The Untamed • I'll Go Crazy/My Baby Is Gone

This cool R&B/Beat group, The Untamed, came from Worthing and released 5 fine 45's between '64 and '66. This one, their third, was a cover of James Brown's "I'll Go Crazy" (which Jimmy Page, then a session man, played on), and a slightly better B-side, "My Baby Is Gone". Both are killer tracks anyhow.

Appearing on the front page of NME.

I'll Go Crazy

My Baby Is Gone

The Southern Sound • I Don't Wanna Go

The Southern Sound only made the mega-rare 45 "Just The Same As You/I Don't Wanna Go" in '66, but what a 45 it is! Both sides are perfect, even if the B-side actually is a bit better. "I Don't Wanna Go" is a frantic, The Sorrows-esque number, with the same vocal style as Sorrows vocalist Don Fardon and the same bouncing drumbeats that The Sorrows had. But the 45 sold poorly and Columbia did quit the contract.

The even rarer Norwegian picture sleeve.

Just The Same As You

I Don't Wanna Go

Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds • Buzz With The Fuzz

Chris Farlowe is best known for his cover on The Stones' song 'Out Of Time'. However, his last 45 (with backing band The Thunderbirds) on Columbia, before switching to Immediate, Buzz With The Fuzz, is my personal favourite. The 45 was quickly withdrawn by Columbia when they realised the title and lyrics actually was about drugs.

60's Pop Duos Part 5: State Of Micky & Tommy

Okay, so the final part of my "60's Pop Duos" series have arrived. Now we're going to talk about the State Of Micky & Tommy, a little duo consisting of Tommy Brown & Micky Jones (Later of Foreigner; even if this is 200 times better that anything Foreigner ever recorded). These two guys earlier worked as session musicians for French musicians like Johnny Hallyday and Francoise Hardy, and now decided to record some singles.

Ron Wood: 64 Years Today

Ron Wood, member of Faces, Rolling Stones and of course one of my favourites, The Birds, turns 64 today. So let's celebrate with some cool Birds pictures...

... and my favourite two Birds songs.

That's nice!

60's Pop Duos Part 1: The Merseys

Probably my favourite 60's duo, along with The Truth and Twice As Much. Evolving from The Merseybeats, featuring Billy Kinsley & Tony Crane.

Oh, now i know where Noel Gallagher got his look!

Hmm.. can someone please tell me what's going on here?

"And on the cover, one is going to sit in an armchair with a dog, and
the other one is going to stand beside! Right in the middle of a street!"
"You're a genius, Carl!"

French 60's EP's

As we all know, the French has a special sense for making lovely EP's. So here are some...

THE ACTION- Shadows & Reflections/Something Has Hit Me/Never Ever/Twenty Fourth Hour

THE ARTWOODS- Oh My Love/Big City/If I Ever Get My Hands On You/Sweet Mary 

OLA & THE JANGLERS- That's When/I Need To Sing/Not In My Life/Can't You Feel

THE SEEDS- No Escape/Excuse, Excuse/Can't Seem To Make You Mine/Daisy Mae

(...even if they forgot to write 'time' between 'the' and 'flies')

THE SHAMROCKS- Don't Say/Days/Smoke Rings/How The Time Flies

THE CREATION- Making Time/Biff Bang Pow/Try And Stop Me/Sylvette

THE EASYBEATS- Heaven & Hell/River Deep, Mountain High/All Gone Boy/You Me, We Love

A BAND OF ANGELS- She'll Never Be You/Gonna Make A Woman/Me/Not True As Yet

THE BIRDS- No Good Without You/How Can It Be/Leaving Here/Next In Line

THE SMOKE- Just Your Way Of Lovin'/If The Weather's Sunny/I Would If I Could But I Can't/Wake Up, Cherylina

SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET- She's About A Mover/We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight/The Tracker/Blue Norther

SHOTGUN EXPRESS- I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round/Curtains/Funny 'Cos Neither Could I/Indian Thing

THE SORROWS- Let Me In/How Love Used To Be/Don't Wanna Be Free/No No No No

TWICE AS MUCH- True Story/Sittin' On A Fence/You're So Good For Me/Step Out Of Line

THE PRETTY THINGS- Don't Bring Me Down/Rosalyn/Big Boss Man/We'll Be Together

THE MERSEYS- Rhythm Of Love/Is It Love/So Sad About Us/Sorrow

THE MOODY BLUES- Go Now/It's Easy Child/Steal Your Heart Away/Loose Your Money

JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS- Looking Back/So Many Roads/Parchman Farm/Key To Love

Hume Paton R.I.P

And to continue the sadness, i newly read that Hume Patton, lead guitarist with the best Scottish 60's freakbeat/psych group The Poets, died from a heart attack in Grenada, 30th April.

Hume Paton, second from left 

Hume Paton 1944-2011

... and my favourite Poets track.

Chances Are- Fragile Child

The Chances Are only released this great toe tapper on Columbia in 1967, but it went nowhere and the group faded into obscurity, which resulted in very little information about them. That's life, lads.

Ad for the group's only 45

Cool ads & articles about 60's groups

Ad for 'Baby You've Got It' by The Action

Ad for 'Arnold Layne' by Pink Floyd

Ad for 'I Take What I Want' by The Artwoods

Concert ad for David Bowie & The Lower Third at The Marquee Club

Ad for 'Circles' by Les Fleur de Lys

Ad for 'A Memory' by Hljómar (Thor's Hammer) (Or possibly a concert ad, sorry i don't speak Icelandic)

Ad for 'I'm A Man' by The Spencer Davis Group

Ad for 'Gypsy Fred' by The Koobas

Article about The Move

Ad for 'My Friend Jack' by The Smoke

Ad for 'Painter Man' by The Creation

Ad for 'No Presents For Me' by Pandamonium

Drum ad for Rogers Drums, featuring Pete York from The Spencer Davis Group

Ad for 'Baby Don't You Do It' by The Poets

Article about The Pretty Things (Indeed, i would be worried if i were one of their parents too)

Ad for the Ready Steady Who EP by The Who

Ad for 'I Take It That We're Through' by The Riot Squad

Ad for 'I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round' by The Shotgun Express

Ad for 'All Or Nothing' by The Small Faces

Ad for 'Sorrow' by The Merseys

Ad for some bands having gigs at the Tiles Club

Ad for 'Jingle Jangle' by The Truth

Ad for 'Substitute' by The Who

Ad for 'Girl' by The Truth