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Boo On You |
Bazooka |
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B-559 |
Bang |
196(?) |
This record
is most likely Austin (“Something’s Wrong With Me”; “Rocky”) Roberts. |
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Carry On Carole |
Sounds Of Modification |
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45-5640 |
Jubilee |
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This group also
has an LP on the same label. |
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Cherry Pie |
Sixth Day Creation |
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LR 3483 |
Laurie |
196(?) |
A mystery
group. Pop-Rock, but with those trademark bubblegum “food as metaphor”
lyrics. |
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Covered Wagon |
Cowsills |
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45-170 |
London |
1971 |
Great
Rocking Record By this family. Did not appear on any of their LPs. |
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Heigh-Ho |
The Fifth Estate |
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45-5595 |
Jubilee |
1967 |
Follow-up to
the group’s top 40 hit “Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead” This is a re-make of
the1939 tune from “Snow White” |
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Hot Dog |
The Ohio Express |
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K SK 14 |
Super K |
1969 |
Another food
lyric. This song would be nasty if the The Village People had recorded it. |
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I'm Gonna Blow You A Kiss In The
Wind |
Boyce & Hart |
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380 |
B&H Aquarian |
1968 |
This was
performed by Boyce & Hart on an episode of “Bewitched”. Sarina
(Samantha's Cousin) also sang
her ultra groovin’ version in the same episode. This song escaped
inclusion on any Boyce & Hart LP. |
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Jamaica |
Bohanna |
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SCE-12252 |
Scepter |
196(?) |
This song is
so hyperactive it almost sounds like it’s playing at the wrong speed.
Written by Joey Levine & Bobby Bloom. Sounds like Joey singing too. |
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Listen To The Sound |
Wool |
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4-45278 |
Columbia |
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This song
was re-made by the Partridge Family and though not released on record, was
used in episode 28 of their show. |
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Lookin' For A Good Time |
The Partridge Family |
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45,414 |
Bell |
1973 |
The last and
most obscure of The Partridge Family singles, and the most bubblegum
sounding. This has a very adult theme about being busted as a minor in a
strip club. Wonderful hooks, handclaps, and great vocals. This song was
also included on their “Bulletin Board” LP. |
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Love Song |
The Jackson 5 |
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M1205F |
Motown |
1972 |
An excellent J5 song that slipped through the cracks and
escaped an album release. This is the B-side to the equally excellent
“Lookin’ Through The Windows”. This record was one that attempted to move
The J5 away from the established formula of their earlier singles. It has
a more accomplished and laid back vocal by Michael than the previous
singles, But still has the trademark trade-offs with Jermaine. |
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Mixin' Matchin' Day |
Rockflowers |
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N/A |
Mattel |
1970 |
This is a toy record that plays at 33 1/3. It was included
with the Rosemary “Rockflowers” doll produced by Mattel in 1970. This
song sounds very similar to the material by Josie & The Pussycats. |
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Mother May I |
The Cattanooga Cats |
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F-123 |
Forward |
1969 |
This is Bubblegum from the Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera
cartoon “Cattanooga Cats”. The opening riff is lifted straight from The
Turtles “She’d Rather Be With Me”. This song gets the award for most
naughty sexual innuendo lyric. The Church Lady would love it. |
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Run, Run, Run |
The Third Rail |
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5-10191 |
Epic |
1967 |
Bubblegum maestro Joey Levine was a member of this group. |
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Sha La Boom Boom |
Bobby Bloom |
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K 14437 |
MGM |
1970 |
This song was originally intended for The Monkees on their
album “Changes”. The Monkees used “Oh My My “ instead and this tune was
put out by Bobby. It was also released Under the title “Heavy Makes You
Happy” On “The Bobby Bloom Album”. (Some pressings of the album have it
listed as “Heaven Makes You Happy” on the label) The Staple Singers later
had a top-40 hit with this tune. (with another slight title variation!) |
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Smilin' |
Boyce & Hart |
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380 |
B&H Aquarian |
1968 |
This is the flip side of “I’m Gonna Blow You A Kiss In The
Wind” (see above) |
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Someone Like You |
Sugar Bears |
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122 |
Big Tree |
1971 |
This is the flip side of The Sugar Bears first single, “You
Are The One” and is a bit catchier than the A-side (our opinion). Both
songs are featured on their LP “Presenting The Sugar Bears”. The Sugar
Bears are a cartoon band created to back Sugar Bear, the Bear who once
graced the Sugar Smacks cereal box (now known as Honey Smacks). All the
Honey Bear (she’s the tambourine player) vocal parts on the album are sung
by Kim (Bette Davis Eyes) Carnes. She was also in David Cassidy’s touring
band at this time. |
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Strangers In The Morning |
The Archies |
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63-5021 |
Kirshner |
1972 |
This is the last and most obscure of all the Archie’s
records. Archie sings about the woes of a one night tryst. |
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Sunshine World |
Cosmic Brotherhood |
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1097 |
A&M |
196(?) |
Another mystery group. This song is very similar in sound
to the Banana Splits with a nice psychedelic freak-out in the middle. |
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Sweet Times |
Rock Flowers |
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N/A |
Mattel |
1970 |
Flip side of “Mixin’ Matchin’ Day” (see above). Sweet Times
was the B side of the Rosemary, Heather and Lilac doll records. |
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The Day Turns Me On (The
Bufferin Song) |
The Innocence |
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KA237 |
Kama Sutra |
1967 |
More flower pop than bubblegum, this song is pleasant and
catchy. This group also had a hit as The Trade Winds, with “New York’s A
Lonely Town” in 1965. |
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The Goofin' Song |
The Fifth Estate |
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JB-5588 |
Jubilee |
1967 |
This song also has a flower pop leaning. It’s a cross
between The Lovin Spoonful’s “Daydream” and the Harpers Bizarre hit “The
59th Street Bridge Song”. This song sticks to you like a wad of
Bazooka on your shoe in the K Mart parking lot on a 92 degree day. |
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The Grooviest Girl In The World |
The Fun and Games |
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73042 |
Uni (LP) |
1968 |
A very groovy track from their album called “Elephant
Candy”. This track and the ultra- bubblegum title song were both issued as
singles. Bubblegum/Pop genius Gary Zekley produced this album. |
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The Kissin' Game |
The Licorice Schtik |
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45-17131 |
Dot |
196(?) |
Another mystery group. Pure bubblegum in the “Simon Says”
tradition. |
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The
Licorice Schtik
(Foreign 45) |
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Ulla |
People |
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2499 |
Capitol |
1969 |
This American band had a top 40 hit with the Zombies song
“I Love You” in 1968. |
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We Gotta Go Home |
The Music Explosion |
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LR-3414 |
Laurie |
1967 |
The Kasenentz/Katz writing duo penned and produced the
previous two hits by this group but for this record, turned the reins over
to the duo of Bo Gentry and Ritchie Cordell (writers of “I Think We’re
Alone Now”). The result is some R&B tinged bubblegum. |
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We |
The Fun and Games |
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55128 |
Uni |
196(?) |
This single was released after their only LP (“Elephant
Candy”) and is not included with those tracks. This is a very pretty
flower pop ballad. The melody is similar to the one in the verses of
“Shannon” the 1976 hit by Henry Gross. This song would fit perfectly on
the Association’s “Birthday” Album. |
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Wait Till Tomorrow |
The Banana Splits |
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32391 |
Decca |
1968 |
This is the debut single by The Banana
Splits. It’s a mid-tempo ballad with nice baroque touches. |
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When I'm With You |
The Bazooka Company |
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F-1671 |
Fontana |
196(?) |
This is
another mystery group. The Dunwich logo on the label suggests involvement
from the famous Chicago producer Bill Traut. This song is the B-side. |
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Where Angels Go Trouble Follows |
Boyce and Hart |
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919 |
A&M |
1967 |
This song is
the theme from the movie of the same name. The film was a sequel to the
Hayley Mills movie “The Trouble With Angels”. This great Boyce & Hart
track escaped release on any of their albums. It was released as the
B-side of “Goodbye Baby”. |
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With Every Beat Of My Heart |
Shawn |
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KS-12835 |
Kapp |
1972 |
This is a
re-make of a Josie & The Pussycats song. The track is almost identical.
We don’t know who Shawn is but she sounds rather young. Josie’s version
has the edge. |
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You Are The One |
Sugar Bears |
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122 |
Big Tree |
1971 |
This is the
A-side to the Sugar Bears record mentioned above. This heavily
orchestrated track has a retro 50’s sounding drum beat underneath it. It’s
also included on their LP. |
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You're Better By Far |
Sixth Day Creation |
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LR 3483 |
Laurie |
196(?) |
This track
is the B-side of “Cherry Pie” (see above) It has a slightly Beatle-esque
sound and lyrics about courage in the face of adversity. |
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We're The Banana Splits |
The Banana
Splits |
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32391 |
Decca |
1968 |
This is the B-side of Their debut single "Wait 'Til
Tomorrow" |
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Warm My Soul |
The Partridge Family |
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812-2 |
Slamajama |
1998 |
This track was recorded as the intended follow-up to
"I Think I Love You" but "Does'nt Somebody Want To Be Wanted" was chosen
instead. David re-recorded the song for one of his solo LPs but the
original Partridge version remained unused until 1998 when it was issued
on the obscure CD "David Cassidy's Partridge Family Favorites" sold
through The QVC network. |
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Seven Days A
Week |
Janssen & Roberts |
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This song Is From The Saturday Morning Cartoon
"Scooby Doo Where Are You". The Songs on the show were always mysterious
to viewers as the artists were never credited. In 1998 this song finally
saw release on the CD "Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks". It's still a mystery as
the artists are still not credited on the disc. It is most Likely
performed by the songs writers Danny Janssen and Austin Roberts. |
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