Matt's 60s Collection Part 1 |
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- Matt gives an overview of his 60s lp collection and some of the album bins he had built to display them.
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There's a kind of beauty in the child who discovers his love for the Beatles and proceeds to become a connoiseur collector. Thanks for sharing, Matt-you're a journalistic treasure and a gem of a man.
Beau Brummels Triangle lp is a favorite of mine
LOVE the Easybeats!!! They had 3 albums and several singles, all great, when still in Australia, before getting to the UK and Friday on my Mind 😉
Huge fan of Donovan too, you're right, that Live album is fantastic!
I have found that no matter the storage approach, there will always be logistic issues when actively buying more albums and trying to retain an alphabetized collection.
I know it sounds like a crazy idea, but I've been thinking of re-shelving all my records and instead of the order being alphabetical by artist name, I would order them by release date. Sometimes I get nostalgic for the sounds of a specific year or timeframe in history. I haven't committed to doing this yet, but I'm considering it. Anyone have any thoughts about it? Up to now, I've always done alpha by artist name.
@@multiverser9585 - It would reduce the moving around of albums but not completely eliminate it because I'm sure you buy albums with old release dates. The biggest problem with your idea would be the difficulty of remembering the release date to be able to quickly locate an album. I would think it would require creating a spreadsheet with the release date of an album because it would be hard to remember all of them offhand. Unless all of your listening is based on timeframes, I would stick with the alphabet.
Reminds me of the film High Fidelity. I think there is great value in sorting by release, it forces you to really remember more!
Very nice start on your collection. Thumbs up for the Sandy Bull shout out.
In the early 80s "The Grassroots" played at a dance bar I attended (frequently) and when they started playing "Midnight Confessions" I let out such a squall that it brought a smile to the singer's face.Love your show Matt.👍
Brass Ring Disadvantages of you! Remembered the tune (from the old Benson & Hedges TV commercials) but could never find it until meeting a DJ who knew who did it - a quintessential 60’s happy memory for me!
Just stumbled onto this site. In 1966 I was 10 years old. I used to listen to my older siblings albums. A lot of psychedelic stuff, pop, garage rock, blues, etc. I even listened to The Fugs.
I still listen to 60s rock. Have recently got back into garage rock. It's crude, sloppy, loud. I love it.😊
Great site, will be back for sure.
Welcome, Sam!
Tremendous to see Alice’s Restaurant. My family can pretty much recite that by heart; it was a big part of my childhood and I still love it.
Great collection Matt. I like the Archies too. People do tend to dismiss them as just a cartoon thing, but there's some very good, well written songs on those albums, along with some fine musicians.
Beau Brummels. Sad Little Girl. My husband was a musician in the 70’s. He and his brother would record in his studio in the basement. Sad little girl was a cover they did. Made me cry. I’ll never forget it. I have their reel to reel recording on CD now. 😀
I love Tim Buckley and the Blue Things. I can't wait for your videos on the Easybeats, Donovan & Dylan. What an amazing collection!
Yeahhhh... like this! Always wanted know what Matt has in there! Some interesting things. It's not a massive collection, but exhaustive collections are just, well, exhausting. I can see the amount of material for band biographies is enormous. Viewers of this channel just sort of expect a Grassroots bio to come along. Seems natural. Looking forward to part two!!
I always considered this collection to be average size and I’ve gotten rid of some just to keep it manageable. I wanted to keep these 2 videos to digestible lengths so I skipped by some artists for the sake of time. When I moved there in 2022, I really felt like downsizing!
The blues Magoo's were my introduction to the "underground" psychedelic stuff that ended up being my favorite. I have most of their albums, it would be sick if you did a video on them
I have that Beatles in Italy record. I bought it as a teenager. I hadn''t felt so duped since I found out Santa wasn't real.
'In the event of something happening to me'... aah no Bee Gees! Blue Afternoon my favourite Buckley. But really after The Beatles I come in on the fine Butterfield. Yay, Fever Tree and HP Lovecraft! A fascinating review Matt You obviously have several albums of the same favourites. Where were Beefheart and Country Joe? The Flock made one good album too.
If you cover The Grassroots anytime soon, please make sure you mention that their big hit, " Let's Live for Today" is a note for note rip off of the chorus of the Drifters hit, "I count The Tears" released 6 years earlier. I had to chuckle when you displayed that album cover
James Brown Live At The Apollo is the signature JB album which shows how a showtime kind of gig worked. Non-stop with transitions from one tune to another. Two drummers and the horn section featuring Maceo Parker.
Excellent, Matt! I was hoping you would get to the letter I... as I am curious if you have or have heard of the late 60's band The Illusion from New York. They put out 3 albums in 1969 and 1970, and had one hit single "Did You See Her Eyes", which reached #32 in the US in mid-1969.
I only have some of their music digitized but no albums yet 🙂
The Fifth Dimension with Laura Nyro writing was top notch, as well as the contributions by Jimmy Webb.
Oh.. these ideas keep getting better and better!! Always been curious to see what 60s records you had there Matt, because there's always loads in the background of all your videos! Very much looking forward to part 2 (or so I assume, given you've named this part 1 haha!) whenever you get round to it man. Excellent stuff Matt!
I love Beau Brummels❤
The way you store your records is great. Gave me an idea to do the same.
Thanks for shareing your collection Matt looking forward to part two.
Fascinating to see half your vinyl collection...thank you...also pleased to hear you will be providing research and commentary on the music from the Dillards...they greatly influenced our band's music...don't overlook the 2 Dillard and Clark albums where they collaborated with Gene Clarke which resulted in two excellent albums..."There's a train leaves here this morning" and "Kansas City Southern" are two memorable songs that still play in my mind...By the way...I was unable to access this excellent video on the Patreon Feed, ..but on UA-cam I watched it and there were no ads...just a 'heads up"...I really appreciate the depth of knowledge and appreciation you have for so much music...cheers
Thanks for the feedback. I will enjoy doing the Dillards for sure!
H.P. Lovecraft, fantastic band, Francoise Hardy, a very soulful singer.
The Beatles Beat by Odeon - an import that my brother was able to find in a record store in the late 70's and passed it down to me - the All Music Guide has a very positive review on it. I was also able to find a copy of the Boston Tea Party LP back in the 80s. Cilla Black only had one U.S. album in the 60's - "Is It Love" on Capitol. I was fortunate to find a copy of that album in the racks as well. One of the comments talks about the Box Tops' gatefold LP "Non Stop" which I was able to pick up. For my non-Beatles/Stones/Who LPs, I never went out of my way to find specific titles for my modest 60s collection - I only picked up whatever I could find in used record stores and thrift shops from the early 80's to the early 90's.
I'm glad you like that Association album, it was so under-rated, the last with the warner/Seven-Arts label
Matt this was awesome ty! Casually pans the BLUE BOX SET across the screen just after a glimpse of Let It Be Naked which was preceded by something to the effect of "modest Beatles collection" (oh and a '73 Hor Zu Mystery Tour too)?!
Great video Matt! I like the Grassroots. They are a great band that also used a lot of string and horn sections.
Thank you Matt. I had 1,400 albums, including original Apple and Elvis. In 1984 the basement I was staying in was flooded. The albums were wasted. Sad face!!!!
That's terrible. Have you tried to replace any?
Great collection! I think I'm a little jealous 😁
Definitely plan the Easybeats deep dive! Their lineage to AC/DC, Australian origins, and great music will make for an awesome episode.
“Does anybody collect Glenn Campbell?” 😂 Matt, thank you for asking! I have most of Glen Campbells works on vinyl, I always considered myself lucky because his records are in ample supply, nobody else holds onto them and as you mentioned they’re low priced
I only have 5-6 of his albums. Would you suggest any that I should be on the look out for?
I have like his five or six albums Glen put out a lot of great 60s classics and like matt said you kind find his albums all over unlike some of these artists..
I really love The Free Design especially for Kites Are Fun.
Glad I’m not the only one who likes The Brass Ring! Excellent collection! Have you ever heard of Ronnie Dove? He had a number of hits in the mid 60s, and holds the record for most Top 40 hits without a Top 10 on the Hot 100.
I don’t know Ronnie Dove. I will check him out!
Ronnie dove is a great shout-out. have 2 of his albums..
Music in a Dolls House by Family was the first album I ever bought in the ‘60s. Copperfields was another good album by The Dillards. Good to see The Action, Fifth Dimension and HP Lovecraft in your collection. Bobby Gentry is a well known artist whose lesser known album tracks are worth a listen.
Dude love the love the collection it resembles alot of my own . i watch your shows to find groups i hadnt heard of thank you for what ya do
I appreciate the feedback! Plenty more to come!
I see a lot of familiar albums in there. i have well over 1000 albums I'd say 75 percent of my collection is 50s and 60s. There were so many changes in music during that decade. i liked everything from early teen idols like tommy Sands and brian hyland many others. To mid 60s groups like grass roots or gary puckett who like you said had many hits but for many years didn't get appreciated really many still touring i met peter noone and tommy james last year so still can catch some of them. Lastly, it took me forever to find that critters album it is indeed great, and i have 3 of Gale garnetts albums as well. I'm glad you mentioned her.. 😁
Hi Matt,
It was me that requested The Easybeats many years ago. No rush on my behalf. Thank you very much for showing part of your collection, as that's impressive.
Dave from Australia.
Add my vote for The Easybeats as well!
I love your collection! I wish I had the albums I bought back in the day. We have moved so many places over the years, and many things are lost. *sigh* I look forward to the Guess Who! Also, I don't know how you would feel about this, but novelty tunes were very popular in the 60s. This was mostly with us kids and our parents. I know it is more of a Dr. Demento thing, but novelty songs are very 60s and 70s. Anyway...
Thanks for the tour, Matt, and I look forward to more!
You possess a very thoughtful collection. Love how all your genres are blended together - (the way it should be) - Glen Campbell, 13th Floor Elevators, The Archies, Jimi Hendrix, etc.
And GREATLY anticipating your 5th Dimension video!!! The Magic Garden is also my favorite 5th D LP, but I truly LOVE them all. I do wish though that they had put Ticket to Ride on their previous release, Up, Up and Away LP, where it was originally slated, and placed Rosecrans Blvd. on The Magic Garden album. (which would fit SO well with Webb's "Susan" concept on TMG). Also, like you, I have listened more to the 5th Dimension than any other group over the last several years. 5th D as you know had a very gifted supporting cast in, Bones Howe, Bob Alcivar, Jimmy Webb, and the Wrecking Crew...what more can one ask for?
A very nice setup Matt! If you haven't heard of them, check out Earth Opera, featuring Peter Rowan and David Grisman. They were phenomenal live and the title song from their 1969 album, The Great American Eagle Tragedy is one of the best anti war songs from the era.
They were a Boston band, correct?
@@popgoesthe60s52 Yes they were. Peter Rowan and David Grisman went on to become revered bluegrass musicians.
Earth Opera was the first rock band I ever saw. They opened for the Doors at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, NY. I was sixteen.
@@Birdlives247 Lucky you! My younger brother turned me on to EO, he also saw them in concert in the NY area (I can't recall who else was on the bill) and was raving about how good they were.
Matt, I loved this episode, especially as it was a trip down memory lane going through the new releases at the local record store. For those still acquiring vinyl, '67 was when albums, specifically stereo albums, took over from 45s. You showed the first Blues Magoos (mercury) and HP Lovecraft (Philips) albums which I bought in mono only to find that the record inside was stereo. The Mercury/Philips/Smash (Left Banke's first album as well)/ ... stopped making mono records and just put stereo copies inside the sleeve. Then the companies phased out mono as stereo records listed for a dollar more ($3.98 versus $2.98) so the record companies effectively raised prices by 33%. I love the first Critters album, but the army kept depleting the group, so, for me, the next albums were not up to the standard of the first. And in 1991 Sundazed put out a live CD by HP Lovecraft (May 11, 1968) which is superb as the band could play the studio live and extremely well. May I request the Beau Brummels, HP Lovecraft, & Electric Prunes (whom I saw live circa 2003 when I talked to bassist Mark Tulin who said that the band only really made(the first) two albums - producer Dave Hassinger owned the band's name and recorded what he, not the band, wanted including Mass).
Those three bands are on my list for sure!
What a great collection Matt ! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Matt, I love your collection and the shelving. Your record room looks like similar style house we had on our second floor, now we moved and its in the finished basement with typical album spin facing shelving. A lot of your collection is similar to mine but you have much more groups I did not investigate like Chad and Jeremy, Peter and Gordon. I love psych records although glad i did not shell out bucks on the Red Crayola, glad i got a cheap reissue as i don't dig it. Love the Beau Brummels only have first lp so need more. Recommend the Allman Brothers. Keep up the great work, still cannot believe in depth work you do. The Love videos etc. etc. Keep it up man!! Steve
Thank you, Steve. I do have the Hour Glass on my computer though I don’t have the lps.
I have asked to see this for a while and I am so happy to see it! Wow a lot of great stuff! I feel bad because I sold off nearly all my vinyl except for the Beatles and Linda Ronstadt. I began collecting her because the Beatles were becoming expensive and I needed someone else that was cheap and fun along the way! It turned into being a fun ride!,,,,Give me part 2!
Thanks for sharing all these cool albums, Matt! I was so excited to see your Francoise Hardy albums. I first heard of her from the Wes Anderson movie "Moonrise Kingdom" and fell in love with her. Would love to see a video on her. Also love The Grassroots!
I plan both. Probably the Grass Roots first, but my list is very long.
what a collection of 60s vinyls... very impressive! love that Donovan live lp... Faithfull, Dylan... informative video!! yes to marvine gaye! one of favorite
Great fun to see your collection, we have many of the same albums and artists. I also started collecting in 70s and 80s, being a Gen Xer like you. You have awesome tastes!
Hell yeah! Made my Friday with this video. I've been hoping for a video like this since I discovered your channel. Happy to see I have many of these albums in my collection as well! Magic Garden is really great, I found a copy finally a couple months ago after first hearing about it in your 60s music to soothe the soul video.
Glad you picked up Magic Garden! I appreciate the warm comment.
Your collection rivals mine ! Loved this.
Great tour of your record collection Matt👌 That German Magical Mystery Tour Ive heard is the best sounding version, Also noticed you got The Complete Beatles on Laser Disc I chuckled when you showed The Brass Ring album, I have a Best Of album from them.- But after watching this video I have to admit I have Never heard of the following bands like: The Blue Things-The Boston Tea Party- The Brotherhood- Sandy Bull-The Collectors-The Crying Shames- The Dillards -Family- Five Man Electrical Band- The Free Design-Gentle Rain-The Gosdin Brothers-Margot Guryan-Halifax Three- Francoise Hardy - and here I thought Ive heard everything there is to hear from the 1960's, Heck I didnt even know George Chakiris recorded an album😂 -Anyways Matt cant wait to see part 2 of the rest of your record collection.
So far you've got some great LPs Matt. I've tried like H to get back into them, but can't shake my love for the Mini LP cd's from Japan. I appreciate you collection though. Like many on your channel, I've been wondering what you had LP wise. Looking forward to part 2. #1 Matt!
What a fantastic video have 3rd a wonderful weekend Matt ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
Great Collection! Well organized!
Great collection! Nice video.
Very cool, and thanks for sharing! Often wondered what those cases contained. Interesting & eclectic collection, some real rarities & tons of my own favorites as well.
I love these videos, can't wait for Part 2
That was a fun 1/2 hr. Looking forward to parts 2, 3 and more?? And
Matt, you blew me away when you said "this is a band I grew up with". I counted on my fingers. No way you look old enough. 🙂
Well, I grew up listening to them in the 70s-80s 🙂
Nice collection Matt.Interesting to see what you have
Wow, the laserdiscs and 'Mystery Trip' are v cool!
Free Design seem to me to be really similar to the peanut butter conspiracy. My ex gf got a bunch of my cool albums to include my OG Baroque’s album. Gayle Garnett even acted in the 60s. She was on my favorite old western Haven Gun Will Travel. The Easybeats Wanda and Young later formed Flash N the Pan. My ex wife loved Flash N the Pan. When I think Grass Roots? I think Creed Bratton. Later on the office. I have a ton of OG ye ye albums to include Hardy, Gall, Gainsbourg and Bardot. I don’t speak a word of French but I love the albums. Looking forward to part 2.
Do you think your ex watches this channel? Hopefully she’ll see your comment and give you back at least some albums 🙂
I'm a big album collecter I like yours good stuff I have a lot of 60's albums also.
This just might be my favorite video of yours Matt, which is really saying something. I could write for days with comments about your awesome 60's lp collection, so I won't get started. Since you are from the Milwaukee area, I wondered if you are familiar with a fine 60's rock band called the Robbs who had a real pop gem of a single called Race With the Wind which got to # 16 on Chicago's WLS Silver Dollar Survey of July 1st '66? Anyway, can't wait for part 2!
I’m a big fan of the Robb’s and plan to do a video history on them. Great singles! Thanks for the kind comment. Look for part 2 in n a couple days.
I'll have to check out some more of the Archies. I have only listened to Sugar Sugar. Billy Nicholls is worth a listen and if you don't already have it, Forever Changes by Love, released in 1967 and another band worth a try is Downliners Sect. The Move (if you don't already have them in your collection), more commercial but you do have the writing of Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne.
Billy Nicholls is great!! Roy's songwritting is really good and i love Idle race Jeff Lynne songs
Nice collection and some really rare titles there. Was that a genuine, original Butcher cover Yesterday and Today? Sandy Bull was a surprise since you rarely go back to the Folk Revival, and he was a lesser known Vanguard guy. I like that you get all of even a one or two hit group's albums; the later ones nobody knows can be very interesting. Please do the Beau Brummels, who were all the rage along with the zombies in late '64 then vanished (zombies would be great with their 1969 comeback (even though they had already broken up). I'm glad you appreciate the Fifth Dimension, whose Magic Garden is a pop masterpiece that failed to sell but now has a following. (they are totally ignored by the critics, who didn't know what to do with them). I remember Kites Are Fun by the Free Design, who were probably too jazzy for AM radio. I can't even imagine taking on Dylan
I do have a genuine butcher that I show I’m my review on it but what I showed was a counterfeit.
What a diverse collection. Definitely covers all genres of the '60's. When you talked about Hendrix not being a great vocalist it dawned on me, probably because you had just showed the "Guess Who" albums, how much I love Burton Cummings' voice and their fairly sophisticated compositions & jazz- flavored music. Very unique band. Lots of great ones in that A-H collection & quite a few I've yet to hear. Looking forward to your future installments!
Big fan of the Grass Roots.
Awesome! Thanks Matt 👍
For A Capella groups I'd love to see a bit on the Persuasions and the O'Jays, both groups put together harmonies and beat complexities to rival Stevie Wonder. They may have been an inspiration to Manhattan Transfer but they mostly built on Lamber, Hendricks and Bavan and later with Ross.
Terrific collection, Matt! Shout out to four of the bands you mentioned that I would LOVE to see band histories of -- the Easybeats, the 5th Dimension, the Grassroots, and Guess Who. (Also, possibly Francois Hardy. However, while I don't want to offend anyone, I have to admit that I've never been fond of Grateful Dead.) Looking forward to part 2!
I will certainly cover all four of those!
Love it Matt! You have an amazing 60s collection. What I fancied the most was that you’re an unabashed Archie’s fan! Me too! Love lighthearted pop like that! Your friend is very talented, great job on the record bins! Take care, Matt 😎👍
Thank you Matt! Can’t wait to cover the Archie’s!
Matt, I got some Russian CD versions of early Beatles releases, which I believe are bootlegs, they do have some interesting bonus tracks, most of which appear to be Beatles rehearsal material and a couple things I have no idea about. FYI. The Indy store that sold me these went out of business a year later, sorely missed.
I love the grassroots and as you said they had a ton of singles with each one being a hit just about, the song " Let's live for today" was badass!
Nice Collection Matt! My collection is mostly 60’s I have a lot of mid 60’s folk rock to late 60’s psychedelic. To the 70’ progressive rock. And I like Motown to Stax’s Look forward to part 2
Thanks for pointing out "Magic Garden" By the 5th Dimension - all Songs written by Jimmy Webb😊
This was cool man. I spent the whole time picking up my jaw.
Hey Matt, have you ever heard Kaleidoscope UK? Check out their song "Sky Children" (1967). Later in the early 70's they were known as Fairfield Parlor.
I have the Tangerine Dream album.
Great collection! Used to have a crap load but sold them at the Princeton Record Exchange some 30 years ago. Mistake! I still have couple Beatle bootleg double albums - "The Ed Sullivan Shows" and "Live From The Sam Houston Colosseum" afternoon and evening concerts from Aug 19, 1965. I'm a big DC5 fan. Saw your "Weekend In London" album. That was hard to find for me and very good. Their "Satisfied With You" album was the first one I bought because they looked like The Beatles on the cover. Look forward to part 2.
Nice collection Matt! Do a segment on the Blues Magoos......I played that first album constantly back then, I loved it. The Soul Survivors is another obscure 60's band worth looking at.
I sure will get to them so stay tuned!
Many people alphabetically sort their collection and that works but I prefer to go with favorite group and everyone related, i.e. Deep Purple with Neil Diamond, Billy Joe Royal ( mark I only), bottom line, do what works for you , my secret to getting most enjoyment out of collection
What an excellent idea for a video.
George Martin "Beatles" made some great lps. My favorite is 'London By George'. Any history with early TMQ bootleg kind of stuff? Thanks Matt Love your shows!!!!
A lot of bands at the time in one way or another tried to catch up with "Pepper".
But "Dolls House" is one of the albums (along with "Sorrow") that outperforms pepper in my humble opinion.
And overshadows "Crimson King" with ease anyway.
I definitely vote for The Easybeats and The Knickerbockers!
I've got it all on spotify these days, records and cd's all sold. Glad with the money and space.🙂🙂🙂🙂
I love the Apple label, and especially for when the album originally came on Apple. But Apple labels for the earlier albums are still nice early copies.
Fun to see some of tha albums I used to have. Like that Butterfield "In My Own Dream." Haven't seen that in decades.
I noticed a few omissions tho. No Captain Beefheart? No Leonard Cohen? No 13th Floor Elevators?! (assuming they'd be filed under "E")
Jus sayin...Looking forward to part 2! 😻✌
I have music of all of those- I didn’t show everything so I would not have too long of a video. Plus I have Tons more on my computer that I didn’t show for obvious reasons. More to come!
Hi Matt - thanks for this video! very, very interesting!! I've got a "healthy" LaserDisc collection, which includes all of the Beatles LDs you showed, plus LET IT BE - yup, the latter's quality pales in comparison to Peter Jackson's GET BACK (and will also look inferior to the upcoming overhauled LET IT BE), but, my LET IT BE copy on LD has served me well over the past 42 years! maybe 15 years ago, I copied it to DVD-Rs for myself and a few friends, in case either of my Pioneer LaserDisc players died; I got rid of my original LaserDisc player (it still worked fine, but, since the sound was analog, I decided to save some space and lose it), but, the better second player (with digital sound) is still working perfectly! (I rarely use it, though) Anyhow, I digress! Thank you for the tour through your vinyl collection and I am looking forward to seeing the next part(s) !! Mike
Hey Mike, I have a Pioneer too but no remote so sometimes I can’t turn off commentary or subtitles!
I;ve had a few copies of the Cryan Shames album, ashame they dissappeared
Speaking of the Beau Brummels… Maybe I missed it but I don’t remember you ever mentioning that they made an appearance on The Flintstones.
My collection and storage is nothing as large or well thought out but does share one thing in common with Matt's--a nice mono copy of Len Barry's 1-2-3!
Thanks Matt.. I would be interesting to see you delve into the Easybeats because they can lead into the production team of Vanda and Young (although that would walk down a more 70s path with AC/DC and the Angels and everyone else on the Alberts roster) .. oh and you said once long ago you were considering a Twilights retrospective, is that still on the table? Looking forward to part 2 :)
Twilights are still on the table!
I was quite delighted that you own some Tim Buckley albums. I would have thought you owned the "Dream Letter: Live In London 1968" album. Essential Tim Buckley, (maybe the best of all his albums) as it captures him in the beginning stages of his "Happy/Sad - Blue Afternoon" period.
(PS: I also thought you would have owned the Carpenters' "Offering" album, - sandwiched between the Glen Campbells and Chad and Jeremys - since you've expressed your love of Bacharach, early Bee Gees, and the Association. I know that Richard and Karen were influenced by those guys, as well as the Beatles and Beach Boys.)
As you just got into Francois Hardy, back in 1963 a single that kept The Kingsman Louie Louie of the top spot, The Singing Nun-Dominique, it was a worldwide No1 single, certainly the most unusual foreign song to ever achieve such fame! Reading about her life is quite a story!
So that’s the song that kept it from being #1!
I have one 1970s revolving wire record rack, 7 foot tall, 3 sides supporting 4 flights of albums. Alas the remainder of my remaining collection is stacked against walls on the floor in 2 rooms. Even in my heyday before I sold so many, I had nowhere near your epic range. You actually have a record shop in your house, Matt.
Mine are relics from '60s pressings up to maybe 1990, with only I AM KLOOT discs into the new millennium. Also, I haven't changed my curtains in at least 15 years. Bachelor's privilege.
There's a funny yt VC parody video about that, not my curtains but someone else's, & with an incredible historic coincidence attached to the vid related to 'The Crazy World of Arthur Brown' ('Fire'). When I laugh at the UK chap in that vid the laugh's on me too. One of the very rare VC parodies that is not an attack vid, if I find theaddress I'll show below.
The Davystrangename parody only gets to the local history & curtains joke at 5 minutes 30 seconds, when ' *The Crazy World of Arthur Brown* ' is shown. The arrow sign is simple & brilliant, how *parody* should be but usually isn't. 5:30 is where it's at:-
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Thanks for this!
nice albums. I like gale garnet.
Great collection, thanks for sharing. Two most obscure acts: Blue Things & Free Design (are they real?) You really MUST do a show on P. F. Sloan - an under-rated, neglected genius, if ever there was one.
Enjoyed the video, but I had to laugh. On a recent video by JustJP, he reacted to a Chilliwack song and he too pronounced it, Chilli-wack. I grew up near that town in British Columbia which the band is named after and just letting you know it's pronounced, Chill-ih-wack. Anyways, onto part two of your look into your collection. 👍
Very nice, thx