The Vibrations (Hollywood a-go-go; 1966) 'What'd I say / Shout' from their LP "Shout" THE VIBRATIONS - THE SLOOP DANCE (RARE CLIP 1966) 'Sloop Dance', a follow-up to their r&b hit 'My Girl Sloopy' The Vibrations - Wikipedia
Evy (1963; France) 'Chaque, Chaque Fois' aka 'One Way Ticket (to the blues)'; originally the B-side to 'Carol' by Neil Sedaka. A track from the first of her two French EPs Evy - Chaque Chaque Fois (One Way Ticket) aka Evelyne Lenton; wikipedia informs that she later became the lead singer with La Belle Epoque who had a no.2 UK hit with a revival of 'Black is Black' in 1977 Evy — Wikipédia Belle Epoque (band) - Wikipedia
Tiny Yong (1963; France) 'Tais-Toi Petite Folle' (aka 'Foolish Little Girl' by the Shirelles) Tiny Yong : "Les garçons m'aiment" (aka 'When the boy's happy, the girl's happy too' by the Four Pennies / Chiffons) (1964) Eight Days a Week - Tiny Yong (1965) 'Huit Jours par Semaine' (1965) aka Thien Huong from Cambodia Tiny Yong — Wikipédia
Audrey Arno (France; 1962) Le College Anglais Audrey Arno - Le Mal de leur 20 ans (1964) Audrey Arno - Ready steady girls!
Patricia Carli (1967; France) 'Toi' Patricia Carli - Demain tu te maries.mp4 'Demain tu tu maries (arrete, arrete, ne me touche pas) (1963) Both her own songs Patricia Carli - Wikipedia
Ria Bartok (1963 Scopitione; France) 'Parc'que j'ai revu Francois' (I Saw Linda Yesterday) - lost out in France to a version by Johnny Hallyday YouTube 'Tu sais me plaire' (Hey, Good Lookin') (live) YouTube 'Tout le monde sait tout' (Everybody) 1964 YouTube 'Je chante la la' (cover of 'The La La Song' by Roddie Joy on Red Bird) 1965 Ria Bartok - Ready steady girls!
The Four Dreamers, all at sea in 1962 (France) 'Pow Wow' and ashore - YouTube 'Attila' The Four Dreamers Discography - France - 45cat
Andre Brasseur - Mad Train André Brasseur And His Multisound Organ - Big fat spiritual ( Original Footage 1967 )
Sophie (1964; France) 'Je n'y peux rien' as featured in the film "Cherchez l'idole'. Song credited to Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz, which sounds more than a little like 'Goody Goody' aka Ariette Heckett Sophie - Ready steady girls! Sophie (3) - Je N'Y Peux Rien Cherchez l'idole (1964) - IMDb
The New Tweedy Brothers I Can See It What's Wrong with That Someone Just Passed By Danny's Song Lazy Livin' I'd Go Anywhere
Les Surfs from Madagascar were certainly not obscure in France as demonstrated by the huge number of surviving clips of them, generally covering well known US & UK hits, but 'If You Please' (1966) is a more obscure song - The US original 'Pity Please' by the Sherry Sisters appears to have been unreleased, although an acetate has surfaced YouTube Back to Les Surfs - 'Sacre Josh' (1964) YouTube aka 'Sweet William' by Millie They also did at least one ad - YouTube Les Surfs - Wikipedia IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS...LES SURFS
