Mercy!

I have a special place in my heart for obscure B-side throwaways, such as this mid-sixties Don Covay tune that crams in as many references to hit tunes and dances as he could in two minutes and twenty seconds. More Don Covay can be found at Flash 1964 di Generizioni e "Pick-up".

Doris

Doris Svensson (shortly just Doris) is a Swedish singer. She started out in the beginning of the 1960s. In 1963 she debuted on Swedish Television in the show Drop In (at the very same show as The Beatles, during their first international tour after their break-through).
She sang "Save All Your Love For Me" backed up by The Telstars and Gals and Pals.



Later on she were in bands such as The Plums and The Dandys before she recorded the remarkable album soul/jazz album 'Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby' with Berndt Egerbladh. That album wasn't a hit at the time but become a well sought-after gem during the mid 1990s and was re-issued and received attention from alternative soul/funk/jazz aficionados around the word and some of the album tracks has been sampled by well-known hip-hop acts.

EVARISTE

" Often regarded as the French Kim Fowley, Evariste is a well-kept secret needing to get out there NOW. Genius, creative and with a very poisoned language in the lyrics of his songs. A mix between ye ye, garage and hallucinated experimental rock. Evariste is probably one of the most interesting musicians from the French 60s rock scene, though maybe too weird to have really had that recognition from the public and media at the time! And Michel Colombier is involved in these recordings too! This first time ever reissue of his works includes his complete discography, thats two Eps and one single. Remastered sound, and limited to 500 copies. "
A portuguese label (no smoke records) released this LP a few days ago. Shame on the french record industry!

Generously shared by La Parenthèse En Chantier

Mashed Potatoes

Mazef's Collection

Whole big bunches of vintage Indonesian pop music to be found here, from vinyl and cassette, with their lovely splashy covers.

Supermarket Full of Cans

The Welsh band The Eyes of Blue sing "Can't find love like ours, in a supermarket full of cans".....did they remember to look next to the creamed corn?

Rosey the Renaissance Man

Roosevelt Grier: American football player. The man who restrained Sirhan Sirhan after the Robert Kennedy assassination. Ordained minister. Author of Needlepoint for Men. But surely his proudest moment has to have been his performance of a Tom Jones cover on Shindig.

Los Sleepers

Music by Los Sleepers, including Cleopetra:



and Zombie Universitario:

Hay Tantas Chicas!

Mike Rios con Los Sonor - Hay tantas chicas!

Boudewijn de Groot - Aeneas Nu

One of The Netherlands most celebrated singers, Boudewijn de Groot in his lesser known psychedelic period:



During that period however THIS duet with Elly Nieman was a big hit:



A few years after this Elly became successful as a religious singer together with her husband Rikkert Zuyderveld.

Vomitation

Find it here.

Since DivShare is down, and Soundcloud wouldn't let me upload anything from this album to let you hear a preview, please enjoy this Nino Ferrer video instead:

My final post..................

..............this day - PSYCH!

Under my thick skin -
I can be lonely -
Please can I come in -
And end my sad existence as a snake in the grass?

The Burbank Philharmonic

The Burbank Philharmonic, a project by three sax playing brothers, ex of the Kenton and Barnett Big Bands, who wanted to do a sort of concept album of dixie covers of current hits (1969).

The Burbank Philharmonic - Spinning Wheel

The Burbank Philharmonic - Big Noise From Winnetka

The Burbank Philharmonic - Light My Fire

The Burbank Philharmonic - These Boots Are Made For Walking

Frida - Baby Love

Pre-ABBA performance of Frida at the Charlie Norman show, with whoopsy back-up singer dancers.

Es el "Bicycle"

Americans have their love songs to their cars, the Spanish love their bicycles. At least in this sixties era tune by The Rocking Boys. 

Even Geezers Dig the Twist!

Maurice Chevalier -  Le Twist du Canotier

Pearl Bailey -  Hip Twist

Zabadak!

The Jaguars - Zabadak! (they do a spirited version of the Monkees theme song, too)