Compared to What

Composer Gene McDaniels died this past Saturday--one his most notable songs is Compared to What, a scathing look at 1960s society. Hell, the lyrics are still pretty relevant today. Flea Market Funk pays tribute to the ultimate version of this classic song by Les McCann & Eddie Harris by sharing the complete lyrics and album cut. Or be lazy and click "play" below.

Jo Ann Castle and Bob Lido - San Francisco

Special Teenagers

I suppose the Roach can't be considered a "failed dance craze" because "performed by Ricki Lake in a John Waters movie" is the very definition of success. So we'll just spotlight the other assets of this EP by Dean and Jean, including the flat-out country tune "You Can't Be Happy By Yourself", and a version of Mack the Knife you can do a spirited version of the Pony to.

My Love's a Monster

My Love's a Monster - Clea Bradford (from Divas Need Love Too)

Bingo Reyna

Bingo Reyna - Ocaso Canadiense (1966)

When the Sun Goes Down

True love, Sixties style, from Los Bravos.

♫ Booker Hyland ♥ Transister ♫

Biff, Bang, Pow

Biff, Bang, Pow - The Creation



From Derek's Daily 45

Pata Pata, Glu Glu

Las Cuatro Monedas go all A Go Go on us with "Pata Pata Caracas Glu Glu".

Flying Zebras and Other Ways to Blow Your Mind

Did people write horrible lyrics and perform bad music because they were taking too many drugs, or did they have to take lots of drugs because the lyrics and music were intolerable without?

Heavy.

But the liner notes have a lot of tips on how to throw an honest to gosh freak out party. In your crash pad. In Omaha Nebraska.

First put a rock and roll record on the phonograph. Turn on your TV and make the image jump in time to the music by turning the vertical knob all the way to the left or right. Now point the kaleidoscope at the TV screen. This is a guaranteed TRIP. Now play the same record at another speed. YOU ARE NOW FREAKING OUT. Enjoy it.

From The Red Hippie

Chop suey is restless tonight

Billboard Oct. 24, 1960

Amateur ethnomusicologists, music historians and other allied partisans may be interested in reading "The Musical Cliché Figure Signifying The Far East: Whence, Wherefore, Whither?" for a closer look into the history of the familiar "oriental" riff.

nouvelle danse

A brand new blog dedicated to dance crazes music curated by legendary french vinyl records addicts: "a la piscine" and "rond carré".

http://nouvelledanse.blogspot.com



Let's begin with la yenka ... Yenka riketik






few years later ...

Dutch pulp

A beautiful collection of dutch, american, french pulp book covers from Twincollector


via Au Carrefour Etrange

FIRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEE

Fire, baby. So says Jack Hammer.

"trames sonores" a dj set by Dj Pâté

dj set special "trames sonores" by Felix aka Dj Paté (originally broadcast on Bande A Part)



From Quebec, Vente De Garage, Le Blogue proudly presents Félix aka Dj Pâté a dj set spécial "trames sonores", selected rare groovy music including selected soundtracks and movie dialogs from the 60/70s. Movies: Après Ski, L'amour humain, Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner, Le diable est parmi nous and so many others.

As Félix says: "it's hot, it's sexy and strange sometimes"

music and sound-design cut from public-domain horror and science-fiction films from c.1930-1970

"Sounds to Come" is the second installment of a series on Chinstrap of music and sound-design cut from public-domain horror and science-fiction films from c.1930-1970. curated by our dear Ergo Phizmiz, available for your listening horror via Free Music Archive.

The aim of the releases is the reframing of digital artefacts - although the pieces have been recut and equalised, we are not aiming to present definitive versions of these recordings, we rather present the work for the possibility of further investigation into the composers, sound-designers, film-makers, and of course the films themselves, which are available, in the main, for free download at Archive.org.

Wally Richardson - soul guru

Wally Richardson - khyber pass boogaloo


Wally Richardson came out of a rhythm and blues,soul jazz and pop experience. Because of this background and music reading ability, he was very active as an all around studio guitarist in the late 50’s/60’s/70’s. He recorded a good cult album of psychedelic jazz funk which is now a collectors item. “Soul Guru” came out in 1969 on Prestige Records in New Jersey. Taste : Wally Richardson - Senor Boogaloo / via Blue Beat In My Soul

Conjunto Mistério

Music from Conjunto Mistério via Musicasdosanos60: