The moment I saw this video title, Andrew, I knew it wouldn't be complete without Odessey And Oracle and you didn't disappoint. Though ignored at the time of its release, it's finally become recognised for the grand work that it is. I was fortunate to catch the original Zombies, reunited to promote the album's 50th anniversary tour. Even better, I had a wonderful meeting with Chris White and Hugh Grundy and they were delightful in their easy going, next door neighbour, friendliness. We talked music, of course, with me admitting my favourite part of any group is the rhythm section and how critical bass and drums are to a band's sound and appeal. Watching the original band play the album's entirety was one of the thrills of my lifetime.
@@bedlach Absolutely! I believe he'd only been playing a couple of years before The Zombies formed. The complicated rhythms he provided are way above what many can do after a lifetime of drumming. But, like so many underrated great songs from the 60s, look at the list of incredible drummers he 'competed' with for name recognition.
One of my fave. albums of from the 60's is, The Moody Blues, "On the Threshold of A Dream," which I listened to over and over for hours when it first came out. I'd add, "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down," by Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac's early albums, "Gift From a Flower to a Garden," by Donovan, "Post Card," by Mary Hopkin, "Renaissance," by Renaissance, "Unicorn," by Tyrannosaurus Rex, also the obvious albums by the Stones and Led Zeppelin. But ... where is Cream?
Thanks for the reminder of 'Renaissance'. One of those albums that one 'lends' but is never returned. That was 1973 so I don't suppose I'll get it back now.
I'm always amazed at how The Shadows managed to get such a great sound while so young. Hank Marvin's tone in particular and subtle use of echo/delay was masterful .
Fantastic video & great taste! Nick Drake’s music got me out of a deep state of depression when I was a teenager and “Waterloo Sunset” (my introduction was through the US “Kink Kronikles” compilation, which was a true eye opener) and “On Your Own Again” are two of my favorite songs in the English language.
Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Traffic, Animals, Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, Manfred Mann, Moody Blues, The Move, Pink Floyd, Yardbirds - all great 60's bands! 🙂
I think the Hollies are so underrated (compared to some other 60’s bands), they have some fantastic “pop” songs and how they only had 2 number 1’s (and one of them a reissue) is criminal. And they’re still going! (As much as any 60’s band can be, I guess) 😊👍
The Hollies had a group harmony style in the same league as just about any other group back then, including the Beach Boys. Thankfully Little Steven Van Zandt fought for their inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Check out that back story...
@@paulcarpenter999 Even now I love listening to songs from Confessions of a mind, a brilliant concept album about the trials and tribulations of relationships, one of my alltime favourites.
Underrated?! 😂 ridiculous, if you didn’t live through the 60s you simply wouldn’t know. The hollies were not underrated compared to anyone in the 60s or any other time.
It’s incredible that the Zombies and the Kinks weren’t huge in the 60s. Now they are among record geeks. My favorite British album of the 60s is S.F. Sorrow.
Snap! I bought in when it came out at the end of 1968, it was the mono issue, and I literally played it to death! I played it so much, I had to replace it by 1970! I now still have that same stereo copy from 1970! I've also got it on CD too. When people ask what my favourite album is, and I tell them "SF Sorrow" by the Pretty Things, it usually elicits blank looks! I just say go to TH-cam, and give it a spin...I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
I love The Who Sell Out. It's my favorite album by the band, it was such a smart decision to combine a bunch of disparate but excellent pop songs by stringing them together with the pirate radio broadcast concept was genius
"The Who Sell Out" is one of their best albums, but it was eclipsed by "Tommy" and has been given short shrift ever since then. I'm glad Andrew spotlighted it in this video. It's very much worth getting a copy in either LP or CD. I think Andrew should some day do an entire video on The Who. (From my mouth to Andrew's ear, right?) 😁
"The Who Sell Out" is one of my favorites as well. Certainly, the Who's intent was to recreate a "pirate radio" broadcast (as heard by UK listeners), but it was also reminiscent of "Top 40" AM US radio stations at the time, down to the between-song jingles (rumor is that Dallas, TX studio PAMS [Production Advertising Merchandising Service] made some of the jingles heard on the album). One could only wonder what would have happened if the Who had considered covering Terry Lea Jenkins' "My Hometown".
The Who’s “Sell Out” album was a tribute to pirate radio filled with commercials and PAMS jingles throughout the entire album. It was also released in the US on the Decca label (not to be confused with the UK Decca), and it features the single “I Can See For Miles”.
The Zombies were one of Elvis Presley's favorite groups. When they were touring in the U.S.A he very much wanted to meet them but sadly missed them by 5 minutes. He did meet their manager and told him how much he loved their music. Thank you for all this terrific information about some people I have never heard of. I do love Odgen's Nut Gone Flake by The Small Faces.
If you were a Kinks fan in the US in the late 60s it was both feast and famine. Why? Their singles generally got good airplay but because their albums were considered "too British" their albums quickly hit the discount racks for $2 or less. I still have a pristine mono copy of Something Else I picked up for $1. The famine part? Because of their dispute with musician's union in the US they were barred from playing here essentially from 1966-70. No live performances! That cost them fans and money.
They definitely received good airplay back in the 60s. When I was 11 years old, my parents bought me an AM transistor radio for Christmas 1965. The reason I know the year is that both AM top 40 radio stations in the Philadelphia area were playing the hell out of “Well-Respected Man” at the time.
The Kinks were banned from the States because of bad behavior in the 1965 tour and they paid the price- Sir Ray Davies and the band had great talent that we never saw in the '60's, not until years later.
I was sort of expecting "S.F. Sorrow" by the Pretty Things and "Would You Believe" by Billy Nicholls (both I have on CD) might show up in this video. I do have Odessey and Oracle, The Who Sell Out, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake and compilations of The Move, The Creation, and others. This video intrigued me of these other artists mentioned, who I knew of, but have never checked out. I will certainly put them on the list. Most interesting to me to hear is the Brian Auger "Open" album. Overall, I need to check them all out. edit: I also like Al Stewart's debut "Bedsitter Images."
Your instincts about The Kinks 'Something Else' being 'something special' are spot-on. It is the finest album by the group. I don't remember the source of the quote, but as I recall, when John Lennon was asked what his favourite album from 1967 was, he mentioned, without hesitation, 'Something Else' by The Kinks.
Personally, I couldn't make such a list without the inclusion of Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Billy Nicholls' Would You Believe, though it never actually came out in the '60s was recorded then, and it's wonderful!
Kinks' "Something Else" is still the great overlooked jewel of the time. The quality of the song writing is brilliant. It's lack of success in America was likely due to its quintessential "Englishness" -- subject matter that was quite foreign to the U.S. audience: all those songs about everyday privations, afternoon tea, class consciousness, nostalgia of home life, squalor & old Edwardian & Victorian relics etc. In that vein, Waterloo Sunset is a masterpiece.
Petula Clark was always my favorite female artist from that era. She had a bright, lovely voice, and those Tony Hatch hits were deliciously infectious. "I Know a Place", by the way, about a "swinging little cellar" was supposedly about the Cavern Club.
@@btard4978 Perfect analogy. And Dionne and Petula each had an extraordinary songwriter (Bacharach/David and Tony Hatch) behind them writing most of their hits.
Great video. I actually learned stuff. 😁 Am so glad you included The Kinks and Petula Clark. An album you might consider for a future video is "Days Of Future Passed" by The Moody Blues.
The Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger album was an unexpected but good choice. My dad had a copy and I bought a CD reissue. I started out liking the Julie Driscoll side better when I was a teenager, but I've really come around to the Brian Auger side now.
My Dad was a Shads fan & my Mum was a Cliff fan so I grew up with their music in the early 60s. Shadows Greatest Hits is an outstanding album. I ‘discovered’ The Beatles at Xmas ‘64. I Feel Fine was everywhere on the radio. I was too young to have money to buy records until the late 60s / early 70s. Like many 2nd generation Beatles fans it was 50 years ago this month that my Beatles journey really began with the Red & Blue albums. I know compilations aren’t for everyone but I loved the 20 Golden Greats in the 70s. These albums featuring The Beach Boys, The Hollies etc were my initial introduction to these great artists. I like to think that I’ve got a wide musical taste so I’m not too surprised that I’ve got 8/10 of the albums featured in your great video. I really must buy albums by Nick Drake & Billie Davis. Tell Him was a single I remember hearing eons ago. I seem to remember reading that the car crash stalled the careers of Billie Davis & Jet Harris.
The Brian Auger Trinity were the very first band that I saw live as a 15 year old- at the Dagenham Roundhouse in June 1969. The ‘grooviness’ most probably went over my head at the time but a memorable introduction to live music and went on to see some great acts at the same venue. A Salty Dog by Procol Harum would be my shout for a favourite and frequently overlooked 60’s album.
Well there’s Fairport Convention all albums, Family all albums, Idle Race especially The Birthday Party, The Troggs Only From Nowhere, Sunforest The Sound of Sunforest, Fleetwood Mac especially Then Play On, Donovan A Gift From a Flower to a Garden, Van Morrison Blowin’ Your Mind and Astral Weeks 😊
One of my favourite albums of the late 60's is TRUTH by JEFF BECK, back then there were many heavy guitar type bands emerging in the UK ,I still remember the first time I heard it when I walked into my local record shop one Saturday afternoon,it stopped me in my tracks,what a line up with Jeff on guitar and a young Rod Stewart on vocals,Ronnie Wood on bass,and Nicky Hopkins on keyboards,it still sounds good.I've still got my copy!!
I’d love to see an episode where you argue the merits of Walker’s first 5 albums- they’re all brilliant. Growing up in New York, Scott’s albums were impossible to find before their CD reissues. In fact, I’d read about Scott years before I was able to actually hear his music. Great job, Andrew! More of this, please…
Yes, Montague Terrace was the one that pretty much snapped my neck, especially when those drums kick in. Great list. Definitely going to look for that Auger/Driscoll album. Thanks.
Wow, this is a quality presentation! You really know your stuff, and while you chose some obvious winners, I’m grateful for being introduced to new stuff. It was also great to see Julie Driscoll on the list. An artist I stumbled onto, I often wondered whatever happened to her, as she seemed to be a genuine talent and a star in her day. A kind of proto-Annie Lennox, I’d like to see you do a presentation on her, as there’s nothing out there to be found. Also, I’d really like to see you do those Nick Drake and Scott Walker videos you mentioned! While I’m a huge Beatles fan, I think it’s time to expand your brand!
I passed my 11+ in 1963, and my mum allowed me to have 2 lps from Littlewoods Catalogue. I picked 2 Shadows albums as they were the in thing. Unfortunately one was out of stock so I picked the Beatles lp as an alternative because I liked the picture sleeve. Sixty years later I've still got them, both played to death. A feature on the Shadows 60s albums like you did with the Hollies would be very interesting.
Loved to see Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity among the selected albums, Andrew. Indeed, a fine choice. Some, or maybe most of these, would be on my list too. Cheers, Nelio.
Great video! Would love a deep dive on Nick Drake’s and Scott Walker’s albums. All masterpieces. Scott Walker lived in Chiswick until he died and I was awestruck to have seen him in Chiswick Sainsbury’s a couple of times around ten years ago. He cycled off with his groceries on his bike.
Some interesting choices here, Andrew. I would include 'Traffic', the second album by Traffic. Both Steve Winwood and Dave Mason hit their stride in song writing on that album. It's worth the investment for the stapled in booklet in early pressings.
I have got the 4 Schott Walker albums (Scott, Scott 2, SCOTT 3 and 4), Nick Drake's three albums. SOMETHING ELS (KINKS) is a masterpiece alongside FACE to FACE which should have been in your list too. Dusty's IN MEMPHIS is in my collection too. Wanted to find the SANDIE SHAW album you're refering to.
I can't do 10. British albums from the '60s I love include: -In the Court of the Crimson King -The Piper at the Gates of Dawn -A Saucerful of Secrets -Soundtrack from the Film "More" -Blind Faith -Something Else By the Kinks -The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society -Disraeli Gears -Wheels of Fire -Odessey and Oracle -The Who Sell Out -Led Zeppelin -Led Zeppelin II -Deep Purple -Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton -Wonderwall Music -Emotions -S.F. Sorrow -Yes If it wasn't for The Beatles I'd actually consider the yanks to have the superior '60s output, even if the Brits undoubtedly led the way.
Lovely to see The Shadows get some love, now just for Cliff to get his overdue respect for his brilliant early albums with them, especially 'Me And My Shadows'.
I’m sure their time will come around again. I’ve seen multiple original Cliff and Shadows LP’s on car boot fairs that folks can’t give away. One day they’ll be mega collectible just like tons of other artists that are now “cool”.
I remember reading in Al Kooper's book ("Backstage Passes And Backstabbing Bastards") how he brought the British pressing of The Zombie's "Odyssey And Oracle" to Clive Davis who was head of A&R at Columbia and urged him to take an option on it. Davis said "We already own this album. We're thinking of signing off on it." Al Kooper said "Clive, I think that would be a mistake. There are at least three hit singles on this record." Clive Davis agreed to release it, but he had it issued on the budget Date label so that he wouldn't have to pay the group top dollar royalties had it been issued on Columbia or Epic.
I have: Shadows Greatest, Something else, Open, Sell Out (twin edition with A Quick One), Fives Leaves Left, and not in this list I could add The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society, The Best Of The Spencer Davis Club, An Electric Storm by White Noise...
Hi Andrew Fantastic video. Many of the albums and bands you mentioned are also on my favorites list. I would like you to do a review of the discographies for some of the 1960s artists of each of them in future videos, as we saw with The Hollies last year. Some options would be The Who, The Kinks and Scott Walker, as well as The Shadows, The Rolling Stones, among others. Greetings from Colombia.
The Kinks albums (especially those from 1966-1972) are all brilliant, however the best versions of these songs is the 1980 live album "One for The Road". Contains their hits from the 60s + some album tracks, all in a 70s hard rock style.
For those interested in maybe the more obscure , check out Raymond Froggat his debut album...The voice and writing of... also David Mc Williams the days of Pearly Spencer a more well known album worth listening to is Fairport Convention and their album What we did on our holiday's. Thanks for mentioning Julie Driscoll who with her husband Keith Tippett the great avant-garde and jazz pianist still make music today albeit very different from the Trinity, both lovely people who took time out for me and my brother, I look forward to your next posting... peace and joy to all !
What I love about the Kinks is that they did not use gimmicks, they played the songs with guitar, bass and drums and let their music do the talking - no tapes played in reverse, or water being stirred in a bucket.
It is lucky that several of the albums chosen were released after Sgt. Pepper as it was the first album for The Who, The Kinks and The Zombies released as they intended, as the US Record Companies had now wised up to not slicing and dicing their albums as they did previously. Would have chosen Village Green Preservation Society, which was even more ignored at the time than Something Else. Mind you the UK release date of the former would have made it ignored as another album from one of their contemporaries came out that same day. Then two weeks later (and several months delayed) another one of their contemporaries released their latest album.
Pretty Things - S. F. Sorrow! My favorite albums I can listen through without skipping a single song (Which I know isn't the exact same concept as your list) - which to me makes a perfect album are: Zombies Odessey And Oracle, Beatles Revolver, Pretty Things S. F. Sorrow, Pink Floyd Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, and The Who Sell Out....I don't include Best Of's or Greatest Hits's in those kinds of lists, because those types of albums are attempts to not have bad songs and sometimes the best of songs are overlooked when 'hits' are manufactured hits and not really earned as hits. .
Some interesting stuff here and I might well look one or two of them out but there are two 60s albums that changed my life - Led Zeppelin II and In The Court Of The Crimson King.
Thanks for a nice diversion from the Beatles Andrew! These all look like great records. I have Odyssey and Oracle, the Kinks Something Else which is my favorite Kinks album as well as the Who Sell Out and Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left. I may check out some of the others you mentioned especially the Hollies. Thanks again!
Great idea for a video. I love Beatle music and put it as a measuring stick, but I hear too many fans that will not branch out beyond them. They are missing out on so much. Love for the Beatles should make you love more music. And much of Ray Davies 60’s songwriting easily matches the best of Lennon McCartney.
Something else is my favourite Kinks album... It's like their equivalent of Rubber Soul... Village Green is their Sg Peppers. Probably the most interesting lyricist of the 60s...
@@Brokenmono Something Else is The Kinks masterpiece album. David Watts, Lazy Old Sun, Death of a Clown, I'm Not Like Everybody Else and Waterloo Sunset are priceless. 😎
People annoy me when they include Greatest Hits compilations in their favourite album choices , if you rate the Shadows, pick a proper album not a singles collection.
Saw Clark when she toured a few years ago (before Pandemic)....she put on a GREAT show. Her voice sounded good and loved all the stuff she did in her live show (incuding some Beatles songs too - she was at the Bed-in I believe too). I would recommend seeing her!
Great stuff Andrew. I have a few of these and am intrigued by Billie Davis who I've never heard of until now. My own personal recommendation would be an amazing psych album called Pussy Plays by Pussy. Originals are nigh on unobtainable but it has been reissued. Do you or anyone reading know this one?
Im not quite sure how this band should be Classififed,but id luv to see a review of keith Emerson & Nice singles out Put.... There Debut album with Davey O List on guitar (thioughts of Emerist Dave o jack is considered a Classic in prog circles.. Do consider them!
Mine are the following small faces ogdens kinks village green Rolling Stones aftermath Eric burdon/ new Animals Twain shall meet led zeppelin 1 traffic r fan-stay family dolls house thunderclap Newman pretty things sf sorrow the who sell out to name a few
No particular order Andrew: 1) Butterfly - The Hollies 2) Dusty....Definitely - Dusty Springfield 3) The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle 4) The Seekers - Seekers Seen In Green 5) Beggar's Banquet - The Rolling Stones 6) My Generation - The Who 7) Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin 8) Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Young Ones OST 9) Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On 10) The Searchers - It's The Searchers 😎
I saw the Zombies recently when they were in the States - FANTASTIC show! They played most of their hits and some REALLY decent stuff off of their new album. Colin's voice is still AMAZING. Argent rocked it with the keyboards...and even did "Hold your Head up".. GO SEE THEM!
Very interesting list. I will definitely have to check out the ones I’m not familiar with. I have a compilation from the group the Action, some songs of which were produced by George Martin that has some really good songs some of which were covers. Definitely agree about the Who and Kinks and Zombies albums. And they all certainly have great album tracks on other albums as well.
Thank you, Andrew! A fine selection of music that I need to seek out. Most of the groups I didn't know about, although I recognize some obvious ones like the Shadows, The Who, and the Zombies. The Zombies were actually bigger in North America than they were in Britain, and I'm very glad to say that my band plays lots of Zombies covers! I did have the pleasure to see them live and it was the best concert I've ever attended! No flashy stage explosions or anything, but good solid music, well-performed. EDIT: I thought you said Without You at first (which was covered by Harry in 1972), and had to look up that Harry Nilsson had a song called Without Her (which of course would have become Without Him, which is what you actually said). Well-researched! Once again, you do great work on your channel and I thank you for your time and efforts! I would certainly love to learn more about quality British music that might not have reached me in Canada, so please feel free to do more videos like this one! 🙂
The Shadows Greatest Hits sounds spectacular on vinyl. It's one of my go to records for testing new audio equipment. Got a lot of time for The Hollies too... loved them as a kid. My all time fav non-Beatles album of the 60s would be Bookends but, of course, Simon and Garfunkel aren't British. :)
The Shadows’ “Greatest Hits” album was never released here in the US. It only had one single in the US called “Apache” on the ABC-Paramount label, but it was later a hit for Jorgen Ingmann in 1961.
I have The Shadows Greatest Hits. Both The Kinks Something Else and Village Green are 2 of my all time favorites, I only have a Graham Nash era Hollies Greatest hits-- I'm a big Graham Nash fan. I have a collection of Auger and Driscoll on CD-- I met Brian at a concert signing autographs and we ended up talking for 5 minutes as he told me about working with Jimi Hendrix.I have The Who Sell Out. Odessey And Oracle is a top 5 favorite of mine-- my copy is on Date. The Damned covered Eloise in the 80's, so that's how I know that song. I'm familiar with Dusty and Petula, but they are lacking from my collection. I've heard of Nick Drake, but know nothing of him and Scott Walker. My favorite album of all time is Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by The Small Faces. I think I'm doing pretty well since I live in middle America and a lot of these things don't find their way here. I live in Ohio, and when I met Brian Auger I found he was living in Ohio too. Not sure if he still does.
Thank you for this video, Andrew! I was looking for some recommendations on 60s music apart from the obvious. IMO, The Kinks' Something Else is the best and a classic on its own merits. You could have included Village Green Preservation Society too.
Amazing Andrew, I recommend the Zombies CBS Years set - it's got the stereo and mono AND an unreleased 60s album RIP. I've reviewed the new album on my channel for anyone interested!
A great song, but never a UK single. The 20 Golden Greats LP is crammed and they still had to miss a few hits off. Sadly one of the ones they didn't include was King Midas In Reverse.
Hi Andrew, very interesting and food for thought. I have all Nick Drakes albums and agree it's a comforting listen. Have to say, Pink Moon is my favourite of his. Great talent sadly no longer with us..
This was a wonderful Sunday morning watch. I have US versions of seven of the records that you featured, but the only one of them that I bought when it first came out was For Certain Because (Stop! Stop! Stop! in the US). I'm going to go look for CD versions of early Shadows hits and the Scott Walker compilation now. Although it's a little past the 60's, I really love the period where Alex Ligertwood was singing with Brian Auger's band. I got to see that version of the band live at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN in 74 or 75 and it was a memorable show. They were performing a lot of material from the Second Wind and Befour albums. I would love to see your "10 great AMERICAN Albums of the 1960's list", not out of American chauvinism but because the countries have always been producing such different sounds from each other. It would be a blast to hear your very British take on "import" albums.
@@DamGreek I found a budget box set at the big 'A' that has his first five solo albums for $20. There's no booklets or info of any kind other than the mini-album covers (which is a drag), but the price on these 5-er CD sets makes them hard to pass up.
@@alm5693 Yes, I know that Budget collection. Amazon has some used copies for even less. I am also told that the masterings are quite good for a budget release. Well worth the investment for anyone who wants to get them at a great price! Dig, DmGrk
Andrew, I've enjoyed many of your videos over the years but I never remember you stating that you were a guitarist. I am going to tell you something I very, very much urge you to follow up on vis-a-vis Nick Drake. I want you to look up an incredible American recording artist named Scott Appel. Fortunately for me I became aware of him because his brother is one of my best friends. Scott was transfixed by Drake and became THE trusted mouthpiece on his music by none other than Nick's parents. They shared many of Drake's practice tapes and even unreleased song snippets. Scott also spent hundreds of hours transcribing Nick's tunings and made those findings public. Scott released several albums and even got great reviews in Rolling Stone. I feel that you will be amazed by what you read and hear. I hope this makes your day (as well as other viewers who wants to dig a bit deeper into the Nick Drake mystique). Cheers!!
Lots of great artists on that list. Thanks for the video. I'd say my favourite non-Beatles related UK albums from the 1960's would be Led Zeppelin self-titled debut album, Pink Floyd's The Piper At the Gates of Dawn and The Who's Tommy. If also your cup of tea, I'd appreciate if you could cover some of Led Zeppelin material on a future video.
I’m a huge Scott fan myself. I first bought his 1984 album “Climate of Hunter” a few years after its release but knew nothing about his first 5 solo albums until I bought a cassette copy of the “Boy Child” comp and then slowly picked up everything I could. Unbelievable how good those 5 albums are. Scott is my favorite artist. I even picked up the RSD reissue of “Boy Child” last year - I just had to have it lol. Love your channel.
I bought a copy of the Walker Brothers' "Nite Flights" in Woolworths for £1, back in 1983. What a fabulous record! I still have it. Scott Walker was a class act.
Here's my top 10 '60s British LPs in no particular order 1. The Shadows - Out Of The Shadows 2. The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones 1 (a.k.a. England's Newest Hitmakers) 3. The Kinks - Are The Village Green Preservation Society 4. Petula Clark - These Are My Songs 5. The Eagles - Smash Hits From The Eagles 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced 7. The Zombies - Begin Here 8. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle 9. The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed 10. John Mayall featuring Eric Clapton - Bluesbreakers bubbling under 11. Bee Gees - First 12. Unit 4+2 13. The Fortunes 14. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis 15. Engelbert Humperdinck - 12 Great Songs Plus Release Me 16. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
Andrew traipses softly and whistles quietly among his collection, sneaking a peek over at the Beatles albums as he breathlessly pulls out records by other artists. Wouldn't want to upset the lads or make them jealous.
Loved this video. Definitely put me in a groovy mood! Some great choices (Shadows, Who, Kinks) and some stuff I've not heard so will def check out. The Hollies 20 Golden Greats cover is one of my fave of all time - northern as!
Great video, I was hoping Ogden's Nut Gone Flake would make it, but alas! LOVE that record, but some of your favorites are definitely some of mine, and you've given me some avenues to explore!
Had Brian Auger & Trinity's "Open" in the 60's. Still have a copy. Came to know Nick Drake through an interview with Peter Buck of R.E.M. in the mid Nineties. Buck made his music sound quite interesting and he's come to become a favorite artist. Such a tragic life.
For whatever reason, The Shadows Greatest Hits was imported into the US and Canada a bit. Either by wholesalers or people bringing it back. But over the years I have found that lp often enough that I am not surprised to find it in shops or yard sales. I even found a UK cassette of it. A couple of great British LPs not included in this video selection that were imported from the UK to the US often enough even on the older blue logo labels were Roger the Engineer and Truth, but I peg that more to musicians.
Not a lot of people remember the Walker Brothers today. But it would be worth doing a video on them. I used to work for John Walker, and in his and Gary’s book “No Regrets” they talk about how they had their own version of Beatlemania, except apparently it was even crazier. The book also mentions that for a time, if you asked anyone who the top three acts were, they would have said The Beatles, The Stones, and The Walker Brothers.
Surely Kaleidoscope's "Tangerine Dream" needs to be included in the list! Pretty Things' "S.F.Sorrow" is essential, too.
The moment I saw this video title, Andrew, I knew it wouldn't be complete without Odessey And Oracle and you didn't disappoint. Though ignored at the time of its release, it's finally become recognised for the grand work that it is. I was fortunate to catch the original Zombies, reunited to promote the album's 50th anniversary tour. Even better, I had a wonderful meeting with Chris White and Hugh Grundy and they were delightful in their easy going, next door neighbour, friendliness. We talked music, of course, with me admitting my favourite part of any group is the rhythm section and how critical bass and drums are to a band's sound and appeal. Watching the original band play the album's entirety was one of the thrills of my lifetime.
Wow, lucky you!
@@Parlogram Thank you, Andrew. It was, indeed, an honour.
Hugh Grundy is a criminally under rated drummer.
@@bedlach Absolutely! I believe he'd only been playing a couple of years before The Zombies formed. The complicated rhythms he provided are way above what many can do after a lifetime of drumming. But, like so many underrated great songs from the 60s, look at the list of incredible drummers he 'competed' with for name recognition.
I pressed play just to see if he included O&O. An underrated work of genius.
One of my fave. albums of from the 60's is, The Moody Blues, "On the Threshold of A Dream," which I listened to over and over for hours when it first came out. I'd add, "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down," by Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac's early albums, "Gift From a Flower to a Garden," by Donovan, "Post Card," by Mary Hopkin, "Renaissance," by Renaissance, "Unicorn," by Tyrannosaurus Rex, also the obvious albums by the Stones and Led Zeppelin. But ... where is Cream?
Disraeli Gears is my nr one ever! of Englands rock groups.
An old raincoat won't ever let you down di Rod Stewart è un capolavoro assoluto che ascolto ogni settimana.
Thanks for the reminder of 'Renaissance'. One of those albums that one 'lends' but is never returned. That was 1973 so I don't suppose I'll get it back now.
I'm always amazed at how The Shadows managed to get such a great sound while so young. Hank Marvin's tone in particular and subtle use of echo/delay was masterful .
Fantastic video & great taste!
Nick Drake’s music got me out of a deep state of depression when I was a teenager and “Waterloo Sunset” (my introduction was through the US “Kink Kronikles” compilation, which was a true eye opener) and “On Your Own Again” are two of my favorite songs in the English language.
@@alfching2499 the pap heard on Top 40 radio today is depressing. I find Nick Drake very calming.
Listening to Nick is depressing
Waterloo Sunset is probably the best tune of the '60's😎
Nick Drake did some great stuff.
Solid video as always. I believe Fleetwood Mac's "Then play on" and "Bee Gees' First" also should be up there :)
Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Traffic, Animals, Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, Manfred Mann, Moody Blues, The Move, Pink Floyd, Yardbirds - all great 60's bands! 🙂
Since The Doors aren't BRITISH..... Why not remove them and insert The Bee Gees that out sold every act on your list????
Nor Hendrix....
In your opinion not everyone s choice but it's yours that's what counts
@@francus7227 The Bee Gees are not British.
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Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England....
Per Wikipedia
@@francus7227 led zeppelin 5 album sold a 100, million more copies than Saturday night fever
I think the Hollies are so underrated (compared to some other 60’s bands), they have some fantastic “pop” songs and how they only had 2 number 1’s (and one of them a reissue) is criminal. And they’re still going! (As much as any 60’s band can be, I guess) 😊👍
The Hollies had a group harmony style in the same league as just about any other group back then, including the Beach Boys. Thankfully Little Steven Van Zandt fought for their inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Check out that back story...
I'm glad Andrew called out Tony Hicks, he is a phenomenal pop guitarist.
@@paulcarpenter999 Even now I love listening to songs from Confessions of a mind, a brilliant concept album about the trials and tribulations of relationships, one of my alltime favourites.
Underrated?! 😂 ridiculous, if you didn’t live through the 60s you simply wouldn’t know. The hollies were not underrated compared to anyone in the 60s or any other time.
Superb choices all. A Nick Drake oriented episode would actually be pretty great.
It’s incredible that the Zombies and the Kinks weren’t huge in the 60s. Now they are among record geeks. My favorite British album of the 60s is S.F. Sorrow.
Snap! I bought in when it came out at the end of 1968, it was the mono issue, and I literally played it to death! I played it so much, I had to replace it by 1970! I now still have that same stereo copy from 1970! I've also got it on CD too. When people ask what my favourite album is, and I tell them "SF Sorrow" by the Pretty Things, it usually elicits blank looks! I just say go to TH-cam, and give it a spin...I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
It's a masterpiece
@@hudois regarding S.F. Sorrow, I cannot tell you how many customers at my record store have been turned onto it and LOVE IT!!!
Always preferred their debut album, but SF sorrow is a jem !
One of the best
I’ve always loved the albums of Nick Drake. His music has been with me since I was a teenager!
Those Scott Walker albums he did with Johnny Franz are a real treat. Great list.
I love The Who Sell Out. It's my favorite album by the band, it was such a smart decision to combine a bunch of disparate but excellent pop songs by stringing them together with the pirate radio broadcast concept was genius
"The Who Sell Out" is one of their best albums, but it was eclipsed by "Tommy" and has been given short shrift ever since then. I'm glad Andrew spotlighted it in this video. It's very much worth getting a copy in either LP or CD. I think Andrew should some day do an entire video on The Who. (From my mouth to Andrew's ear, right?) 😁
"The Who Sell Out" is one of my favorites as well. Certainly, the Who's intent was to recreate a "pirate radio" broadcast (as heard by UK listeners), but it was also reminiscent of "Top 40" AM US radio stations at the time, down to the between-song jingles (rumor is that Dallas, TX studio PAMS [Production Advertising Merchandising Service] made some of the jingles heard on the album).
One could only wonder what would have happened if the Who had considered covering Terry Lea Jenkins' "My Hometown".
Tommy too
The Who’s “Sell Out” album was a tribute to pirate radio filled with commercials and PAMS jingles throughout the entire album. It was also released in the US on the Decca label (not to be confused with the UK Decca), and it features the single “I Can See For Miles”.
The Zombies were one of Elvis Presley's favorite groups. When they were touring in the U.S.A he very much wanted to meet them but sadly missed them by 5 minutes. He did meet their manager and told him how much he loved their music. Thank you for all this terrific information about some people I have never heard of. I do love Odgen's Nut Gone Flake by The Small Faces.
If you were a Kinks fan in the US in the late 60s it was both feast and famine. Why? Their singles generally got good airplay but because their albums were considered "too British" their albums quickly hit the discount racks for $2 or less. I still have a pristine mono copy of Something Else I picked up for $1.
The famine part? Because of their dispute with musician's union in the US they were barred from playing here essentially from 1966-70. No live performances! That cost them fans and money.
They definitely received good airplay back in the 60s. When I was 11 years old, my parents bought me an AM transistor radio for Christmas 1965. The reason I know the year is that both AM top 40 radio stations in the Philadelphia area were playing the hell out of “Well-Respected Man” at the time.
The Kinks were banned from the States because of bad behavior in the 1965 tour and they paid the price- Sir Ray Davies and the band had great talent that we never saw in the '60's, not until years later.
I was sort of expecting "S.F. Sorrow" by the Pretty Things and "Would You Believe" by Billy Nicholls (both I have on CD) might show up in this video. I do have Odessey and Oracle, The Who Sell Out, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake and compilations of The Move, The Creation, and others. This video intrigued me of these other artists mentioned, who I knew of, but have never checked out. I will certainly put them on the list. Most interesting to me to hear is the Brian Auger "Open" album. Overall, I need to check them all out.
edit: I also like Al Stewart's debut "Bedsitter Images."
Your instincts about The Kinks 'Something Else' being 'something special' are spot-on. It is the finest album by the group. I don't remember the source of the quote, but as I recall, when John Lennon was asked what his favourite album from 1967 was, he mentioned, without hesitation, 'Something Else' by The Kinks.
Something Else and Revolver are the 2 best albums of the 60's IMHO👌
It's so nice to hear you talk about Nick Drake, he deserves the world in my mind
Personally, I couldn't make such a list without the inclusion of Piper at the Gates of Dawn,
Billy Nicholls' Would You Believe, though it never actually came out in the '60s was recorded then, and it's wonderful!
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Kinks' "Something Else" is still the great overlooked jewel of the time. The quality of the song writing is brilliant. It's lack of success in America was likely due to its quintessential "Englishness" -- subject matter that was quite foreign to the U.S. audience: all those songs about everyday privations, afternoon tea, class consciousness, nostalgia of home life, squalor & old Edwardian & Victorian relics etc. In that vein, Waterloo Sunset is a masterpiece.
Agreed. Kinks video coming next weekend!
The hollies butterfly album is one of my most favorite psych pop albums of all time a truly overlooked gem
It is a masterpiece and a major influence on the music we make as a band.
Petula Clark was always my favorite female artist from that era. She had a bright, lovely voice, and those Tony Hatch hits were deliciously infectious. "I Know a Place", by the way, about a "swinging little cellar" was supposedly about the Cavern Club.
"Don't Sleep in The Subway" almost always gets repeat plays when I put it on. Marvelous, bloody marvelous!
I always say if Dusty was Britain's answer to Aretha, Petula was our Dionne.
@@btard4978 Perfect analogy. And Dionne and Petula each had an extraordinary songwriter (Bacharach/David and Tony Hatch) behind them writing most of their hits.
Dont sleep in the subway was, for me, her best sing
@@btard4978 What , no comparison whatsoever. Dusty was good but nowhere close to Aretha , Petula , boring pop. IMO.
Did you know, none of The Walker Brothers were named Walker, but were named after a Los Angeles car dealership?
Great video. I actually learned stuff. 😁 Am so glad you included The Kinks and Petula Clark.
An album you might consider for a future video is "Days Of Future Passed" by The Moody Blues.
The Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger album was an unexpected but good choice. My dad had a copy and I bought a CD reissue. I started out liking the Julie Driscoll side better when I was a teenager, but I've really come around to the Brian Auger side now.
My Dad was a Shads fan & my Mum was a Cliff fan so I grew up with their music in the early 60s. Shadows Greatest Hits is an outstanding album. I ‘discovered’ The Beatles at Xmas ‘64. I Feel Fine was everywhere on the radio. I was too young to have money to buy records until the late 60s / early 70s. Like many 2nd generation Beatles fans it was 50 years ago this month that my Beatles journey really began with the Red & Blue albums. I know compilations aren’t for everyone but I loved the 20 Golden Greats in the 70s. These albums featuring The Beach Boys, The Hollies etc were my initial introduction to these great artists. I like to think that I’ve got a wide musical taste so I’m not too surprised that I’ve got 8/10 of the albums featured in your great video. I really must buy albums by Nick Drake & Billie Davis. Tell Him was a single I remember hearing eons ago. I seem to remember reading that the car crash stalled the careers of Billie Davis & Jet Harris.
"Road to Cairo" is such an amazing performance by the entire band. It's a shame that Julie Driscoll isn't better known.
I have two copies of Open (on Marmelade made in Gt Britian) but I cant find "Road to Cairo"on any of them How come?
Who ?
The Brian Auger Trinity were the very first band that I saw live as a 15 year old- at the Dagenham Roundhouse in June 1969. The ‘grooviness’ most probably went over my head at the time but a memorable introduction to live music and went on to see some great acts at the same venue.
A Salty Dog by Procol Harum would be my shout for a favourite and frequently overlooked 60’s album.
Well there’s Fairport Convention all albums, Family all albums, Idle Race especially The Birthday Party, The Troggs Only From Nowhere, Sunforest The Sound of Sunforest, Fleetwood Mac especially Then Play On, Donovan A Gift From a Flower to a Garden, Van Morrison Blowin’ Your Mind and Astral Weeks 😊
One of my favourite albums of the late 60's is TRUTH by JEFF BECK, back then there were many heavy guitar type bands emerging in the UK ,I still remember the first time I heard it when I walked into my local record shop one Saturday afternoon,it stopped me in my tracks,what a line up with Jeff on guitar and a young Rod Stewart on vocals,Ronnie Wood on bass,and Nicky Hopkins on keyboards,it still sounds good.I've still got my copy!!
I’d love to see an episode where you argue the merits of Walker’s first 5 albums- they’re all brilliant.
Growing up in New York, Scott’s albums were impossible to find before their CD reissues. In fact, I’d read about Scott years before I was able to actually hear his music.
Great job, Andrew! More of this, please…
Thanks James. A video on Scott's album will happen.
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Agree with you about Scott Walker. A vast talent unjustly disregarded.
Plus Scott's later Avant Garde stuff, Tilt etc. Magnificent.
Yes, Montague Terrace was the one that pretty much snapped my neck, especially when those drums kick in.
Great list. Definitely going to look for that Auger/Driscoll album. Thanks.
Wow, this is a quality presentation! You really know your stuff, and while you chose some obvious winners, I’m grateful for being introduced to new stuff. It was also great to see Julie Driscoll on the list. An artist I stumbled onto, I often wondered whatever happened to her, as she seemed to be a genuine talent and a star in her day. A kind of proto-Annie Lennox, I’d like to see you do a presentation on her, as there’s nothing out there to be found. Also, I’d really like to see you do those Nick Drake and Scott Walker videos you mentioned! While I’m a huge Beatles fan, I think it’s time to expand your brand!
Thanks John. I'm planning to branch out into other areas soon and Nick Drake and Scott at the top of the list!
I must say, “Eloise” knocked me out! I would’ve never known about it if it weren’t for you - thanks!
@@johnpresnell You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!
I passed my 11+ in 1963, and my mum allowed me to have 2 lps from Littlewoods Catalogue. I picked 2 Shadows albums as they were the in thing. Unfortunately one was out of stock so I picked the Beatles lp as an alternative because I liked the picture sleeve. Sixty years later I've still got them, both played to death. A feature on the Shadows 60s albums like you did with the Hollies would be very interesting.
Thanks for the memories and the suggestion, Steve!
Loved to see Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity among the selected albums, Andrew. Indeed, a fine choice. Some, or maybe most of these, would be on my list too. Cheers, Nelio.
Great video! Would love a deep dive on Nick Drake’s and Scott Walker’s albums. All masterpieces. Scott Walker lived in Chiswick until he died and I was awestruck to have seen him in Chiswick Sainsbury’s a couple of times around ten years ago. He cycled off with his groceries on his bike.
Wow!
Some interesting choices here, Andrew. I would include 'Traffic', the second album by Traffic. Both Steve Winwood and Dave Mason hit their stride in song writing on that album. It's worth the investment for the stapled in booklet in early pressings.
Totally agree regarding Tony Hicks. A much maligned guitarist of the time! Actually, I pretty much agree with the whole video full stop!
I have got the 4 Schott Walker albums (Scott, Scott 2, SCOTT 3 and 4), Nick Drake's three albums. SOMETHING ELS (KINKS) is a masterpiece alongside FACE to FACE which should have been in your list too. Dusty's IN MEMPHIS is in my collection too. Wanted to find the SANDIE SHAW album you're refering to.
Nice List. the Who's Tommy, and the Moody Blues Days of Future Past are Incredible UK 1960's Albums. 👍
I can't do 10. British albums from the '60s I love include:
-In the Court of the Crimson King
-The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
-A Saucerful of Secrets
-Soundtrack from the Film "More"
-Blind Faith
-Something Else By the Kinks
-The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
-Disraeli Gears
-Wheels of Fire
-Odessey and Oracle
-The Who Sell Out
-Led Zeppelin
-Led Zeppelin II
-Deep Purple
-Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
-Wonderwall Music
-Emotions
-S.F. Sorrow
-Yes
If it wasn't for The Beatles I'd actually consider the yanks to have the superior '60s output, even if the Brits undoubtedly led the way.
Lovely to see The Shadows get some love, now just for Cliff to get his overdue respect for his brilliant early albums with them, especially 'Me And My Shadows'.
I’m sure their time will come around again. I’ve seen multiple original Cliff and Shadows LP’s on car boot fairs that folks can’t give away. One day they’ll be mega collectible just like tons of other artists that are now “cool”.
Please do videos for the Nick Drake albums! They’re some of my favorites, and I’d love to see what historical info you’d dig up for these.
I remember reading in Al Kooper's book ("Backstage Passes And Backstabbing Bastards") how he brought the British pressing of The Zombie's "Odyssey And Oracle" to Clive Davis who was head of A&R at Columbia and urged him to take an option on it. Davis said "We already own this album. We're thinking of signing off on it." Al Kooper said "Clive, I think that would be a mistake. There are at least three hit singles on this record." Clive Davis agreed to release it, but he had it issued on the budget Date label so that he wouldn't have to pay the group top dollar royalties had it been issued on Columbia or Epic.
Great story, Tom!
I thought cliff Richards early albums with the shadows were pretty top rate
A young Cliff Richards was with the band, and one of the songs was a cover of Ruth Brown’s 1956 hit “Lucky Lips” from the movie “A Summer Holiday”.
I have: Shadows Greatest, Something else, Open, Sell Out (twin edition with A Quick One), Fives Leaves Left, and not in this list I could add The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society, The Best Of The Spencer Davis Club, An Electric Storm by White Noise...
Now, since we're talking 60's music, do you think you can name the best sounding album from this decade in your opinion?
Hi Andrew
Fantastic video. Many of the albums and bands you mentioned are also on my favorites list. I would like you to do a review of the discographies for some of the 1960s artists of each of them in future videos, as we saw with The Hollies last year. Some options would be The Who, The Kinks and Scott Walker, as well as The Shadows, The Rolling Stones, among others. Greetings from Colombia.
I will do them all eventually, Alexander.
The Kinks albums (especially those from 1966-1972) are all brilliant, however the best versions of these songs is the 1980 live album "One for The Road". Contains their hits from the 60s + some album tracks, all in a 70s hard rock style.
funny fact: 1070 is actually the last year of the 60's since decades only begin in the "1" year. So Bryter Layter is elegible 😅
For those interested in maybe the more obscure , check out Raymond Froggat his debut album...The voice and writing of... also David Mc Williams the days of Pearly Spencer a more well known album worth listening to is Fairport Convention and their album What we did on our holiday's. Thanks for mentioning Julie Driscoll who with her husband Keith Tippett the great avant-garde and jazz pianist still make music today albeit very different from the Trinity, both lovely people who took time out for me and my brother, I look forward to your next posting... peace and joy to all !
What I love about the Kinks is that they did not use gimmicks, they played the songs with guitar, bass and drums and let their music do the talking - no tapes played in reverse, or water being stirred in a bucket.
For sheer britishness you should've picked Village Green from the Kinks. The entire record oozes charm.
I would have included
"The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" by The Incredible String Band
&
"Astral Weeks" by Van Morrison
It is lucky that several of the albums chosen were released after Sgt. Pepper as it was the first album for The Who, The Kinks and The Zombies released as they intended, as the US Record Companies had now wised up to not slicing and dicing their albums as they did previously.
Would have chosen Village Green Preservation Society, which was even more ignored at the time than Something Else. Mind you the UK release date of the former would have made it ignored as another album from one of their contemporaries came out that same day. Then two weeks later (and several months delayed) another one of their contemporaries released their latest album.
Pretty Things - S. F. Sorrow! My favorite albums I can listen through without skipping a single song (Which I know isn't the exact same concept as your list) - which to me makes a perfect album are: Zombies Odessey And Oracle, Beatles Revolver, Pretty Things S. F. Sorrow, Pink Floyd Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, and The Who Sell Out....I don't include Best Of's or Greatest Hits's in those kinds of lists, because those types of albums are attempts to not have bad songs and sometimes the best of songs are overlooked when 'hits' are manufactured hits and not really earned as hits. .
Some interesting stuff here and I might well look one or two of them out but there are two 60s albums that changed my life - Led Zeppelin II and In The Court Of The Crimson King.
Thanks for a nice diversion from the Beatles Andrew! These all look like great records. I have Odyssey and Oracle, the Kinks Something Else which is my favorite Kinks album as well as the Who Sell Out and Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left. I may check out some of the others you mentioned especially the Hollies. Thanks again!
Thanks Bill. The Hollies are well worth checking out.
When it comes to The Hollies, you NEED For Certain Because, Evolution, Butterfly and The Hollies' Greatest. UK versions, I hasten to add.
Great idea for a video. I love Beatle music and put it as a measuring stick, but I hear too many fans that will not branch out beyond them. They are missing out on so much. Love for the Beatles should make you love more music. And much of Ray Davies 60’s songwriting easily matches the best of Lennon McCartney.
Something Else and The Who Sell Out and Five Leaves Left are really underrated gems!
Something else is my favourite Kinks album... It's like their equivalent of Rubber Soul... Village Green is their Sg Peppers. Probably the most interesting lyricist of the 60s...
@@Brokenmono Something Else is The Kinks masterpiece album. David Watts, Lazy Old Sun, Death of a Clown, I'm Not Like Everybody Else and Waterloo Sunset are priceless. 😎
People annoy me when they include Greatest Hits compilations in their favourite album choices , if you rate the Shadows, pick a proper album not a singles collection.
Saw Clark when she toured a few years ago (before Pandemic)....she put on a GREAT show. Her voice sounded good and loved all the stuff she did in her live show (incuding some Beatles songs too - she was at the Bed-in I believe too). I would recommend seeing her!
Great stuff Andrew. I have a few of these and am intrigued by Billie Davis who I've never heard of until now.
My own personal recommendation would be an amazing psych album called Pussy Plays by Pussy. Originals are nigh on unobtainable but it has been reissued. Do you or anyone reading know this one?
So where's The Move and/or Roy Wood?
And Wizzard, but maybe they came later, in the US I only remember them getting airplay on 'progressive rock' stations in the mid-70s.
Im not quite sure how this band should be Classififed,but id luv to see a review of keith Emerson & Nice singles out Put.... There Debut album with Davey O List on guitar (thioughts of Emerist Dave o jack is considered a Classic in prog circles.. Do consider them!
Mine are the following small faces ogdens kinks village green Rolling Stones aftermath Eric burdon/ new Animals
Twain shall meet led zeppelin 1 traffic r fan-stay family dolls house thunderclap Newman pretty things sf sorrow the who sell out to name a few
No particular order Andrew: 1) Butterfly - The Hollies 2) Dusty....Definitely - Dusty Springfield 3) The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle 4) The Seekers - Seekers Seen In Green 5) Beggar's Banquet - The Rolling Stones 6) My Generation - The Who 7) Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin 8) Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Young Ones OST 9) Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On 10) The Searchers - It's The Searchers 😎
I saw the Zombies recently when they were in the States - FANTASTIC show! They played most of their hits and some REALLY decent stuff off of their new album. Colin's voice is still AMAZING. Argent rocked it with the keyboards...and even did "Hold your Head up".. GO SEE THEM!
Very interesting list. I will definitely have to check out the ones I’m not familiar with. I have a compilation from the group the Action, some songs of which were produced by George Martin that has some really good songs some of which were covers. Definitely agree about the Who and Kinks and Zombies albums. And they all certainly have great album tracks on other albums as well.
The unreleased Action album ‘Rolled Gold’ is a gem
for me, one of my favorites is always going to be the In the Court of the crimson king.
Amazingly, you can get the 5 Scott Walker albums mentioned on CD for just over a tenner
No Stones? Aftermath very British sounding.
Thank you, Andrew! A fine selection of music that I need to seek out. Most of the groups I didn't know about, although I recognize some obvious ones like the Shadows, The Who, and the Zombies. The Zombies were actually bigger in North America than they were in Britain, and I'm very glad to say that my band plays lots of Zombies covers! I did have the pleasure to see them live and it was the best concert I've ever attended! No flashy stage explosions or anything, but good solid music, well-performed.
EDIT: I thought you said Without You at first (which was covered by Harry in 1972), and had to look up that Harry Nilsson had a song called Without Her (which of course would have become Without Him, which is what you actually said). Well-researched!
Once again, you do great work on your channel and I thank you for your time and efforts! I would certainly love to learn more about quality British music that might not have reached me in Canada, so please feel free to do more videos like this one! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it. More to come!
The Shadows Greatest Hits sounds spectacular on vinyl. It's one of my go to records for testing new audio equipment. Got a lot of time for The Hollies too... loved them as a kid. My all time fav non-Beatles album of the 60s would be Bookends but, of course, Simon and Garfunkel aren't British. :)
Agreed Matt. I love Bookends too.
The Shadows’ “Greatest Hits” album was never released here in the US. It only had one single in the US called “Apache” on the ABC-Paramount label, but it was later a hit for Jorgen Ingmann in 1961.
I have The Shadows Greatest Hits. Both The Kinks Something Else and Village Green are 2 of my all time favorites, I only have a Graham Nash era Hollies Greatest hits-- I'm a big Graham Nash fan. I have a collection of Auger and Driscoll on CD-- I met Brian at a concert signing autographs and we ended up talking for 5 minutes as he told me about working with Jimi Hendrix.I have The Who Sell Out. Odessey And Oracle is a top 5 favorite of mine-- my copy is on Date. The Damned covered Eloise in the 80's, so that's how I know that song. I'm familiar with Dusty and Petula, but they are lacking from my collection. I've heard of Nick Drake, but know nothing of him and Scott Walker. My favorite album of all time is Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by The Small Faces.
I think I'm doing pretty well since I live in middle America and a lot of these things don't find their way here. I live in Ohio, and when I met Brian Auger I found he was living in Ohio too. Not sure if he still does.
Brian Auger must have some great stories!
Love Your videos Pease listen Me and My Shadows by Cliff & Shadows
Thank you for this video, Andrew! I was looking for some recommendations on 60s music apart from the obvious. IMO, The Kinks' Something Else is the best and a classic on its own merits. You could have included Village Green Preservation Society too.
A video on the Kinks albums is coming very soon!
@@Parlogram Thanks for the heads-up. It's my second favourite band after the Beatles, so I won't miss it.
Amazing Andrew, I recommend the Zombies CBS Years set - it's got the stereo and mono AND an unreleased 60s album RIP. I've reviewed the new album on my channel for anyone interested!
Nobody put out better albums in the 60s than the kinks and that includes the Beatles
Surprising that The Hollies Golden Greats LP did not have one of their best songs (IMHO); "Tell Me To My Face".
A great song, but never a UK single. The 20 Golden Greats LP is crammed and they still had to miss a few hits off. Sadly one of the ones they didn't include was King Midas In Reverse.
This was great . I’d love to see more videos from you focusing on the Stones, the Who and the Kinks.
Coming soon, Tom!
Hi Andrew, very interesting and food for thought. I have all Nick Drakes albums and agree it's a comforting listen. Have to say, Pink Moon is my favourite of his. Great talent sadly no longer with us..
This was a wonderful Sunday morning watch. I have US versions of seven of the records that you featured, but the only one of them that I bought when it first came out was For Certain Because (Stop! Stop! Stop! in the US). I'm going to go look for CD versions of early Shadows hits and the Scott Walker compilation now.
Although it's a little past the 60's, I really love the period where Alex Ligertwood was singing with Brian Auger's band. I got to see that version of the band live at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN in 74 or 75 and it was a memorable show. They were performing a lot of material from the Second Wind and Befour albums.
I would love to see your "10 great AMERICAN Albums of the 1960's list", not out of American chauvinism but because the countries have always been producing such different sounds from each other. It would be a blast to hear your very British take on "import" albums.
Most of the SCOTT WALKER stuff mentioned is available on CD. You shouldn't have a problem finding them.
@@DamGreek I found a budget box set at the big 'A' that has his first five solo albums for $20. There's no booklets or info of any kind other than the mini-album covers (which is a drag), but the price on these 5-er CD sets makes them hard to pass up.
@@alm5693 Yes, I know that Budget collection. Amazon has some used copies for even less. I am also told that the masterings are quite good for a budget release. Well worth the investment for anyone who wants to get them at a great price! Dig, DmGrk
Andrew, I've enjoyed many of your videos over the years but I never remember you stating that you were a guitarist. I am going to tell you something I very, very much urge you to follow up on vis-a-vis Nick Drake. I want you to look up an incredible American recording artist named Scott Appel. Fortunately for me I became aware of him because his brother is one of my best friends. Scott was transfixed by Drake and became THE trusted mouthpiece on his music by none other than Nick's parents. They shared many of Drake's practice tapes and even unreleased song snippets. Scott also spent hundreds of hours transcribing Nick's tunings and made those findings public. Scott released several albums and even got great reviews in Rolling Stone. I feel that you will be amazed by what you read and hear. I hope this makes your day (as well as other viewers who wants to dig a bit deeper into the Nick Drake mystique). Cheers!!
Thanks for the tip, Mike. I’ll look him up.
Great news! If you've ever tried to play some of Drake's more complex songs Scott probably has decoded it and shared it with the world
Heard Scott's solo albums 10 years ago...Scott 4 has been a personal favorite since. Thanks for highlighting such a wonderful album!
Lots of great artists on that list. Thanks for the video. I'd say my favourite non-Beatles related UK albums from the 1960's would be Led Zeppelin self-titled debut album, Pink Floyd's The Piper At the Gates of Dawn and The Who's Tommy. If also your cup of tea, I'd appreciate if you could cover some of Led Zeppelin material on a future video.
Only 10?? That's impossible.
I’m a huge Scott fan myself. I first bought his 1984 album “Climate of Hunter” a few years after its release but knew nothing about his first 5 solo albums until I bought a cassette copy of the “Boy Child” comp and then slowly picked up everything I could.
Unbelievable how good those 5 albums are.
Scott is my favorite artist.
I even picked up the RSD reissue of “Boy Child” last year - I just had to have it lol.
Love your channel.
I bought a copy of the Walker Brothers' "Nite Flights" in Woolworths for £1, back in 1983. What a fabulous record! I still have it.
Scott Walker was a class act.
I'm sorry to see Kevin Ayers "Joy of a Toy" didn't make your list.
Here's my top 10 '60s British LPs in no particular order
1. The Shadows - Out Of The Shadows
2. The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones 1 (a.k.a. England's Newest Hitmakers)
3. The Kinks - Are The Village Green Preservation Society
4. Petula Clark - These Are My Songs
5. The Eagles - Smash Hits From The Eagles
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
7. The Zombies - Begin Here
8. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle
9. The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
10. John Mayall featuring Eric Clapton - Bluesbreakers
bubbling under
11. Bee Gees - First
12. Unit 4+2
13. The Fortunes
14. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
15. Engelbert Humperdinck - 12 Great Songs Plus Release Me
16. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
Nice selection, Bryan!
@@Parlogram thanks Andrew!
I hope you do a video on your favorite 60’s U.S. albums as well
Andrew traipses softly and whistles quietly among his collection, sneaking a peek over at the Beatles albums as he breathlessly pulls out records by other artists. Wouldn't want to upset the lads or make them jealous.
Birthday party by the idle race and Shazam by the move
Nick Drake is the stand out album here.
Loved this video. Definitely put me in a groovy mood! Some great choices (Shadows, Who, Kinks) and some stuff I've not heard so will def check out. The Hollies 20 Golden Greats cover is one of my fave of all time - northern as!
the mono collection of The Kinks is superb! Also Zombies Heaven
Great video, I was hoping Ogden's Nut Gone Flake would make it, but alas! LOVE that record, but some of your favorites are definitely some of mine, and you've given me some avenues to explore!
Had Brian Auger & Trinity's "Open" in the 60's. Still have a copy. Came to know Nick Drake through an interview with Peter Buck of R.E.M. in the mid Nineties. Buck made his music sound quite interesting and he's come to become a favorite artist. Such a tragic life.
For whatever reason, The Shadows Greatest Hits was imported into the US and Canada a bit. Either by wholesalers or people bringing it back. But over the years I have found that lp often enough that I am not surprised to find it in shops or yard sales. I even found a UK cassette of it. A couple of great British LPs not included in this video selection that were imported from the UK to the US often enough even on the older blue logo labels were Roger the Engineer and Truth, but I peg that more to musicians.
Not a lot of people remember the Walker Brothers today. But it would be worth doing a video on them. I used to work for John Walker, and in his and Gary’s book “No Regrets” they talk about how they had their own version of Beatlemania, except apparently it was even crazier. The book also mentions that for a time, if you asked anyone who the top three acts were, they would have said The Beatles, The Stones, and The Walker Brothers.
The Walker Brothers had two hit songs in the US, “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and “Make It Easy On Yourself”.
Both songs went to UK#1.