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32. Popcorn and the Mohawks: “Custer’s Last Man”
Obviously, the record sold very poorly (obviously), though there was some modicum of success in the fact that those involved don't appear to have been sued. Listen once, let it raise a faint smile or...
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33. Popcorn and the Mohawks: “Shimmy Gully”
Oh good, more early Sixties novelty records! Actually, unlike the interminable A-side Custer's Last Man, this one is alright to listen to, a "parody" (i.e. total rip-off) of the Olympics' Hully Gully...
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70. Richard Wylie & His Band: “I’ll Still Be Around”
...Just that bit, right there. If they could have bottled that, if they could have made a whole song out of it, it would have been a classic. (5)Continue reading »
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72. The Satintones: “A Love That Can Never Be”
Neither engaging or likeable, this is one of the most thoroughly forgettable of all Motown B-sides, making it especially ironic that it ended up being used three times. Poor. (2)Continue reading »
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92. The Satintones: “I Know How It Feels”
This is a worthy successor to My Beloved and Angel; that should be enough for anyone. (7)Continue reading »
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104. Debbie Dean: “Itsy Bity Pity Love”
Ultimately, though Debbie Dean gives it a real go, there's just not enough happening on this record to hold the interest; it's clean, safe and boring. (2)Continue reading »
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120. Popcorn & The Mohawks: “Have I The Right”
A half-formed song idea which should really have ended up in the wastepaper basket.Continue reading »
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121. Popcorn & The Mohawks: “Real Good Lovin’”
A generic, uptempo R&B rocker that again sounds as though it was written with the radio in mind, and which sounds at least five years out of date. Almost completely forgettable both as a song and a...
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159. Debbie Dean: “I Cried All Night”
This is barely-listenable garbage, a bad execution of a poorly thought-out idea which should never have been released. (1)Continue reading »
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218. Singin’ Sammy Ward: “Part Time Love”
Not as good as the A-side, but it's quality stuff and plenty of fun nonetheless, as well as a reminder that Motown in 1962 still hadn't given up on the blues. (7)Continue reading »
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