Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) 01/1970
Shocking Blue – Venus 01/1970
Contours – Just A Little Misunderstanding 01/1970
Lee Marvin And Clint Eastwood – Wand’rin’ Star 02/1970
Sacha Distel – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head 01/1970
Steam – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 01/1970
BJ Thomas – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head 02/1970
Rare Bird – Sympathy 02/1970
Juicy Lucy – Who Do You Love 03/1970
Pipkins – Gimme Dat Ding 03/1970
Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky 03/1970
Frijid Pink – House Of The Rising Sun 03/1970
Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Chicken 04/1970
Mr Bloe – Groovin’ With Mr Bloe 05/1970
Deep Feeling – Do You Love Me 04/1970
Butterscotch – Don’t You Know 05/1970
The Guess Who – American Woman 05/1970
Tony Joe White – Groupie Girl 06/1970
Nicky Thomas – Love Of The Common People 06/1970
Ten Years After – Love Like A Man 06/1970
Ides Of March – Vehicle 06/1970
Hotlegs – Neanderthal Man 07/1970
Fair Weather – Natural Sinner 07/1970
Miguel Rios – Song Of Joy 07/1970
Ray Morgan – The Long And Winding Road 07/1970
Poppy Family ft Susan Jacks – Which Way You Goin’ Billy? 08/1970
Horace Faith – Black Pearl 09/1970
Matthew’s Southern Comfort – Woodstock 09/1970
Clarence Carter – Patches 10/1970
Rattles – The Witch 10/1970
Bobby Sherman – Julie Do You Love Me? 10/1970
Clive Dunn – Grandad 11/1970
Listen to: Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Shocking Blue – Venus
Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
The Guess Who – American Woman
Nicky Thomas – Love Of The Common People
The Rattles – The Witch
Golly, we’re up to our ankles in pop music now, ay! Some absolutely cracking tunes from the bunch, most of which have been made more famous (?) by artists such as Bananarama, Doctor and The Medics, Lenny Kravitz and Paul Young. I could take or leave any of their cover versions but The Guess Who’s swagger is very hard to beat (sorry Mr. Kravitz). The only group you might not know here are The Rattles, a German Beat turned Psychedelic Rock band who played the same clubs as The Beatles when they were starting out. Also in the mix, we have all sorts of novelty in the shape of Lee Marvin’s earth rumbling singing voice, the annoyingly catchy “Gimme Dat Ding”, Rufus Thomas instructing us on how to do the Funky Chicken, and the wholesome sincerity of “Dad’s Army” actor, Clive Dunn.
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