US Minor Hits 1972, Parts 72.25, 72.26

 

The already posted files contain all US Top 20 hits, released also in the UK. I have decided to add some more hits from Hot 100 - my subjective selection. I’ve been selecting rather hits that are a continuation of the music from the 1960s, not representing new trends of the 1970s. Many such hits in 1972, collected in two Parts, single edits only.

Links and track list in the post below

US Minot Hits 1971, Parts 71.23, 71.24, 71.25

 

Links and track list in the post below

US Minot Hits 1971, Parts 71.23, 71.24, 71.25

The already posted files contain all US Top 20 hits, released also in the UK. I have decided to add some more hits from Hot 100 - my subjective selection. I’ve been selecting rather hits that are a continuation of the music from the 1960s, not representing new trends of the 1970s. Many such hits in 1971 and I have selected 100+, single edits only.

US Minor Hits 1970 Part 5 & Part 6

 

Links and track list in the post below

The already posted files contain all US Top 20 hits, released also in the UK. I have decided to add some more hits from Hot 100 - my subjective selection. I’ve been selecting rather hits that are a continuation of the music from the 1960s, not representing new trends of the 1970s. Many such hits in 1970 and I have selected 6x30=180, many of them released in 1969, single edits only, several B-sides.

1. The Turtles - Eve Of Destruction (2:37)
2. The Turtles - Wanderin' Kind (2:08)
3. The Vogues - God Only Knows (2:47)
4. The Vogues - Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (3:30)
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US Minor Hits 1970 Part 3 & Part 4

 

Links and track list in the post below

track-list also in "Content"

The already posted files contain all US Top 20 hits, released also in the UK. I have decided to add some more hits from Hot 100 - my subjective selection. I’ve been selecting rather hits that are a continuation of the music from the 1960s, not representing new trends of the 1970s. Many such hits in 1970 and I have selected 6x30=180, many of them released in 1969, single edits only, several B-sides.

1. Jim Ed Brown - Morning (3:05)
2. Rick Nelson - Easy To Be Free (3:14)
3. Tommy Roe - Stir It Up And Serve It (2:26)
4. Tommy Roe - Firefly (2:34)
5. The Doors - You Make Me Real (2:54)
6. The Doors - Roadhouse Blues (3:47)
7. Tommy Roe - Pearl (2:52)
8. Al Martino - Can't Help Falling In Love (2:21)
9. Johnny Rivers - Into The Mystic (3:09)
10. Crow - (Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The) King Of Rock And Roll (2:30)
11. Johnny Cash - Flesh And Blood (2:37)
12. Jackie Wilson - (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real (2:55)
13. Ike & Tina Turner - Come Together (3:38)
14. The Rascals - Glory Glory (3:25)
15. Classics IV - The Funniest Thing (2:36)
16. Conway Twitty - Hello Darlin' (2:26)
17. The Grass Roots - Come On And Say It (2:29)
18. Jimmy Ruffin - Stand By Me (3:48)
19. Gary Puckett - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (2:49)
20. Gary Puckett - All That Matters (3:02)
21. Beach Boys - Add Some Music To Your Day (3:37)
22. Classics IV - Where Did All The Good Times Go (2:32)
23. Charley Pride - Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone (2:13)
24. Al De Lory - Song From M*A*S*H (2:31)
25. Charley Pride - I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me (3:07)
26. Grand Funk Railroad - Heartbreaker (6:34)
27. Brook Benton - My Way (3:38)
28. Vic Dana - Red Red Wine (3:09)
29. Bobby Goldsboro - Can You Feel It (3:03)
30. Bobby Goldsboro - Time Good, Time Bad (3:54)

1. Booker T. & The MG's - Something (4:10)
2. Andy Williams - One Day Of Your Life (2:30)
3. Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - Humphrey The Camel (3:06)
4. Conway Twitty - Fifteen Years Ago (3:10)
5. Raiders - Just Seventeen (3:51)
6. Jackie DeShannon - Brighton Hill (2:17)
7. José Feliciano - Destiny (2:27)
8. José Feliciano - Susie-Q (5:06)
9. Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter (3:00)
10. Turley Richards - Love Minus Zero-No Limit (3:08)
11. O.C. Smith - Primrose Lane (2:27)
12. Sonny James - It's Just A Matter Of Time (2:35)
13. Charley Pride - Wonder Could I Live There Anymore (2:35)
14. Frank Sinatra - I Would Be In Love (Anyway) (2:32)
15. Bobby Vee - Sweet Sweetheart (2:43)
16. Bobby Vee - Rock And Roll Music And You (2:38)
17. The Meters - Hand Clapping Song (2:56)
18. Berlin Philharmonic - Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op 30 (1:42)
19. Merle Haggard - The Fightin' Side Of Me (2:54)
20. Tammy Wynette - Run, Woman, Run (2:27)
21. The Lettermen - Hang On Sloopy (3:57)
22. Barry Mann - Feelings (2:16)
23. Bobby Vinton - No Arms Can Ever Hold You (2:23)
24. Bobby Vinton - I've Got That Lovin' Feelin' (Back Again) (2:33)
25. Johnny Rivers - Fire And Rain (3:31)
26. The Tokens - Don't Worry Baby (2:55)
27. Rotary Connection - Want You To Know (3:02)
28. Rotary Connection - Memory Band (3:22)
29. The Byrds - Jesus Is Just Alright (2:10)
30. The Byrds - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (4:53)

US Minor Hits 1970 Part 1 & Part 2

 

The already posted files contain all US Top 20 hits, released also in the UK. I have decided to add some more hits from Hot 100 - my subjective selection. I’ve been selecting rather hits that are a continuation of the music from the 1960s, not representing new trends of the 1970s. Many such hits in 1970 and I have selected 6x30=180, many of them released in 1969, single edits only, several B-sides.

Links and track list in the post below

track-list also in "Content"

1. Rare Earth - (I Know) I'm Losing You (3:40)
2. The Originals - The Bells (2:53)
3. Three Dog Night - Celebrate (2:59)
4. Three Dog Night - Out in the Country (3:08)
5. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Love Land (3:05)
6. Michael Parks - Long Lonesome Highway (2:07)
7. Mountain - Mississippi Queen (2:31)
8. The Supremes - Everybody's Got The Right To Love (2:40)
9. Michael Nesmith - Joanne (3:12)
10. Teegarden & Van Winkle - God, Love and Rock & Roll (3:02)
11. Jack Blanchard & Mitsy Morgan - Tennessee Birdwalk (2:44)
12. Neil Diamond - Shilo (2:57)
13. 5th Dimension, The - Puppet Man (2:58)
14. Bobby Sherman - Hey, Mister Sun (2:32)
15. Wilson Pickett - Sugar Sugar (2:57)
16. Wilson Pickett - Cole, Cooke & Redding (3:49)
17. Mark Lindsay - Silver Bird (3:02)
18. Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time (3:07)
19. B.J. Thomas - Everybody's Out Of Town (2:44)
20. 5th Dimension, The - Save The Country (2:40)
21. El Chicano - Viva Tirado - Pt. 1 (4:32)
22. El Chicano - Viva Tirado - Pt. 2 (3:06)
23. The Three Degrees - Maybe (3:40)
24. The Poppy Family - That's Where I Went Wrong (2:34)
25. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Lucretia Mac Evil (3:05)
26. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Lucretia's Reprise (2:18)
27. Neil Diamond - Soolaimon (4:17)
28. Vincent Bell - Airport Love Theme (3:01)
29. Vincent Bell - Marilyn's Theme (2:36)
30. Mashmakhan - As The Years Go By (3:00)
 
1. John Phillips - Mississippi (3:10)
2. Melanie - Peace Will Come (According To Plan) (4:49)
3. Melanie - Peace Will Come (According To Plan) - Short Verion (3:19)
4. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Heed The Call (3:19)
5. Ike & Tina Turner - I Want To Take You Higher (2:53)
6. The Mike Curb Congregation - Burning Bridges (2:45)
7. The Grass Roots - Baby Hold On (2:38)
8. Street People - Jennifer Tomkins (1:54)
9. Johnny Cash - If I Were A Carpenter (3:00)
10. Crabby Appleton - Go Back (3:05)
11. Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away (3:30)
12. Dionne Warwick - Make It Easy On Yourself (2:43)
13. B.J. Thomas - Most Of All (2:55)
14. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance (2:46)
15. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - The Beggar (2:50)
16. Ray Charles - If You Were Mine (2:49)
17. Ray Charles - Till I Can't Take It No More (3:32)
18. The Mamas & The Papas - New World Coming (2:11)
19. Marty Robbins - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (3:34)
20. Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Silver Moon (3:11)
21. Dionne Warwick - Paper Mache (2:56)
22. Dionne Warwick - The Green Grass Starts To Grow (3:01)
23. The Grass Roots - Walking Through The Country (3:01)
24. Redbone - Maggie (2:43)
25. Redbone - New Blue Sermonette (3:27)
26. Bobby Vinton - My Elusive Dreams (3:14)
27. Bobby Vinton - Over And Over (2:21)
28. Norman Greenbaum - Canned Ham (2:52)
29. Norman Greenbaum - Junior Caddilac (3:32)
30. Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down - live (4:03)
31. Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down (3:53)
32. Vic Dana - If I Never Knew Your Name (3:22)

Lost Gems on 45’s, Part 2

 

This Part contains the most popular song in Poland in the early 60’s: L. Fisher & A. Gulino – Telegram Of Love. Those days, access to vinyls was in Poland limited to zero and records pressed on postcards replaced them. Telegram of Love, also frequently played in Polish Radio, was on top for few years. Every 70+, living in Poland in the 60s, remembers this song. Very nice tune, absolutely unknown outside of Poland. 45 was pressed in US and Italy. Also, discographies of other US Forgotten Artists: The Cannonballs, Lenny & The Thundertones, Lois Butler. Track-list and link in the Aggregate Post below.

Lost Gems 60's, Part 1

 

For more than a decade I’ve been running radio program, RetroPuls, in the Regional Radio Station in Silesia (3 mln population). These gems (denoted in red) have been selected, by the listeners, to RetroPuls Hall Of Fame. I have decided to add other sides and share them – link and track-list (bottom rows) in the in the Aggregate Post below – no pass.

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 185: Eddie Falcon; Jack Good; Red Price; Rex & The Minors; The Scots Of St. James; Doc Thomas Group

 

Eddie Falcon. Obscure British singer.

Jack Good was an English musician, manager, TV producer, musical theatre director and record producer. 
Good played and recorded with Lord Rockingham's XI. Their hit singles included "Fried Onions" and the better known UK Singles Chart #1, "Hoots Mon". In 1960 he recorded one single under his name, credited to Jack Good's Fat Noise.

Red Price. British, saxophone player. Another member of Lord Rockingham's XI.

Rex & The Minors. Yet another artists related to Lord Rockingham's XI.

 Doc Thomas Group. UK Mod, Rhythm & Blues band from Herefordshire.

The Scots Of St. James. Hailing from Glasgow, The Scots of St James began life as The In Crowd but changed name after moving down to London.

Link, track-list and wish-list below 

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 184: Tony & Howard w. The Dictators; The Echo-Sounds; The Rising Sons; The Skyliners; Swinging Harpsichord of Derek New; Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers

 

Herbie Goins. American singer (1939-2015). Frontman in 1963 of the Blues Incorporated by Alexis Korner. In 1965 left the 'Father of the British Blues' to join another band where came also a virtuoso guitarist: John McLaughlin.
Herbie Goins & The Nigh-Timers
quickly became one of the hottest R&B bands in UK. 

The Rising Sons. Shel Talmy’s obscure British beat group.

The Skyliners. Another obscure British beat group.

Tony & Howard w. The Dictators. Tony Moore and Howard Gordon became close friends at an early age as they were neighbours living a few doors away from each other in Bournemouth...

The Echo-Sounds. From Glasgow. They played and recorded in Germany....

 Link, track-list and wish-list below

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 183: Little Frankie; Rey Anton (Oriole); Stuart Beckett; Barbara Ruskin (Piccadilly)

 

Rey Anton (born Leonard Hirons). Like a lot of schoolboys, dreamt of becoming a pop star. To gain invaluable experience, he joined the Mecca Organisation on a three-year contract, where he got to sing with the Johnny Dankworth Band and the Cyril Stapleton Orchestra. In 1962, Rey signed to the Oriole label and recorded four singles....

Little Frankie (real name Denise Jones). British pop singer who was backed by The Chimes and The Country Gentlemen (see BL 119), and worked with songwriter Graham Gouldman, later of 10cc. In 1963 and 1964 she released two singles, on Decca, credited to
The Chimes Featuring Denise (see BL 20)....

Barbara Ruskin. Born in East Ham, in 1948, moved to Stoke Newington (north-east London) before starting secondary school. In 1964, she was offered a contract with Piccadilly Records and released her first single.....

Stuart Beckett. Obscure British singer....

 Link, track-list and wish-list below

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 182.1,2: Dick Jordan (Don Duke) Part 1,2

 

Link, track-list and wish-list below

Dick Jordan aka Don Duke. Real Name: Derrick Biscombe. Between 1960 and 1963, as Don Duke he released 19 7" records for Embassy and appeared on one Embassy LP. He continued to record under the Dick Jordan alias through to the mid 1960's on a number of labels. (Discogs)

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 181: Peter Anathan; Tim Andrews; Katch 22; The Gremlins

Tim Andrews (Real Name: Chris Andrews). British singer-songwriter and recording artist. As a singer-musician he played in seminal psychedelic and freakbeat bands Fleur De Lys (BL 108) Ruperts People (BL 163) and The Gremlins (see below). As a solo artist Andrews released six psychedelic pop singles between 1966-70, changing his name to Tim "Chris" Andrews (to distinguish from the prominent British songwriter Christopher Andrews). 

The Gremlins. Freakbeat band

Peter Anathan. Scottish pop singer

 Katch 22. British group formed in 1964, Sutton, Greater London. The group dabbled in freakbeat, mod and psych pop.

 Link, track-list and wish-list below
 

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 180: Hal Munro (Neville Taylor)

 

Neville Taylor and his band, The Cutters, were among the handful of black rock & roll acts working in England during the late '50s. The West Indian-born Taylor had an excellent ballad style, but on the hard-rocking numbers he was heavily influenced by Little Richard's vocal style. The group was signed to EMI's Parlophone label, where they released four singles. The Cutters released one single on Decca (see BL 79). (wiki)

At the same time Taylor signed a contract with Embassy Records and released several tracks for this label, only one track as Neville Taylor all other tracks under a pseudonym 

Hal Munro.

Link, track-list and wish-list below

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 179: Lesser Known Embassy Artists

 

1. Michael Bond - 76 Trombones (2:28)
2. Johnny Chester - As You Like It (1:57)
3. Johnny Chester - Last Night Was Made for Love (2:09)
4. Kim Davey - I've Told Every Little Star (2:15)
5. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - How Soon (2:43)
6. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - Tokyo Melody (2:57)
7. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - 007 (from 'From Russia With Love') (2:16)
8. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - The James Bond Theme (from 'Doctor No') (1:59)
9. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - Trains And Boats And Planes (2:32)
10. Jeanette Michel - Dominique (2:59)
11. Barry Johns - I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (1:40)
12. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Sweet And Gentle (2:33)
13. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Say Si-Si (1:38)
14. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Siboney (3:09)
15. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Mambo Jambo (2:26)
16. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Cha-Cha-Cha Con Melodia (2:12)
17. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Green Eyes (2:13)
18. The Pearls - He's So Fine (1:43)
19. Hank Rogers - Deck Of Cards (3:48)
20. Vicky Stevens - As Long As He Needs Me (2:29)
21. Vicky Stevens - Where Is Love? (2:16)
22. Russ Vincent - Jealousy (2:45)
23. Russ Vincent - Hats Off to Larry (1:52)
24. Marian Williams - Let's Talk About Love (1:52)
25. Paul Rich & Marian Williams - Opposites (2:35)
26. Marion Williams - Little Miss Lonely (3:00)
27. Marion Williams - V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N (2:15)
28. Marion Williams - The Loco-Motion (2:12)
29. Charles Young, Elizabeth Humphreys & The Embassy Singers - Make Believe (2:46)
30. Charles Young, Elizabeth Humphreys & The Embassy Singers - Why Do I Love You? (1:54)
31. Charles Young - Johnny Will (2:22)

Link, track-list and wish-list below

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 178: Kay Barry; Happy Knights Jazz Band

 

Link, track-list and wish-list below

Kay Barry (Real Name: Barbara Kay). British pop singer. In the early 1960s she recorded 21 tracks for Embassy Records.

Happy Knights Jazz Band. Embassy Records trad-jazz studio-band. They released ten tracks, six on singles and four on ‘Back To The 20’s’ LP.  They accompanied Don Duke (Dick Jordan) and Bobby Stevens (Ray Pilgrim) on other eight tracks.