Tuesday April 22 2025

Early Versions of Rock Stars;


THE TWO TONES (GORDON LIGHTOOT) ~ "SWEET POLLY";


THE MYNA BIRDS (RICK JAMES & NEIL YOUNG) ~ "IT'S MY TIME";


JOHN KAY & THE SPARROW (STEPPENWOLF) ~ "TWISTED";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. The Iguanas ~ I Don't Know Why ~ The Iguanas ~ Norton

2. The Two Tones ~ Sweet Polly ~ Gordon Lightfoot Box Set ~

3. The Myna Birds ~ It's My Time ~ (45) ~ VIP ~ cc

4. John Kay & The Sparrow ~ King Pin ~ Tighten Up Your Wig ~ EMI ~ cc

5. The Myna Birds ~ I Got You In My Soul ~ (45) ~ VIP ~ cc

6. The Moving Sidewalks ~ 99th Floor ~ The Complete Sesseions ~ Liberation Hall

7. The Prime Movers ~ I'm A Man ~ The Prime Movers Blues Band ~ Sundazed

8. The Primitives ~ Sneaky Pete ~ Lou Reed at Pickwick Records (comp) ~

9. Davy Jones & The King Beez ~ Louie Louie Go Home ~ Laughing With Liza ~ Deram

10. Cap'n Swing ~ Come Down Now ~ The Demos ~ Indie

11. Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers ~ Heard It Thorugh The Grapevine ~ Real Gone Aragon (comp) ~ Bear Family ~ cc

12. John Kay & The Sparrow ~ Twisted ~ Tighten Up Your Wig ~ EMI ~ cc

13. The Iguanas ~ Mona ~ The Iguanas ~ Norton

14. The Spiders ~ Don't Blow Your Mind ~ Back From The Grave (comp) ~ Crypt

15. Dave Jones & The King Beez ~ Liza Jane ~ Laughing With Liza ~ Deram

16. The Moving Sidewalks ~ I Want To Hold Your Hand ~ The Complete Sessions ~ Liberation Hall

17. Tiger Lily ~ Monkey Jive ~ (45) ~ Gull

18. Stark Naked & the Fleshtones ~ Rave On ~ Buddy Holly Tribute (comp) ~ Indie

19. Stark Naked & the Fleshtones ~ I Broke Her Heart She Broke My Arm ~ Stark Naked & the Fleshtones ~ Indie ~ cc

20. Screaching Weasel ~ Used Cars ~ Boogedaboogedaboogeda ~ Roadkill


THE IGUANAS ~ "MONA";


THE PRIMITIVES (LOU REED) ~ "SNEAKY PETE";


THE SPIDERS (ALICE COOPER) ~ "DON'T BLOW YOUR MIND";


MOVING SIDEWALKS (ZZ TOP) ~ "99th FLOOR";


DAVY JONES (DAVID BOWIE) & THE KING BEES ~ "LIZA JANE";


CAP'N SWING (THE CARS) ~ "COME BACK DOWN";


TIGER LILY (ULTRAVOX) ~ "MONKEY JIVE";



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