I know very little about this blistering folk rocker. It's a US band. Rumor was that actor Mark Harmon was in the band, but this turned out to be untrue. It's My Mind was not a hit, but is much better than most garage rock that ends up on comps. Thank you to Opulent Conceptions for turning me onto this track.
Glorious Stuff! I first heard this song on the excellent Dream Babes series. Splendor In The Grass was written by Jackie De Shannon and recorded with the Byrds. While Jackie's recordings for Liberty were often glorious and meticulous, her original version seemed a little shambolic. The Byrds were a shortcoming in this case, unfortunately. The all-female group called the Boys recorded the song later, but the Gullivers People version is the best of the three. This is partly due to the stunning production that made mid-60s British recordings so compelling. I also included the b-side, Took This Land, a pop folk protest song which was trendy during this period. Again, the production elevates the song. Gullivers People - Splendor In The Grass - Parlophone (1966)
Gullivers People - Took This Land - Parlophone (1966)
I recently got on a Gary Usher kick after hearing the amazing Just Walk Away by the Castells. The man behind the knobs was Gary Usher, famous for his work with the Beach Boys and late 60s psych projects. Usher was responsible for a number of mid-60s gems. Because I tend to gravitate towards pop songs neatly compressed in under 3 minutes, songs like It's A Lie are right up my alley. The song suggests a subtle move away from surf into folk rock territory, with chiming guitars and Beatles For Sale inspired complaints.
Welcome to the Resurrection Beat Machine! This blog is dedicated to lost 60s pop songs from the US, UK and abroad. Whenever possible, please purchase music and support the artists / labels. Kingston Trio - Stay Awhile available here.
Three Song was recorded for a group of Decca albums during latter part of the career of the Kingston Trio, sometimes called the (John) Stewart Years, after the departure of Dave Guard in 1961. Three Song was not a hit for the group. Interestingly, though, it was written by Mason Williams, who, in 1968, scored a huge hit with Classical Gas. Three Song is a lovely little harmony number that has more in common with 60s folk than the manly, Irish pub style ballads that the Kingston Trio became famous for during their early career. The Kingston Trio decided to fold two years later in 1967 due to the changing tastes of the public. That year, John Stewart scored a huge hit with Daydream Believer for the Monkees. No copyright infringement intended. I will remove this immediately at the request of the owners. This channel and blog are not monetized. The purpose is to promote the music. If you like what you hear and it is available on cd, vinyl or as a digital download, please purchase and support the artists & labels. Kingston Trio - Three Song from Stay Awhile - Decca (1965)
Kingston Trio - Three Song from Stay Awhile - Decca (1965)
The Overlanders were one of the most interesting artists on Pye. Unlike many of their labelmates, with exceptional exceptions like the Kinks, the Overlanders had a truly original sound. Perhaps this is due to the Overlanders beginnings as a folk act before turning to the (eventually) more profitable beat sound. It took several years for the group to have a big hit with a cover of the Beatles Michelle. However, the Overlanders recorded plenty of noteworthy sides that never graced the charts. My Life is an excellent example of moody beat at it's finest. No copyright infringement intended. I will remove this immediately at the request of the owners. This channel and blog are not monetized. The purpose is to promote the music. If you like what you hear and it is available on cd, vinyl or as a digital download, please purchase and support the artists & labels. The Overlanders - My Life - Pye (1966)
What I find curious about regional pop music from the 1960s, especially with garage bands, is the ratio of pop vs. R&B acts seemed to vary massively from city to city. Florida was a hotbed of musical activity and variety. Tampa seemed to have an unusually high number of great pop bands, including The Tropics, The Outsiders, The Royal Guardsmen and the Roemans. The Tropics were the biggest group in Tampa for a time, winning a national battle of the bands, followed by two highly collectible singles on Columbia. For A Long Time is my favorite Tropics tune, released on the local Thames label. Thames reflects the fixation the USA had at the time with all things British, thanks to the flood of English mop-headed wailers. I was lucky enough to get a copy of this back in the 1990s. At that point, local sixties pop singles were extremely hard to find.
No copyright infringement intended. I will remove this immediately at the request of the owners. This channel and blog are not monetized. The purpose is to promote the music. If you like what you hear and it is available on cd, vinyl or as a digital download, please purchase and support the artists & labels.
Welcome to the Resurrection Beat Machine! This blog is dedicated to lost 60s pop songs from the US, UK and abroad. Whenever possible, please purchase music and support the artists / labels.
I created a series of compilations featuring album tracks, b-sides and unreleased 60s tunes about 20 years ago featuring the kind of 60s pop that I liked. I called them Resurrection Beat Machine. I've always preferred radio pop to garage rock. It seems like more people like me have come out of the woods in recent years to share their love of 1960s pop, whether they call it Sunshine Pop, British Invasion & Beat, Freakbeat, Psych Pop, Girl Groups, French Pop, Harmony Pop or Folk Rock. Since I am on my 7th volume of 1960s CD comps, I thought I would start sharing my discoveries in a blog. If you dig vintage Brazilian music, check out my other blog: http://forrolpgringo.blogspot.com/
Man With Money, written and performed by the Everly Brothers, was the first song from my first compilation. It is still as stunning to me today as the first time I heard it. Mike Sin of the Insomniacs tipped me off to an Everly Brothers / Hollies collaboration album called Two Yanks In England. At the time, I had no idea that the Everlys were producing such great work in the mid 1960s. That purchase led me to the Everly Brothers CD boxed set, Heartaches and Harmonies, which I highly recommend. Man With Money, in my estimation, was the jewel of the set. This song epitomizes everything I love about 1960s pop. Beautiful production, great singing, killer playing by seasoned musicians, harpsichord and guts. This was covered by a number of groups, including the Who, Wild Uncertainty and the Eyes, but none of those versions are nearly as good as this one.
Everly Brothers - Man With Money from Beat & Soul + Love Is Strange b-side - Warner Brothers (1965)
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Everly Brothers - rare Love Is Strange / Man With Money US picture sleeve
