Overlanders – Michelle 01/1966
St. Louis Union – Girl 01/1966
Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours – Mirror, Mirror 01/1966
Second City Sound – Tchaikovsky One 01/1966
The Truth – Girl 02/1966
Eddy Arnold – Make The World Go Away 02/1966
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit – Jenny Take A Ride! 02/1966
The Statler Brothers – Flowers On The Wall 03/1966
Bob Lind – Elusive Butterfly 03/1966
Kenneth McKellar – A Man Without Love 03/1966
Staff Sargeant Barry Sadler – Ballad Of The Green Berets 03/1966
Graham Bonny with Johnny Scott And His Orchestra – Super Girl 03/1966
Master Singers – Highway Code 04/1966
Neil Christian – That’s Nice 04/1966
Cryin’ Shames – Please Stay 04/1966
Norma Tanega – Walking My Cat Named Dog 04/1966
Bobby Fuller Four – I Fought The Law 04/1966
Roy C – Shotgun Wedding 04/1966
David McCallum – Communication 04/1966
Merseys – Sorrow 05/1966
Phil Upchurch Combo – You Can’t Sit Down 05/1966
Twice As Much – Sittin’ On A Fence 06/1966
Joy Marshall – The More I See You 06/1966
Critters – Younger Girl 07/1966
Napoleon XIV – They’re Coming To Take Me Away Ha Haa! 08/1966
Robert Parker – Barefootin’ 08/1966
Zoot Money And The Big Roll Band – Big Time Operator 08/1966
Billy Stewart – Summertime 09/1966
Creation – Painter Man 11/1966
? And The Mysterians – 96 Tears 11/1966
Listen to: Bobby Fuller Four – I Fought The Law
? And The Mysterians – 96 Tears
Two stone cold garage classics this year, cemented by being covered by punk rock legends; The Clash did “I Fought The Law” in 1979 and The Stranglers version of “96 Tears” came out some time later in 1990. Obviously, nothing can take away from the originals though. We also have one of the more strange songs (full stop?) to have charted in “They’re Coming To Take Me Away Ha Haa!” by Napoleon XIV. I have listen to his full album in the past and I can see why that was the single but I don’t know why people bought it.
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