.

In the United States, which is IFeelFree's home country, it may well have been the "A" side.

Personally, I prefer "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" to "Strange Brew".
Thank you for your clarification. This will explain why Tales of Great Ullysees is on the Best of Cream CD. I think it grew on me more quickly than Strange Brew in fact.
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Old 12-07-2012, 00:01
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Thank you for your clarification. This will explain why Tales of Great Ullysees is on the Best of Cream CD. I think it grew on me more quickly than Strange Brew in fact.
Strange Brew was a reworking of a blues tune called Lawdy Mama:
Cream - Lawdy Mama (BBC Session)
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Old 12-07-2012, 00:16
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[quote=Capablanca;40617758]Kiki Dee also made fantastic records in the 60s. Check out her storimng version of 'Why Don't I Run Away From You?'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQJfV815icg

i have this on a 45 and a cd great version i remember it well
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Old 12-07-2012, 01:08
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these are a few from my collection sorry if these are already listed

Richard Anthony to (late to worry)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ka9GVQEYns

The Raindrops (what a guy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWX8QdZifYw

Noreen Corcoran (dreaming of you)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aty8QuXTHjw

Spectrum (samanthas mine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJVNfLjuaQs

Robin Ward (wonderfull summer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCRdUB_ASTc

Valerie Mountain & the Eagles (some people)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGVX5bF7ROs

Bick Ford (cheat cheat)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z27qFazgAXk
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Old 12-07-2012, 05:01
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Some relatively obscure tracks from 1968:

Phil Wainman - Going, Going, Gone (1968) - Strong drumming on this infectious pop number by British drummer/songwriter, Phil Wainman, who released a couple of 45s in the late 60s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3U_gC5P2F8

Grant Smith & the Power - Her Own Life (1968) - A hot R&B number from this band from Toronto, Canada, who only released two 45s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFbymTwE3b4

Pretty Things - Balloon Burning (1968) - Haunting psych number from their rock opera, "S.F. Sorrow."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVjot4KIBuY

Peacock Dress - Sun Dragon (1968) - Pretty pop-psych number from this short-lived British band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmhhaAGy3J4

Timebox - Beggin' (1968) - A live version of this pop-soul number by a great blue-eyed soul band who, unfortunately, never had much commercial recording success, although they were a popular British club band at the time. (The Four Seasons also recorded this song, but this version is superior, in my opinion.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ_QW3m_YO8

Enjoy!
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Old 12-07-2012, 13:09
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[quote=rangerider;59495909]
Kiki Dee also made fantastic records in the 60s. Check out her storimng version of 'Why Don't I Run Away From You?'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQJfV815icg

i have this on a 45 and a cd great version i remember it well
I also like this one - the original 45 goes for a bomb!
Kiki Dee - On A Magic Carpet Ride (1968)
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Old 12-07-2012, 13:26
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Peacock Dress - Sun Dragon (1968) - Pretty pop-psych number from this short-lived British band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmhhaAGy3J4

Enjoy!
Sun Dragon seemed to have enjoyed a brief career by covering Lemon Pipers tunes (Green Tambourine, Blueberry Blue). I like these two originals as well:
Sun Dragon - Five White Horses (1968)
Sun Dragon -Far Away Mountain (1968)

Here's a surprisingly poppy tune from Steppenwolf's debut LP:
Steppenwolf - A Girl I Knew (1968)

The guitar playing on the Steppenwolf tune reminds me of the Strawberry Alarm Clock - here's a nice tune by them:

Strawberry Alarm Clock - "Pretty Song From Psych-Out" (1968)


Here's a real obscurity. Many years ago someone gave a mix tape which included this song; I was thrilled to find it on Youtube as the tape is long lost and I've never forgotten this record. How about some Leyton Oriental mystery?
Rifkin - Continental Hesitation (1968)
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Old 12-07-2012, 14:56
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Timebox - Beggin' (1968) - A live version of this pop-soul number by a great blue-eyed soul band who, unfortunately, never had much commercial recording success, although they were a popular British club band at the time. (The Four Seasons also recorded this song, but this version is superior, in my opinion.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ_QW3m_YO8

Enjoy!
i posted this about two years ago! lol, it was one of the tracks that inspired this thread.

i agree, timebox's version is superior to the 4 seasons original.
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Old 12-07-2012, 21:39
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Craig & Michael - Drifty (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPNiJefl59c
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Old 12-07-2012, 23:19
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Pretty Things - Balloon Burning (1968) - Haunting psych number from their rock opera, "S.F. Sorrow."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVjot4KIBuY
I tend to prefer the Pretty Things' mid-sixties R'n'B to (what little I've heard of) their late sixties psych, but after hearing this I may have to revise my opinion. Fabulous track!
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Old 12-07-2012, 23:59
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Here's a real obscurity. Many years ago someone gave a mix tape which included this song; I was thrilled to find it on Youtube as the tape is long lost and I've never forgotten this record. How about some Leyton Oriental mystery?
Rifkin - Continental Hesitation (1968)
Some good tracks. I especially liked this one. (I'd never heard it before.) Apparently, Rifkin only recorded a single 45 (of which this is the "B" side).
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Old 13-07-2012, 00:01
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I tend to prefer the Pretty Things' mid-sixties R'n'B to (what little I've heard of) their late sixties psych, but after hearing this I may have to revise my opinion. Fabulous track!
If you liked this one, check out Pretty Things' "Walking Through My Dreams". Another good piece of psychedelia.
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Old 13-07-2012, 00:17
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On the lighter side... Some obscure pop recordings, all from 1968:

Johnny Rivers - A Whiter Shade of Pale (1968) - We've all heard this song by Procul Harum, but I actually prefer this version by Johnny Rivers. There's a plaintive quality to his voice, and I like the mix of piano and organ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si0ObLkPJ1c

Roger Nichols & the Small Circle of Friends - Let’s Ride (1968) - An innocuous pop song, but it's kinda pretty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzSgHmyEY2E

Tokens - Waiting for Something (1968) - Yes, the band that gave us "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" produced a good pop-psych album in 1968, which contains this track, which I rather like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7uFrl3Q7XM

Powder - Gladly (1968) - Another slice of lovely pop-psych, this time by a band from San Mateo, CA, who recorded an album's worth of songs in 1968.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1_FcgL6KvI

The Iveys - And Her Daddy's A Millionaire (1968) - A snappy pop song by a band who evolved into Badfinger in the 1970s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJyyUHbt3-M

Enjoy!
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Old 13-07-2012, 00:23
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If you liked this one, check out Pretty Things' "Walking Through My Dreams". Another good piece of psychedelia.
I love most of the Pretty Things late 60s records. The S.F.Sorrow album is a classic. Parachute is also well worth a listen - this for me is the standout track:
The Pretty Things - Grass (1970?)
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Old 13-07-2012, 00:31
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Some good tracks. I especially liked this one. (I'd never heard it before.) Apparently, Rifkin only recorded a single 45 (of which this is the "B" side).
I'm fairly certain when I say the Rifkin track hasn't been on any psychedelic compilations, which is surprising as it's a great track.

This was another favourite of mine on the long lost mix tape:
Billy Fury - Suzanne In The Mirror (1967)
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Old 13-07-2012, 08:27
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On the lighter side... Some obscure pop recordings, all from 1968:

Johnny Rivers - A Whiter Shade of Pale (1968) -


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I have a version of this song in my collection by Motown Artist Shorty Long that I've often played on "The Motown Hour" on the radio station I'm at.
I can't find a link to it, so have this on me.
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Old 13-07-2012, 12:57
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Let's bring on some more girls!

Dusty Springfield - Summer Is Over (1964)
A fine track from her second album, Dusty.

Maxine Brown - I Don't Need Anything (1966)
I don't think Dusty Springfield ever recorded this particular song, which is a pity, because imho it's certainly one that would have suited her down to the ground. However, let's not ponder on Dusty's hypothetical version of this song, let's listen to and enjoy the excellent version by Maxine Brown.

Blossom Dearie - I'm Hip (1966)
Now for something that's very, very different from what we've just heard. This track features the girlish-voiced jazz singer performing one of her more amusing songs at Ronnie Scott's.
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