Cool British Singles Released In September 1966

Last month, we revisited some cool British singles released in August 1966.
Now it's time to do the same with September of that year.
So without further ado, let's begin.

[@mnbv990]

The research that goes into these films is incredible.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@jean-lucjanot7054]

Combien de temps mets-tu pour produire chaque vidéo? Travail incroyable! A l'époque, je suivais beaucoup le hit parade français mais n'avais pas remarqué le succès des VIPs... Encore thank you!

[@heinkle1]

I like the suggestion that 1966 was the greatest year in popular music history with the release of Pet Sounds, Revolver, Blonde on Blonde, and Aftermath.

[@allenf.5907]

And that "the album" would begin to eclipse "the single". The change was on.

[@michaelpdawson]

The tall fellow in the Uglys was Dave Pegg, who later joined Fairport Convention where he remains to this day.

[@seesaw1969]

he also played with jethro tull...sadly dies a few days ago...r.i.p

[@GeraldM_inNC]

I used to have all their LPs. Great band!

[@spongerubbertower]

No Milk Today is the first record I remember on the radio , the bottle stands forlorn a symbol of the dawn always made me think. Great bunch of 45s as always!

[@otterlyso]

One of the most wince-inducing lines in all of pop.

[@spongerubbertower]

@@otterlyso. It’s very wincey isn’t it ? As I was only 3 at the time I didn’t understand the full meaning , I presumed it was a nod to the famous line in Shelley’s The Masque Of Anarchy. Of course it was really much simpler , Graham’s dad was a lynchpin at the Tavistock Institute and the inference was it related to a web woven by Burgess and Philby , hence Wincey Wincey Spider was the inspiration. This method was later adopted by the bass player of The Who in a nod to Brezhnev resulting in a wonderful b side that appeared on the flip of the Japanese copy of Whiskey Man. It wasn’t until the punk era that I discovered something as wincey but it arrived with Hurry Up Harry by Hersham’s finest poets.

[@deadlyoneable]

I don’t get caught up in lyrics most the time. I’ve always liked no milk today for the music and melody.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Madam Cyn! "No Milk Today" is a brilliant song, the best tune Herman's Hermits ever recorded. Graham Gouldman could write some great songs and the lyrics were always quite clever and unusual.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

@@YesterdaysPapers But it sounds a million times better than anywhere else on their double CD on the German Bear Family label 50th Anniversary Anthology, which is an official release. All the tracks on it are properly remastered for the first time from the original session tapes, therefore excluding overdubbed echo and reverb, so you get a drier and clearer sound, often with full endings for the first time, some of them unfaded, and bits of glorious studio chatter at the beginning of some of the tracks, many in stereo for the first time anywhere, plus two previously unreleased February 1964 demos, licensed by Peter Noone himself. Even the master tape owners EMI have always poorly remastered the tracks, even for the band's box set. This track not only sounds drier and clearer there, but you get the full ending with the extra instrumental string passage at the end before it fades, which itself helps to make this track a million times better there. Peter himself explains in the booklet that he forgot just how great these tracks sounded when they originally recorded them, until he finally heard them here. But it misses one of my favorites of theirs, Man With The Cigar. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ-Qn5qbqbNpa7s Once you have heard this, you won't want to hear it from anywhere else.

[@jessehaskell1397]

Yesterday’s Papers is one of my favorite KZbin series. I love escaping from the modern day insanity to the wonderful madness of the past. Thank you!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@thelatepetercook]

Beverley is new to me! You see, 1966 is not over ...it's still unfolding. Great episode!

[@thevisorsusa]

I'm always discovering new old music. It's great!

[@paulgoldstein2569]

Beverley, whose full maiden name was Beverley Kutner, was a brief UK Folk singer. She somehow met Simon And Garfunkel during their British tour, and when returning to the States, they took her with them. They then recorded their single Fakin' It (which about a year later, re-appeared on their Bookends album), on which she spoke that silly brief snippet in the middle, "Mr Leitch, have you had a busy day", a quote to British Folk singer Donovan who she became close friends with. Not long after, she mysteriously appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival where she was introduced on stage by Paul Simon, whose duo also performed there.

[@shemanic1]

The Troggs stage show was full of tunes like "I can't control myself" rough raunchy but great to watch, dance & listen to.

[@derekgreenacre9530]

Yes I saw The Troggs live in a small venue and they were the best live band I have seen ( and I have seen all the great bands of the sixties) . The band as you say were raunchy full of teenage sexuality and such a fantastic sound considering there were only three people playing instruments in the band. I loved the ocarina solo in the middle of the songs by Reg he was a great frontman full of dynamic charisma.

[@RogerGriffiths-nj3ro]

I just love this series of memories. I was 16 in 66 and had the "Disc" and "Record Mirror" delivered weekly so I was well up with what was happening. I saw lots of these bands some even came to Exeter.

[@heinrichvon]

5:34 - One forgets how central Ray Davies was to British pop music in the mid-60s, not just the songs he wrote for the Kinks but those he wrote for others. Penning songs for three singles by different artists, all released in the same month, is impressive, even though they didn't chart (and All Night Stand certainly deserved to). Glad that Ray is still among us!

[@paulgoldstein2569]

In 1965, he even wrote a song for a U.S. group The Cascades (formerly of Rhythm Of The Rain fame) I Bet You Won't Stay. Despite them being American, it still sounds rather Kinkie. I wonder if it was recorded in the States, as The Kinks toured the States then, before they got banned from there.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

Bruce Morrow interviewed him about a month ago for WABC radio. He came across as very humble.

[@tomc642]

No Milk Today was always one of my favorites, mainly because of the arrangement. The arrangement of strings and bells thanks to John Paul Jones. It is said that he was a big fan of Herman’s Hermits. Another interesting aspect of the song is that it has both major and minor modes.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

If you want to hear more of the strings, here it is with it's full length ending, with the extra string passage at the end before it fades, as on their double CD on the German Bear Family label, an official release. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ-Qn5qbqbNpa7s

[@GeraldM_inNC]

The verse is in A minor and the chorus shifts to A major -- quite an unusual thing to do. Terrific melody, terrific chord structure.

[@doggedout]

Was watching a guitar channel the other day where he covered a 1966 B side by The Lefte Bank called "Pretty Ballerina". It was apparently the B side for "Walk away Renee". I remembered both songs but Pretty Ballerina really stuck in my head. Just an amazing song. Anyway, it made me think of this channel, because the guitar guy had never heard it before (very young)...and I thought he could get a lot of ideas if he subbed you!

[@josieann5031]

Wings of Pegasus is one of my favorite music channels!

[@terryenglish7132]

Pretty Ballerina was their second single , an A side. That must be a reissue w double hits type thing. The whole first album, from which those are from, is really good.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

Both songs you mention were US A-sides and hits. The Left Banke's fifth single 'Desiree' was lovely, but sadly a flop. The debut LP is pretty good, too.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I love "Pretty Ballerina", great song. The first Left Banke album is excellent.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@grahampaulkendrick7845 I bought "Desiree" and played it quite a bit. I think it might have squeaked into the 90s on some national charts. BTW it was Mike Brown alone, he had kicked the other members of the band out of the group. The chaos caused by his feud with the other members is what caused them to stop getting publicity or airplay.

[@patriciafootejohnson2817]

No milk today was one of this black Detroit 60's chick favorite herman hermits songs loved it was so british inside the door where my love reins as queen. Also loved the rolling stones Lady jane.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

"Lady Jane" got lots of airplay for a B-side.

[@Clarice-rp7mh]

I love it, also, and own it on their greatest hits CD

[@davidellis5141]

Beverly had a Randy Newman song & Jimmy Page , John Paul Jones & Nicky Hopkins as her backing band ! You'd expect it to be good & it is.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep, brilliant single.

[@thomasrednour8857]

Another great collection! BTW, Beverley appeared at Monterey Pop in June 67.

[@boomtownrat5106]

She is the female spoken voice heard in the Simon and Garfunkel song ‘Fakin’ It.” Good morning, Mr. Leitch. Have you had a busy day?"

[@fannycraddock99]

Only discovered 'Happy New Year' by Beverly about 5 years ago, better late than never as it's a great song. Thanks.

[@igorb2908]

oh man, at last! I've been waiting for a new video from you for ages!

[@simonbnyc]

What an amazing selection of singles! At this time in 1966 there seemed to be an explosion of records made by British pop groups, many of which were unheard of. A large number of these singles would receive considerable airplay on the highly influential pirate radio stations in Britain but wouldn't be played at all on the BBC's old fashioned Light Programme where pop music was more or less ignored apart from the "big names" on a few shows. The concept of exciting 24 hour American AM radio stations was a world away and it would be a year before the BBC launched Radio One in direct competition with the pirate stations.

[@Krzyszczynski]

Not in competition with the pirates - they'd been snuffed out (except for Caroline) some weeks before Radio One first aired.

[@Anonymouz1490]

Finally a. U. Turn

[@markjulianoriginalhooli2217]

The music behind "no milk today" was actually fantastic

[@davidellis5141]

That Joe Meek Freakbeat Compilation looks amazing !

[@YesterdaysPapers]

It's really good, well worth checking out.

[@pencilpauli9442]

Man, always enjoy these videos so much, and as ever makes me thing how much musical talent just doesn't make it Great stuff, thanks!

[@joeyvocals1]

Just stumbled upon this channel. I was born 30 years after these songs, and I am enjoying this immensely! To whomever put this together, I have just subscribed! God bless you 🙏!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Another great post, YP. That series of Stones' singles, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Paint It Black, Mothers Little Helper and Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? is just the cat's meow of crazy fun. I call it their delirious period. Remember hearing Mother Baby in my friend's car when it came out here in America and we went completely ape shit. We laughed so hard he had to pull over. Had no idea that Troggs' song was banned so much. What prudes there were controlling the airwaves. And Re Zombies 'Ah well here we go again. As usual from this talented, underrated, in fact almost totally ignored British group..." I thought She's Not There and Tell Her No were massive hits in England. No? Also had no idea that great Hollies" song was originally sung by The Everly Brothers. I learn so much from your videos, mate. Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into making them. We are getting such a good musical and cultural education from you.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Willie! Those two Zombies songs were huge hits but, with the exception of "Time of the Season", all their other singles were huge flops that didn't even manage to chart.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

@@YesterdaysPapersOh, Ok....thanks.....What a great group they were!!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@willieluncheonette5843 Yeah, brilliant band.

[@pcno2832]

@@YesterdaysPapers Seems that all 3 of their hits did better in the 'States and Canada than in the UK. I just read that after "Time of the Season" became a surprise hit in 1969, the real Zombies were not willing to re-form and tour, so two "fake Zombies" bands, one of which soon renamed itself to ZZ Top, began touring to take advantage of the situation.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@pcno2832 True! Prior to forming ZZ Top, they toured the States as the Zombies. Hilarious.

[@BegToDiffer99]

I have seen the Blues Magoos here in Detroit at the Chessmate back in the 60s. Thanks for turning me on to this version by the Specters. I posted "Yesterday's Papers sent me here".

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@boomtownrat5106]

What a pairing of Beverley and Randy Newman! This is Newman’s nascent move to his sardonic view of life in these early compositions. There is nothing “happy” in that New Year, that’s for sure. I adore Randy!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Same here, I love Randy Newman. Briliant songwriter.

[@elmolewis9123]

I am amazed at the research and presentation of these videos. First rate.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks!

[@philiptodd6255]

As always I look forward to these monthly features and listening to extremely rare mod and freakbeat tunes

[@Awibrahor]

This channel never fails to fill me with a melancholic hankering for better times, at least in terms of music with spirit.

[@chrisaskin6144]

September '66, I began my first year of secondary school in Sep 66. Where have all those years gone? Now the light at the end of the tunnel is looming larger (and quicker) with each passing year.

[@stevesnow5461]

Your attention to details and your production is beautiful!!! Incredible, THANK YOU!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@chrisbacos]

Great as always. Something Else is my all-time favorite Kinks LP. Sadly when it was released in 67 the band was barred from the States. It's criminal that Mickie Most and the record companies didn't give Herman's Hermits more respect. They were all great musicians. Years ago I met bassist Karl Green on Facebook; he is a cool guy. I suspect another reason the VIPs left England was to avoid the Labour Government's high tax rate. As for the Stones in drag don't forget America back then had this Judeo-Christian hangup and still does to a lesser extent. Same with the Troggs whom I've always liked. I also love the Zombies. That month, the Monkees debuted on American TV, one month before my sixth birthday. I was a first grader in California. Finally, the original Kinks lineup with bass player the late Pete Quaife is the best. Cheers.

[@billmagowan1492]

The troggs are a fantastic group with such a long back catalogue!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Chris. "Something Else" is one of my favourites by the Kinks too.

[@dreammachine2013]

Something else is also my favourite Kinks LP, but it came out in 1966😅

[@dreammachine2013]

Sorry, I meant the brilliant "Face to Face"

[@maurice8607]

Some absolute amazing singles here for sure. Obviously, the Stones and most definitely The Birds with it's superb b side as well as the a. Paul and Barry Ryan's version of Have you ever is the finest in my opinion. Love the track by The Thoughts. Shouldve been big. And yet another excellent Zombies 45.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yeah Maurice, very good month for singles. The Paul & Barry version is very good, although the Everly Brothers' version is probably my favourite. I love the sound of their voices. The "Two Yanks in England" record is brilliant.

[@annamariaisland1960]

Just looked up the Wiki article on Penny Valentine, finding that she was all of 23 when she wrote the disc reviews featured here. She also recorded the novelty song "I Want to Kiss Ringo Goodbye." Thanks so much for these vidoes, YP!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@willieluncheonette5843]

She had a good ear and could turn a phrase well. I enjoy her reviews.

[@paulg2733]

I so look forward to these, thank you so much , they're excellent as always

[@lthompson7625]

Another great episode . Interesting to hear The VlPs , who later became Spooky Tooth with American Gary Wright now in the line-up. Did see Gary a few years back when he was a member of The Ringo Starr All Star band. He appeared on a lot of George Harrison albums as well. For anyone who hasn’t heard it Spooky Tooth’s version of ‘ l Am The Walrus’ is worth a listen.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Awesome cover. Probably the best ever cover of "I Am the Walrus".

[@zoo_animal_on_wheels4800]

Fantastically curated, excellent footage and great showcase of lesser-known 45s and their amazing b-sides; stellar job once again, YP - cheers, Paul

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks Paul!

[@piershemmingsen3937]

Always enjoy these episodes ! Many thanks.

[@chuckdee66]

Top shelf as ever. Always learn something new. You really manage to put together quality product perfectly edited and articulated. Cheers.

[@cmted41]

Amazing knowledge and research ! Loved it !

[@PeasGraveny]

I had heard of Beverley but I never realised it was the actual (and fully tremendous) Mrs.Martyn.Interesting how the record company had her positioned as some kind of English Cher (I coukd hear Cher doing Hally New Year) THEN I find out Beverley is tbe one who does the spoken word passage in the middle of Simon&Garfunkel's Faking It ("Good morning Mr.Leitch...")

[@buzzawuzza3743]

This was my record collection for quite a while although most of the rare ones were on compilation albums. I've loved this music for a long time and thank you again for bringing it to light. Well done as always, ROCK ON!!! Would love to see a video from you featuring Zoot Money and his Big Roll Band becoming Dantalion's Chariot! And the Welcome To My Head album and Zoot's time in the Animals.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Buzza! I'd like to do a Zoot Money video in the future.

[@dominiclewington]

Saturday just gone, I bought the very VIP’s album you recommended, and you’re correct! Another incredible video from you guys, and so very much appreciated!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@seesaw1969]

always a great video , bringing a lot of old new news to everyone that born after this gold age of british music. thank you

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@deadlyoneable]

I never understood why the zombies didn’t catch on better. Such unique chord progressions and sounds. In my opinion I put them up there with the best of the “British era” bands. They must’ve had poor management or promotions.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yeah, terrible promotion.

[@Wee162]

They are in the R & R Hall of Fame so their accomplishments and talent have been recognized by the music industry.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

Wow! Another really great month for singles. I love 'Daddy Daddy'. It really sounds like the Creation (eighteen months or so before Ronnie joined them.) I recall the launch of Deram that month with Cat Stevens' 'I Love My Dog' (Will it appear next month?) and the single by Beverly. I think there was an artice in the Daily Mail about the label's launch. It was quite a big deal. I didn't realise Beverly became Beverly Martin until many years later. That Hollies song is wonderful.Even Cliff and the Shad's singles were pretty good back in '66.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Graham, glad you dug the video.

[@SmartCookie2022]

Another fantastic expository of a great year in music. Can this channel get any better than it already is?

[@Syd4510]

Excellent research, thank you!

[@thecaveofthedead]

A strong set of singles that deserved to have done better than they did. I wonder what went wrong? Band image? Marketing?

[@richardfurness7556]

Not enough exposure. Radio 1 wouldn't be around for another year, and the Light Programme devoted only a tiny proportion of its airtime to pop music, most of which was reserved for records that were already in the charts. The audience tuning in to the pirate stations didn't have the spending power of those who sat in front of the TV watching variety shows where the likes of Cliff Richard, Petula Clark, Lulu and Tom Jones could advertise their latest releases to millions.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yeah, probably not enough exposure and also too much competition. So many great singles were being released and after all, you can only have 40 songs in the top 40.

[@spiritof6663]

I'm still flabbergasted that a single as brilliant as "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby...?" only made #5 in the UK (although I do believe it hit #2 on one of the other charts--I remember seeing your excellent video a year or two back about the song's failure to reach #1). It's such a fantastic proto-psych number, wild and daring, attempting to match and surpass what The Beatles were doing. It's easily the high point of this month, although I do love the singles from The Troggs, Herman's Hermits (the only track from them I enjoy), The Birds ("Daddy Daddy" is killer), The Thoughts, and Downliners Sect. I never cared much for the Zombies single this month--easily one of their weakest, IMV--and I don't care for the Marmalade single either, which sounds like second-rate mod to these ears. I see you missed efforts from Cat Stevens (his debut "I Love My Dog"), Peter & Gordon, Dave Dee & Co. (how could you miss "Bend It"?), Al Stewart (his debut, a terrific cover of The Yardbirds' psych classic "Turn Into Earth"), The Kytes, and Hat & Tie. I've never heard of Beverly--fascinating! One thing of note: you say The Kinks eventually recorded "End Of The Season" in 1967 for the "Something Else" LP, but in fact they had recorded it in the spring of 1966 for "Face To Face" where it was left as an outtake before being chosen for "Something Else". In any case, a brilliant job as usual--your sleuthing to find vintage footage of these ultra-obscure acts and editing skills are top notch. We should see October bring delights from The Yardbirds, Cream (the B-side mainly), Donovan (another of his where the US release date is more appropriate), The Spencer Davis Group, The Hollies, Eric Burdon & The Animals, The Creation, Chris Farlowe, The Wolves, John's Children, The Majority, The Montanas (killer song!), The Alan Bown Set, Barry Mason (another killer single, both sides!), The Fingers, Tuesday's Children, and Herbal Mixture! Psychedelia starts to make a stronger presence on many of these sides.

[@richardfurness7556]

October 1966 would see the release of the first single to feature a mellotron that reached the UK top 10. If that's not worthy of mention I don't know what is. About I Love My Dog, that wasn't released until September 30th so it wouldn't have been reviewed by anyone until the following month had begun. Where Bend It is concerned, you and I may feel that Dave Dee etc were an integral part of the UK's musical landscape - I'd argue that the decline of their chart success in the late 60s was a barometer to measure how things were changing - but I don't think this channel regards them as belonging to the rock aesthetic, if that makes sense.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Spirit! October 66 was a great month for singles, it will be a fun episode.

[@spiritof6663]

​@@richardfurness7556 I had thought that "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James" was a November release, but in re-checking I see it was Oct 21 so yes, Manfred Mann should certainly be included in next month's reviews. As for "I Love My Dog", it was indeed a September tail-ender so maybe YP is saving it for October, or maybe (as you note about Dave Dee) Cat Stevens at this point was more of a pop than a rock artist. As for Dave Dee & Co., I actually can't stand most of their stuff but their singles have been reviewed in this series so far, and "Bend It" was massive at the time. It will hardly be the end of the world if it's not reviewed LOL, I was just surprised as their singles that had preceded it had seen review.

[@kso808]

I’m also waiting with bated breath for the October 1966 installment! Spencer Davis Group’s “Gimme Some Lovin’’ was officially released Oct 28, 1966 (UK version). However, I’m far more interested in co-producer Jimmy Miller’s re-cut for the U.S. market, and how it came to be created. I think an entire YP episode could be devoted to the song.

[@Krzyszczynski]

Is that the same Barry Mason who co-perpetrated The Last Waltz (among other horrors)? He'd have had to build up a substantial advance credit to make up for inflicting that on an undeserving world.

[@scottlucas9551]

Great stuff. Love the channel.

[@australianchartentries60sa35]

What a great month for music. There’s a few here I haven’t heard before because they probably didn’t make their way to Australia. Fabulous episode. Thanks YP.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@radiomindchatter7994]

I love All Night Stand..it's one of Ray's best tunes. But kudos to The Thought for recording probably the best version. Great work per usual 👍

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers! Yeah, "All Night Stand" is a great tune.

[@romelovesdan]

Love how your taste is parallel with mine....you always research and dig out the good stuff!

[@PeasGraveny]

Wow man, that Beverley 45 is amazin

[@grokeffer6226]

Interesting stuff!! I'd only been familiar with a few of these songs. 🎵🎶

[@delbertstringbreaker7686]

Super stuff - as always!

[@fcamsterdam8941]

Allways when I hear songs from 1966/1967 it is like being in a warm or hot tub again. Nice to be seven again ! Nice collection and always feel sorry for the people who were born after the eighties.

[@EdwinJack64]

This was another series of rock-solid singles YP! It amazes me every time how many bands there were in the 60s! The Thoughts for example, I'm definitely going to dive into that with my thoughts 🌊😂... Also enjoyed your history lesson on "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"! Greetings!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Edwin!

[@wyliesmith4244]

YP, You really do the research. I adore the b & w footage you post! Hearing All Night Stand sent me scurrying to my Rhino Nuggets 2 box. As a Yank, it was one of the compilations that made me realize how much music I missed. And speaking of Yanks, I bought the Everly Brothers album when it came out as I liked the Hollies, especially their own compositions. Herman's Hermits permeated the airwaves much to my chagrin, but I quite liked No Milk Today. Makes me wonder if there was ever a complialtion of Graham Gouldman's songs done by others. The Yardbirds and Hollies numbers are some of favorites from the 60s.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed the video. I love the second Nuggets boxset, too. And the "Two Yanks..." album by the Everly Brothers is another big favourite of mine. Great, great album.

[@wyliesmith4244]

@@YesterdaysPapers I still have the Everly Brothers, but living in the US, I did not hear opf, let alone find a lot of the singles that you (or artists) review. So Nuggets 2 was a godsend. And I particularly liked See For Miles' Great British psychedlic Trip CDs. Particularly Volume 1 which has Come On Back. And this episode features, at least tangentailly, my four favorite 60s groups: Zombies, Hollies, Kinks, Yardbirds - with due apologies to the Stones and Beatles.

[@simonagree4070]

This channel makes me want to collect little transistor radios (and 9-volt batteries) in hopes of getting these sounds back. Then I remember that most of these songs got next to no airplay the first time around. 😢 That Herman's Hermits version of "No Milk Today" is alright, but Graham Gouldman's own recording of it is way better -- almost hypnotic. And I've never heard a cover of a Ray Davies song that could touch a Kinks version (except for Bowie).

[@pcno2832]

Those 9V transistor radios sounded too awful to give most records a fair airing, but if a song actually sounded good, you knew it had to be great in full fidelity.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

I agree Graham did a good version on that 1968 album where he did his own versions of songs he originally pitched out.

[@derekgreenacre9530]

I always find it strange how sometimes seemingly great records fail to chart. I remember one record stood out and that was " Here I Stand" by the Rip Cords. As a teenager I used to comb the old secondhand record stores for affordable records and this record was seemingly always there no matter which store I went in. I think record companies must have thought it was a sure fire hit and produced tons of them and somehow the record never got played so all the copies ended up in junk shops. The record has a very commercial sound with close harmony sounds in the style of Jan and Dean. I know nothing about the band and often wonder if anyone else managed to hear the song.

[@Krzyszczynski]

Review of a Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band record at 8:44; one of their early offerings, when they were still playing in the cod-20s style they'd started out with. Their move into the more surreal humour promised by their name came a year or two later.

[@pcno2832]

"Standing in the Shadows" was definitely one of the Rolling Stones' more controversial singles of that era; I know a number of people who hated it. I always loved it with and for all of its quirks. The fading guitar solo at the end might have inspired the ending of "Over the Hills and Far Away"; that finger-clicking at the opening of the chorus sounds like something out of West Side Story, and the horns are a little like the ones they used later in "Rocks Off".

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I love that song, too. I think a lot of people, the Stones included, thought it was badly mixed. I would agree it's not a great mix but I stll love it.

[@Truckngirl]

Another cool one! Thanks!

[@jozefbelien7555]

In september 1966 "THE LOVING KIND" with "Ain't that peculiar" was often heard on Radio London, quite a good 45!

[@Murray-wk3hz]

It's a wonderful day today. Thanks for making these videos. Cheers!

[@markvonwisco7369]

It's a real shame that the Birds weren't more successful. Their original singles were great!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yeah, killer singles.

[@barryryan1948]

Thank you for sharing something about Paul and Barry Ryan @ 15:03, With love from Tasmania, Tia

[@tomrobinson5776]

Another stellar video. Great work.

[@beatsinabar1017]

Another great nostalgic soundtrack - if only I knew then what I know now!

[@Krzyszczynski]

End Of The Season is one of my favourite Kinks tracks. TBH, I can't think of anyone else who could have brought it off so successfully.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Same here, brilliant song.

[@terryenglish7132]

Great job !

[@francoispedro3694]

Pretty good one, indeed.

[@4bawbees]

The Thoughts were fronted by 16year-old Peter Beckett who would go on to be lead singer in US/UK blue-eyed soul band Player whose 1977 hit Baby Come Back remains one of the most played tracks of all time on US radio

[@WattisWatts]

Where The Good Times Are sounds like Pet Clark met the Yardbirds! And that Farfisa type intro to this was great!

[@stepheng8779]

That's me off to look up the Downliners Sect back catalogue, that B side clip sounded ace 👍

[@paulgoldstein2569]

All three of their albums were reissied on CD with bonus tracks.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Great band!

[@louisnewton4292]

Love love LOVE "All Night Stand". It's cool to see it featured here (almost as much as "The Cost of Living"!)

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Great tunes.

[@kurtl4761]

I always enjoy your videos whether or not I love the singles.

[@Krzyszczynski]

Neighbour Neighbour had been covered - pretty effectively - by the Graham Bond Organisation the previous year, on their Sound Of '65 album.

[@guidoerfen7944]

Worth mentioning is The Nite People's lone LP "P.M." from 1970 which is really worth checking out. They finally prove their props by covering Zappa's "Peaches En Regalia" (from "Hot Rats"). But it's not only for this why you might want it in your collection of psychedelic/early prog. Latest 2020 vinyl reissue available at a bargain price level! Take your chance!

[@mackb909]

I'm curious about (The) Marmalade's (they later dropped the definitive article from their band name) "It's All Leading Up To Saturday Night." The credited producer is Mike Smith. Is this a different Mike Smith from the DC5's keyboardist/lead vocalist? Just wondering. Marmalade would go on to a certain fame, of course; Jimi Hendrix himself called their 1967 "I See The Rain Again" the "best cut" of that storied year. They would finally win international (including U.S.) fame with the achingly lugubrious but beautiful "Reflections of My Life" in 1970.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Not sure if it was Mike Berry from the DC5, I guess it was. I love "I See the Rain". Their best song, IMO.

[@Krzyszczynski]

No, it was a different Mike Smith, a well-known and successful record producer whose chart successes are too numerous to list. (But he also had the unenviable distinction of having turned down the Beatles on behalf of Decca in 1962). BTW, you could be forgiven for getting your Mikes Smiths mixed up. There was a third one as well who played tenor sax with Amen Corner.

[@mackb909]

@@Krzyszczynski Maybe so. According to Wikipedia, the speaker of the infamous "guitar groups are on their way out" line (if it was actually spoken and not apocryphal), following The Beatles' New Year's Day 1962 audition was mostly likely Dick Rowe, though possibly Mike Smith or Tony Meehan, all of whom went on to successful producing careers. Interesting bit of rock and roll history, much speculated about in the 62+ years since, and eternally fascinating. In any case, as you point out, not the late Mike Smith who sang lead and played keyboards in the classic lineups of the Dave Clark Five. Further research indicates that, following The Beatles' successful signing some months later, Decca's Mike Smith, on the advice of The Beatles' then-20-year-old lead guitarist George Harrison, signed a London-based blues-covering band that had only recently acquired full-time management (Andrew Loog Oldham) and a permanent lineup (then six-piece, later reduced officially to five, thanks to Oldham's demoting piano player Ian Stewart). That band was The Rolling Stones. Apparently, after their subsequent signing and success with another label, The Beatles, or at least George Harrison, held no grudge against Decca.

[@8176morgan]

"No Milk Today" is a really great song, it is in fact my favorite song by Herman's Hermits who had a whole lot of hits in the mid 1960's. More in fact than the Beatles before they suddenly disappeared from the rock scene. They were the first band that I really and truly liked as a six to seven year old youngster. That sure was a long time ago, almost sixty years ago in fact.

[@PT_English]

15.25 Everly Brothers straight out of 430 Kings Road 1976! Any idea who the lady is? Another GREAT video Sir!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

No idea, great pic for sure!

[@marcbolan1818]

Penny had no foresight as the Yardbirds were way ahead of the times w/Happenings. The Creation were phenomenal. What a month - might be my favorite month in music.

[@Krzyszczynski]

I see Oscar had a record out that month (see at 6:51). A few months on he put out Over The Wall We Go (written by a certain D Jones), which would join the already-lengthening list of records to be banned by the BBC. He achieved more success in the 70s, by then calling himself Paul Nicholas.

[@spyderlogan4992]

A couple of things: 1) Where's Ron Wood's Checkerboard Telecaster at 3:21 these days? Now THAT is a cool axe. And 2) at 17:42, the used condom on the ground~!!!...LMAO. I bet YP thought no one would notice...wrong my friend. Another superb edition of the greatest year: 1966, Thanks YP~!!!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Hahaha! Cheers!

[@rustyshimstock8653]

Thanks!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you very much!

[@andrewhaddon4327]

i hope 1966 never ends and I'm stuck in a loop.

[@gregkipp6408]

Great Video, YP. The Rolling Stones, The Troggs, The Zombies, Beverley, Herman's Hermits, and Joe Meek's last hit with the Cryin' Shames are a good and diverse group of singles that show how inventive and interesting the British music scene was back in 1966. Just my opinion but The Thoughts and The Uglys versions of the Ray Davies compositions are okay at best and are further prove that nobody sings Ray's songs better than Ray himself. Enough Said!!!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Greg!

[@Psychedlia98]

Thank God, this came out.

[@karlsinclair9918]

Another great piece with a couple of unfamiliar tracks!

[@michaelrochester48]

Another group that there was an American counterpart beside the Byrds/Birds was Cryin Shames. There was a Chicago Illinois group with the exact same name that had several midsize American hits, including “sugar and spice.”

[@terryenglish7132]

Thanks, I thought that's who he was talking about. Except "Cryan Shames". I have the S &S single.

[@dja69]

Is there any chance you could produce a bio on David Essex on his early recording sessions during the 1960s as we know he released around 8 singles between 1965-1969. I read somewhere that he was offered to record the tune 'Build Me Up Buttercup' which he turned down.

[@calvinguile1315]

Was there anything on the release of Face to Face by the Kinks?, would love to see something if there is, it’s one of my favorite Kinks albums

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jean-marcknight8816]

Controversial = fooking good ones. The first 3 are fantastic. Very interesting to quote Zappa about the Stones title. The kind of detail that shows your attention to the quality of your content. A great batch.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers Jean-Marc!

[@GeraldM_inNC]

The story of "No milk today" in the U.S. isn't so straightforward. In fact, it was slated to be the Hermits' new single in November 1966. It started getting airplay in anticipation of the release and there were so many requests for it that WMCA New York City had it zooming up the local charts at a phenomenal rate. (Stations in those days counted requests in their calculation of popularity charts, and it was possible for an unreleased song to chart highly.) The local record shops somehow managed to get copies of it for sale, I guess they were imports? I purchased it in the record deparment of a department store in a Long Island suburb of NYC and the thought never even occurred to me that I'd purchased an import; after all, local shops never carried imports, you had to go to a specialty shop in New York to get imports. I guess there was so much demand that record departments scrambled to get import copies to meet the demand. I played it to death during November and early December. Everything was pointing to this being a top 5 hit for the Hermits. Then some genius decided to shelve the plans for it to be the Hermits' new single, because they wanted to push a new Christmas single, "East West", lamenting being on tour during the Christmas season. They could have issued both simultaneously (or as a two-sided single), but said genius decided to only release "East West" and push that one and not to release "No milk today" as a single. WMCA and the other radio stations stopped playing "No milk today"; "East West" totally tanked. A song that was showing all the signs of being an imminent smash hit was pulled for the sake of a Christmas song that tanked. But it was not totally forgotten. When it got released as the B side of "Kind of a Hush" it got airplay, and it was a decent-sized hit in its own right in many markets. I suggest that people interested in its American history should log onto ARSA and follow its history there. (ARSA is a collection of digitalized American charts.) To this day people calling in to oldies radio shows still request "No milk today". It's still a big favorite of mine to this day.

[@michaelrochester48]

Chris Curtis was also a founder of the group Deep Purple, which is very interesting fact… it originally was formed to be a group with no permanent members

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep, they were initially called Roundabout.

[@maurice8607]

Would love to see a soul/RnB version.

[@anorakthing8968]

The version of "All Night Stand" here is actually the American version, the British version is a completely different take and the song is slowed down considerably. And curiously enough the scan of the Mo & Steve 45 was my old copy!!

[@clivet3846]

No MilkToday is a great song. Freddy Garrety (of the Dreamers) delivered milk to Peter Noones mum.