OT: The Old, The Obscure, and the Forgotten - Round 3

[Kaizen]

 

[Kaizen]

Another Linda and the Eagles one.

 

[Scud49]

Kaizen - had to add this one, which I believe is the original version, performed by the Springfield's:

 

[Scud49]

One of those great, but not so well known, Jimi songs:

 

[Scud49]

After Jim Morrison died, the Doors regrouped as a trio and put out an album entitled "Other Voices".

One song, 'Ships with Sails" was a real standout:

 

[Kaizen]

Kaizen - had to add this one, which I believe is the original version, performed by the Springfield's:

Thanks Scud49. I didn't know there are so many versions of this song.

"Silver Threads and Golden Needles" is a song written by Dick Reynolds and Jack Rhodes.[1] It was first recorded by Wanda Jackson in 1956. The original lyrics, as performed by Jackson, contain a verse not usually included in later versions, which also often differed in other minor details.

• In September 1962 a version by UK folk-pop trio The Springfields – featuring Dusty Springfield – reached no. 20 on Billboard's Hot 100.[2] It was the first single by a British group to reach the top 20 of the Hot 100.
• Skeeter Davis recorded a version in 1962 after the Springfields hit for an album track; Davis's version was released as a single by RCA in several international markets.
• Hawkshaw Hawkins recorded a version in 1963 as an album track for his LP The All New Hawkshaw Hawkins.
• A version recorded by The Everly Brothers appears on their 1963 LP The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits.
• Rose Maddox, Capitol 1964
• Jody Miller released a version in 1965 which peaked at #54 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Silver Threads and Golden Needles - Wikipedia

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[Kaizen]

In 2012, The Seekers recorded the song for their 50-year anniversary album.

 

[Waquoit]

In 2012, The Seekers recorded the song for their 50-year anniversary album.

Speaking of which, this is our karaoke song:

 

[Beemer]

In 2012, The Seekers recorded the song for their 50-year anniversary album.

Wow they still sound great after all those years.

 

[Scud49]

The group Manassas, headed up by Steven Stills and Chris Hillman, is pretty obscure now, but they sure did produce some good music back in the 70's:

 

[Scud49]

Another highly talented group that certainly is way back in the rear view mirror now - Poco. This song, Barbados, is from the late 70's:

 

[KennyD]

 

[KennyD]

 

[Waquoit]

Wow they still sound great after all those years.

Speaking of still sounding great, I just caught Al Stewart a few weeks ago and he sounded great. My only regret is that he didn't do this one:

 

[Scud49]

Very powerful message from James Brown, but I think this song has always been somewhat obscure:

 

[64Zcode]

I bought this 12" EP in the early 80s to get a different obscure Dire Straits song; Twistin' By the Pool, and this cut (even more obscure) was on that vinyl.
Bought it at a basement record store in Burlington, VT that is still in business
I was surprised I could find it to link but I guess everything is on YouTube these days. That's a good thing....
This has a Jazz feel to it with Mark singing scat and some tasty piano.

 

[KennyD]

 

[bantamlaker]

PoppaBear included Mary Hopkin in this thread. I heard on the radio that today is her 72nd birthday, so happy birthday Mary. Her biggest hit was Those Were the Days in 1968. For today’s trivia, in 1971 Mary married Tony Visconti who was one of the boys from my old neighborhood in Brooklyn. He was a couple of years ahead of me in high school. Her song Goodbye was written by Paul McCartney who appears in this video.

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[quavik]

Here's a cut i listened to a lot in my undergrad days, the record is long toast but it keeps coming back in other formats:

 

[quavik]

A PP&M song. Doesn't seem like we have come very far since this was recorded...

 

[Scud49]

Oh yea, Savoy Brown- these guys used to get a good amount of air time on Radio Luxembourg when I was over there in the late 60's, early 70's. I used to hear this great tune a lot back then:

 

[quavik]

another from long ago:

 

[quavik]

Oh yea, Savoy Brown- these guys used to get a good amount of air time on Radio Luxembourg when I was over there in the late 60's, early 70's. I used to hear this great tune a lot back then:

My senior year at UC Santa Barbara Savoy Brown opened for Ten Years After in Pasadena. I drove 150 miles to hear them and was completely blown away! I drove back to Isla Vista, then turned around the next day and drove down for the second performance! Both bands put on an incredible show (IMO) that i have never forgotten, now 52 years later. Kim Simmons, Chris Youlden...those guys were working at 120% !! (Not to mention TYA, who proceeded to dominate)

 

[quavik]

Guess i'll throw in a TYA cut, this from Woodstock where they hit it out of the park, all members of the band were firing on all cylinders:

 

[Scud49]

Bruce Cockburn - from our neighbor to the north, did some great stuff way back when, like this one - just a gorgeous acoustic piece of music: