"All I really want to do" b/w "I'll feel a whole lot better" by The Byrds (CBS 1.947)

I don't think I bought this when it came out. It wasn't a big hit in 1965 and I think I bought it in the 1966 winter sale. I was pleasantly surprised by the B-side, which was actually better than "All I really want to do" which seemed to meander a bit. Cher's version was even ballsier. But I discovered Gene Clark with "I'll feel a whole lot better". The intro sounds a bit TOO much like "Needles & pins" by The Searchers, but it's a great song. There would be many cover versions ahead by Tom Petty and The Flamin' Groovies amongst others, but the original is unsurpassed.
Rating: ****

"Yesterday" b/w "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" by The Beatles (Parlophone HHR 138)

This was one of the "Dutch only" singles released by The Beatles. In the USA and Germany "Yesterday" had "Act naturally" on the B-side. I think these two songs, which were subsequent tracks on the non-film side of the "Help!" LP helped create the fable that Paul was the soft one and John the rocker. But for every "Yesterday" there was an "I'm down" and for every "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" there was a "You've got to hide your love away". Both were great songwriters and had every style down pat.
Rating: *****

"As tears go by" b/w "I laugh at you" by 4PK (Fontana YF 278121)

I liked this version of the Rolling Stones hit very much. I think someone gave it tome for my 14th birthday. I later found out the PK stood for Peter Koelewijn, who had been the first Dutch rock & roll star with "Kom van dat dak af" and by 1965 was a record producer. Hearing it back now I can distinguish the rather peculiar pronunciation, but at the time this sounded quite good!
Rating: ** {courtesy mza-garage}

"Till the end of the day" b/w "Where have all the good times gone" by The Kinks (PYE 7N15981)

The Kinks hardly seemed to make singles that were NOT good. I guess only "Everybody's gonna be happy" was a miss, but they were one of my favourite groups. I bought their first album when it came out in the budget Golden Guinea series, but this was their first single I owned. That was partly due to the great B-side, which could have been a hit in its own right. Until 1967 "Where have all the good times gone" was part of the repertoire of just about every "beat group" in my hometown. I didn't seem to date as quickly as other songs did. Still sounds great today.........
Rating: *****

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