1001 great tracks that are not on Spotify

I know there's the Acts that are not on Spotify thread for your Neil Youngs and Joanna Newsoms and there's a bit of track-level talk there, but I thought this might be more fun.

1. And You Need Me - The Strawbs and Sandy Denny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJnnB_-5SzI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2tUh5BCEUs

3. Claudja Barry - Love for the Sake of Love (12" version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb30jrVoU2I

4.Back in the USSR - Chubby Checker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGLs1chXTWM

5. Nuance ft. Vikki Love - Loveride

https:www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Ht-UiS14Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Ht-UiS14Q

6-15

A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Bocca Juniors - Raise (63 Steps To Heaven)
Carl Cox - I Want You Forever
Choice - Acid Eiffel
De La Soul - Buddy (A Native Tongues Decision mix aka the video mix)
Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
Gary Byrd & The GB Experience - The Crown
Ginny - Can't Be Serious
The House Crew - The Theme

16 52nd street — "tell me (how it feels)
17 the sos band — "no one's gonna love you"
18 nona hendryx — "women who fly"

The Homosexuals - Walk Before Imitate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2wnWZQlRxw

(19)

^^ so great

20. Vangelis - Gestation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_v6aD78e3c

21. Ahmad Jamal - Eclipse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrCnzcGC0Hw

22. Waka Flocka Flame - Foreign Shit
23. Dick Look - Killa Kyleon & Mouse on the Track

23. Helium - Ghost Car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3fC5K2pKWI

24, sorry

25. Ultramagnetic MC's - Poppa Large (East Coast Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFKLANwD4Mg

26. Resident Alien - Ooh the Dew Doo Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ18xIHtcDY

27. Robbie Basho - Blue Crystal Fire
28. Exuma - Dambala
29. Fotheringay - Banks of the Nile
30. The Nerves - Hanging on the Telephone
31. Bullwackie's All Stars - Skin Tight
32. Djeli Moussa Diawara - Yekeke
33. Sorry Bamba - Yayoroba
34. Thione Seck et son Ensemble - Bamba (at least not the original recording)
35. Super Mama Djombo - Ramédi cu kata cura

Actually, Sorry Bamba is there. Replace with:
33. Rail Band - Mansa (original recording)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc1D0hDmIEo

34. Lidell Townsell, "Nu Nu (Club Mix)"

(obv lots of remixes aren't on Spotify, but this was the version I heard on the radio in 1992):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlVcX_UfBXc

35. Number One Cup, "Divebomb"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ko0ZDgO_3w

36. Linda Sundblad, "Oh Father"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lz0mMXCHJw

37 gil scott-heron+brian jackson — "we almost lost detroit"

And actually I'm too hasty, the Super Mama Djombo is there on a compilation.
Replace with Rokia Traoré - Manian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL91QckxSoQ
Sorry about the mess, next one is 40

Comsat Angels-“Total War”

Aiming to listen to all of these - didn't expect to start with a 30-minute track but that Zoviet France opus is brilliant, thanks sleeve. Love the Vangelis too.

42. Under the Ivy - Kate Bush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvKNzyO4wk0

Sorry, that was 41, not 42, if anyone is counting.

42. My Bloody Valentine - Strawberry Wine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE2JM31wnm0

43. Foul Play - Being With You (Foul Play Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tye5M9W1Ce0

44. Omar S - Psychotic Photosynthesis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpuke_gCGcg

45. Sleepers - Mirror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHmiCUrkTFc

37 gil scott-heron+brian jackson — "we almost lost detroit"

This is on Spotify in the UK, on the album Bridges. It doesn't come up if you seach for Gil Scott-Heron, though. Spotify tends to treat collaborations such as GSH&BJ as separate artists in their own right.

George Braith - Musart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV10upAhScM

46. Linton Kwesi Johnson - More Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMgX-SfVoU

47. Pepe Bradock - Deep Burnt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTvFzBS6e68

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ISWrONM_E

The Dovers - She's Gone

48.

Sorry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAKALHiQ8Gw

49. Nothing Painted Blue- Peace Dividend

50. De La Soul - A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays (David Morales Remixes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lso_-lNkwrk

51. Country & Western - Reincarnation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knc71Sk_wwM

52. Jovonn - Turn and Run Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ7D4Sqxt6M

53. The Feelies - Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd-k77q6me0

54. Number One Cup - Divebomb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ko0ZDgO_3w

Wow ok didn’t A) read thread before posting and B) think anyone cared about that Number One Cup tune but me.

55) The-Dream - Love Me Back (this video is ridiculously pitched-up for some reason)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qovXKyQa_L4

56) Movement 98 - Joy & Heartbreak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkAYGdbVhkk

57) Lil Louis & The World - The Luv U Wanted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEOTwvJZ8cc

both Lil Louis albums are tragically absent from Spotify (which also means that of all his big (club) hits only “French Kiss” is there).

I will add:

58) Lil Louis & The World • I Called U (But You Weren’t There): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to90wwlr9LY

59) Lil’ Louis & The World • Club Lonely (ft. Joi Cardwell): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqLmmM_sXH8

60) The Shields - Nature Boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEU_ak5C5rA

the greatest song ever recorded, “All Night Long” by B.B. Band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7jpCXznRf4

62. Akufen, "Deck the House"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7nNF0FJ3-I

63. Shoes / Reparata

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbXGx2dUcZg

64. Blues Creation - Baby Please Don't Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF4OkMxJ3Y8

65. bonnie "prince" billy - i see a darkness

66. a$ap rocky - palace
67. bbu - chi don't dance
68. beanie sigel - purple rain ft. bun b
69. the folk implosion - natural one

70. Freeway & Twista - "Show Go On"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPh0Zr9nRCU

68. beanie sigel - purple rain ft. bun b

the greatest song ever recorded, “All Night Long” by B.B. Band

Great song, but there's a literally a spotify link in the YouTube video, unless that link doesn't work in the UK:
https://open.spotify.com/album/18aIJdcujTg1dZVbbAfbst

Oh wow! Didn't see that. For a long time it wasn't on Spotify, I guess they finally figured out their shit. Thanks!

xps to brimstead, i assume so, haven’t read anything about it

71. Judy Cheeks - So In Love (The Real Deal) (Sasha's Qat Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZwu-0i5omU

72. Chungking - Voodoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wote2XlvYeU

73. Matching Mole - O Caroline

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHieZdP7Tis

beautiful tune, it's on spotify here
https://open.spotify.com/track/228f8Tz9O03JDw5swOEZLN?si=c02551e4a3dc44c6

this was a great idea for a thread

^ alas, not in the US! Wonder what's up with the licensing.

I think glenn's explained it elsewhere but it always baffles me that you'll often see albums where just one of the tracks is greyed out because of some sort of licensing issue

69. the folk implosion - natural one

Not on Spotify but also kind of on Spotify, at least on this strange covers album where I guess the idea was to try and sound as identical to the originals as possible (with the emphasis on try)

https://open.spotify.com/album/3bT7oB4a1R9ZYqHQjXmWAb?si=H67EB5OHSRKzenhZv0e9gw

74-93: Some more 80s-90s dance things including a couple like Voodoo Ray that have been on it in the past

Genaside II - Narra Mine
Gentle People - Journey (Aphex Twin Mix)
Human - Skating On Thin Ice
Isotonik - Different Strokes
The KLF - 3AM Eternal (The Orb Blue Danube Mix) - it's on volume 1 of the Orb's remix comps but only volume 3 is currently playable
Leftfield - Song For Life (Original '92 mix)
Lemon Interupt - Dirty
Lola - Wax The Van
Model 500 - The Passage
Monkey Mafia, Patra - Work Mi Body
Myron - We Can Get Down (Groove Chronicles mix)
Patti Day - Right Before My Eyes
Public Enemy - Do You Wanna Go Our Way?
Skin Up - A Juicy Red Apple
Stereo MCs - Everything (Everything Grooves Part 2)
Thomas Bangalter - Colossus
T99 - The Skydreamer
Vernon - Vernon's Wonderland
Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love (Single/Video mix)
Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule

Vernon's Wonderland not on there but Wonderer is which is just a re-titled identical version (I think)

oh thanks I never knew, seems like Wonderer was the original title in fact..and there's even a vocal mix (not sure I wanna hear that tbh)

It's on volume 1 of the Orb's remix comps

Vol. 2 rather - the only playable thing on that being the Art Of Noise remix

Oh god yes that was a big thing back then wasn't it, where some great early 90s trance track would get a re-release six months to a year later but this times with (usually female) vocals on: Children, Eugina, Offshore, Groovejet etc etc xp

Not sure where we’re up to after Nashwan’s stonking post but:

Eric Von Schmidt - “Gulf Coast Blues”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfLuLUlWLaE

95: Buckingham Nicks - Frozen Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m94Xpx91w2E

96. Jam and Spoon - “Stella (Jam and Spoon Remix)”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zXEUavccpk

One of my all-time favorites.

97. Jim O’Rourke - “There’s Hell in Hello But More in Goodbye”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdjaoY7i7j0

His Drag City albums showed up on Amazon Music very recently, so maybe Spotify will happen soon.

one that seems to come and go in the usa (so i won't number it): kate bush — "experiment iv"

(it was on there a few weeks ago, now gone again)

99. Willie Colón - Set Fire To Me (Latin Jazzbo Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lhmapj2G4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0uEPOYzIXA

My kiss-off song, which I can't play from Tidal.

101. Platza "Frau Krähmann"
Hm this song is not on Youtube, but the opening track on the same album is just as good so let's change it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbowg0EVh78

102. Die Hausfrauen - “Defunkt Hunk”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrVXLdmlXb0

103. Olivia Newton John - Magic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnkHf069fvA

apparently that's on there now sorry. good news anyway

man what a groove! was not familiar with that tune, so thanks

you're welcome! only heard it for the first time myself a couple of years ago when I read it was François Kervorkian's favourite song. so good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7aLPQEfrFE

Red House Painters - Have You Forgotten

105. the db's - tearjerkin'
106. the db's - i'm in love
107. the db's - big brown eyes
108. the db's - amplifier

gotta get those first two db's albums back, mr. ek

109. love - signed dc

wait nvm, it was greyed out on one album but very available on another

110. Chateau 19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXcugUP-O8k

111 Err Damn Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-CW1Np4kvI

112 YRN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMfu2AMPirY

113 Trina "Million Dollar Girl"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWDJO8bYo8w

114-133 (More 80s/Early 90s)

2 Bad Mice - Bombscare
Aftershock - Slave To The Vibe (Club/video mix)
The Bassheads - Is There Anybody Out There? (the only track disabled on their album)
Bug Kann & The Plastic Jam - Made In Two Minutes
Cola Boy - 7 Ways To Love
Endgames - Ecstasy
Fantasy UFO - Fantasy
Flayer - Wanna Get Back Your Love
Jimmy Spicer - The Bubble Bunch
Klaus Nomi - Nomi Chant
Radical Rob - Monkey Wah
Scritti Politti - Asylums In Jerusalem (currently disabled on the album)
Starship Commander - Mothership
Street Beat - Do The Flex
The Scientist - The Bee
The Source, Candi Staton - You Got The Love (all you can get is the Now Voyager mix and subsequent bad mixes)
Together - Hardcore Uproar
True Faith & Final Cut - Take Me Away
Unique 3 - Weight For The Bass
Wally Badarou - Novela Das Nove (Spiderwoman)

Alba how’s your playlist going :)

Some catching up to do …

134. Blue Cheer - Believer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baRj09Yil48

Ian Thomas - "Painted Ladies"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRvY-I9pNpI

are we at 136?

the lover speaks — "no more i love yous"

137

Cory Daye - Green Light

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXJSD602ZXQ

138

The Bell Brothers - Throw Away the Key

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9E3r8mt8dk

139. Willie Rosario - Watusi Boogaloo
140. Ronnie Barron - Did She Mention My Name
141. Mink DeVille - Let Me Dream If I Want to
142. Scientifik - I Got Planz
143. Outkast - Southernplayalistic... (Diamond D remix)
144. Jorge Ben - Pulo, Pulo
145. Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Spellbound

Cory Daye’s Green Light/Pow Wow (or it the other way around?) is one of my all time fave disco 12 inchers

that Zoviet France opus is brilliant, thanks sleeve

cheers!

I just spent a few days making a playlist of everything I loved in the 80s, and some things I wanted to include but couldn't were:

146. Comsat Angels "Independence Day" (I used the also-great Voice of the Beehive cover)
147. The dB's "Love Is for Lovers"
148. Attacco Decente "The Law Above the Law"
149. Winter Hours "Wait Till the Morning"
150. November Group "Work That Dream"
151. Raise the Dragon "Raise the Dragon"
152. The Parachute Club "At the Feet of the Moon"
153. Shake the Faith "Already Gone"
154. Tirez Tirez "Against All Flags"

Oh, and

155. Art in America "Art in America"

156. Steel An Skin - “afro punk reggae (dub)”
157. Steel An Skin - “reggae is here once again”
158. Osvaldinho Da Cuica - Vendaval
159. Bradley Smith - “rubber bandit”
160. Bagarre - “lemonsweet”

161. Shack - sgt. major
(the whole 'waterpistol' album is missing)

162. The Dave Pike Set - el-de-bie!
(the whole album 'Got The Feelin'' is missing)

163. The Crank-Tones - lover's curse (cover)
(album 'Vibrate With The Crank-Tones!' missing)

164. Olivera Katarina - Šu...šu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48nLySsXaEw

165. Supermoko Ultrabeaver 超 Olive Cho - anyway the wind blows (cover)

166. One Dove - Breakdown (William Orbit Stereo Odyssey)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVOE5EnNucQ

that's lovely

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

It's on there now! Listening 150 times today in celebration

such a perfect song

distributed his own label, it seems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC5NI6jvJgw

rhys chatham - die donnergötter

167. Arif Sag - Osman Pehlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHJYarhWQ8

168. Sonny Rollins-- Prelude to a Kiss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8QSoETcnUg

169. The original version of The Shoop Shoop Song, by Merry Clayton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rELeYWQ_Ik

Harry Thumann - Sphynx

171. Sandy Posey – Shattered

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdGC8ZsKWtY

With that spacious and raw arrangement, I would have placed that song about ten years later than 1966! Never heard it before but what a gem.

Which is to say it feels almost like a power pop interpretation of girl group/countrypolitan rather than the thing itself

Yeah, very modern sound. Cool find!

I've just been introduced to it by the ILM Music League

172. Scott Walker - The ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti
173. Portishead - SOS

love that sandy posey tune!

174. Marion – I Go To Sleep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPJ3Yd38DMw

now that King Gizzard are off...theres 175 to 1001

175. In the UK at least, Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon

It’s on US Spotify on the Bridget Jones soundtrack

176. Parents Place by Elf Service (Euros Childs)

https://on.soundcloud.com/aoaxplrpRVKST0QZkB

National Elf, I mean, not Elf Service!

177. Chiquitita by Sinéad O'Connor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwHDqMvc_Gw

Oh, and Nobody Does It Better is back in the UK, thankfully

Buggles - I Am A Camera (from their second and album which isn't on Spotify nor Apple Music)

wow that chiquitita is something

thanks

Baby O - In The Forest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ-qA4vBTfA

Don't Tell Me 'Bout You Boyfriend by Warren Mills, here in its 12" club mix with fairlight style stuttering pitched up/down vocal effects

181. Fred Giannelli - Distant Gratification

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg5YYn36HF8