*Help* Compiling "Lost Classics" for a radio station

I work in a building that contains several radio stations. The classic rock station has asked for my help in compiling a list of proposed "Lost Classics" for a daily feature. This show features a "semi-forgotten" classic rock song (from the years 1967-1990) that slipped through the cracks and is rarely heard on mainstream radio these days. I thought I would ask the greatest collection of music thinkers I know: All of you. Suggest just one title or as many as you can think of. As an example of what they are looking for, here are a few "Lost Classics" from recent editions:

Genesis- Trick Of The Tail
Jimi Hendrix Experience-Gloria
The Pursuit Of Happiness-I'm An Adult Now
Quicksilver Messenger Service-Fresh Air
The Kinks-Juke Box Music
The James Gang-The Bomber

Every suggestion will be considered. Thanks in advance for all of your suggestions!

 

Alone Again Or...Love

 

Pride of Man - Quicksilver Messenger Service
Morning Dew - Grateful Dead
Combination of the Two - Big Brother & the Holding Company
Quicksilver Girl - Steve Miller Band
Topanga Windows - Spirit
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine - Country Joe & the Fish
Chestnut Mare - The Byrds
Trouble Every Day - Mothers of Invention
Megan's Gypsy Eyes - Blood, Sweat & Tears
Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley
Pulsating Dream - Kaleidoscope
Let's Work Together - Canned Heat
Gone Dead Train - Crazy Horse
Expecting To Fly - Buffalo Springfield
Melissa - Allman Brothers Band
Cabinessence - Beach Boys
East-West - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Groovin' Is Easy - Electric Flag
Andmoreagain - Love

 

Lay It On The Line, Triumph
Children Of The Sun, 21st Century Man, Stimulation, or East Of Eden's Gate. Anything off of these. Billy Thorpe
Hear That Guitar Ring, The Powder Blues
This Flight Tonight, Nazareth
Frankenstein, The Edgar Winter Group
I would Give Everything I Own, Bread
The Fingerprint File, The Rolling Stones
The Fly, Alice Cooper
Strong Persuader, Robert Cray
Maybe I'm A Leo, Deep Purple

 

Driver's Seat - Sniffin' the Tears (yeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)....

 

Mean To Your Queenie - Point Blank

 

Fat Man - Jethro Tull
One Hit to the Body - Rolling Stones
One Slip - Pink Floyd
Get It While You Can - Janis Joplin
How Can I Refuse - Heart
Hurricane - Bob Dylan
Funky Pretty - The Beach Boys
Slip Kid - The Who
Got Me Under Pressure - ZZ Top
Cooking in the Kitchen of Love - Ringo Starr
Guarija - Santana
Lady Blue - Leon Russell
No Quarter - Led Zeppelin

 

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll On Down The Highway
Status Quo - Caroline
Nazareth - My White Bicycle
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar

All the best - Andrew

 

Roxy Music: Do The Strand
Roxy Music: All I Want Is You
Roxy Music: Virginia Plain
Moody Blues: Ride My See Saw
Avant-Garde: Naturally Stoned
Laurie Anderson: O Superman
Specials AKA: Free Nelson Mandela
R.E.M.: Fall On Me
Flash And The Pan: Hey St. Peter/Walking In The Rain
Frank Zappa: Dancin' Fool
Jethro Tull: Wish You There To Help Me
Kaleidoscope: Egyptian Gardens
Love: Good Times
The Doors: Indian Summer
Rod Stewart: Country Comforts
Elton John: Amoreena
Fleewood Mac: Hypnotized
Rolling Stones: Time Waits For No One
The Who: Postcard
Nico: The End
John Cale: Hanky Panky Nohow
Jon & Vangelis: So Long Ago, So Clear
Kraftwerk: Trans Europa Express
Lou Reed: Satellite Of Love
Al Stewart: On The Border
Heart: Heartless
John Cale: Pablo Picasso
Jonathan Richman: Road Runner

ED

 

Nice. I would go with "Nicole"

 

I worked at a Classic Rock station that would concentrate on all 70's during the weekends. As a result we used a lot of deep cuts from artists. Here's a few from memory:

Genesis-Squonk, Dance On A Volcano
Sweet-Love Is Like Oxygen
Jay Ferguson-Thunder Island
Leon Russell-Tightrope
Grateful Dead-Ripple
Steely Dan-Don't Take Me Alive, The Royal Scam
Neil Young-After The Gold Rush

 

How about something from Moby Grape or It's a Beautiful Day?

Also: The Unknown Soldier-Doors
Space Cowboy-Steve Miller Band

 

Crazy Mama or anything else by J.J. Cale

 

Quicksilver Girl-Steve Miller Band
My Dark Hour-Steve Miller Band
Naked Eye-The Who
Baby Blue-Badfinger
Low Budget-The Kinks
Jump Into The Fire-Harry Nilsson(long version)
Hand Me Down World-The Guess Who
Never Been Any Reason-Head East
Let It Grow-Eric Clapton

 

and how about...

All Elton;

High Flying Bird
All The Girls Love Alice
Gotta Get A Meal Ticket
Country Comfort
Teacher I Need You
Crazy Water ( what I good song )
Grow Some Funk Of Your Own
Razor Face
Empty Sky
Susie ( Dramas )
Hercules
Amy

and some others;

Ain't Nobody But You - Supertramp
Lady - Supertramp
My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) - Chilliwack
Cry - Godley & Creme
Foolish Behavior - Rod Stewart
Lifesaver - Chicago
Any Way You Want - Chicago
Catch Me Now I'm Falling - Kinks
Permanent Waves - Kinks

 

Third Week in the Chelsea - Jefferson Airplane
Runnin' Away - Sly & The Family Stone (someone mentioned this one in the "Funny wacky favorites" thread)

 

I love and admire a lot of the stuff mentioned above but if the station in question is anything like NYC's one remaining (lame) classic rock station they're not about to start playing the Flamin' Groovies or John Cale or Love -- classics they may be, but most of the audience has never heard these artists and probably isn't pining to. So I'll restrict my list to artists who are obvious classic rock staples:

CCR - Ramble Tamble
Zeppelin - Tangerine, Rover
Stones - 100 Years Ago, Torn and Frayed, Sway, Child of the Moon
Who - Mary Anne with the Shaky Hands
Neil Young - When You Dance...
Skynyrd - Needle and the Spoon, Curtis Lowe
Pink Floyd - Something from Animals (too long?) or Meddle
Cars - Since I Held You
Steely Dan - Any Major Dude

and I'll throw in Roxy Music's "If There Is Something," not because there's any chance that they'd play it but because I played it last night and was reminded how brilliant it is.

 

Ooh, I shoulda mentioned this one. Good Shepherd too. And why do I always hear CSN's version of Wooden Ships on the radio when the Airplane's is so much better (thanks to Jorma's wailing guitar and Grace's wailing vocals)?

 

Poco: Sagebrush Serenade
Van Halen: Hear About It Later
ELO: Shangri-La, One Summer Dream
Bad Company: Silver Blue & Gold

 

Most radio stations that do "lost classics" are as creative as the rest of their playlists. In other words, instead of playing "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum, they'll play "Conquistador"! Your station is to be congratulated that it is actually looking for songs that fit the true definition of the term.

So here are a few you don't hear on the radio much anymore, that at least to me would fit a "classic rock" format, and very few of them are obscure:

"Stealer" -- Free
"20th Century Man" -- T. Rex
"Gudbuy T'Jane" -- Slade
"Silver, Blue and Gold" -- Bad Company
"Take It Easy" -- Jackson Browne (!)
"Birth, School, Work, Death" -- The Godfathers
"Ah! Leah!" or "Love Is Like A Rock" -- Donnie Iris
"Sweet Lui-Louise" -- Ironhorse
"I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician" -- The Byrds
"Surf's Up" -- The Beach Boys
"Someday, Someway" -- Marshall Crenshaw
"Stop Your Sobbing" -- Pretenders
"Apeman" -- The Kinks
"The Relay" -- The Who
"Holdin' On to Yesterday" -- Ambrosia
"See Emily Play" -- The Pink Floyd
"Steppin' in a Slide Zone" -- The Moody Blues
"Don't Ask Me No Questions" -- Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Wild West Hero" or "Night in the City" -- Electric Light Orchestra
"Strutter" -- Kiss
"Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil" -- Jefferson Airplane
"Awaiting on You All" or "Wah Wah" or "Cheer Down" -- George Harrison
"Stupefaction" or "Endless Night" -- Graham Parker
"Hot Smoke & Sasafrass" -- The Bubble Puppy
"Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games with Me" -- Crow
"Go Back" -- Crabby Appleton
"Runnin' Blue" -- The Doors

 

These are wonderful suggestions y'all! Thank you and please keep 'em coming!

 

A good question -- I was actually a bit unsure what the parameters are. Could you clarify, Strange Design?

 

Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Till You Get Enough
Harry Nilsson - Jump Into The Fire
Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me
Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
Mitch Ryder - Jenny Take A Ride
10cc - I'm Not In Love
Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen