Hidden 60’s and 70’s Gems

[Fossie 32]

Some great B sides

 

[Fossie 32]

 

[Partridge]

'Hidden' is hard to define.

Here's one of my favorites. They're from the early 60s, small resurgence in the 80s in the Seattle area. I remember seeing them a few times around town in those days. Lots of reshuffling early on. Ultra garage surf punks

The Sonics

written by same black crooner who wrote Louie, Louie - Richard Berry

Awesome post.

Their version of "Do You Love Me" with the volume up strips paint off the walls. And causes eyeballs of those who've never heard of them to explode.

 

[Spearman]

Awesome post.

Their version of "Do You Love Me" with the volume up strips paint off the walls. And causes eyeballs of those who've never heard of them to explode.

Yep they rocked hard and rough. Well produce as well, caught the fire on tape.
I think its a bit of a misassumption to think musician didn't really rock out until Hendrix or distortion or heavy metal. The guys in the late 50s early 60s could lay it down. It may not have been the earsplitting volumes but the attitude and the beat were there. One of best and first concert experiences for me was the Beach Boys in 76, I was 15. Brian was back with them and it was an incredibly influential show for me. In a big basketball arena, everyone all the way up to the rafters was on their feet a bouncing and dancing.
Have seen Ventures, Link Wray, Ricky Nelson and some others in school auditoriums. They rocked. It's all in the attitude, and didn't rely on the gear. Those early days were all about rock n roll.
Saw a few Sonics gigs before I shipped out end of 80s, in taverns or festivals, still a good show.

 

[stax on the mull]

Think this is a pretty good Del Shannon 45rpm from the late 1960's - maybe not as well known as his bigger hits.

 

[revo333]

 

[rocker_oz33]

Steppenwolf had some cool tunes .
Like who needs ya.
Monster.
Never to late.
Rock me.

Plus.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Doors had alot of hits .
I like these lesser known ones.





Special mention to the soft parade...

 

[giggler99]

Bloodhound Gang did a cover of this but I like the original by The Association.

 

[rank and file]

Garage rock champs The Sonics

 

[Gavin Excell]

I like Lani Hall in Sergio Mendez and Brasil 66 with Beatles cover of Fool on Hill

 

[stax on the mull]

Interesting album recorded in 1965 by Bobby Jameson (recorded under the name of Chris Lucey). Has some jazzy/folk vibes similar with early Tim Buckley and Love.

 

[Plugger35]

 

[Fossie 32]

Nice one! Hadn't heard them before. Vocals a bit like Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, guitar like Santana and rhythm reminds me of ?? Doobie Brothers?

 

[Fossie 32]

Did chart I think but never heard it played on radio since


Another Tomorrow

 

[Fossie 32]

 

[revo333]

Nice one! Hadn't heard them before. Vocals a bit like Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, guitar like Santana and rhythm reminds me of ?? Doobie Brothers?

Camel are a very underrated band, I got into them last year and there first 7-8 albums are worth going down the rabbit hole.

Have listened to those albums so much that I still have not had the time to check out any of their stuff after the 80's.

 

[screech]

 

[stax on the mull]

Ooh yes! Luigi Alfredo Giovanni Sacco. His female vocal backing group The Tammys also made a bizarre attempt to join the dance craze hits of the early 1960's.

 

[Plugger35]

 

[stax on the mull]

Is this a well known Bowie song? I heard it for the first time just a few weeks ago. I like bits and pieces, mostly from hearing his music played on radio, but never listened to a whole album and would listen to more stuff similar to this.

 

[stax on the mull]

" The Soul of Patrick Lee" is a weird one in that it's a pop song that appears on the Church of Anthrax album of otherwise unrelated/incongruous improvised instrumental music by John Cale & Terry Riley that's dominated by harpsicord and organ. The vocalist isn't Cale - even though there's some place name references to his native Wales in the lyrics.

 

[stax on the mull]

This is a DIY effort of 60s inspired pop made in the late 70's by a fellow called Tom Marolda. (hence the name The Toms) who plays all the instruments & sings all the harmonies. It's very well done for its time, unlike a lot of more financially resourced records where you can hear how things have been punched in afterwards, this sounds pretty seamless.

 

[stax on the mull]

Lou Johnson might be best known for the original single release of the Bacharach/David song " (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" - later a hit for Sandi Shaw and Dionne Warwick, as well for some other soul/pop crossover hits still popular on the UK Northern Soul scene like "Magic Potion".

This song "Beat" is a heavier sound from a 1971 album on the Memphis label Volt Records (part of Stax records) who had their own house band, but here things seems to be outsourced to New Orleans with Allen Toussaint playing a major part as writer, arranger and producer - and a few other things I would guess although the album doesn't list the musicians, it definitely sounds like A.T. on backing vocals.

 

[stax on the mull]

This is peak period Stax, 1969, with Isaac Hayes & David Porter doing the arrangements, Booker T and the MG's playing, and the very unique soulful voice of Ollie Hoskins on lead. The group had signed up to Stax a few years prior on their gospel label Chalice records as the Dixie Nightingales and this is their pop/secular album under the name of Ollie & The Nightingales.