5 from 1966

[Perpendicular]

Don't go from memory. Ponder. Cast your vote knowing that you have done BCB the world of good.

7 and 7 Is - Love



Reach Out (I'll Be There) - The Four Tops



Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys



River Deep Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner



Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - The Yardbirds

[GoogaMooga]

Tough - but I'll be true to my school and vote BB

[ChrisB]

Beach Boys ....just, from the 4 Tops, my fave Motown track.

[Perpendicular]

the 4 Tops, my fave Motown track.

Such a joyous track. Overplayed but never overstays its welcome.

[The Modernist]

All wonderful of course, but 7 and 7 is will always be so dear to me. Even though it shares so much with other garage records of the era, there's a kind of fevered lunacy to it which is utterly unique. And I never tire of hearing it.

[naughty boy]

I also went for the Love track, and for similar reasons. But the first three there are all thrilling.

[Perpendicular]

All wonderful of course, but 7 and 7 is will always be so dear to me. Even though it shares so much with other garage records of the era, there's a kind of fevered lunacy to it which is utterly unique. And I never tire of hearing it.

Amazing, isn't it! Savage's 1966 book inspired this thread, such a great read.

[WG Kaspar]

All 5 are among the best songs ever, but it's the Yardbirds for me and I didn't even have to think twice.

[Perpendicular]

the Yardbirds for me and I didn't even have to think twice.

The freshest and most unique sounding of the 5.

[Perpendicular]

I'm the first person to vote for Tina? You're all crazy.

Glad that someone voted for it. Didn't she wear a wig?

[Charlie O.]

I'm the first person to vote for Tina? You're all crazy.

I'm the second, if that counts for anything.

All of them are immense, of course.

[The Modernist]

All wonderful of course, but 7 and 7 is will always be so dear to me. Even though it shares so much with other garage records of the era, there's a kind of fevered lunacy to it which is utterly unique. And I never tire of hearing it.

Amazing, isn't it! Savage's 1966 book inspired this thread, such a great read.

It is. It also introduced me to "Walkin' My Cat named Dog".

[GoogaMooga]

It is. It also introduced me to "Walkin' My Cat named Dog".

Coincidentally, Zilth Pilchards mentioned that one this afternoon. He's taken in a stray cat and just calls it "cat". I think it's time for a little youtubin'.

[Diamond Dog]

I think The Yardbirds track is huge - an absolutely blistering attack. I kind of think it ushered in psychedelia....

But, for sheer invention...it has to be "Good Vibrations". I can't begin to imagine how that sounded to teenage ears back in 66.

The others are all only mildly brilliant.....

[Perpendicular]

well, that's a surprise result. looks like old baldy bollocks actually got some BCB backing for a change.

[Muskrat]

Beach Boys. Would’ve been the Yardbirds before Beck left. Love were — while often great — were too inconsistent for me (or are we supposed to be voting on the record you linked, which is one of my faves?). And I’d go for Tempts, Stevie, maybe even Marvin before the Tops. Except I Can’t Help Myself, which is certainly among my top 5 Motown records ever.

[Charlie O.]

Would’ve been the Yardbirds before Beck left.

Beck is on "Happenings..." (with Page). Pretty sure that's even him doing the talking in the middle.

[Muskrat]

Would’ve been the Yardbirds before Beck left.

Beck is on "Happenings..." (with Page). Pretty sure that's even him doing the talking in the middle.

OK. "before Page joined..."

[sloopjohnc]

All 5 are among the best songs ever, but it's the Yardbirds for me and I didn't even have to think twice.

My second choice. Great song.