(Sunday 12 October 2008)
Maybe you think 60s music is all wedding reception but if you like punk, RnB, rock, indie, house, big beat check these out: 'Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I've go love in my tummy' in The Simpsons where Bart gets fat on vending machine snacks is by Ohio Express in 1968. The dog singing "I'm a man" on the car ad is singing a 1966 song by the same name by Spencer Davis, "The Hustler" on that other car ad is by 60s group The Sonics who gave us punk before it got labelled, "I'm coming home" on that phone ad is Mel Torme in 1963, "Venus" on that women's razor ad is by Shocking Blue recorded in 1969, "In a Gadda Da Vida" played on the church organ in the Simpson's is by Iron Butterfly 60s rock group and then there's sampling 60s music - come listen to the originals, see what you think:-
Rolling Stones, Beatles, James Brown, early Led Zep, Stooges, early Velvet Underground, Love, Hollies, Small Faces, early Dylan, early Deep Purple, Sam &; Dave, Bar Kays, Smokey, Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr, Gloria Jones, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Supremes, Martha and The Vandellas, Booker T, Taj Majal, early Bowie, early Clapton, early Elvis, Sonics, MC5, Hendrix, Kinks, Who, Chuck Berry, Zombies, The Birds, The Bryds, Shocking Blue, Nancy Sinatra, Solomon Burke etc, etc, but also - google a few of these and see what you think about the 60s alternative. ANYONE WITH 60S VINYL FOR SALE BY THE FOLLOWING PLEASE GIVE ME A SHOUT! The Answers, Aphrodite's Child, The Artworks, The Astronauts, The Attack, Brian Auger, Aviemores, Beat Merchants, The Bedford Set, Belfast Gypsies, Billy Preston, Birds of Prey, The Blazers, Blockbusters, Blue Aces, Blue Magoos, Blue Stars, Blues Brothers, Blues Magods, Blues Project, Blye Jeans, Bob Brady &; The Concords, Willie Bobo, PJ Broby, Elkie Brooks, Brother Jack Macduff, Joe Brown, The Buzz, Caine Triplets, Mama Cass, The Castaways, Bruce Chanel, The Chantelles, Chiffons, Chocolate Watch Band, Chris Clark, Cinnamon, The Clique, The Coasters, The Contours, Cookies, Louise Cordet, Dave Baby Cortez, Bill Cosby, Tony Coulton, Cream, Darwins Theory, Dave Clark 5, Billie Davis, Daylighters, Dee &; Don, Dick Dale, Dixie Cups, The Dogs, Don &; the Goodtimes, Carl Douglas, Earl Van Dyke, Duane Eddie, Sandy Edmunds, Elektras, Emperor Roscoe, The Escapades, Eternitys Children, James Etta, Sugar Pie, De Santo, Everly Brothers, Every Mother's Son, The Exceptions, The Eyes, Adam Faith, Georgie Fame, Chris Farlowe, The Favcellls/Varcells, Mickey Finn, Fireballs, The Flamingos, Fleur de Lys, Eddie Floyd, Four Shells, Freddie &; the Dreamers, Gary Lewis &; The Playboys, Gary UK Bonds, Marsha Gee, The Gentrys, Gibson, Beverley Anne Gillespie, Dana Goldie and the Gingerbreads, Graham Bond Organisation, Graham Bono, Harvey Scales and the Seven Sound, Heinz, The Henchmen, Hermans Hermits, Joe Hicks/Hakes, High Numbers, Rosetta Hightower, Brenda Holloway, Hondells, The Ice, Ikettes, The illusions, The Invasion, Jack Horner and the Plums, Tony Jackson, James Hans &; Soul Entertainers, Jay Jays, Jay, Peter and the Jackwalkers, Jeanie &; The Big Guys, Jesters of the Night, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, Jimmy Nichol &; The Shub Dubs, Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, Jolly Green Giants, Julian Cove and the Machine, Kenny &; The Casuals, King Curtis, Freddie King, Jean King, The Kirkbys, The Knickerbockers, Gladys Knight and the Pips, La De Das, Leather Boy, Link Ray &; the Raymen, Listen, Little Caesar, Little Richard, Lord Chaney, Lord Kitchener, Lord Sitar, Love Affair, Lulu, Barbara Lynn, Madd Lads, Major Lance, Manfred Mann, The Marauders, Ann Margaret, Mario Alyson, Mark 5, Mark Markham and The Jesters, Markettes, Marvelletes, Max Frost and The Troopers, John Mayall, Tony Mayall, John McCann, Tony McCook, Tommy Mcguiff, Jimmy McNight, Buddy Mickey Finn, Tony Middleton, Mike Stewarts Band, Mocking Birds, The Mods, The Mohawks, Mongo Santa Maria, Moods Mosaic, Moving Sidewalks, Moving Sidewalks, Music Machines, PE Myster, Sandy Nelson, Nonzon Dog Doo Dah, Orlans, The Outsiders, Pall Bearer and The Hearsemen, Paper Dolls, The Parade, Dean Parrish, Peddlars, The Plague, The Platters, Plebs, Duffy Power, Primitives, Randy and The Radiants, Simon Raven, Ray Mcvey Soynd, Red Beard The Pirates, The Reflections, Richard &; the young lions, Richard and The Young Lions, Rick &; Sandy, Rivieras, Rocking Vicars, Tommy Roe, Ronettes, Ronettes, Edwick Rumbold, Sandie Shaw, Judy Scott, Screaming Lord Sutch, The Sevens, The Shadowhands, Shadows, Shakespeare, Marlene Shaw, Shirelles, Harold Smart, The Smoke, Sorrows, Soul Agents, Sounds Incorporated, The Sparkles, Spats, The Spinners, Standells, Billy Stewart, Stoics, Strangeloves, Syndicates, Sharon Tandy, Coco Taylor, Teddy Boys, Teenage Shutdown, Joe Tex, The Sin, Thee, Things to Come, BJ Thomas, Irma Thomas, Tom Thumb, Tommy McCook and The Skatalites, Mel Torme, The Traits, Trashmen, Trekkers, Jackie Trent, The Triumphs, Doris Troy, The Unbelievable Uglies, Unchained Minds, Velvelettes, Washington DCs, Marty Wilde, Al Wilson, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Wood, Wynder K Frog, Inel Young and Zoot Money