BassMan
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Music and History are my main interests, along with art. Another Twitter/FB refugee...
Suffice to say, there is ZERO chance of your local radio station adding this song to the Christmas playlist. We hear the tale of a stranded man on December 24th, in a snow storm, trying to catch a ride as traffic passes by.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Suffice to say, there is ZERO chance of your local radio station adding this song to the Christmas playlist. We hear the tale of a stranded man on December 24th, in a snow storm, trying to catch a ride as traffic passes by.
youtu.be/2KE2yY9rZ9w?...
youtu.be/2KE2yY9rZ9w?...
Every year, I try and turn on a few more people to this timeless record. What happens when you cross Pet Sounds era Beach Boys contrapuntal harmonies with Dave Brubeck? Take two minutes to listen and find out.
youtu.be/gTYpL2PWEvo?...
youtu.be/gTYpL2PWEvo?...
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Every year, I try and turn on a few more people to this timeless record. What happens when you cross Pet Sounds era Beach Boys contrapuntal harmonies with Dave Brubeck? Take two minutes to listen and find out.
youtu.be/gTYpL2PWEvo?...
youtu.be/gTYpL2PWEvo?...
Them's last recording with Van Morrison. Recorded in 1966, Van left shortly thereafter. Initially, only released in Ireland and Holland, the Dutch EP came with scrumptious liner notes.
youtu.be/dVoK1whX82g?...
youtu.be/dVoK1whX82g?...
September 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Them's last recording with Van Morrison. Recorded in 1966, Van left shortly thereafter. Initially, only released in Ireland and Holland, the Dutch EP came with scrumptious liner notes.
youtu.be/dVoK1whX82g?...
youtu.be/dVoK1whX82g?...
It never changes, but given the current circumstances, it hits the nail on the head.
September 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It never changes, but given the current circumstances, it hits the nail on the head.
Sometimes one just needs to turn it off.
September 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sometimes one just needs to turn it off.
A band from Cornwall The Onyx released You've Gotta Be With Me in 1968. This is excellent Hollies style power pop.
youtu.be/xiDcMt8VDfE?...
youtu.be/xiDcMt8VDfE?...
July 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A band from Cornwall The Onyx released You've Gotta Be With Me in 1968. This is excellent Hollies style power pop.
youtu.be/xiDcMt8VDfE?...
youtu.be/xiDcMt8VDfE?...
I wanted to tip my cap to Brian Wilson with something that hasn't been played to death. Fire was cut during the Smile sessions in late 1966. It is a striking and weird piece of music.
youtu.be/emETVsG4Mbo?...
youtu.be/emETVsG4Mbo?...
June 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I wanted to tip my cap to Brian Wilson with something that hasn't been played to death. Fire was cut during the Smile sessions in late 1966. It is a striking and weird piece of music.
youtu.be/emETVsG4Mbo?...
youtu.be/emETVsG4Mbo?...
Peter Green's singing and playing are both gorgeous on Need Your Love So Bad, from the Spring of 1968. This clip is from a BBC appearance. The strings add just the right touch of psychedelia to this old blues chestnut. youtu.be/RtmW2ek7WkQ?...
March 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Peter Green's singing and playing are both gorgeous on Need Your Love So Bad, from the Spring of 1968. This clip is from a BBC appearance. The strings add just the right touch of psychedelia to this old blues chestnut. youtu.be/RtmW2ek7WkQ?...
A very trippy B Side from the Amazing Friendly Apple. Magician has two distinct halves, the first part tells the tale of a Tolkien type character, while the second features a long mellotron and sax workout. This was their only 45. youtu.be/BLsZZQzN-m8?...
March 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A very trippy B Side from the Amazing Friendly Apple. Magician has two distinct halves, the first part tells the tale of a Tolkien type character, while the second features a long mellotron and sax workout. This was their only 45. youtu.be/BLsZZQzN-m8?...
By 1966, Van Morrison's writing was taking a more observant tack. Mighty Like A Rose seems to have been recorded in the Spring of 1966, a song about a free spirited young woman. It is one of the last things Van recorded with the band before going solo. youtu.be/e6mGc3B-NbE?...
March 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
By 1966, Van Morrison's writing was taking a more observant tack. Mighty Like A Rose seems to have been recorded in the Spring of 1966, a song about a free spirited young woman. It is one of the last things Van recorded with the band before going solo. youtu.be/e6mGc3B-NbE?...
A couple of years prior to I Fought The Law, Bobby Fuller was doing surf music. Our Favorite Martian was a tip of the cap to the TV show My Favorite Martian, and it features some top notch guitar work. youtu.be/axKht36eReY?...
March 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A couple of years prior to I Fought The Law, Bobby Fuller was doing surf music. Our Favorite Martian was a tip of the cap to the TV show My Favorite Martian, and it features some top notch guitar work. youtu.be/axKht36eReY?...
The Syn were a Mod/Psych band. Chris Squire, later of Yes, was a member. Despite being popular in the London clubs, none of their 45s took off, which is a shame as they were all rather good. Grounded is from the Spring of 1967. youtu.be/lXDUz_wJo70?...
March 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Syn were a Mod/Psych band. Chris Squire, later of Yes, was a member. Despite being popular in the London clubs, none of their 45s took off, which is a shame as they were all rather good. Grounded is from the Spring of 1967. youtu.be/lXDUz_wJo70?...
A music room, circa 1961. Neat design, this would be fun for parties.
March 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A music room, circa 1961. Neat design, this would be fun for parties.
A mild flirtation with psychedelia, The Everly Brothers recorded Your Just What I Was Looking For Today as a possible single in 1967. Phil really liked it, but Warners consigned it to the vaults for 30 years. It eventually appeared on several compilations in the 1990s. youtu.be/tZdYMQh-n0k?...
March 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A mild flirtation with psychedelia, The Everly Brothers recorded Your Just What I Was Looking For Today as a possible single in 1967. Phil really liked it, but Warners consigned it to the vaults for 30 years. It eventually appeared on several compilations in the 1990s. youtu.be/tZdYMQh-n0k?...
The Four Pennies tended to do ballads, their biggest success being Juliet, a UK #1 in 1964. Towards the end of the group's career, they picked the tempo up a bit. Trouble Is My Middle Name is probably their best 45 and was a minor hit in 1966. #beat
youtu.be/Ti7VmvqhSsY?...
youtu.be/Ti7VmvqhSsY?...
March 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Four Pennies tended to do ballads, their biggest success being Juliet, a UK #1 in 1964. Towards the end of the group's career, they picked the tempo up a bit. Trouble Is My Middle Name is probably their best 45 and was a minor hit in 1966. #beat
youtu.be/Ti7VmvqhSsY?...
youtu.be/Ti7VmvqhSsY?...
Nancy Sinatra, going through her record collection, 1966.
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Nancy Sinatra, going through her record collection, 1966.
Long before Andy Summers became a star with The Police, he was Zoot Money's right hand man. Big Time Operator was Zoot's one real hit single, from the fall of 1966. Very much in the Georgie Fame/Flamingo club style of jazzy R 'n B.
youtu.be/U1Mik9b2nUw?...
youtu.be/U1Mik9b2nUw?...
March 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Long before Andy Summers became a star with The Police, he was Zoot Money's right hand man. Big Time Operator was Zoot's one real hit single, from the fall of 1966. Very much in the Georgie Fame/Flamingo club style of jazzy R 'n B.
youtu.be/U1Mik9b2nUw?...
youtu.be/U1Mik9b2nUw?...
By 1967, Phil Ochs was looking to broaden his audience. He moved from Elcectra to A&M, and Tape From California is both one of his most melodic and literate compositions. Despite good reviews, the album failed to sell in a big way. youtu.be/Eiy89mcijwA?...
March 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
By 1967, Phil Ochs was looking to broaden his audience. He moved from Elcectra to A&M, and Tape From California is both one of his most melodic and literate compositions. Despite good reviews, the album failed to sell in a big way. youtu.be/Eiy89mcijwA?...
This is the 45 where The Mindbenders came to an end and the beginnings of 10cc can be heard. Graham Gouldman, having recently joined the group, wrote Uncle Joe The Ice Cream Man in the Spring of 1968. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin scored the string quartet. youtu.be/bmmR7sNe0rA?...
March 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is the 45 where The Mindbenders came to an end and the beginnings of 10cc can be heard. Graham Gouldman, having recently joined the group, wrote Uncle Joe The Ice Cream Man in the Spring of 1968. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin scored the string quartet. youtu.be/bmmR7sNe0rA?...
Proof positive that The Monkees could indeed sound like Procul Harum. Porpoise Song (1968) was one of the last Goffin/King songs, and was produced and arranged by Jack Nitzche.
youtu.be/5tvl68Fskrk?...
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March 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Proof positive that The Monkees could indeed sound like Procul Harum. Porpoise Song (1968) was one of the last Goffin/King songs, and was produced and arranged by Jack Nitzche.
youtu.be/5tvl68Fskrk?...
youtu.be/5tvl68Fskrk?...
Definitely one of the stranger tracks in the Peter and Gordon catalog. You've Had Better Times (1968) is basically a piss take, but it works as a sly musical joke. youtu.be/YNshStP48es?...
March 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Definitely one of the stranger tracks in the Peter and Gordon catalog. You've Had Better Times (1968) is basically a piss take, but it works as a sly musical joke. youtu.be/YNshStP48es?...
There is a fair amount of unreleased DC5 material in the can. Lower Your Pride sounds like late 1966 to my ears. Great vocal and organ sound from Mike Smith. youtu.be/KC4n6hjTBNc?...
February 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There is a fair amount of unreleased DC5 material in the can. Lower Your Pride sounds like late 1966 to my ears. Great vocal and organ sound from Mike Smith. youtu.be/KC4n6hjTBNc?...
Shawn Phillips was an American folkie who headed to the UK in 1964. He met Donovan, and also began a serious study of the sitar. His Stargazer made a brilliant single, but it was a shade too daring and failed to sell in a big way. youtu.be/I4w5y8E7vvs?...
February 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Shawn Phillips was an American folkie who headed to the UK in 1964. He met Donovan, and also began a serious study of the sitar. His Stargazer made a brilliant single, but it was a shade too daring and failed to sell in a big way. youtu.be/I4w5y8E7vvs?...
The Motions were one of the many Dutch groups that came up circa 1965. Aligning themselves firmly on the Mod end of the spectrum, For Another Man did well in The Netherlands. Written by group member Robby Van Leewun, who was later in Shocking Blue.
youtu.be/2QLh-WDgcrw?...
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February 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Motions were one of the many Dutch groups that came up circa 1965. Aligning themselves firmly on the Mod end of the spectrum, For Another Man did well in The Netherlands. Written by group member Robby Van Leewun, who was later in Shocking Blue.
youtu.be/2QLh-WDgcrw?...
youtu.be/2QLh-WDgcrw?...
Blackburn & Snow were a popular duo when the San Francisco scene was beginning to take off. Stranger In A Strange Land (1966) is credited to Stanley Omar. This was actually David Crosby using a pen name. Chock full of gorgeous harmonies.
youtu.be/1lZGS99oRig?...
youtu.be/1lZGS99oRig?...
February 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Blackburn & Snow were a popular duo when the San Francisco scene was beginning to take off. Stranger In A Strange Land (1966) is credited to Stanley Omar. This was actually David Crosby using a pen name. Chock full of gorgeous harmonies.
youtu.be/1lZGS99oRig?...
youtu.be/1lZGS99oRig?...