I first had "Baby Blue" but decided to replace it, I think, I cannot recall, due to the way "Flying" sounds with the over-all sound of the rest of the tracks. I suppose I wouldn't be too out of place having both tracks, huh. And both "School's Out" and "Smoke on the Water" and I may still add them, but I generally don't listen to those songs in a casual manner. I've always, more-or-less, leaned a bit more primarily toward the deeper cuts by artists.

Ah, very nice. Now that I've already burnt the CDs I'm adding to these lists, especially with youze guys' suggestions. So they're much appreciated. It can be time consuming going back and looking through the years, especially on these things that already consumed mega amounts of time. 1969 and 1973 coming soon.

Edit: Post-post additions to 1972:

Willin' - Little Feat
FDR In Trinidad - Van Dyke Parks

Was it just those singles that were produced by him or the entire album?

Wow, very cool. Didn't realize he'd produced The Gosdin Brothers and Tommy Roe's A Winter's Day.

I just realized I skipped 1969 completely. Hah.
I'm also realizing now that I put Right Place Wrong Time by Dr. John in 1970 when it's actually from 1973.

Best of 1972

1. Sugaree - Jerry Garcia
2. Peace Like a River - Paul Simon
3. Love and Happiness - Al Green
4. Blabber'n Smoke - Captain Beefheart
5. Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones
6. Old Man - Neil Young
7. Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers Band
8. Pink Moon - Nick Drake
9. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
10. Happier Than The Morning Sun - Stevie Wonder
11. Captain Bobby Stout - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
12. Telegram Sam - T. Rex
13. Starman - David Bowie
14. Satellite of Love - Lou Reed
15. Sentimental Lady - Fleetwood Mac
16. Spaceman - Harry Nilsson
17. I Saw The Light - The Raspberries
18. Someday Never Comes - CCR
19. Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff
20. Rocket Man - Elton John
21. Cassidy - Bob Weir
22. Sweet Virginia - The Rolling Stones
25. Take It Easy - The Eagles
26. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone - The Beach Boys
27. Saint Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison
28. Sail Away - Randy Newman
29. Sitting - Cat Stevens
30. The Ballad of El Goodo - Big Star
31. Who Is He (And What Is He To You - Bill Withers
32. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
33. Childhood's End - Pink Floyd
34. No Love Is Sorrow - Pentangle
35. This Strange Affair - The Peddlers
36. Black Satin - Miles Davis
37. When The World's At Peace - The O'Jays
38. Pusherman - Curtis Mayfield
39. Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel (thinking about adding this one to '73 instead)
40. Let's Pretend - The Raspberries
41. Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan
42. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
43. Spoon - Can
44. I Don't Believe In Miracles - Colin Blunstone
45. You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell
46. Burning Love - Elvis Presley
47. The Cisco Kid - War
48. Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo Starr
49. The Advent of Panurge - Gentle Giant
50. Saturday In The Park - Chicago
51. Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye
52. Denomination Blues - Ry Cooder
53. It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond
54. Hold Your Head Up - Argent
55. American Pie - Don McLean
56. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (single version)
57. Streets of London - Ralph McTell
58. Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce

I'm gettin' too old for this sh*t.

Well, I'm just going to throw this out there now, also I don't know where else to put this, plus hopefully none of you will make fun of me...

I went through a hardcore Jonas Brothers obsession in like 6th grade. I still have all of their songs on my iPod. I can tell you that their lyrics are more diverse than One Direction's. #noshame

Were you a fan of the Naked Brothers Band, too?
Or am I the only person that remembers they were a thing?

Haha jesus you two are making me feel old..

Best of 1966 (The Peak of Popular Music)


13. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

Best of 1971

1. I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King
2. Debris - Faces
3. Future Games - Fleetwood Mac
4. I've Seen All Good People - Yes
5. Tamalpais High (At About 3) - David Crosby
6. Bring Me Coffee Or Tea - Can
7. Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen
8. Moments - The Kinks
9. Ballade De Melody Nelson - Serge Gainsbourg
10. Hors d'Oeuvres - Roy Harper
11. Golf Girl - Caravan
12. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
13. Jeepster - T. Rex
14. Strawberry Letter 23 - Shuggie Otis
15. I Am The Black Gold of the Sun - Rotary Connection
16. Dead Flowers - The Rolling Stones
17. Stay With Me - Faces
18. First & Last Man - Ralph McTell
19. Fearless - Pink Floyd
20. It's What You've Got - Pete Dello & Friends
21. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye
22. Going To California - Led Zeppelin
23. Whisky Woman - Flamin' Groovies
24. Oklahoma U.S.A. - The Kinks
25. Something On Your Mind - Karen Dalton
26. Blue - Joni Mitchell
27. Angel From Montgomery - John Prine
28. Jealous Guy - John Lennon
29. Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
30. Jump Into The Fire - Harry Nilsson
31. Taxi - Harry Chapin
32. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
33. Wharf Rat - Grateful Dead
34. Military Madness - Graham Nash
35. Can You Get To That - Funkadelic
36. Garden Song - Bill Fay
37. Sebastian - Ernie Graham
38. Evening Over The Rooftops - Edgar Broughton Band
39. Mr. Radio - Electric Light Orchestra
40. Life On Mars? - David Bowie
41. We Got To Have Peace - Curtis Mayfield
42. Look At All The Things - Crazy Horse
43. She Loves The Way They Love Her - Colin Blunstone
44. Peace Train - Cat Stevens
45. Superstar - The Carpenters
46. 'Til I Die - The Beach Boys
47. Flying - Badfinger
48. Baba O'Riley - The Who
49. Raven In A Cage - Zal Yanovsky
50. Moonshine Whiskey - Van Morrison
51. Luv n' Haight - Sly & The Family Stone
52. Message From The Country - The Move
53. Gimme Dat Harp Boy - Captain Beefheart
54. The Back Seat of My Car - Paul & Linda McCartney
55. Pantagruel's Nativity - Gentle Giant
56. I Can't Get Next To You - Al Green
57. Dirty Business - New Riders of the Purple Sage
58. I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After

Haha I'm not really using CDs anymore. It was a bit of a phase when I got tired of my ipod. But now I'm back to using it. I plan on adding to the previous playlists as opposed to dwindling this one, using you folks' additions. In regards to "Lola" - I considered using her but after discovering their recently released outtake "Anytime" I found it to be a quintessential 1970 sounding recording. Though I suppose it's cheating because I didn't really use outtakes for any other groups. I made 1971 the other day will post it a bit later.

Their first album leaves much to be desired but they pick up very quickly with their next few albums, you'll see..
But on this album, I'd say are notable: "So Mystifying" and "Bald Headed Woman" in a bluesy skiffle-punk kind of way.
You should appreciate Kinda Kinks, though it's no masterpiece. Particularly the quieter cuts "Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me From Worrying About That Girl" and "So Long" and the louder "Tired of Waiting For You" and "Look For Me Baby"
Kink Kontroversy and beyond are all worth their weight in gold.

Haha wow. Great answer. I like Joanna Newsom and some of Ariel Pink. I heard a couple of songs from Swans and can't remember how I felt but that, in itself, may describe how I felt. Though I would definitely be willing to give any group claiming to be writing the greatest album of all time a shot. I tried getting into Godspeed a while back but would perhaps be willing to try again. I'm not too into contemporary punk or rap but I'll be sure to check out the funky folks at Hiatus Kaiyote.

• 01 Make Up Your Mind - Augie Moreno
• 02 Dandelion Wine - The Whatt Four
• 03 The Thinking Animal - The New Wing
• 04 Christina, In My Dreams - Curt Boettcher
• 05 Happy Lovin' Time - The Black Box
• 06 Ostrich People - The Chocolate Tunnel
• 07 She Loves Me - Dave Antrell
• 08 How Many Times - Jim Gordon
• 09 Games - The Bogart Cult
• 10 Bad Sign - The Jaybees
• 11 Am I Wastin' My Time - Johnny Apollo
• 12 Clean Up Your Own Backyard - The Bakersfield Poppy Pickers
• 13 Nowhere To Go - The Four Freshmen
• 14 Is It Love - Willie & The Walkers
• 15 Savin' (Everything For You Girl) - The Lords
• 16 Stay - Curt Boettcher
• 17 You Take Things Lightly Babe - Dave Antrell
• 18 The Highly Successful Young Rupert White - The Privilege
• 19 Is It Better To Live Or To Die - Mary Saxton
• 20 Don't Put Me Down - The Lords
• 21 It's Written All Over My Face - The Bakersfield Poppy Pickers
• 22 Who Do You Think You Are? - The Jaybees
• 23 Dirt Beneath My Feet - Homogenized Dirt
• 24 If I Can Help It - Dave Antrell

[Happy Lovin' Time - Sunshine Pop From The Garpax Vaults]

I picked up this new compilation Happy Lovin' Time - Sunshine Pop From The Garpax Vaults and I'm really digging it. Anybody a fan of Gary Paxton? I'm naturally making comparisons with Brian Wilson.


AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
One of the great eccentric pop producers of the '60s, Gary S. Paxton first scored with the early-'60s novelty singles "Alley Oop" and "Monster Mash," and a decade later he decamped for Nashville, where he got straight and found religion. In between those two extremes, he scored smash hits with the Association and Tommy Roe, and those singles are the touchstones for Happy Lovin' Time: Sunshine Pop from the Garpax Vaults, a spectacular collection of 24 Paxton-produced rarities from the late '70s. Most of these recordings -- a good chunk of which are unreleased; 13 of the 24, to be exact -- were made in 1966 and 1967, which is when Paxton headquartered his Garpax Studios in Hollywood, instructing the Four Freshmen on how to sing harmonies as he foraged a fruitful partnership with Curt Boettcher. "Nowhere to Go," that Four Freshmen 45, is here, as are the unreleased Boettcher numbers "Stay" and "Christina, In My Dreams," along with other collaborations with Curt. Boettcher was a good match for Paxton, ratcheting up his majestic instincts, but what's striking about Happy Lovin' Time is the extent of the producer's quirks, how he'd throw everything into the mix, balancing freaked-out fuzz guitars with blaring horns, undercutting a soul groove with harpsichords, and sliding harmonies into a bath of liquid echoes. All this studio flair is very trippy and very Southern Californian; the sides Paxton recorded in Bakersfield prior to leaving for Nashville aren't of a piece with this lush studio craft, there's not a bit of prescient country-rock. That ingenious use of the studio -- colorful and willful without being self-consciously strange -- is what makes Happy Lovin' Time such a delight. Sure, some of the songs are tightly written or boast hooks that carve their way into the cranium, but it's those sounds, softly swirling yet slyly insistent, that make this collection such a blast and such a valuable document of the swinging '60s L.A. underbelly.

Best of 1970
(it's a long one)

1. Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers Band
2. The Weight - Aretha Franklin
3. No Matter What - Badfinger
4. Stage Fright - The Band
5. Long As I Can See The Light - CCR
6. Country Girl: Whiskey Boot Hill/Down Down Down/Country Girl - CSNY
7. Station Man - Fleetwood Mac
8. Layla - Derek And The Dominos
9. What Is Life - George Harrison
10. Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
11. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
12. Spill The Wine - Eric Burdon & War
13. The Man In Me - Bob Dylan
14. Wild World - Cat Stevens
15. Daydream - Gunter Kallman Choir
16. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics
17. If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go - Curtis Mayfield
18. Well Come Back Home - The Byrds
19. Free Again - Alex Chilton
20. After The Goldrush - Neil Young
21. All I Wanna Do - The Beach Boys
22. Big White Cloud - John Cale
23. Isn't It A Pity - George Harrison
24. Les Fleur - Minnie Riperton
25. Anytime - The Kinks
26. Hello Suzie - The Move
27. Taking Some Time On - Barclay James Harvest
28. Caravan - Van Morrison
29. Have You Seen My Baby? - Randy Newman
30. Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills
31. The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel
32. Hazy Jane II - Nick Drake
33. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
34. One Way Ticket Home - Phil Ochs
35. Reciprocity - Insect Trust
36. Aphrodite - Edgar Broughton Band
37. Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
38. Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - The Velvet Underground
39. Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel - Townes Van Zandt
40. Only You Know And I Know - Dave Mason
41. You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth - The Temptations
42. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder
43. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
44. Delta Lady - Joe Cocker
45. Angel - Jimi Hendrix
46. Truckin' - Grateful Dead
47. Down On The Street - The Stooges
48. Ride A White Swan - T. Rex
49. Long Gone - Syd Barrett
50. Don't You Feel Small - The Moody Blues
51. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
52. Stone - Faces
53. Lo and Behold - James Taylor
54. All Right Now - Free
55. Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
56. God - John Lennon



enjoy.

So I was thinking about how you stated, Bubbly Waves, if that is your real name, that neo-psych isn't really what you've been listening to lately. And I digress on my previous remark about how that's about all I can get into these days.. I've been listening to some local radio stations and have been digging the "new sounds" was pontificating how a great majority of newer bands expand upon the greats of the past - as opposed to those who are going in weirder directions like electro-bubblegum and jesus-metal and whathaveyou.. so I ask thee.. what is it that you are listening to? #Let's resurrect the thread #again

Anybody ever notice "I Only Have Eyes For You" is the greatest song of all time?

In the version by The Flamingos? There are times when I'd probably say so.

Damned if it isn't one of those times right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXClEuHJklc

Yes, definitely The Flamingos' version. It's mindblowingly hip and ahead-of-it's-time-yet-of-it's-time.

I think that's actually a pretty realistic depiction of him. Not bad, Dennis!

The Beach Boys could have released the weirdest album of 1973. I suppose they did either way.

'73 Sail On, Sailor

1. Sail On, Sailor
2. We Got Love
3. Steamboat
4. California
5. Mount Vernon & Fairway Theme
6. Trader
7. Daddy Dear/Susie Cincinatti (demo)
8. Better Get Back In Bed
9. Magic Transistor Radio
10. Leaving This Town
11. I'm The Pied Piper
12. Funky Pretty (I finally get Funky Pretty)
13. Radion King Dom

I like a few Queen songs. Does that count?

No.

Agreed.

And speaking of Frank Sinatra, almost totally unrelated, is anybody a fan of Watertown? It's an unheralded masterpiece.

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/frank_sinatras_haunting_beautiful_depressing_lost_masterpiece_watertown

Nice. "Speedo" led me to the Physical Graffiti soundrack, which I've heard of but never checked out. Exactly what I was seeking!

Anybody ever notice "I Only Have Eyes For You" is the greatest song of all time?

This one's still in the works. Haven't worked on it in a while - please do add to it:

Best Of The 50's

1. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
2. Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
3. Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
4. Everyday - Buddy Holly
5. Rave On - Buddy Holly
6. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
7. Down In Mexico - The Coasters
8. Searchin' - The Coasters
9. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
10. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
11. Nervous Breakdown - Eddie Cochran
12. Blue Moon - Elvis Presley
13. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
14. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
15. In The Still Of The Nite - The Five Satins
16. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
17. In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
18. Don't You Just Know It - Huey 'Piano' Smith
19. Sea Cruise - Huey 'Piano' Smith
20. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
21. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
22. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
23. Juke - Little Walter
24. In The Pines - Louvin Brothers
25. Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
26. In The Night - Professor Longhair
27. Tipitina - Professor Longhair
28. What'd I Say Parts 1 & 2 - Ray Charles
29. Think - The "5" Royales
30. Dedicated To The One I Love - The "5" Royales

I'm pretty good at reading "word-shapes", as I call them, when something's too small or far to read,  and it's definitely "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times".

'77 Love You

1. Let Us Go On This Way
2. Roller Skating Child
3. Mona
4. Honkin' Down The Highway
5. Lazy Lizzie
6. Johnny Carson
7. Solar System
8. The Night Was So Young
9. My Diane
10. Hey There Mama
11. I'll Bet He's Nice
12. Let's Put Our Hearts Together
13. I Wanna Pick You Up
14. Airplane
15. Love Is A Woman