karmello brooks - tell me baby (1966)

heard this northern soul gem on the radio the other day and it rekindled a fire in my heart! the growl in the second verse!

edwin starr - stop her on sight (1966)

harry deal & the galaxies - what am i gonna do (1966)

dutch beat college - you treat me (1966)

nederbeat / 60s garage rock from the netherlands

the chiffons - sweet talkin guy (1966)

boy oh boy did this bring me back!!! WHAT A TUNE!

what a good arrangement! CHECK OUT THAT BRIDGE! and that clarinet solo!

and the deconstructed verses!!!

what a tune, folks, what a tune!

diana ross & the supremes - what becomes of the broken-hearted? (1966)

originally recorded by jimmy ruffin -- i quite like their spin on it! diana is so tender in this rendition :)

the cornerstones - you rule me (1966)

WOW!! (*°∀°)/♡

the huns - shakedown (1966)

this is so cute

here's a page by the singer of the huns with some mp3s and videos of the handful of songs they recorded. (the tarmons claim that the huns stole a song of theirs called "genie" and changed the lyrics to "shakedown" -- and they got this sweet little recording out of it!)

toni basil - i'm 28 (1966)

spent the morning reading up on toni basil, who's had a lifetime of choreography and various performing projects under her belt (in addition to the platinum hit "mickey" of course). this song has lady-scott-walker vibes -- i love it!

two great videos from the early 1980s: nobody and over my head

the relics - inside outside (1966)

here's a page with some reminiscences of the michigan garage scene in 1966, with a mention of the relics + a few recordings; there are only home recordings of a lot of these little garage bands, so it's great to stumble upon a rare 45 every once in a while!

the toreros - come (1966)

really tasty nederbeat

rudy bennett - how can we hang on to a dream

i love drama queens