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You Flower Children: take a journey back to a time of Love
and War, of Haight and Peace. Put that 45 RPM adapter on
your record changer and stack up six 45's. Better
adjust that black light (actually, I never did have one).
Go ahead, crank up the volume.
Listed here are mainly singles from the late '60's, a time
when I first enjoyed listening to the pop tunes on the radio
(OK, you will find a few songs from some other decades here
also). Sure, having this "time-in-my-life" connection
with my teen years did bias my likings, but there was some good
music also. There were nice melodies and harmonies, and great
orchestrations featuring horns and strings.
The songs encompassed a wide spectrum, from bubblegum ditties as "I'm Gonna Make You Mine", to emotional love and loss songs as "Soul Deep" and "Goodbye To Love" (which featured an exceptional quitar solo along with the lovely voice of Karen Carpenter) and on to social statements in tunes as "Ride, Captain Ride" and "One Tin Soldier". So, man, trip out back to the '60's on that magic carpet ride. Groovy! |
| Artist | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10 - The Best! | ||
| Badfinger | No Matter What | 1970 |
| Blues Image | Ride, Captain Ride | 1970 |
| The Box Tops | Soul Deep | |
| Brooklyn Bridge | Worst That Could Happen | 1968 |
| The Carpenters | Goodbye to Love | 1972 |
| Chicago | Questions 67 & 68 | 1969 |
| Christie | Yellow River | 1970 |
| Lou Christie | Beyond the Blue Horizon | |
| Cowsills | Hair | 1969 |
| The Doors | Touch Me | 1969 |
| Edison Lighthouse | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) | 1970 |
| Fifth Dimension | Aquarias / Let the Sun Shine In | 1969 |
| The Hollies | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | 1970 |
| Jay & the Americans | This Magic Moment | 1969 |
| The Marmalade | Reflections of My Life | 1970 |
| Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) | 1967 |
| Neon Philharmonic | Morning Girl | 1970 |
| Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | This Girl Is a Woman Now | 1969 |
| Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | Don't Give In To Him | 1969 |
| Ray, Goodman & Brown | Special Lady | 1979 |
| Righteous Brothers | White Cliffs of Dover | |
| Temptations | I Can't Get Next to You | 1969 |
| Tower of Power | So Very Hard to Go | |
| Zombies | Time of the Season | 1969 |
| Artist | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nine (9) | ||
| Lou Christie | I'm Gonna Make You Mine | 1969 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | Bad Moon 'Risin | 1969 |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Teach Your Children | |
| Bobby Darin | Artificial Flowers | |
| The Flaming Ember | Mind, Body and Soul | |
| The Flying Machine | Smile a Little Smile for Me | 1969 |
| The Grass Roots | I'd Wait a Million Years | 1969 |
| The Grass Roots | Heaven Knows | |
| Jay & the Americans | Cara, Mia | 1965 |
| Jay & the Americans | Some Enchanted Evening | 1965 |
| Looking Glass | Brandy (Your a Fine Girl) | |
| Van Morrison | Brown-Eyed Girl | 1967 |
| Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | Woman, Woman | 1969 |
| Bobby Sherman | Little Woman | 1969 |
| Bobby Sherman | Seattle | |
| Three Dog Night | One | 1969 |
| Youngbloods | Get Together | 1969 |
| Wind | Make Believe | |
| Artist | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Eight (8) | ||
| Brewer & Shipley | One Toke Over the Line | |
| The Brooklyn Bridge featuring Johnny Maestro | Blessed Is the Rain | |
| The Brooklyn Bridge featuring Johnny Maestro | You'll Never Walk Alone | |
| Chicago | Make Me Smile / Now More Than Ever | 1970 |
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | Don't Pull Your Love | |
| The Ides of March | Vehicle | 1970 |
| Jefferson Airplane | White Rabbit | 1967 |
| The Original Caste | One Tin Soldier | |
| Dean Martin | Everybody Loves Somebody | |
| Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | Lady Willpower | 1968 |
| The Grass Roots | Midnight Confessions | 1968 |
| Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | 1965 |
| Johnny Rivers | Secret Agent Man | 1966 |
| Bobby Sherman | La La La (If I Had You) | 1969 |
| Three Dog Night | Mama Told Me (Not To Come) | 1970 |
| The Turtles | Elenore | 1968 |
| Bobby Vee | The Night Has a Thousand Eyes | 1963 |
| Artist | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Seven (7) | ||
| The Assembled Multitude | Overture From Tommy | |
| Beverly Bremers | Don't Say You Don't Remember | |
| The Box Tops | The Letter | |
| Eric Burdon & the Animals | Sky Pilot | |
| The Chordettes | Mr. Sandman | |
| The Casinos | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye | |
| Chase | Handbags and Gladrags | |
| Eric Clapton | Tears in Heaven | |
| Don & Juan | What's Your Name | |
| The Four Seasons | C'Mon Marianne | |
| Lesley Gore | It's My Party | |
| The Grass Roots | Glory Bound | |
| The Guess Who | Laughing | |
| The Jaggerz | The Rapper | |
| The Mamas and the Papas | California Dreamin' | |
| Don McLean | American Pie | |
| The Lovin' Spoonful | Younger Girl | |
| Rick Nelson | Travelin' Man | |
| Ray Peterson | Corrine, Corrina | |
| Elvis Presley | Suspicious Mind | |
| Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance | |
| Righteous Brothers | (You're My) Soul & Inspiration | 1966 |
| The Seekers | Georgy Girl | |
| The Seekers | I'll Never Find Another You | |
| Steam | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | |
| B.J.Thomas | Eyes of a New York Woman | |
| Tower of Power | You're Still a Young Man | |
| The Vogues | Turn Around, Look at Me | |
| Artist | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Six (6) | ||
| Freddy Cannon | Palisades Park | |
| The Chiffons | One Fine Day | |
| The Clovers | Blue Velvet | |
| Nat 'King' Cole | Unforgetable | |
| Nat 'King' Cole | Too Young | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | Lookin' Out My Back Door | |
| Derek and the Dominos | Layla | |
| The Dupres | You Belong To Me | |
| Neil Diamond | Sweet Caroline | |
| The Dream Weavers | It's Almost Tommorrow | |
| The Guess Who | Undun | |
| Bobby Helms | My Special Angel | |
| The Ides of March | Lead Me Home, Gently | |
| It's A Beautiful Day | White Bird | |
| Mickey Newbury | An American Trilogy | |
| Paul & Paula | Hey, Paula | |
| The Platters | Twilight Time | |
| Elvis Presley | If I Can Dream | |
| Procol Harum | A Whiter Shade of Pale | |
| Neil Sedaka | Calendar Girl | |
| Ray Stevens | Mr. Businessman | |
| B.J.Thomas | Mighty Clouds of Joy | |
| B.J.Thomas | Hooked On a Feeling | |
| The Ventures | Hawaii Five-O | |
| Mason Williams | Classical Gas | |
| Artist | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Rest | ||
| Herman's Hermits | There's a Kind of a Hush (All Over the World) | 1967 |
| Peter and Gordon | I Go To Pieces | 1965 |
©Don Abel, 1998
