February 1967 seemed to be the month when psychedelia took the British music scene by storm. And March saw the release of some great classic singles from that era. Here are some cool British singles from March 1967.
But this was recorded back in May 1966 when Jeff was a Yardbird, but before Jimmy became one, before that band were to record the remaining 10 tracks for their next album. This A side was recorded after Jeff left the band.
What a brilliant month. Imagine being an Engelbert Humperdinck fan and turning up to find Jimi Hendrix on the bill - and vice versa! Also, I had no idea The Move had such an anarchic stage show. Amazing!
And his vocal. That's him singing "Get a hold of yourself now baby/You know I need you to help now baby/Get a hold of yourself now baby" in the bridge, all while holding down that incredible bass line.
They lost all their soul once Ace was gone. Big mistake letting him go. They never recovered, instead they raked in Jeff Lynne and then did all that Beatles sounding dreck.
@@zabadakxanadu I wouldn't hang it all on JL. He didn't join the band until 1970- at the invitation of Roy Wood, BTW, The Move's erstwhile principal songwriter- and the transition from the "old" Move was well under way by then- two years after Ace had quit. Ace wasn't really fired; his psychiatric breakdown resulted in his leaving, ironically around the same time that another psychedelic-era touchstone, Syd Barrett, was forced to leave Pink Floyd, resulting in THAT band's inevitable transformation. Lynne had previously been a mainstay of another Brummie band, friends/rivals of The Move, The Idle Race, which, like The Move, was quirky and interesting and never had any hit in the States until later anthologies and renewed American curiosity about more-obscure British psych-era (circa '65--69) led to more exposure (e.g., "Nuggets II"). I was not a big fan of the music of the post-Ace Move and have only mild interest in ELO's very popular output as an art rock band under JL's leadership in the '70s and '80s- I don't hate it but I don't love it (I do like one song of ELO a lot, the more-or-less straight rocker "Don't Bring Me Down"). However, I can see that JL, an accomplished multi-instrumentalist with a good voice and a good sense of melody and rhythm as a composer and songwriter, is one heavily talented guy. It's just that ELO never grabbed me. Many people love Taylor Swift and I can see that she is very talented and accomplished as well, but her music never grabbed me. This is a matter of personal taste and not lack of talent or substance- I believe JL has lots of both. I am forever grateful to JL for assembling one of the best rock supergroups ever, the roots-rockin' Traveling Wilburys, composed of himself, Bob Dylan (whose status is simply beyond legendary), and three other now departed legends, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and George Harrison (how can they all be dead? God help us). In any case, I don't think it's entirely fair to lay the blame on JL for the changes in The Move starting in '68 with Ace Kefford's departure.
The more I watch this series, the more I'm convinced that 1967 was one of the greatest years for popular music. The're so munch under the surface! The Move and Jeff Beck's tracks are smashing. 'Candy and the Currant Bun', I hadn't heard it in ages. Reminds of a better times.
"Supposedly smutty lyrics" Well, if Arnold Layne got them clutching their pearls I'd love to know what they would think of today's music 😂😂😂 Syd's lyrics were really quite innocent and childlike, that was his charm, Bowie hit the nail on the head when he described Syd as "Peter Pan". What a month though, Syd, Jimi and The Small Faces. I love the use of sitar in your background music, YP. Another great video. Thank you 💗
Thanks, Sophie! Bowie was 100% correct in his description of Syd. I love his whimsical lyrics. March 1967 was definitely a great month for singles, wasn't it?
Sophie Loves Sunsets the kinky lines in Arnold Layne could get banned in the United States in 2023 as some States are banning public drag shows and those Arnold Layne lyrics in a book would cause bans in High Schools or even in some Public Libraries .Silly censorship was bad in 1967 it is even worst in 2023 and those who did not get to hear Arnold Layne missed a great song.
I think McCartney's enthusiastic words about "it's breaking out all over the place... You can't stop it, hooray!" are more a universal welcome to freaking out than just a response to 'Purple Haze'. Then he returns to talking about the record 😅Another great one, thanks YP!
Arnold Layne and (early) Pink Floyd were very much Syd Barrett. The rest of the band (which I don’t think even featured Gilmore) were as good as a backing band.
What an amazing channel you have! A lot of the '60s artists get forgotten about, except a few of the mainstream ones. Thanks to your channel, there will be a go-to place to get so much cool info and trivia.
Well c’mon most artists from all decades get forgotten with only those that can manage to still market themselves being remembered. I was a teenager in the 1990s and I can think of plenty of good bands from that decade that didn’t get _that_ big and are now very forgotten and difficult to find any information about. Example: Supergrass.
@@danieleyre8913 Supergrass, The Coral etc are still well known. Maybe not on mainstream radio anymore, but a ton of folks know about them. Try The Easybeats, Tomorrow, The Action, The Creation, Electric Prunes, Ultimate Spinach, etc. Such crazy, kick-ass bands, but only a '60's music deep-diver would know who they are, sadly.
@@SylentEcho I don’t think many people know about Supergrass anymore at all. Most other Gen X’ers I’ve asked don’t remember them or clearly didn’t notice them when they were contemporary.
@@SylentEcho Ultimate Spinach's line-up included Jeff"Skunk" Baxter, later to join Steely Dan (and later still become an expert on weapons systems, regularly consulted by the US government).
It wasn't until much later that I heard Purple Haze but the opening riff grabbed me right from the beginning. Living in the States it wasn't till 68 that I heard Becks Bolero and was blown away. I do like the Flies version of Stepping Stone. Sounds like the Troggs. Your presentation is great as always.
The anecdotes from the psychedelic era are almost as great as their music. Also, the images of that era have a unique and unrepeatable charm. A special mention to ''The Zombies'', which, as it is well said at minute 10:30, is one of the most criminally underrated British bands of the 60s. Another excellent video, Yesterday's Papers. Thank you.😀🥳💯
@@loosilu Roy wood wrote all the moves hits and with wizzard and solo hits it came to 21 from 1966 till 1975 , cheap trick big admirers of Roy wood move Jeff Lynne elo stuff .
Your videos are a fascinating reminder of the sheer amount of quality bands around at the time! Although many of these artists and bands (Jimi, Pink Floyd et al) epitomised the music of this era, a great many acts didn’t enjoy commercial popularity and/or success. Consequently, your veritable treasure-trove of videos allows us insight into this fantastic, often obscure and unknown music, all these years later. As always, a well-researched, thoroughly enjoyable and informative video YP, thank you.
@@YesterdaysPapers …….it certainly is and of course, many bands didn’t get that “big break”. Thanks to the hard work you put into making these videos, all these decades on, we’re able to learn of artists and bands previously unknown to us.
Absolutely Linda, I couldn't agree more. Your words perfectly encapsulate how I feel. YP is an absolute gift to those of us who love 60s (especially British) music.
@@annaforehan7784 ……nicely said Anna. Thanks to YP, I’ve learned of countless acts I missed at the time and would very probably have never heard of otherwise. In fact, it’s fascinating to know such a glut of bands were around then. And that’s just in Britain! I should have added that although the song was a comparative flop, it’s always a treat to see the magnificent Steve Marriott, even fleetingly. 🎶 It certainly was a very good year!
@@lindadote Indeed. Those were the days! 🎵🎶As for the magnificent Marriott, a few seconds of him is worth hours of lesser artists. He even stood out in that great pic of the Small Faces with the Move! "A wizard, a true star" to quote an American for a change! 😹
When I was just 11 years, I bought my first Zombies album on Parrot Records. I couldn't get enough of it. They had their own sound and style indicative of the times. Cheers!
Hendrix had another disjoint tour later that year in America, with the Monkees. Yes that group. The members were big fans of Jimi, but the Monkees fans were a bit puzzled to say the least. Thanks for the mention of the B side of Arnold Layne - I thought I knew everything about PF! And funny to see that Yardbirds clip from "Blow Up" so often, because the members hated the movie work and hated the film!
What's your source that The Yardbirds " hated the film"? I can understand not enjoying working on the film; Antonioni originally wanted The Who and made the Yardbirds imitate their smashing the guitar bit
Whether they liked the film or not (it's one of my all-time favorites), The Yardbirds still put in one of the greatest rock movie performances ever for that one!
@spiritof6663 that's the weird thing. There are plenty of people like you and me who love the Yardbirds, the film "Blow Up," and the Yardbirds scene in the film, but somehow the guys didn't like it.
March 1967 is very close to the center of the universe...I'm convinced the greatest month ever for the rock/pop single is May 1967...can't wait for that one.
That line-up of The Move with three lead vocalists was outstanding . ‘ l Can Hear The Grass Grow’ has got to be one the greatest tracks of all time. There’s footage of them smashing up television sets on stage on you tube. Pretty scary stuff , but (in my opinion ) the tele deserved it😅. I wonder did any of your viewers ever witness The Move doing this?
They didn't tour until the original lineup had fallen apart and they all grew mustaches. Listen to their live recording from the Fillmore West. Really bad. Doing Byrds, Love and Nazz covers but not playing their own singles. They butchered I Can Hear The Grass Grow on that live recording.
Overwhelming array of '67 singles! I was blown out of my seat! Never knew the Move had a controversial live show too, just like the Who. The singles from the lesser known bands such as the Attack, the Montanas (never heard of) and the Dragset are mindblowing! Thanks again Yesterday's Papers! 👌
Another fine video. What a great song "Arnold Layne" is! Syd before everything started to catch up with him. And Hendrix, following up his definitive version of the much-covered "Hey Joe," putting out one of his most legendary songs.
Arnold Lane's ban was not total. For example, it was played on the radio show Monday, Monday, April 3, 1967. Moreover, do not forget about pirate radio stations like Carolina, which transmitted this single on April 4, 1967.
Thanks for these very enjoyable compilations. I lived through this period in my mid-teens in New Zealand. Half of these were never released here. I don't even know if we had any music mags here. I hardly knew what the well-known artists looked like. All I knew were the radio singles, which I loved.
I remember and will never forget exactly where I was when I first heard 'Purple Haze'...I was driving my white 1961 Ford Falcon, stopped at a traffic light in Seven Corners, Northern Virginia listening to WEAM AM Radio...And that picture of a very young Robert Plant? Thanks YP, you've done it again~!!!
Nice Jim!! Those Were The Days My Friend!!! Open Mind On My Want List!!!! I Was Almost 15 And Starting To Feel That Psychedelic Music Would Be A Lifetime Love And Continuous Passion!!!! Wonderful!!!!!
I do remember "The Mirage - Hold On" and "The Nashville Teens - I'm coming home " which were also released around March 1967...but maybe not psychedelic...? Anyway, this is a great channel !
(serious comment now!) One of the things you have illustrated so brilliantly across this series but particularly here is the importance of B sides. Probably these were usually more of a reflection of the act than the A side as they did not have to be as 'commercial ' and allowed for greater experimentation
Ha. Candy and a Currant Bun was originally titled Let's Roll Another One. Gee, wonder why the execs had them change it. Arnold Layne was excellent. I think See Emily Play is Syd's Perfect Pychadelic Pop song. And Lucifer Sam is my fav of his.
I like the Flies interpretation of Boyce and Hart’s composition of (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone. I did not become familiar with that band until the 1980 release of Chocolate Soup For Diabetics vol 1. Around a decade ago I saw Mark Lindsay and Micky Dolenz perform a duet of (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone. They nailed it after all these years.
The Move and The Attack and the Action… it’s funny that they were from the 1960s but the band names obviously sound like new wave groups from the late 70s and early 80s!
Love these videos a lot! You could make twenty more on the great psych bands, both known and unknown! I've had this crazy idea that eventually you'll get around to mentioning "Sitting On My Sofa" by the Kinks. It's a song that could spawn a whole series of videos!
Yes that was a great year! I was 14. I rigged up one of those gigantic old fashioned walnut valve radios with huge speakers I got from a jumble sale with my dad's Grundig reel to reel and probably drove the whole house nuts recording all these and playing the ever extending compilation back at full volume for hours!! Excellent work on these vids. It must be a lot of work but well worth it!
Excellent video as always. Wonderful singles that came out this month, without a doubt my favorites are Arnold Layne from Pink Floyd and I can't hear the grass grow from The Move :)
McCartney summed it up well! Purple Haze wasn't that big a hit in the US because who knew what to think? I didn't buy it at that time but I did warm up to Hendrix later. I was 13, what did I know?
As a vinyl DJ since the 60's I love some of the B sides of 45's. Tunes such as "14 hour technicolour Dream" by The Syn with "Flower Man" as the poorer A side, & "Reflections through the Looking Glass" by 1910 Fruitgum Co;" the flip side to the cheesy "Simon Says", both great Psychedelic tunes I have in my Great Backsides playlist.
March 1967. Strong month here. The zombies…..ahh…..I really think they were poorly managed. They never exploded the way they should have based on their catalogue of fantastic music. I will put them up against any band from that era. Rod and Chris white were genius song writers and Collin had a magical voice. But the true beauty of them were those vocal harmonies. I hadn’t heard anything that good until Alice In Chains came along. They are still some hard working entertainers. Rod and Collin have been touring non stop for over 20 years now. Seriously, look how many shows they do a year. It’s insane.
Great video as ever. What a month eh!? Talking of The Move, check out Disturbance, the B side of Night of Fear. Incredible slice of Freakbeat and I've always thought this could have been an influence on Sabbath, but that's just my theory.
I've heard they wanted to make Disturbance the A-side of that release, but someone got cold feet and put it on the flip instead. All four vocalists were featured on it (five if you count Tony Secunda doing some of the agonised screams at the end).
@@Krzyszczynski Really, I didn't know that. It's an incredible record and I've always wondered why no one's covered it? Maybe they have but I can imagine it done by a cool stoner rock band.
Rickard Wagner gave the world, "The Ride of the Valkyries," Jeff Beck and company gave us "Beck's Bolero." Nicky Hopkins (RIP) Jeff Beck (RIP) February and March 1967 were tremendous for sounds! Many thanks, Yesterday's Papers!
Great shout for David O'List. A great unsung guitarist who gave an edge to any band he was in. Roxy Music benefited from his short tenure developing a more aggressive and dare I say commercial sound after the departure of Roger Bunn, fast becoming the band that released "Roxy Music" and "Virginia Plain." He got what they were trying to do, and fitted his style around them. Quite distinct from what he did in the Nice. His solos were largely cliche-free and exploratory. His finest moment though was the gut busting, face-melting solo on Bryan Ferry's "The In Crowd."
Easter in 1967 was on March 26 and in the US that date and throughout the spring there was love ins be ins and happenings in parks and public places throughout the Country in which thousands would gather in hippie clothing playing music throwing Frisbees flying kites and doing other things and it is very likely many of these great songs posted here were played at those events. Jimi Hendrix Pink Floyd Jeff Beck are pillars of rock that were in this post but the B sides of these singles are fantastic which shows the depth of the great music in 1967. Stop the Train by the Move is one of my favourite all time songs by this great group. I enjoyed this post and are looking forward to April 1967 releases.
What a lineup! Pink Floyd, The Move, The Small Faces, Jeff Beck and the *almost* psychedelic Jimi Hendrix! (LOL!) And the singles that didn't chart are nearly as interesting as the ones that did. Thanks for this.
I have an encyclopedia series called The history of Rock I bought in the 80s and it started with a chapter about "1967--the year it all came together,the music,artists,fashion,people"
Another great look back at this wonderful era! As far as the Hendrix Purple Haze single is concerned, yes, none of his singles were smash hits here in America. But the Are You Experienced? LP, with Purple Haze its opening track did quite well here. It entered the Billboard album Chart in September 1967 and stayed for 106 weeks, including 77 weeks in the Top 40. Every kid I knew bought the album, no kid I knew bought the single. Maybe that could explain its rather surprising so so singles position here in USA. Thanks YP!!
Thanks, Willie! Hendrix was huge in the US after the Monterrey festival in June 1967. Prior to that, he wasn't properly promoted in the States. That's probably the reason why Purple Haze wasn't a succesful sungle there.
I was there at the time, living in Earls Court, running around Notting Hill Gate and South Ken, Kashmir Hashish and clean Liquid Acid, wish I had paid more attention as I didn't know those times were going to be so important as I/we were just busy being in it... The Best music, the best drugs and the most beautiful women, what more could a 20 year old guy need.
Was the NME journo talking with his tongue firmly in his cheek when saying, of Arnold Layne 'I must say this doesn't strike me as very psychedelic...'? I think The Attack was even more criminally under-rated than The Zombies!
So many great records! The Small Faces' 'I Can't Make It' is a great record. It's failure seemingly had more to do with Decca's failure to promote it as the band were moving over to the Immediate label. And the Move never really got the success and status they deserved, though they must take some of the blame for being so diverse and unpredictable. That said, so were the Beatles. A great overlooked Move record is the live EP 'Something Else', where they cover the Byrds, Spooky Tooth, Love, Eddie Cochrane etc. Yes, the lads did great originals but they, with so many lead singers and those great harmonies were also a killer covers band.
We're really coasting with singles like "Purple Haze", "Arnold Layne", "Beck's Bolero" and "I Can Hear The Grass Grow"--the Golden Age now well underway! I agree that The Small Faces is probably the one (minor) disappointment, but I think it had to do with their changing record labels at the time--they were already looking forward to their first release on Immediate. I had never heard "The Eagle Flies On Friday"--great find! The only track I missed was The Magic Lanterns' "Time Will Tell", and I presume you're waiting until May to review "Little Games" and "When I Was Young" (both released in March in the US). In any case I can't wait for April and releases from The Who, The Pretty Things, The Herd, The Artwoods ("In The Deep End"), The Pandamonium, Hat And Tie, Shotgun Express ("Indian Thing"), The Searchers, The Californians, and The Purple Gang. Oh I also *love* that Flies cover of "Stepping Stone"!! I thought I was the only one! It's killer, really heavy for the period. As usual, you knock it out of the park--I get anxious checking your channel every day for new content, LOL. I can't believe you're able to get these done, so professionally researched, scripted and edited, every month.
I like the Small Faces single. It seems like a not so subtle tribute to the Temps "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" but with Marriott's own mark. Like a shot of scotch amongst all that 67 Psychedelia! Just for fun.
@@WattisWatts Oh, it's not terrible! Not by any means--just by their standards a little bit nondescript. I like that description "like a shot of scotch" LOL
@@spiritof6663 I agree. It's no Tin Soldier, Lazy Sunday etc . Gives a humourous feel that they were trying to cover the Temptations and just added some stuff on the spot. Those guys always sounds like they were always having a good time. Even in their more "serious" reflective songs like Red Balloon.
In those days, it was normal for the A side to feature something that was intended to be innocuous pop music, and the gold (for the bands that had it) was on the B side.
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Chas Chandler actually managed and produced Jimis first two records. Worked with Slade as well. And played bass in the Animals.
I really liked this episode. As for Arnold Layne, it's funny that as I type many Republican politicians here in the States have this hang-up about drag shows. Won't get too political but how pathetic. Yes, the Zombies were very underrated. Glad Colin and Rod have a new updated version of the band. Again note how many of the 70s biggest stars paid their dues in the 60s. Love the Yardbirds. That clip was from the 1966 film Blow-Up. Keith Relf died way too earlier and should have had more success after the band called it quits in 1968.
Probably my favorite of these. Makes sense as March is my favorite month! But come on, the stuff here is unbeatable: Arnold Layne, Purple Haze, I Can Hear the Grass Go, Beck’s Bolero…impeccable.
Another great dive into '67. re the Small Faces: decca did release another single after 'I Can't Make It' called 'Patterns;/'E To D;, presumably as a spoiler for 'Here Comes The nice'. I also though that the b-side of 'I can't Make It' icalled 'Just Passing' is well worth a mention. It's a neat little psyche lullaby. 🙂
According to a BBC programme I heard in the 70s, the take of Purple Haze finally released had actually been a demo, which at first was considered to have too many rough edges. However, after goodness knows how many attempts to record a more "polished" version, they eventually realised the demo had a raw energy that no subsequent efforts were able to capture, and decided to go with it
I love the 'Pinky Kinkies' newspaper heading re: Pink Floyd's Arnold Layne being banned by Radio London! Reminds me of Bill Oddie's Kinda Kinky origin story in the Goodies' 'Alternative Roots' episode - by the way, International Times did get a mention in the first episode regarding the boys putting ads in the press for prospective work.
I’m confused, I thought that Davy O’List was the smaller guitarist with the longer hair and mustache on the opposite side of that album cover than the man highlighted. I went and searched and there were pictures of both different men under that name. I just discovered the band a decade ago, so…🤔
