Just started watching/listening to these, some really interesting content. The voiceovers are interesting too but slightly irksome, I'm guessing they're AI generated as the emphasis on the occasional phrase is a bit off kilter. Otherwise, top marks. Clearly a lot of time and effort to create and that's much appreciated.
Agreed. They were considered 'uncool' or not even progressive rock by many prog fans, but their run of albums are consistently melodic, witty and of high quality. Yes, even the far-out spoken poems! The extended version of Isn't Life Strange? with extra mellotron is sublime.
You're forgetting "Your Wildest Dreams" and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" from the 1980s, and what about Justin Heyward's solo, "Forever Autumn", brilliant stuff!
Great stuff, as always. Mildly surprised you didn't mention Pete Townshend's production of "Fire" (although Kit Lambert took the credit, with Pete listed as "associate producer.") Pete always considered Brown a discovery of his, oddly enough.
Wasn't alive in the 60's but, really enjoying this channel, while I've heard Hush, & Fire, this channel takes a deep dive into stuff most people wouldn't know.
Surprised at Penny Valentine mistakenly naming Paul Simon as the writer of 'My Name Is Jack.' It was, in fact, written by John Simon (no relation), who went on to produce The Band. Another great selection of tracks from the tail end of the psychedelic era. Particularly love your videos, though where you obtain the footage I've no idea!
What a great year, as a 14-year-old teenager I listened to the BFBS Top 20 every week on my old radio with the ‘magic green eye’. Thanks for another fantastic video, kind regards from Berlin😊
You've nailed it AGAIN! Great freak beat records! "In the second half of 1968 the flutes came out" -Julie Driscoll. Luv the channel, luv the music. Rock on!
Great stuff, thank you. A few things: - the Mojos (aka Stu James & the Mojos at one point) included drummer Aynsley Dunbar in '66, prior to him joining John Mayall (he's on 'A Hard Road'), Jeff Beck (he's on 'Tallyman'), Zappa, Bowie, Starship, Whitesnake and others. - as noted on the label, Pete Townshend was the 'executive producer' on 'Fire' (and the 'Crazy World of...' album), though surely he was more involved than that title would suggest. Drachen Theaker was on drums (some suspect Jon Hiseman, who was on debut single 'Give Him a Flower', though not likely), though John Marshall (Soft Machine) is on a couple tracks. Dissatisfaction with Theaker's drumming saw him leave the band whilst touring in America, at which point Carl Palmer was enlisted. He and Vincent Crane, unhappy with the state of things with Brown apparently hatched the idea of Atomic Rooster whilst flying back to the UK. Also, Ronnie Wood claims to have played bass on 'Fire'. - Odd typo on the composer credit for the Spooky Tooth single, with four names showing 'Jimmy/Miller/Gary/Wright' instead of just 'Jimmy Miller/Gary Wright'. Worth mentioning that in addition to Wright, others in the band that went on to something notable included Luther Grosvenor, later dubbed 'Aerial Bender' as a member of post-Mick Ralphs Mott the Hoople; Greg Ridley took his bass and voice to Humble Pie; and drummer Mike Kellie went to Peter Frampton's early solo band, and also The Only Ones.
@@mingalondominique3790 You say 'late 1967-1968', but my comment says 'in '66', prior to him joining John Mayall'). I have a photo in an issue of Fabulous magazine - somewhere in my basement - of Dunbar, left arm in a cast, rehearsing with Stu James & the Mojos in someone's flat.
Draken Theaker, originally from Manchester, went to LA & played with Arthur Lee's 'Love' on a few tracks. ( On an album post "Forever Changes" - imo one of the most beautiful albums of all time. All time)
It just shows how receptive America was to British bands back in the 60s that a relatively unknown (at the time) group like Deep Purple could get into the U.S. Top 10, without even charting in the UK.
Relax. I'm no apologist for either side. But after 3.5 years of migrants piling up in what used to be homeless shelters and two wars, each of which could be the last the world will ever see, it would take considerable effort to make things any worse.
Awesome video! it’s great to hear someone talk about bands like Spooky Tooth and Freedom. it seems a lot of people today aren’t familiar with them. Particularly with Freedom, and it doesn’t help that their name makes google and youtube searches difficult, being a common word. Similar difficulty searching the band Love, etc.
So many great stuff got left by the wayside. I guess nobody had the material time to listen to everything that was being put out between 1966 and 1969. I've been listening to psychedelic music for as many years as the psychedelic movement lasted in the sixties and I still keep discovering new stuff.
12:40 I just wanna hear Bowie cover all these songs. Is this an album of his? I first heard the Kinks' Days when it was covered by Kirsty MacColl, and I didn't know it was a Kinks song for some time. She was such an incredible talent, and hearing that song again reminded of her and how much I miss her. Aside from that, I always enjoy these videos and the glimpse into all the could-have-been's.
Yep, the mid-60s to late 70s saw music's creative peak. Imagine comparing a Top 30 chart of today with these sounds of 68..where did the decent music go?
@@PaIaeoCIive1684 But the big difference most of the stuff recently is good in a very rudimentary way. Melodies suitable for backwards 5 year olds at best
Moody Blues! Justin Hayward!!!! Later, the song Voices In The Sky was released on the album In Search of The Lost Chord. The single, Ride My Seesaw was from that album, too. That was the first Moody Blues album I heard in its full. In those days, I was still a 45 RPM girl, my purchasing of albums came a few years later. A neighbor came home from a tour of duty in Vietnam in ‘69 and bought electronic components overseas. I was invited to come over to listen to that album, and On The Threshold of a Dream that he purchased on reel-to-reel. What can I say? I was sold! Every time Justin Hayward comes to Southern California I make it a point to see him. Voices in the Sky is usually on his repertoire of songs that he sings.
@ I have a soft spot for In Search of the Lost Chord. If I had to pick favorites, it would be, for Our Children’s Children’s Children and Seventh Sojourn. Since keyboardist, Mike Pinder, died earlier this year, and he’s synonymous with the mellotron, I would love to see your handling of a mini doc on the early users of that instrument.
Dear "Yesterday's Papers" Another successful months worth of 'fab' music! And I love the use of that "Patrick Allen" ( THE voiceover of the Barratt Homes adverts at that time ) voice you utilise sometimes. It always brings a wry smile to my face🙂. Keep up the good work !
Missing facts: 1 Hush was a 1967 song by american songwriter Joe South and first a hit for Billy Joe Royal. 2. Days was later divinely covered by Kirsty McColl 3 Nice' Americas flipside The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon is a remarkable stark psychedelic gem.
I became aware of the song Hush in 1967 when it was covered by Somebody's Image (with Russell Morris the lead singer). The song got to #14 on the charts here in Australia.
Hush is my all-time favorite Deep Purple song. Kula Shaker does an outstanding cover version. The late 60s Kinks is my favorite period in the band's career. Manfred Mann is one of the most underappreciated UK bands from the 60s
Manfred Mann's problem was that they were a great jazz & blues band masquerading as a pop covers group. Watching them do 'My Name Is Jack' is painful after the great pop singles done with Paul Jones and tunes like 'I'm Your Kingpin'. Still, to their credit they managed to walk that fine line and still retain the respect of their serious muso fans...something the Beatles also managed to do with some of the questionable tunes they released.
The original line-up of Manfred Mann was a real powerhouse. They were only half as good after Jones and Vickers left. You've only got to look at some of the footage of their second incarnation (with D'Abo and Voormann) to see how ill at ease they were - Mike Hugg in particular - with peddling lightweight pap like My Name Is Jack.
Not my favourite Kinks single - acceptable enough I suppose, but a distinct falling-off from the heights of Waterloo Sunset and Autumn Almanac. (To be fair, though, almost anything would have been.)
Wonderful music as usual i was 14 in 68 i always thought i knew about music but i come on here and am totally blown away by all of this You have a great channel thanks for that 👍👍👍
Couldn't click on fast enough. You guys are still my favorite because you actually turn me on to music I hadn't heard..and I thought I'd heard it all, if not most of it. Thanks very much 👍
Cosmic vibes! Never heard of New York Public Library - top tune. Great to see The Moodies in there too - top Brummy band - never “hip” but all the better for it. Their Isle of Wight performance is epic. 😎✌️
You don't know how much I love these videos and how I get to know, in a certain way, the life, music and world that was so different back then. Thank you very much and greetings from Mexico.
Wonderful episode - and your segment on The Kinks was well-written and well-crafted. Many thanks. The man who did the voice-over for John Wells was an excellent choice, as well; as is the woman doing Penny Valentine's. Her voice is similar to the British actress, June Ritchie, who played "Norman's" wife on The Kinks' "Soap Opera" (1975).
Another excellent video, thank you. I saw a few of those bands and still have some of the records somewhere! I also saw The Crazy World of Arthur Brown for the umpteenth time last week. It really was a most excellent show with 82 year-old Arthur in great form. I saw The Manfreds with three members from the 60s including both vocalists two or three months ago.
Excellent🎉 Another vital and vibrant trip down memory lane with nice surprises like July, Rifkin or the "comeback" of the Mojos❤ Thanks a lot for that enjoyable trip to June 68🙌
Penny Valentine got it wrong. 'My Name is Jack' was written by producer John Simon, who was no relation to Paul. He did produce a song called 'Red Rubber Ball' for a band called 'The Cyrkle', which was co-written by Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley of the Seekers, in 1966.
John Simon produced some classic albums: the Band's first two, Big Brother's Cheap Thrills, and Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends - so John and Paul (Simon) do belong in the same sentence - among others.
I never miss one of your vids! It usually take me twice as long to get through it since I'm always pausing to read all the clips. Then I watch it again uninterrupted. In the word of the late, great Lee Ermey: Outstanding! (sorry, I'm a Yank. At least that's what them southron boys tell me). One question, Why would a band from Leeds call themselves New York Public Library? Was it the lions? There's gotta be a story behind that one.
Another wonderful trip in the way back machine to England for this Yank. Thanks so much YP. The New York Public Library is probably the weirdest name I've ever heard for a band from that era. As a youth I spent many hours in those libraries. Wish I was in the room when the whole band came up with that name. ..lol.. Wonder if it was a unanimous decision.
As always suprises and rarities here! Rifkin, Scrugg and The Freedom - so much excellent music went by the wayside. Thank you for resurrecting these sounds!
Arthur Browns album is killer. One of the biggest influences on my style of playing and I play guitar. There isn't a guitar on the album! Vincent Crane taught me many a chord. I like everything on here but Arthurs album was just so different from everything else, it couldn't be ignored. I was 16 at the time.
That album's heavy on the organ alright. Still sounds cool despite also being very much of its era. Arthur's Kingdom Come project was even crazier than the Crazy World!
Yet another great episode! I loved your film footage for Deep Purple's 'One More Rainy Day!' And I still prefer the vocals (and lyrics) of Rod Evans to Ian Gillan. Not that I dislike Ian. A lot of superb singles here, but starting with 'Fire' was the way to go. Grabs my attention every time. In fact there is a lot of mesmerizing organ playing this month, but I confess that I was hooked by Scrugg's sugary 'Lavender Popcorn.' Great tunes, great footage!
A fabulous time. I was only 6 years old in summer 1968, but remember songs like “Hush” and “Fire” on the radio. I was collecting comic books, and bought Iron Man #1 for 12 cents that summer. Unfortunately, long since lost.
Thank you for this. Jon Lord's all-over-the-keyboard solo on Deep Purple's cover of the Joe South-penned "Hush" is one of the greatest Hammond rave-ups ever within or outside rock (he could give jazz Hammond maestro Jimmy Smith a run for his money); one almost wishes it would never end, and gives us a hint of what DP would do in later years when Ian Gillan and Roger Glover joined up for that classic early '70s lineup (not long after this, they also covered Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman," taking that song away from a rather somber, violin-driven ballad to stratospheric hard-rock heights). "Call Me Lightning" has always been my favorite Who song, and some year ago I became familiar with the humorous promo vid with Keith Moon as some sort of full-sized wind-up toy-out-of-a-box who goes berserk in what looks like an empty airplane hangar and is well worth multiple laughs. TBH I've never been a fan of either of The Who's full-length rock "operas"/concept albums; I'll admit to liking some (by no means all) of the music on "Tommy," but the story is outlandish and ludicrous and the album as a whole never grabbed me; "Quadrophenia" didn't even have any songs at all that I liked ("Love Rain (or is it "Reign"? I don't really know or care) O'er Me" strikes me as an exercise in insufferable teen/hipster self-pity/self-dramatization that Roger Waters, the greatest self-pitier in British rock history IMHO perfected (if that is the word) on "The Wall"- I know I'm cruel here, sorry about Roger's dad dying in WWII when Roger was an infant and all, but really, whine, whine, whine- or as you Brits would say whinge, whinge, whinge). In any case, before my long digression just now, I always like The Who loud, short, and sweet- "My Generation," "Happy Jack," "I Can See For Miles," "Magic Bus," and best of all, for me, CML. Dum-dum-dum-doo-day indeed! And shout-out to the late lamented John Entwistle; his bass solo on this song is for my money even better than his more famous one on "My Generation." Sorry if I'm rambling; still trying to figure out how and where to resist in the wake of the news out of here Stateside- I'm off-balance, to put it mildly, as is everyone else wondering about the future prospects for democracy and, well, basic human decency after last week's election, bought and paid for by Big Lies from Musk, Murdoch, et al. Please bear with me. Anyway, thank you again for another great vid, YP; let's hope this darkness ends soon. I'm a fan of The Nice, which of course was a precursor to ELP, and of their cover of Bernstein/Sondheim's "America." Several years later, Yes covered Simon & Garfunkel's "America"; in the long instrumental intro they briefly quote the "West Side Story" song of that title and they do a nice job, but The Nice's version was better.
I am totally onboard with your likes/dislikes of the Who. And I could not stomach Roger waters after "Animals" for that matter. Love his 'Julia Dream' though.
For me -there's only the ONE fantastic Who album. "Who's Next". I don't rate any of the others . I used to call 'Tommy' - "Tinney" on account of the thinness of the overall sound. Some of their singles, apart from "My Generation" were ace ace - like "Relay" & "Join Together ". but overall I've always considered them overrated. Sorry Pete....
If you’re talking about the documentary “the kids are all right”, they use the footage for “call me lightning”, and used “cobwebs and strange” on top of footage instead
"Hush" remains a masterful single! Personally, I've always found Rod Evans a fine singer, too. Deep Purple definitely listened carefully to the b-side of the Kinks single "She's Has Got Everything" because the guitar riff in it was used for their 1973 hit "My Woman From Tokyo". Lots of fascinating material again Yesterday' Papers, I'll look up that single by the Mojo's is, that sounded great! Cheers!
Great job. Outside of Fire and Hush, I hadn't heard any of them. I noticed that you didn't care for my post on the down under tour video, so I deleted it. Keep up the good work
Love these collections, growing up in far away New Zealand we didn’t get a lot of these bands, just the bigger bands ( Stones, Beatles etc) . Tops in the Pops show played on late night radio and gave us a small taste of these alternate bands.
NZ was very badly served in those days, as far as I can judge. I wasn't living there then, but when TV personality Peter Sinclair died in 2002, they screened as a tribute one of his early pop shows (C'Mon? Happen Inn? - I forget). A lot of it was live cover versions of current UK hits by local musos some of them ludicrously out of date with their style and presentation. I won't easily forget seeing one character, dressed and groomed like Peter ("Herman") Noone c1965, having a stab at I Can Hear The Grass Grow!!
There was a disastrous tour of the Antipodes ( Oz + New Zealand ) by both The Who & The Small Faces as a "package". Allegations of short, poorly amplified sets, bad language, drunkenness, drugs, vandalism, you name it - were thrown at both of them. The two countries were much more conservative than " Swinging London " and it was Pete Townsend who said " I'm never going back there again"...........I don't know if the Who ever did !
I managed to purchase July's reissue LP from RSD 6 years ago as it's one of my favourite Psych albums. Many great singles released in June as they were far out. Thank you very much.
Another smashingly good look back. I haven't forgotten about making your playlist. It's still going to get it done. I'm wrestling with issues with my right i. My right retina is bleeding in the shunt and it is failing. There's a pretty good chance of going to lose that I. Since my eyes so incredibly mangled. It's probably better to remove it. I've decided that I'd rather not have one eye then bleed to death. Because if I die from a hemorrhage of some kind in my head. It's really hard to treat ailments when you're dead! So just know that I really appreciate what you're doing with your channel
Even though I wasn't born until the early 70's, the 60's is the decade I wished I lived in to experience all the great music. The clothes were great, people were not obese, and the women were absolutely gorgeous. It would've been so much fun.
Dogs is an interesting song, it sounds simultaneously like a standard pop song, but still retains aspects of The Who's unique sound. I can see why it was forgotten. With all that being said, it is still a joy to listen to.
And John Marshall is on a couple tracks on the album, 'I Put a Spell on You' being one. Jon Hiseman also recorded with Brown, appearing on debut single 'Give Him a Flower' and possibly more ('Fire' was touted as one of them, though my guess is no).
Apart from Fire, by Arthur Brown, which is still a great song, Shades of Deep Purple, a great debut album, and a favourite of mine, My Name is Jack by Manfred Mann, the other singles all seemed to sound much the same. Always informative, thanks YP. By the way, Johnny Kongos was south african who had big hits here before moving overseas. His band was, Johnny Kongos and the G Men
No i CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN erano una band che sperimentava!!!!!!! Macché KISS!!!!!! Erano un misto di psichedelia hard e progressive!!!!!!!! ARTHUR BROWN un vero leader carismatico della formazione, è vero si pitturava il volto era molto teatrale col famoso casco infuocato, e vocalmente intenso e tendente con la band a sonorità DARK inquietanti !!!!!!!! Diciamo che come travestimenti ha ispirato assai PETER GABRIEL ma anche ALICE COOPER!!!!!!!!! Vocalmente era uno SCREAMER ed ha ispirato sia uno IAN GILLAN ma penso anche PETER HAMMILL per la sua poetica teatrale e stile Dark!!!!!!! Ricordiamoci che nella sua formazione ci ha militato anche un certo CARL PALMER che più tardi formerà con Emerson proveniente dai NICE e LAKE dai KING CRIMSON il famoso e straordinario prog rock supergruppo EL&P !!!!!!!!
Interesting batch of releases that month! Always loved ‘America’ by The Nice, Keith Emerson’s incredible keyboard playing on it still astounds me… although not Leonard Bernstein apparently, who absolutely hated their cover of his tune!
Fab as usual! Cheers YP. Interesting to hear The Who's Dogs and Call Me Lightning among the others of the month. They both sound curiously outdated compared to their sound and songs a few months later in that year. Maybe the focus if a future YP? 😅
Only Two years later, Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer would join Greg Lake to create Emerson Lake and Palmer. A year later, Greg Ridley would leave spooky tooth and join humble pie. June 1968 was a fertile month and year for British pop/rock… Incredible!
That band Freedom sounded pretty promising, they must have been despondent when they broke up in 72 while seeing so many of their contemporaries like Deep Purple and ELP become huge
Not half as bad as "didn't get any airplay" and "didn't get any review by the press". I guess that you needed a lot of talent + great songs + a great agent/management + a very supportive record company with talented producers/engineers + a good band name + putting in some hard touring........... and The Beatles made it look so easy 😊
another collection of great songs! besides the ones i already loved my big takeaway was that mojos song. their sound was a bit dated for 1968 but great music is great music.
Another great selection. Thanks. I’d be 9yo at the time, can’t say I remember even the hits beyond hearing them later. Only My Mate Jack feels an exception. But many are the type of sound I associate with approaching the grand age of 10. Up until then it was music hall and yodelling.
I'm not surprised there was a 'psychedelic underground scene' in Britain in '68. It was a wild time. Clearly not a single shite given with regard to health & safety back when Arthur Brown sported a flaming headdress during his gigs either.
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Wow! Some obscure gems were unearthed in that video.
Some excellent singles that month, including the b-sides. I particularly like the Kinks' flip, and the Who's. Great guitar by the Mojos. "Hush" is one of the few things by Deep Purple that I still enjoy.
Playlist | Cool British Singles from June 1968: th-cam.com/video/EGBKvv4DLKY/w-d-xo.html
Another great video, thanks!
@@pencilpauli9442Cheers!
Just started watching/listening to these, some really interesting content. The voiceovers are interesting too but slightly irksome, I'm guessing they're AI generated as the emphasis on the occasional phrase is a bit off kilter. Otherwise, top marks. Clearly a lot of time and effort to create and that's much appreciated.
Moody Blues … nearly everything they released from 1967 to 1973 are among the most tuneful, beautiful and exciting rock ‘n’ roll in progressive Rock
Agreed. They were considered 'uncool' or not even progressive rock by many prog fans, but their run of albums are consistently melodic, witty and of high quality. Yes, even the far-out spoken poems! The extended version of Isn't Life Strange? with extra mellotron is sublime.
All their records from that period are brilliant, I agree.
You're forgetting "Your Wildest Dreams" and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" from the 1980s, and what about Justin Heyward's solo, "Forever Autumn", brilliant stuff!
@@neilforbes416 I also like the album with just Lodge and Hayward, Blue Jays
Yeah moody blues does that. My friend bought CD ‘future days gone past” wasn’t cheap 50$ bucks for cd over have century old.
Great stuff, as always. Mildly surprised you didn't mention Pete Townshend's production of "Fire" (although Kit Lambert took the credit, with Pete listed as "associate producer.") Pete always considered Brown a discovery of his, oddly enough.
Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is a an epic song. In the winter you put on this song and it gets at least 5 degrees warmer in an instant 🤘
That's just the strychnine in that purple 🟣 microdot 🤯
Funny thing is that he burned his head with that crazy helmet he used.
I saw Arthur Brown open for The Who in 1968 in LA. It was amazing!!! He came out with his head on fire…
Wasn't alive in the 60's but, really enjoying this channel, while I've heard Hush, & Fire, this channel takes a deep dive into stuff most people wouldn't know.
Surprised at Penny Valentine mistakenly naming Paul Simon as the writer of 'My Name Is Jack.' It was, in fact, written by John Simon (no relation), who went on to produce The Band. Another great selection of tracks from the tail end of the psychedelic era. Particularly love your videos, though where you obtain the footage I've no idea!
That chick was wrong about everything
What a great year, as a 14-year-old teenager I listened to the BFBS Top 20 every week on my old radio with the ‘magic green eye’. Thanks for another fantastic video, kind regards from Berlin😊
Cheers!
I always enjoy these Yesterday's Papers Cool British Singles. They're well fun & interesting and I always hear something I've never heard before.
Watching this is like opening a time capsule. Fascinating!
You've nailed it AGAIN! Great freak beat records! "In the second half of 1968 the flutes came out" -Julie Driscoll. Luv the channel, luv the music. Rock on!
Rock on!
Great stuff, thank you.
A few things:
- the Mojos (aka Stu James & the Mojos at one point) included drummer Aynsley Dunbar in '66, prior to him joining John Mayall (he's on 'A Hard Road'), Jeff Beck (he's on 'Tallyman'), Zappa, Bowie, Starship, Whitesnake and others.
- as noted on the label, Pete Townshend was the 'executive producer' on 'Fire' (and the 'Crazy World of...' album), though surely he was more involved than that title would suggest. Drachen Theaker was on drums (some suspect Jon Hiseman, who was on debut single 'Give Him a Flower', though not likely), though John Marshall (Soft Machine) is on a couple tracks. Dissatisfaction with Theaker's drumming saw him leave the band whilst touring in America, at which point Carl Palmer was enlisted. He and Vincent Crane, unhappy with the state of things with Brown apparently hatched the idea of Atomic Rooster whilst flying back to the UK.
Also, Ronnie Wood claims to have played bass on 'Fire'.
- Odd typo on the composer credit for the Spooky Tooth single, with four names showing 'Jimmy/Miller/Gary/Wright' instead of just 'Jimmy Miller/Gary Wright'. Worth mentioning that in addition to Wright, others in the band that went on to something notable included Luther Grosvenor, later dubbed 'Aerial Bender' as a member of post-Mick Ralphs Mott the Hoople; Greg Ridley took his bass and voice to Humble Pie; and drummer Mike Kellie went to Peter Frampton's early solo band, and also The Only Ones.
Cheers Mr!
The Mojos=Tony House - drums (late 1967-1968) not Dunbar
@@mingalondominique3790 You say 'late 1967-1968', but my comment says 'in '66', prior to him joining John Mayall'). I have a photo in an issue of Fabulous magazine - somewhere in my basement - of Dunbar, left arm in a cast, rehearsing with Stu James & the Mojos in someone's flat.
OK.Mauvaise traduction de ma part.Sorry
Draken Theaker, originally from Manchester, went to LA & played with Arthur Lee's 'Love' on a few tracks. ( On an album post "Forever Changes" - imo one of the most beautiful albums of all time. All time)
It just shows how receptive America was to British bands back in the 60s that a relatively unknown (at the time) group like Deep Purple could get into the U.S. Top 10, without even charting in the UK.
Thanks man. I really needed this. I live in the US and last week was........ not great. The videos you post genuinely make me feel happier. Cheers.
I second this emotion.
@@TheSteveBoyd Me too.
I agree. Got a burst of much needed optimism.
Cheers!
Relax. I'm no apologist for either side. But after 3.5 years of migrants piling up in what used to be homeless shelters and two wars, each of which could be the last the world will ever see, it would take considerable effort to make things any worse.
Awesome video! it’s great to hear someone talk about bands like Spooky Tooth and Freedom. it seems a lot of people today aren’t familiar with them.
Particularly with Freedom, and it doesn’t help that their name makes google and youtube searches difficult, being a common word. Similar difficulty searching the band Love, etc.
I loved their version of I am the walrus
Yeah, I'm a huge fan of Spooky Tooth, criminally underrated. Those first two albums are gold.
So many great stuff got left by the wayside. I guess nobody had the material time to listen to everything that was being put out between 1966 and 1969. I've been listening to psychedelic music for as many years as the psychedelic movement lasted in the sixties and I still keep discovering new stuff.
Very true!
12:40 I just wanna hear Bowie cover all these songs. Is this an album of his?
I first heard the Kinks' Days when it was covered by Kirsty MacColl, and I didn't know it was a Kinks song for some time. She was such an incredible talent, and hearing that song again reminded of her and how much I miss her. Aside from that, I always enjoy these videos and the glimpse into all the could-have-been's.
Yes, the Bowie album with all the covers is called "Pin-Ups".
@@YesterdaysPapers Very cool. Thanks.
Makes me wish I could go back in time to England in the sixties and purchase all these great singles.
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Kinks, the nice, deep purple, the who, the moody blues, what a mounth!
Yep, the mid-60s to late 70s saw music's creative peak. Imagine comparing a Top 30 chart of today with these sounds of 68..where did the decent music go?
Great month, no doubt.
@@PaIaeoCIive1684 But the big difference most of the stuff recently is good in a very rudimentary way. Melodies suitable for backwards 5 year olds at best
A great time for pop.
My favourite pop era was ‘65 to around ‘71, ‘68 being at the epicentre.
Everything has its golden age.
Moody Blues! Justin Hayward!!!! Later, the song Voices In The Sky was released on the album In Search of The Lost Chord. The single, Ride My Seesaw was from that album, too. That was the first Moody Blues album I heard in its full. In those days, I was still a 45 RPM girl, my purchasing of albums came a few years later. A neighbor came home from a tour of duty in Vietnam in ‘69 and bought electronic components overseas. I was invited to come over to listen to that album, and On The Threshold of a Dream that he purchased on reel-to-reel. What can I say? I was sold! Every time Justin Hayward comes to Southern California I make it a point to see him. Voices in the Sky is usually on his repertoire of songs that he sings.
"In Search of the Lost Chord" is my favourite album by the Moody Blues. Excellent!
@ I have a soft spot for In Search of the Lost Chord. If I had to pick favorites, it would be, for Our Children’s Children’s Children and Seventh Sojourn. Since keyboardist, Mike Pinder, died earlier this year, and he’s synonymous with the mellotron, I would love to see your handling of a mini doc on the early users of that instrument.
Thank you again Yesterday's Papers for this new time travel, filled with so much interesting information (as usual). Cheers to all !
Cheers, glad you enjoyed the video!
one month holds more gems than the last 20 years in pop music
Dear "Yesterday's Papers" Another successful months worth of 'fab' music! And I love the use of that "Patrick Allen" ( THE voiceover of the Barratt Homes adverts at that time )
voice you utilise sometimes. It always brings a wry smile to my face🙂. Keep up the good work !
Missing facts: 1 Hush was a 1967 song by american songwriter Joe South and first a hit for Billy Joe Royal. 2. Days was later divinely covered by Kirsty McColl 3 Nice' Americas flipside The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon is a remarkable stark psychedelic gem.
I became aware of the song Hush in 1967 when it was covered by Somebody's Image (with Russell Morris the lead singer). The song got to #14 on the charts here in Australia.
Aas always I enjoyed this episode immensely. Great learning experience! I love the really deep forgotten cuts here.
Cheers!
memories and more memories...I was 17 y/o in 1968...happy days.
Hush is my all-time favorite Deep Purple song. Kula Shaker does an outstanding cover version. The late 60s Kinks is my favorite period in the band's career. Manfred Mann is one of the most underappreciated UK bands from the 60s
Yeah, I like that Kula Shaker cover, too.
Manfred Mann's problem was that they were a great jazz & blues band masquerading as a pop covers group. Watching them do 'My Name Is Jack' is painful after the great pop singles done with Paul Jones and tunes like 'I'm Your Kingpin'. Still, to their credit they managed to walk that fine line and still retain the respect of their serious muso fans...something the Beatles also managed to do with some of the questionable tunes they released.
The original line-up of Manfred Mann was a real powerhouse. They were only half as good after Jones and Vickers left. You've only got to look at some of the footage of their second incarnation (with D'Abo and Voormann) to see how ill at ease they were - Mike Hugg in particular - with peddling lightweight pap like My Name Is Jack.
If it wasn't for The Moody Blues, I wouldn't be here :)
Nice docu/video. Thanks for the history.
Great job from an outstanding channel.
Thanks!
Love The Kinks single Days & the ace B-Side She's Got Everything 👌
Great single. One of my favourites, too.
Not my favourite Kinks single - acceptable enough I suppose, but a distinct falling-off from the heights of Waterloo Sunset and Autumn Almanac. (To be fair, though, almost anything would have been.)
Wonderful music as usual i was 14 in 68 i always thought i knew about music but i come on here and am totally blown away by all of this You have a great channel thanks for that 👍👍👍
Cheers!
Thanks fir bringing back some happy memories with Spooky Tooth's 'Love really changed me'- had it on a compilation many years ago. Brilliant track
Love that song. The first two albums by Spooky Tooth are big favourites of mine. Excellent records.
I always look forward to each episode. FAB!
Cheers!
Couldn't click on fast enough.
You guys are still my favorite because you actually turn me on to music I hadn't heard..and I thought I'd heard it all, if not most of it.
Thanks very much 👍
Cheers!
I really like.how you include the contemporary reviews with your informative commentary.
Cosmic vibes! Never heard of New York Public Library - top tune.
Great to see The Moodies in there too - top Brummy band - never “hip” but all the better for it. Their Isle of Wight performance is epic. 😎✌️
You don't know how much I love these videos and how I get to know, in a certain way, the life, music and world that was so different back then. Thank you very much and greetings from Mexico.
Cheers!
Wonderful episode - and your segment on The Kinks was well-written and well-crafted. Many thanks.
The man who did the voice-over for John Wells was an excellent choice, as well; as is the woman doing Penny Valentine's. Her voice is similar to the British actress, June Ritchie, who played "Norman's" wife on The Kinks' "Soap Opera" (1975).
@@total.stranger Cheers!
Great stuff as always. Thank you again!!!
Deep Purple still rocking all these years later. RIP Jon Lord.
I really like the percussive organ on Hush
I always turned up my transistor radio when Hush came on
Dogs is such an underrated Who song. Class
Another excellent video, thank you. I saw a few of those bands and still have some of the records somewhere! I also saw The Crazy World of Arthur Brown for the umpteenth time last week. It really was a most excellent show with 82 year-old Arthur in great form. I saw The Manfreds with three members from the 60s including both vocalists two or three months ago.
Man! that Mojos single is delicious. Almost forgot Rifkin but now it's back. Thanks!
Yeah, that single by the Mojos is brilliant. Love that track.
@@YesterdaysPapers Aynsley Dunbar on Drums I think.
@@mkruup Really? I didn't know that. Great drummer!
Great job. Lots of "new" music for my happy ears!!!
Thanks!
Excellent🎉 Another vital and vibrant trip down memory lane with nice surprises like July, Rifkin or the "comeback" of the Mojos❤
Thanks a lot for that enjoyable trip to June 68🙌
Cheers!
Penny Valentine got it wrong. 'My Name is Jack' was written by producer John Simon, who was no relation to Paul. He did produce a song called 'Red Rubber Ball' for a band called 'The Cyrkle', which was co-written by Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley of the Seekers, in 1966.
John Simon produced some classic albums: the Band's first two, Big Brother's Cheap Thrills, and Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends - so John and Paul (Simon) do belong in the same sentence - among others.
Top shelf as ever. Never knew the Mojos recorded that late. Love it!
I never miss one of your vids! It usually take me twice as long to get through it since I'm always pausing to read all the clips. Then I watch it again uninterrupted. In the word of the late, great Lee Ermey: Outstanding! (sorry, I'm a Yank. At least that's what them southron boys tell me). One question, Why would a band from Leeds call themselves New York Public Library? Was it the lions? There's gotta be a story behind that one.
Cheers Ralph! Glad you enjoy these videos. No idea why a band from Leeds decided to call themselves New York Public Library. Hahaha!
Another wonderful trip in the way back machine to England for this Yank. Thanks so much YP.
The New York Public Library is probably the weirdest name I've ever heard for a band from that era. As a youth I spent many hours in those libraries. Wish I was in the room when the whole band came up with that name. ..lol.. Wonder if it was a unanimous decision.
Cheers Willie! Yeah, very strange that a band from Leeds decided to call themselves New York Public Library!
@@YesterdaysPapers very very strange, mate Speaking of libraries, you know the librarians' favorite song?
What were they on at that moment in time ? !
Explosions. Blast... TAKE ME BACK !!! 😉
Another great one. You made my day.
Cheers François!
Thanks
Thank you very much! Cheers!
I have followed your channel from the beginning. You have amazing content, YP!
Thanks!
It's about time, you should release more beatles reviewing singles in 1960s if you have any more! 🏅
As always suprises and rarities here! Rifkin, Scrugg and The Freedom - so much excellent music went by the wayside. Thank you for resurrecting these sounds!
@@Fuzzbrain61 Cheers!
@@YesterdaysPapers Love the playlist - great feature!
Your every episode is like having a breath of fresh air. Thank you. ❤
Thanks!
Arthur Browns album is killer. One of the biggest influences on my style of playing and I play guitar. There isn't a guitar on the album! Vincent Crane taught me many a chord. I like everything on here but Arthurs album was just so different from everything else, it couldn't be ignored. I was 16 at the time.
That album's heavy on the organ alright. Still sounds cool despite also being very much of its era. Arthur's Kingdom Come project was even crazier than the Crazy World!
I love that record!
Yet another great episode! I loved your film footage for Deep Purple's 'One More Rainy Day!' And I still prefer the vocals (and lyrics) of Rod Evans to Ian Gillan. Not that I dislike Ian. A lot of superb singles here, but starting with 'Fire' was the way to go. Grabs my attention every time. In fact there is a lot of mesmerizing organ playing this month, but I confess that I was hooked by Scrugg's sugary 'Lavender Popcorn.' Great tunes, great footage!
Cheers Wylie! "Lavender Popcorn" is great, very underrated tune.
A fabulous time. I was only 6 years old in summer 1968, but remember songs like “Hush” and “Fire” on the radio. I was collecting comic books, and bought Iron Man #1 for 12 cents that summer. Unfortunately, long since lost.
"Lavender Popcorn", what a perfect name for a song from 1968.
Thank you for this. Jon Lord's all-over-the-keyboard solo on Deep Purple's cover of the Joe South-penned "Hush" is one of the greatest Hammond rave-ups ever within or outside rock (he could give jazz Hammond maestro Jimmy Smith a run for his money); one almost wishes it would never end, and gives us a hint of what DP would do in later years when Ian Gillan and Roger Glover joined up for that classic early '70s lineup (not long after this, they also covered Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman," taking that song away from a rather somber, violin-driven ballad to stratospheric hard-rock heights).
"Call Me Lightning" has always been my favorite Who song, and some year ago I became familiar with the humorous promo vid with Keith Moon as some sort of full-sized wind-up toy-out-of-a-box who goes berserk in what looks like an empty airplane hangar and is well worth multiple laughs. TBH I've never been a fan of either of The Who's full-length rock "operas"/concept albums; I'll admit to liking some (by no means all) of the music on "Tommy," but the story is outlandish and ludicrous and the album as a whole never grabbed me; "Quadrophenia" didn't even have any songs at all that I liked ("Love Rain (or is it "Reign"? I don't really know or care) O'er Me" strikes me as an exercise in insufferable teen/hipster self-pity/self-dramatization that Roger Waters, the greatest self-pitier in British rock history IMHO perfected (if that is the word) on "The Wall"- I know I'm cruel here, sorry about Roger's dad dying in WWII when Roger was an infant and all, but really, whine, whine, whine- or as you Brits would say whinge, whinge, whinge). In any case, before my long digression just now, I always like The Who loud, short, and sweet- "My Generation," "Happy Jack," "I Can See For Miles," "Magic Bus," and best of all, for me, CML. Dum-dum-dum-doo-day indeed! And shout-out to the late lamented John Entwistle; his bass solo on this song is for my money even better than his more famous one on "My Generation."
Sorry if I'm rambling; still trying to figure out how and where to resist in the wake of the news out of here Stateside- I'm off-balance, to put it mildly, as is everyone else wondering about the future prospects for democracy and, well, basic human decency after last week's election, bought and paid for by Big Lies from Musk, Murdoch, et al. Please bear with me. Anyway, thank you again for another great vid, YP; let's hope this darkness ends soon.
I'm a fan of The Nice, which of course was a precursor to ELP, and of their cover of Bernstein/Sondheim's "America." Several years later, Yes covered Simon & Garfunkel's "America"; in the long instrumental intro they briefly quote the "West Side Story" song of that title and they do a nice job, but The Nice's version was better.
I am totally onboard with your likes/dislikes of the Who. And I could not stomach Roger waters after "Animals" for that matter. Love his 'Julia Dream' though.
Cheers Mack!
For me -there's only the ONE fantastic Who album. "Who's Next".
I don't rate any of the others . I used to call 'Tommy' - "Tinney" on account of the thinness of the overall sound. Some of their singles, apart from "My Generation" were ace ace - like "Relay" & "Join Together ". but overall I've always considered them overrated. Sorry Pete....
Groovy.
So the video of The Who with Keith Moon emerging from the big box (It's a bleedin' box!") wasn't for Cobwebs and Strange?
If you’re talking about the documentary “the kids are all right”, they use the footage for “call me lightning”, and used “cobwebs and strange” on top of footage instead
@@michaelrochester48 Yes, that's what I was referring to. Thank you.
"Hush" remains a masterful single! Personally, I've always found Rod Evans a fine singer, too. Deep Purple definitely listened carefully to the b-side of the Kinks single "She's Has Got Everything" because the guitar riff in it was used for their 1973 hit "My Woman From Tokyo". Lots of fascinating material again Yesterday' Papers, I'll look up that single by the Mojo's is, that sounded great! Cheers!
Cheers Edwin! You're right, the riff from "Woman from Tokyo" is definitely lifted from that Kinks track.
Rod Evans made other albums after Gillan was brought in. Sadly he died well before his time. A really cool voice.
@noelsalisbury7448
Yes, with Captain Beyond. But Rod Evans didn't die, did he? There is unclarity about his doings, though.
That guy with his head on fire and makeup basically gave birth to KISS.
And Alice Cooper
That might be so but Brown stole the idea from Puff the Magic Dragon.
Possibly Alice Cooper, too ?
Great job. Outside of Fire and Hush, I hadn't heard any of them. I noticed that you didn't care for my post on the down under tour video, so I deleted it. Keep up the good work
I didn't see your comment on that video, Terry, Sorry. Glad you enjoyed this video, cheers!
Love these collections, growing up in far away New Zealand we didn’t get a lot of these bands, just the bigger bands ( Stones, Beatles etc) . Tops in the Pops show played on late night radio and gave us a small taste of these alternate bands.
NZ was very badly served in those days, as far as I can judge. I wasn't living there then, but when TV personality Peter Sinclair died in 2002, they screened as a tribute one of his early pop shows (C'Mon? Happen Inn? - I forget). A lot of it was live cover versions of current UK hits by local musos some of them ludicrously out of date with their style and presentation. I won't easily forget seeing one character, dressed and groomed like Peter ("Herman") Noone c1965, having a stab at I Can Hear The Grass Grow!!
@ there were some great NZ bands then but they got very little tv or radio time, the music shows were very sanitised!
There was a disastrous tour of the Antipodes ( Oz + New Zealand ) by both The Who & The Small Faces as a "package". Allegations of short, poorly amplified sets, bad language, drunkenness, drugs, vandalism, you name it - were thrown at both of them. The two countries were much more conservative than " Swinging London " and it was Pete Townsend who said " I'm never going back there again"...........I don't know if the Who ever did !
I managed to purchase July's reissue LP from RSD 6 years ago as it's one of my favourite Psych albums. Many great singles released in June as they were far out. Thank you very much.
Another smashingly good look back. I haven't forgotten about making your playlist. It's still going to get it done. I'm wrestling with issues with my right i. My right retina is bleeding in the shunt and it is failing. There's a pretty good chance of going to lose that I. Since my eyes so incredibly mangled. It's probably better to remove it. I've decided that I'd rather not have one eye then bleed to death. Because if I die from a hemorrhage of some kind in my head. It's really hard to treat ailments when you're dead! So just know that I really appreciate what you're doing with your channel
@@mr.milehi9883 Damn, get well soon. I wish you the best.
Hoping you pulled through, man.
Even though I wasn't born until the early 70's, the 60's is the decade I wished I lived in to experience all the great music. The clothes were great, people were not obese, and the women were absolutely gorgeous. It would've been so much fun.
Women were women. No tattoos or muscles.
@@bruce4947No weird and hideous piercings either.
Thank you for another excellent chain of cool singles!
Dogs is an interesting song, it sounds simultaneously like a standard pop song, but still retains aspects of The Who's unique sound. I can see why it was forgotten. With all that being said, it is still a joy to listen to.
In Search of the Lost Chord was The Moody Blues’ third album, not their second.
Carl Palmer was the touring drummer, but is not on record with Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Drachen Theaker was the drummer on record.
And John Marshall is on a couple tracks on the album, 'I Put a Spell on You' being one. Jon Hiseman also recorded with Brown, appearing on debut single 'Give Him a Flower' and possibly more ('Fire' was touted as one of them, though my guess is no).
The Who's 'call me lightning'...great tune. Wicked drums and bass solo too.
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Tom Newman from the band July, went on to produce albums for Mike Oldfield - notably Tubular Bells.
Interesting stuff!! I especially liked The Moody Blues songs. I'd not heard of those songs from The Who before. 🐕🐕🐕
Really excellent music here. Great songs from that era. Cheers! ✌️
Cheers!
The real discovery for me was New York Public Library and their song "Got To Get Away". Great song and should've been a hit.
Yeah, I love that one. Love those Byrds-type guitars.
You must be a big Byrds fan! That's so good to hear.
Another AWESOME video!
Another cool episode! Love the singles by July and Rifkin❤
Great singles, I agree.
Apart from Fire, by Arthur Brown, which is still a great song, Shades of Deep Purple, a great debut album, and a favourite of mine, My Name is Jack by Manfred Mann, the other singles all seemed to sound much the same. Always informative, thanks YP. By the way, Johnny Kongos was south african who had big hits here before moving overseas. His band was, Johnny Kongos and the G Men
Thanks Neil!
Arthur Brown apparently was KISS before KISS
Brown was also where Deep Purple's Ian Gillan apparently got his scream.
Kiss with talent.
No i CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN erano una band che sperimentava!!!!!!! Macché KISS!!!!!! Erano un misto di psichedelia hard e progressive!!!!!!!! ARTHUR BROWN un vero leader carismatico della formazione, è vero si pitturava il volto era molto teatrale col famoso casco infuocato, e vocalmente intenso e tendente con la band a sonorità DARK inquietanti !!!!!!!! Diciamo che come travestimenti ha ispirato assai PETER GABRIEL ma anche ALICE COOPER!!!!!!!!! Vocalmente era uno SCREAMER ed ha ispirato sia uno IAN GILLAN ma penso anche PETER HAMMILL per la sua poetica teatrale e stile Dark!!!!!!! Ricordiamoci che nella sua formazione ci ha militato anche un certo CARL PALMER che più tardi formerà con Emerson proveniente dai NICE e LAKE dai KING CRIMSON il famoso e straordinario prog rock supergruppo EL&P !!!!!!!!
Interesting batch of releases that month! Always loved ‘America’ by The Nice, Keith Emerson’s incredible keyboard playing on it still astounds me… although not Leonard Bernstein apparently, who absolutely hated their cover of his tune!
Yeah, Bernstein wasn't amused by their cover.
@@YesterdaysPapers And yet, and yet .... he apparently rated Cream.
@@Krzyszczynski I think he also praised "Paint It Black" by the Stones and "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys.
Fab as usual! Cheers YP. Interesting to hear The Who's Dogs and Call Me Lightning among the others of the month. They both sound curiously outdated compared to their sound and songs a few months later in that year. Maybe the focus if a future YP? 😅
So the promo from The Who isn't for "Cobwebs and Strange?" It seems timed perfectly in The Kids Are Alright film.
Yep, it was originally the clip for "Call Me Lightning".
Only Two years later, Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer would join Greg Lake to create Emerson Lake and Palmer. A year later, Greg Ridley would leave spooky tooth and join humble pie. June 1968 was a fertile month and year for British pop/rock… Incredible!
Great coverage
So many crushed dreams in "The single failed to chart"
A great name for an LP though.
That band Freedom sounded pretty promising, they must have been despondent when they broke up in 72 while seeing so many of their contemporaries like Deep Purple and ELP become huge
Not half as bad as "didn't get any airplay" and "didn't get any review by the press". I guess that you needed a lot of talent + great songs + a great agent/management + a very supportive record company with talented producers/engineers + a good band name + putting in some hard touring........... and The Beatles made it look so easy 😊
Great music
another collection of great songs! besides the ones i already loved my big takeaway was that mojos song. their sound was a bit dated for 1968 but great music is great music.
Yeah, that's a great tune. Reminds me of the early singles by the Small Faces.
Another great selection. Thanks. I’d be 9yo at the time, can’t say I remember even the hits beyond hearing them later. Only My Mate Jack feels an exception. But many are the type of sound I associate with approaching the grand age of 10. Up until then it was music hall and yodelling.
I'm not surprised there was a 'psychedelic underground scene' in Britain in '68. It was a wild time. Clearly not a single shite given with regard to health & safety back when Arthur Brown sported a flaming headdress during his gigs either.
Wow! Some obscure gems were unearthed in that video.
Some excellent singles that month, including the b-sides. I particularly like the Kinks' flip, and the Who's. Great guitar by the Mojos. "Hush" is one of the few things by Deep Purple that I still enjoy.
Fantastic as always !
Cheers!
Psychedelic-Prog rock is the best form of Prog rock, which is probably why I love Krautrock.
What a fantastic video have a great day also today is my friends birthday to be honest ❤😊
That Spooky Tooth b-side sounds excellent. I'm off to see if i can find a copy.
P.s. great info about the singer of Lavender Popcorn.
Thank you for sharing.
Arthur Brown rocking that Black metal look 20 years before it's time