Which leads us to business. To wit:
...and your favorite obscure British Invasion album track by a solo artist or group that either had hits in America or didn't is...???
I should add that the above Animals selection, which I have always found aboslutely delightful -- particularly when lead singer Eric Burdon talks about Diddley's "GORGEOUS sister" The Duchess -- was once a topic of some disagreement from my old friend Eric C. Boardman
[That's him in the pith helmet, stage right.]
Eric once borrowed said Animals record from me when we were living across the hall from each other at a dorm in Lake Forest College in the fall of 1965.
And he returned it to me with the ball-point-pen-written phrase "completely sucks" appended after the title of said song on the back of the album sleeve.
And yes -- we're still talking to each other after all those years, BTW.
Okay -- in any event...what would YOUR choices be?
And have a great weekend, everybody!!!
12 comments:
Could there be any other track for me than “Good Times” by The Easybeats. All time rock and roll magic that should have been a huge hit. Does not suck!
Captain Al
Can't argue with that one. 😎
Obscure, yes - but it still brings a smile to my face over half a century later - my choice is "I Love My Shirt" by Donovan - from the album Barabajagal - unlike the title song, which is squarely in the blues/rock stream - w. Jimmy Page solo - "Shirt" is English music hall. But good, though.
Do The Easybeats qualify as British invaders when two of the band were Dutch and another Scottish, and the band formed in Australia?
- Paul in DK
And wasn't "Good Times" a hit?
They were signed to a British record label and made their first international splash over there, so I'm gonna allow it. 😎
Blossom Toes- Postcard
KInks - This Is Where I Belong - a single in UK, and on Kinks Kronikles in US. Kronikles is essential Kinks, you almost can't be a fan in the US without it.
The Who - Armenia City in the Sky or Early Morning Cold Taxi are both wonderful.
- Paul in DK
Cleveland Jeff - I knew next to nothing about the Kinks except the hits when I bought Kinks Kronikles my freshman year of college - I'd never heard anything like it - in an era that enshrined the extended solo as the heart of "real" rock'n'roll, here were perfect little 3 minute pop masterpieces. It blew my mind and I played those 2 records to DEATH!
The Hollies - Heading For A Fall
The Who - Run Run Run
The Rolling Stones - Connection
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