1960s
The Dyna-Sores – Jungle Walk
16th January 2024 · UncategorisedThis dirty, primitive, fuzzed-up slice of vintage RnB from comes from four smooth-looking black fellows called The Dyna-Sores.
James & Bobby Purify – I’m Your Puppet
10th January 2024 · UncategorisedJust as punk began to take over my musical life in 1976 this slice of smooth soul hit the UK charts. But this isn’t them… well, one of them is but the other one isn’t.
The Kinks – Nothin’ In the World Can Stop Me Worryin’ ‘Bout That Girl
9th January 2024 · UncategorisedI’ve never really been a fan of The Kinks though I’ve come to love Waterloo Sunset and Sunny Afternoon because, well, who doesn’t? And Ray Davies once walked past me coming out of Costa in Highgate so we’re *almost* friends.
The Great Society – Someone To Love
8th January 2024 · UncategorisedOnce upon a time there was a band called Jefferson Airplane fronted by a former model called Grace Slick. But before that Grace was in a band called The Great Society and the Airplane had a singer called Signe Toly.
Norma Tanega – You’re Dead
4th January 2024 · UncategorisedNorma Tanega’s song came out nearly 60 years ago but was given a new lease of life after half a century in obscurity as a TV theme as the theme music of What We Do In The Shadows.
Curtis Knight & The Squires – How Would You Feel
3rd January 2024 · UncategorisedOn the surface, this is little more than a thinly disguised rewrite of Like A Rolling Stone. But there’s something special about it too… especially that familiar guitar sound. Those licks, borrowed more or less straight from Mike Bloomfield’s on the Dylan song, are played by a young session player called Jimmy Hendrix.
The Seven Souls – I Still Love You
20th December 2023 · UncategorisedHere’s a sweet slice of Northern Soul to warm the cockles of the heart on the longest night of the year. Listen carefully and you can hear the guitar of future Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch.
The Rolling Stones – Citadel
9th December 2023 · UncategorisedI thought I knew everything by The Rolling Stones but I’d never heard this song from Their Satanic Majesties Request ’til this morning, when it was chosen on the radio by Thurston Moore.
Bob Dylan – The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
23rd November 2023 · UncategorisedBob Dylan painted a picture of economic despair in his heartbreaking tale of a farmer driven to familicide, The Ballad Of Hollis Brown.
Donovan – Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)
9th November 2023 · UncategorisedDonovan teamed up with the Jeff Beck Group and producer Mickie Most in 1969 to make the album Barabajagal, spawning his last hit single.
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