Singles That Shoulda Been Huge

[Mescalito]

Easy, this one.

The Misunderstood - I Can Take You To The Sun (Fontana TF707). Stunning bit of Early Brit Psych. Glenn "Fernando" Campbell on pedal steel. Whooo!!!

And I can't not mention The Flamin' Groovies - "Slow Death". The best song the Stones didn't produce!

Both by American bands, both recorded in the UK.

Chris

 

[Lucce]

Bury Me Deep In Love - The Triffids

 

[irons1965]

Josef K- 'Its Kinda Funny'

Neon Lights- Kraftwerk

 

[Nytechy]

Silly Thing - Graham Parker and The Rumour

 

[graham55]

The Kid with the Replaceable Head - Richard Hell and The Voidoids.

 

[Seeker_UK]

Gay Dad - To Earth With Love

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Pink Floyd - Point Me at the Sky (Nearly a perfect pop song IMHO)

 

[irons1965]

The Wild Swans- 'Revolutionary Spirit'

 

[Dave Decadent]

Quarter Moon by the VIPs from 1980

 

[JamesJamerson]

Written by Springsteen:

One of their less well known tunes:

Perfect blue-eyed soul:

 

[ciderglider]

Candyskin - The Fire Engines

 

[Teddy Ray]

 

[glenda]

Newport's finest - 60ft Dolls - "Hair"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvVznWAo_EM

Legend has it that the record company decided that if such a great song did nothing in the charts , there was no hope for the band , so dropped them fom the label.

Cheers

Tony

 

[gassor]

Candyskin - The Fire Engines

Spent a few hours in the pub in the company of Russel Burn, the drummer of the FEs just before Xmas. Lovely guy, but he is there every afternoon and always a bit pissed.

 

[andrew d]

Shake some action, Flaming Groovies
Another Girl Another Planet, Only Ones
Song from Under the Floorboards, Magazine.

 

[JamesJamerson]

God, there are so many. Why are most of the greatest generally unknown 45's by black artists ?

this is the best summer party in the back garden track:

such harmonies:

enuff already.

such harmonies:

 

[SCIDB]

Hi,

Some from my college years

Dean

 

[DSCOTT]

Wire - Mannequin

 

[SCIDB]

Hi,

from my childhood

Dean

 

[gassor]

James J, the George Jackson track is f**king wonderful, and Little Beaver is likewise. I thank you.

Why are some of the greatest 45s by unknown black artists? We both know the answer.

 

[gassor]

My my, this is better than apple pie. No 1 Chief Rocka.