Cool British Singles Released in November 1966
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
- Last month, we revisited some cool British singles released in October 1966.
Now it's time to take a look at some great British releases issued in November.
Let's begin.
Robert Plant, Lemmy and Jeff Lynne as wannabe mod kids. Brilliant
I knew of The Nightriders' It's Only The Dog as it's on The Idle Race compilation 'Back To The Story'.
1966 drenched in Mod -Love it.
Again, the magical year of 1966. I was born decades later but I would’ve loved to be in my prime in the period. It was simply the best for music. So much changing within a few years. We go from chuck berry to this 10 years later. What was the music like 10 years ago from today? Nobody can really say anything. Almost everything in the last 25 years will never stand the test of time. And In 25 more years, it will still be this music that is remembered and celebrated most.
All very true. Music has for long completely finished. Sadly, far too many artists from these great early days are just not with us anymore. All we can do now is enjoy the music of the past. If I hear anybody mentioning new music now, I always think there is no such thing as new music. You say nobody can say what music was like 10 years ago. I can, just the same as 30 years ago, more and more obscure artists you never heard of who just came and went, and were all completely forgettable, many who looked transexual, and gave themselves names you could not even pronounce, so you could not even tell their genders by their names.
I really don't mind being old when I think of all the golden music that I heard hot from the vinyl press.
I've been buying records since I was at school, and I'm now 67. I've around 8,000 singles (the majority from the 60s). And listen to music EVERYDAY. There's not a day go's by without me hearing something new.
Do you have the cool swiss garage beat 45s ? Sevens, Dynamites, Mods and more. Write if you like to know about it, best Thomas
My Mind's Eye is a classic single & my favorite Small Faces song. Never knew it was still in " demo " form. That makes it even better !
The band sent the tape to Don Arden for feedback. Arden, however found it more suitable to send it to Decca, who began pressing the single. Small Faces didn't find out until they were on tour, listening to the radio and hearing "My Mind's Eye" as a climber on the Radio London chart
A big favourite of mine, too. Excellent song.
Sounds like the melody of a classic Christmas carol from the baroque era, though I don’t think it is Bach. Nevertheless, like pretty melodies delivered with panache and fuzz.
@@VirreFriberg But it exists in two different takes. The first take which I have posted here has less vocals, and it sounds a million times clearer, so you can actually hear the lyrics. It has a lot less reverb, so you can hear the vibes much better, and I prefer this version. This was apparently the version that was issued in the States, out there on RCA Victor. But the single flopped there.
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I'm an American, 64 yrs young and a HUGE Anglophile!!! Love this channel ❤❤❤
What a great year for music 1966 was. Amazing!
Thanks as always.
This channel never fails to deliver.
Thanks!
Truly underrated...
I am from the U.S. During the 1966-1967 school year, I heard two different new songs on the radio called "Deadend Street", the one by the Kinks featured here and one by Lou Rawls.
It was the last new Kinks song I heard on the radio until they started a comeback with "Lola" in 1970. I didn't know it wasn't a big hit like their earlier Reprise label releases in the U.S. I was surprised when it did not appear on a Kinks anthology CD put out by Rhino in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
"Deadend Street" by the Kinks is the only single featured in this video that I heard on the radio in the U.S. I heard a cover of their song "Dandy", but it was by Herman's Hermits, not the artist mentioned in this video.
"Deadend Street" received a fair amount of airplay in the Southern New England/Providence, RI radio market, but didn't chart higher than the 30s (out of the local Top 40).
I loved the record, bought the 45, and also loved "Big Black Smoke". Years later, with the advent of the internet, I found an email address for John Dalton, their bass player, and wrote to him. I wasn't sure, in those days, whether Peter Quaife was still in the band, and asked John if he had played on those two sessions.
To my huge surprise, he wrote back to confirm that he had - and that both had been recorded over the Halloween weekend (Oct 29/30) that year.
I also heard Lou Rawls's different "Dead End Street" locally, and agree with you that - of all the records featured in this (excellent) YP episode - the only one that I'd heard locally was by The Kinks.
Both Deadend Street songs told the tale of poor working class People and their woes with the Kinks with their usual master of words describing the British side and Lou Rawls with his powerful voice describing the USA side.
Dandy was also covered in the UK by Clinton Ford (essentially a left-over from a previous era). It was a very minor hit for him early in '67, IIRC.
The sounds of Britain in '66... a dichotomy of worldliness and naivety. What a scene!
Yes! I want to perpetually live 1966 over and over again n a kind of 'Groundhog Year' type deal.
Ray Davies ruled the 1960s…a tip of the hat to the Kinks…
Also loved seeing young Robert Plant.
1966 was a great year for music..full stop.
But my favorite of these has got to be Dead End Street by the Kinks. It's one of the best Kinks singles ever.
But better still is Big Black Smoke...it's very underrated still.
The bells you hear on Big Black Smoke are the very same bells used on Fat Old Sun by Pink Floyd.
Superb work as usual.
Keeps me an Anglophile forever 👍
Thanks! The Kinks single is a masterpiece, both sides are outstanding.
Just another fantastic video, brings the sixties back to life 👍👏
Fantastic as always - Mud In Your Eye is a belter!
I love that song, brilliant.
The Small Faces 'You need Lovin' was basically ripped off by Led Zep,
but Steve loved it. Steve Marriott, for me, was the best Blues/Rock singer
this country ever produced.
The Small Faces tune was a rip off of Muddy Waters’ original anyway…
@@michaelcapewell4811 Yes it was,
his music was probably their major inspiration, I accept that.
I guess it's a rip-off of a rip-off.
Beautiful vid from the autumn I was 11 and in sixth grade in Dallas. The only sad note for me is that, after one more vid, we'll leave the magical year of 1966 behind. Thank you again.
Cheers Mack!
BTW The Young Rascals guitarist Gene Cornish just celebrated his 80th birthday. He is from Rochester New York that song was covered by Pat Benatar and became the second song ever played on MTV in 1981.
All of them still alive I think, quite remarkable if correct.
The Young Rascals are SO great. One of the VERY few while groups the black radio stations would play here in NYC.
Always a pleasure watching your YP videos. I totally appreciate a-l-l the work that goes into making them. Bravo!
Cheers!
I use some of these singles in a Obscure 45s group. I also give a shout out to Yesterday's Papers.
Cheers!
If the BBC thought the Dead End Street video was in "bad taste", their attitudes must have undergone a marvellously comprehensive change a few years later, when they aired a short-lived sitcom called That's Your Funeral, set in an undertaking business.
Seeing Lemmy without his signature stash is Surreal.
Hahaha, very true.
His trademark ugliness was evident at this early stage though. 😄 Strange, how the (later) infallible Lemmy and the (earlier) infallible Shel Talmy could miss this badly together…
Never heard of the Gnomes of Zurich. What a great band name! Also loved the production credit to "The National Elf Service." Also loved that "tasteless" Kinks video. Auntie Beeb was so stodgy.
"Gnomes of Zurich" - now that's a phrase you never seem to hear now. It was in frequent use back then, referring to wealthy Swiss international bankers and their notorious reputation for secrecy.
Listening to your channel brings back a lot of memories of growing up in the sixties. It also surprises me just how bad some of the recordings were back then. It is no surprise that the only two songs to do well chart wise were by the Kinks and the Small Faces, I love both of those bands, In My Minds Eye being my favourite record during December 66 when it was high in the charts. The Fleur De Lys were one of those bands that seemed to be going to break into the big time but for some reason never did. Most of the other songs on this months list sounded like bad demo tapes though I do remember that Equals single getting some airplay on one of the pirate radio stations. Give the record companies their due back then, at least they gave artists a chance to do something different and did stick with them for a while if the first few singles failed. I quite liked that earli incarnation of Eobert Plant though. I just missed seeing him earlier this year when he did an unannounced performance at the Blackpool.Winter Gardens Were going to go to the event but went to the one held a week later as we prefered the bands that were advertised to be on that one. Really enjoying your channel anyway.
Another great video. A few points here;
That single you played by The Nightriders was originally recorded in the States by The Kingsmen. It was The Nightriders' second of two UK singles, both with the same B side.
As for that single by The Score, who the hell knew it was a Beatles' cover. But the B side that you also played was originally recorded in the States over two years earlier by Merry Clayton, who years later became a successful background singer, and sung on The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter. It was covered soon after her by Chuck Jackson, who had the U.S. hit with it.
The Small Faces single you stated was originally recorded as a demo. But it exists in two different takes. The first take which I have posted here has less vocals, and it sounds a million times clearer, so you can actually hear the lyrics. It has a lot less reverb, so you can hear the vibes much better, and I prefer this version. This was apparently the version that was issued in the States, out there on RCA Victor. But the single flopped there.
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For next month, I look forward to a mention of The 'N' Betweens' version of You Better Run. The Robert Plant led version here, I thought got let down by the female backing vocals. But it stated off sounding good with that pseudo-Steve Marriott on lead. But contrary to your comment, it had a great B side, a great song, like Motown goes Rock.
Cheers Paul! Interesting and informative comment, as usual.
This is one of my favorite series on UA-cam. I'm wondering in which direction we're going with next as we're ending the year off soon.
Small Faces one of my all time fave bands. Interesting to see old Planty emulating Marriott. I always thought Zeps Kashmir nicked the strings from the Small Faces instrumental - Ogdens Nut Gone Flake 🤔
My favourite channel! You are great.
Thank you!
Fascinating & informative video as always! Never heard Percy’s pre-Zeppelin vocal style before, and I must say I prefer it to the later one he hit paydirt with!
Une (autre) brillante vidéo sur une brillante année musicale. Thank you so much!
Merci beaucoup!
Tes vidéos sont SUPER! J'attends avec impatience December 1966!
Groovy music that came out during the month and the year I was born and grew up listening to.
This is the stuff! FREAK BEAT! Your videos give a man hope that some day the Wimple Winch will get back together! ROCK ON!
Hahaha! I agree, the world needs a Wimple Winch reunion NOW!
3:09 “be the man who sets the trend”, those shoes are too sharp!, also I love your graphics, especially the one behind the Katch 22 single
Thanks Calivin!
“I don’t exploit anyone that doesn’t want to be exploited.“ Say WHAT?!
Wow. Had never heard that exact direct comparison between Plant and Marriott before.
So obvious with that Small Faces number.
Plant became Marriott.....with undertones of...Elvis.
Yes, and Page "borrowed" a lot of what Marriott did on stage...
Thank you Yesterday's papers. As a 70s teenager and too young and unaware of many 60s bands. After many months of watching your channel now have a healthy collection of 45s from 66 and 67 it's costing me a fortune, but a much wiser person.
Cool!
I love these monthly breakdowns of 1966. It's my favourite year, a great atmosphere and so much excellent experimentation in the recording studios.
Totally agree with your comment regarding the Small Faces eclipsing most other mod bands due to the awesome songwriting skills of Steve & Plonk. Bands like The Action were still covering American soul songs and banging then out as singles which was pretty lazy.
Eventually The Action did some songwriting and found out they were really quite great at it (Those 'Rolled Gold' demos are fkn amazing and it's one of my 'all time' albums, a desert island disc for sure) but unfortunately it didn't bring them any more success but they deserved to be hyowge!
I agree, "Rolled Gold" is... gold.
@@YesterdaysPapers It am!
Fleur-De-Lys could really rock
Yes. My favourite is Daughter Of The Sun.
Yep, great band.
THEY deserve a special episode! There‘s non out there on YT yet… 🤔
Excellent as always!!
I'm always amazed at all the great music in your vids that I've never heard of before 😀
Never cease to amaze!, again a classic double a side by the Kinks, my FAVORITE. Geez, did Led Zeppelin ever do something original 😂?… also love the Equals!
I know I say the same thing every time but... what a month!!!! I love learning new stuff and revisiting old favorites here. Thank you again for this channel. 😊
Cheers Nathalie!
As always, wonderful work.
Great stuff as always 👏
That Johnny Kidd record is terrific, wonder if he'd have ridden the coat tails of punk with the Pirates had he been around? Gone too soon ❤
Another great video👍 I didn't know The Equals put out their first single "I won't be there" already back in November 1966. They were a great band🎉
Great as always! I missed hearing what Penny Valentine thought in her own words though...
Whatever became of Penny Valentine?
@@total.strangerShe died in the early 2000s.
Some great sounding records, although I think The Kinks with Shel Talmy was genius. Ray's observational style, his lyrical gift elevates Big Black Smoke above the rest for me. That vibe and feel on vinyl, on a Dansette or radiogram is quite a thing...I always enjoy your films.
Strong selection this month
Always surprised and happy to learn about new hidden gems on this channel.
Mud in your eye is fabulous. Thanks YP - The recently ordered Fleurs de Lys CD now playing every day. And the Small Faces too, of course. ;-)
YP, Another superlative job. I love the shots of London streets, but the Music! Living in the States, we/I did not get hear of the Small Faces, let alone hearing one of my (now) favorite tracks by them. But I never heard thos Kinks songs until Kinks Kronikles which gobsmacked me (as did The Great lost kinks Album). I went see the Spencer davis Group at a car show in a armory (?!?), and was disappointed/surprised to see the Winwoods gone and Phil Sawyer the new guitarist. I mention this as I missed Les Fleur de Lys until the songs showed up on compilations. Based on your featured pictures, I presume that Hardin was still in the group, although it seems that the personnel kept going around like a revolving door.
A lot of interesting, appealing music in November '66, but living in the States, I seem to have been in another world and missed all this great stuff. At least I didn' miss a great video.
Thanks Wylies!
When it was released in the US, RCA Records paid for a full-page ad in Billboard/Cash Box to promote "All Or Nothing" - in addition to giving it a B&W picture sleeve - but I never heard it played on the radio. Ditto, the following year, for "Tin Soldier" (with a full-color picture sleeve).
Something went wrong with The Small Faces in the US, and I'm not sure why. Both were/are terrific records - and the B-side of "All Or Nothing", "Understanding", was also top tier.
"Kink Kronikles" was the best idea that Reprise Records ever had in promoting The Kinks in the US.
@@total.stranger I think not touring the US is the main reason why they didn't make it in the States.
@@total.stranger I was in western Massachusetts from '66 on, and there was no radio play for the Small Faces, but deejays and record companies made some odd decisions then (and now). At night, I regularly listened to WKBW (Buffalo) and CKLW (Windsor, Ontario) which generally were better than the local fare, but I never heard the Small faces there either. Itchycoo Park was the first thing by them that I heard in the radio, and the first thing I saw by them in stores.
As for the Kinks, critic John Mendelssohn kept championing them in Rolling Stone, and was supposedly the driving force behind Kronikles. Reprise started a Kinks club that got you a package with buttons and grass/hay which I ended up throwing out a few years later. Reprise also put out a bunch of 'loss leader' albums that were label samplers available by mail order (for instance: The Big Ball, Schlagers, Hot Platters). Ah, the sixties had its foibles as well.
@@YesterdaysPapers "James Hargreaves Guitar" posted an excellent rundown on The Kinks 1st (and only) disastrous US Tour about two weeks ago. I attempted to post its link a few hours ago, but it didn't take, apparently.
His channel is under that name. I won't post the actual link.
Another great video and some classic singles.
Top gear! Love the Score 45!!!
Great single!
Wow! What an education this Yank is getting here. I think I've heard only one of these songs. It is so fascinating to hear all this good music and realizing what was bubbling up across the pond in mid 60's. Now I've got my work cut out for me chasing down these tunes on UA-cam.
YP your videos seem to be getting better and better, if that's possible. The graphics and editing are superb. Do you put all of them together yourself or do you have an editor who helps?
Cheers Willie! I do everything: Editing, research, etc...
@@YesterdaysPapers You are one talented bloke YP!! . Thanks for all the time and effort you must put in to make these terrific videos. I know how time consuming editing can be trying to get everything just right.
@@willieluncheonette5843 Thanks Willie.
Interesting stuff!! I didn't recognize Robert Plant's voice at all!!!
Always Entertaining
Love this Channel.How do sourse all this stuff and the obscure clips.Amazing research✌️
Cheers!
Dead End Street is an amazing track
Thanx a lot YP for another cool selection of rare British singles!
Some of these records I am unfamiliar with. However, the ones I am familiar with are some of the best stuff of the sixties in my opinion especially The Kinks single.
Any month with new Kinks and Small Faces in it, has to be a good month. Pity so much great music went un noticed
Just when I thought I knew which Small Faces number was my absolute favorite, “I Can’t Dance With You” clobbered my eardrums and changed that.
Oh no "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" had everything. Innovation, humour and even a video ! I never forgot it, and fifty years later found it again !
Unparalleled bliss !
Fleurs De Lys has always been a diamond in the rough
in my minds eye borrows heavily from "Gloria in Excelsis Deo"
which is why the tune is so familiar and popular
I was thinking of Lover’s Concerto by The Toys. But yeah, you’re right.
The melody of that Small Faces' track, I suddenly remembered came from the chorus of a Christmas Carol, which I think was called Ding Dong Merrily On High We used to have to sing this at school. But if the tune was already over 50 years old, it would have been out of copyright. So Marriott & Lane could then claim it as their tune, as they at least slowed it down, and the last few notes were different. It was ironically their Christmas hit of 1966, yet the lyrics had nothing to do with Christmas.
The best of the british Ivasion , ❤
The equals I believe they had Eddie Grant that became famous in the 80s for the song electric Avenue? In the US they had one hit, “baby come back” that was actually covered by Bonnie Raitt.
Yeah, Eddie Grant was a member of the band.
Fluer De Lys were Les Fluer De Lys. Lol Mud in Your Eye borrows " Circles" which they redid( well Pagey played on that.. ) thanx man! Fun Fact- Clem Cattini plays drums on You Better Run and Kiki Dee sings on.
I thought by this point, Jeff Lynn was in a group called the idle race
I think that was in 1967.
It's insane how crammed the mid 60s were with quality listening material
Send For That Girl is definitely my favorite Johnny Kidd track. Wonderful vocal.
One of my favourites, too. Love the weird sound of the song.
Simply FAB Thanks YP CHEERS!!
Cheers!
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
More great memories, definitely the happiest years of my life.
That Fleur De Lys song is a banger, I've always loved it, for some reason, I thought it was Jimmy Page playing that solo. Love the bit you did with future stars of the 70's, shows that perseverance pays off!
Great channel
Thanks.
There are a number of November singles missing here--by The Who (the EP with the psychedelic "Disguises" on it), Episode Six, Thane Russal, Twice As Much, The Attraction, Magic Lanterns, Young Idea, The Pandamonium (a cover of "Season Of The Witch"), Eyes Of Blue and especially Allen Pound's Get Rich with the fuzz monster "Searchin'" In The Wilderness"--but there's still plenty left to enjoy from the rest. "Dead End Street" is one of the best Kinks 45's, and the flip is equally as good; both songs could have fit perfectly on the class-conscious "Face To Face" LP, with Ray already reaching an early peak of his powers at this time. I, too, prefer "Misfit" to "Hippy Gumbo", and "Major Catastrophe" is a gem of a find. December should bring awesome singles from The Who, Cream (a real relief after "Wrapping Paper" LOL), The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, The Flies, Herbal Mixture, Mick Softley & The Summer Suns, The Mirage, and more! I'm starting to get a little sad we're reaching the end of the line, however!
Cheers Spirit! This video was a nightmare to make due to copyright issues. And unfortunately, I had to edit out some of the songs that were originally featured in the video. That's why some good singles from November are missing. Oddly enough, some of the obscure tracks have more strict copyright than the well-known songs and I can't even include song excerpts.
@@YesterdaysPapers Ha! I can't imagine the hurdles you have to go through to make these clips. All I can say though is to do the best you can, because it's *always* worth it!! Can't wait for December!
Mud in your eye and I can't dance with you steal this. Real quality.
How about a RnB video. There's bound to be some absolute gems. Bound to be. 66, what a year for music.
Cheers, Maurice! I'll probaby make a soul/R&B video in the future.
@@YesterdaysPapers Fantastic 😀
i love all these songs. golden oldies, garage rockers, comp classics. it never gets old. but that ai footage at 10:53..PURE NIGHTMARE FUEL!
Another excellent video 👍more more more please 👍
Como siempre, sensacional. Gracias!!! Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷❤🎸🎼🎤🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
10:58 The "pretty boring pop number" was a hit in the USA for Tommy Edwards in 1958. From the short clip here, I kind of like what they did with it.
YP, I did enjoy this trip back to November ‘66. If you want to blow the minds of your friends, play the Willie Dixon composition, You Need Love by Muddy Waters. They will say, that sounds a lot like Whole Lotta Love? Next play, The Small Faces, ‘You Need Loving’ (which you provided a clip). Have them pay attention to Steve Marriott’s phrasing. All they know is that there’s something distinctly familiar about that vocal. Now, play ‘Whole Lotta Love’ by Led Zeppelin. Peoples mouths drop… Is Plant mimicking Marriott? I tell them, well, you tell me? You just confirmed in your video that Robert Plant was influenced vocally by Steve Marriott. Robert Plant would go on to find his own distinct voice and we’re all glad for it.
Cheers Boomtown Rat. Marriott was definitely a big influence on Plant.
@@YesterdaysPapers Led Zeppelin wound up settling with Willie Dixon, because the songs were too similar. It’s interesting that Dixon didn’t go after the Small Faces version. I may know the answer to this, I’m thinking that Whole Lotta Love made tons more money and, therefore, a bigger return for Dixon.
@@boomtownrat5106 Yep, the version by The Small Faces was just an album track.
It's amazing how good these recordings sound given how primitive the technology. A huge round of applause to the unsung heroes: Recording Engineers.
Great vid as always. Cheers.
2.28 Could be John Squire's Seahorses
So Lenny of Motorhead was once in a Mod band singing Ray Davies' "Dandy". This is Totally surprising given his later sound but not surprising at all considering his age then.
Lemmy's famous warts were a lot smaller then ...
The excellent Major Catastrophe was so different to much of what Katch-22 did afterwards. They're still going and released an album and some other bits and pieces just a few years ago. Pumpkin Mini was a great little song, but out of place in November 1969 really. And if onlyThe Fleur De Lys could have kept a stable line-up, they could have been really great.
That Robert plant single is awesome.
I was 12 yrs young, and felt like a real rebel just listening to pop-rock music of the day! Thanx for the memories.
Thanks! 🙂✌️🎻😎
Yes I enjoyed this trip back to November 1966... Can't wait till December 1966 !
For December, I am looking forward to The (pre-Slade) 'N' Betweens' version of The Young Rascals' You Better Run, plus The Who's Happy Jack, The Pretty Things' Progress, and Cat Stevens' Matthew And Son. Jimi Hendrix released his debut then. But whether that will get mentioned, I don't know, as he had moved to the UK from the States. But it was recorded here.
@@paulgoldstein2569 Don't forget The Move's Night Of Fear.
Steve mariott and small faces are one of the greatest ever. It’s a shame how they were managed.
Another great month is music, plenty of great tracks!
Honestly the sixities produced some great singles and I appreciate this channel
Cheers.
@@YesterdaysPapers 🥂🥂
brilliant! Great songs, great info,great videos
Another great month.Thanks so much! I moved to Canada on Wednesday 23rd. BTW The second band featured is pronounced 'Lay Fleur da Lee.'
Cheers Graham.
1:20 Lou Rawls had a minor U.S. hit with his "Dead End Street", a totally different song, the following year. I've always noticed how these things tend to run in waves, sometimes from ideas spreading among song writers, but sometimes, as was the case with "Superstar" a few years later, from consumers just buying the wrong record after seeing the common title.
I liked that single by The Equals. First time I've ever seen a pic of them, in all their multiracial glory. Then again, I didn't know Los Bravos were Spanish, nor that Bobby Hebb was black. I was only 15, far away in NZ. I didn't even know there were music magazines.
Best for last; the Equals really had a grabbing beat. Stunning.
Katch 22 LP cover very like Stone Roses. I had a copy of it once. More great fuzz freakbeat here!