100 Rare Classic Rock Songs
Many times good to excellent songs get passed up for a variety of reasons…for instance Decca once sent the Beatles a rejection letter saying that in their opinion they didn’t like their sound and guitar music was on it’s way out. Sometimes it’s a matter of not having the right connections, or not catching the eye ( ear ) of the right DJ who will give you the air-time.
If all you ever listen to is Top 40 pop radio, or Top 40 classic rock radio, chances are you’ve never even heard of most of these, and that’s too bad, because there’s really some great songs out there that never get played by commercial radio that caters to their advertisers and not the music.
Well…if you come from the 60’s or 70’s generation, or are a hard-core classic rock lover, some of these you might remember, and many you will remember if you listen to them, and many that you don’t remember but should listen to.
Some of these are rare songs that never made the Top 40 ( but should have ), some are rare one-hit-wonders, and all of these are worth your time tracking down and adding to your collections.
If you like music, and have a fondness for the classic oldies, you won’t want to just read this and not follow up on these tunes.
Most of these you will never hear played on Classic Rock radio stations.
All of these songs I have played on my Blip Station at TheTAZZone
These tunes are spun in no particular order, so ignore the numbering.
100 Rare Classic Rock Songs
( by 100 different Artists )
1. Heart – Treat Me Bad ( not the group Heart from the 80’s )
2. A Passing Fancy – Island
3. Blues Project – Steve’s Song
4. The Sonics – Have Love, Will Travel
5. The Jades – We Got Something Going
6. The Petty Hoodlums – Shake
7. Plague – love and obey
8. One Way Street – Listen to Me
9. Townsmen – Take a Heart
10. The Moving Sidewalks – 99th Floor
11. The Remains – Why Do I Cry
12. Shocking Blue – Mighty Joe ( yes, they also had the hit ‘ Venus ‘ )
13. The Beaux Jens – She Was Mine
14. Noblemen – Short Time
15. The Nightcrawlers – The Little Black Egg
16. Ugly Ducklings – Gaslight ( Mick Jagger once said The Ugly Ducklings were his favorite Canadian band )
17. Wind – Make Believe
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19. The Brogues – I aint no Miracle Worker
20. Mandala – Love-Itis
21. Golden Dawn – My Time
22. The Rationals – I Need You
23. Outcasts – I Didn’t Have To Love Her Anymore
24. Deverons – She’s Your Lover
25. The SoulBenders – Petals
26. The Guess Who – It’s My Pride ( A rare cut before Cummings joined )
27. The Pirates – Castin’ My Spell
28. J.J.Jackson – But it’s Alright
29. Peter Wheat & The Breadmen – All The Time
30. The Reddlemen – I’m Gonna Get In That Girl’s Mind
31. The Ace of Cups- Circles
32. The Swamp Rats – She’s Got Everything
33. Peter’s Pipers – I Didn’t Believe Her
34. The Blues Inc. – Tell Me Girl
35. Those Rogues – Girl
36. The Starfires – I Never Loved Her
37. Under Milkwood – Empty Room
38. Lords Of London – Time Waits For No One
39. Bullet – White Lies, Blue Eyes ( according to Music Mike on Youtube there’s little known about this group …well…Roget Pontbriand is the guy’s name he should be looking up…The lead singer of Bullet was Roget Pontbriand who later joined K.C. and the Sunshine band and Wild Cherry )
40. The Savage Resurrection – Thing In “E”
41. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Jealous Girl
42. The You Know Who Group – (Roses are Red) My Love
43. We The People – You Burn Me Up And Down
44. The Strangers – Put Yourself in My Place
45. Abraham’s Children – Gypsy
46. The Haunted – 1-2-5
47. The Groove – Wind
48. Focus Three – 10,000 Years Behind My Mind
49. The Trade Winds – Mind Excursion
50. The Critters – It Just Won’t Be That Way
51. The GoldeBriars – Shenandoah
52. The Pacific Ocean – All the Better Luck
53. Tonto & The Renegades – Little Boy Blue
54. Bang – Come With Me
55. Banana Splits – Wait Til Tomorrow
56. Love – My Little Red Book
57. Captain Beefheart & Magic Band – Sure ’nuff ‘n Yes I do
58. Moby Dick & the Whalers – I Love Her So
59. The Allusions – Gypsy Woman
60. The Shake Spears – Summertime
61. Universals – Hey you
62. Babylon – The Mote In God’s Eye
63. Ning – Machine
64. The Jynx – How
65. Argus – Friend Of Mine
66. Cold Sun – Twisted Flower
67. Worlocks – I love you
68. Skalliwags – Turn Him Down
69. The Jujus – You Treat Me Bad
70. Daze Of The Week – Believe Me
71. Dino, Desi & Billy – I’m A Fool
72. Octavian – Good Feeling (To Know)
73. Last Words – I Symbolize You
74. The Illusions – City Of People
75. The Riverwinds – Monday Morning Blues
76. Mashmakhan – As the Years go By
77. The Knaves – The Girl I Threw Away
78. The Wee Four – Weird
79. The Undertakers – I Fell In Love
80. The Burgundy Runn – Stop!!
81. Penthouse Five – Bad Girl
82. Bent Wind – Riverside ( extremely rare – the BENT WIND album had less than 500 pressings )
83. Richard Clapton – Girls On The Avenue
84. The Peppers – Pepper Box
85. Sherbet – Summer Love
86. John Paul Young – Yesterday’s Hero
87. Blue Mink – Melting Pot
88. Royal Aircoach – Wondering Why
89. The Pleasure Seekers – What A Way To Die
90. Marauders – Make believe
91. Prince And The Paupers – Exit
92. Unrelated Segments – The Story Of My Life
93. Keith Murphy & The Daze – Slightly Reminiscent of Her
94. The Pentagons – I Like The Way You Look At Me
95. Uranus & The Five Moons – Nothing Remains
96. The Sundowners – Always You
97. The Grodes – She’s Got What It Takes
98. Transatlantic Winkham Chicken #5 – Crystal Mountain
99. Harbinger Complex – I Think I’m Down
100. Hamilton Streetcar – Silver Wings
This is just a sampling of the 100’s of rare classics I play on Blip. I play them because I enjoy them and because someone has to keep these classics alive. For the full treatment check out TheTAZZone on Blip where I play everything from 1960 to new songs, classic rare tunes, and one-hit-wonders.
Aight! 
The Second, Third, and Fourth Lists:
You might want to check out our one-hit wonder collection lists:
One-Hit Wonders: Popular and Rare
One-Hit Wonders of the 60’s: Popular and Rare
Top Twenty One-Hit Wonders in the UK: 1960-1999
Top Ten One-Hit Wonders of the 90’s
Top Ten One-Hit Wonders of the 80’s
Top Ten One-Hit Wonders of the 70’s
Top Ten One-Hit Wonders of the 60’s
also our number-one hit collections:
Number One Hits in the UK: 1960s
Number One Hits in the UK: 1970s
Number One Hits in the UK: 1980s
Number One Hits in the UK: 1990s
also our hit collections:
Rock: Can You Dig It, Baby: Present meets the Past
100 Greatest Rock Classics: 1960-1999
Rock Classics: Remembering the Classics…songs that never made our other lists
Rock Classics: Remembering the Classics…songs that never made our other lists : Part Two
Rock Classics: that almost never get played anymore
Rock Classics: that almost never get played anymore: Part Two
Rock Classics: that almost never get played anymore: Part Three
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Thanks Barry! I used to have a rather large collection of rare, and one-hit wonders at one time back in the day…of course they weren’t rare or one-hit wonders at the time.
I’m trying to keep these puppies alive and expose a new generation to appreciation of the 60’s and 70’s beyond just top 40 pop.
I personally love the song “All The Time” ( as I do most of the music I list and play on my Blip Station ). And am in the process of completing 100 Rare Classic Rock Songs 2.
Thanks,
and if you have any suggestions of songs feel free to list them.
I play all these songs on my Blip Station.
Egaladeist ( TAZ )
Hi;
My name is Barry Carlos and I was the manager and producer for ‘Peter Wheat and the Breadmen’. I would like to thank you for including their tune “All The Time” in your list of the 100’s classic rare songs. I along with many appreciate the attention you have given to the ‘Garage Band’ era. If you go to my website there is a link to the video for ‘All The TIme.
Kindest Regards,
Barry