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I just got this sublime junkshop glam jam on 45 last week! The top side, "Rocco (Don't Go)," is okay, but the godamn 'B' side, "(Like A) Locomotion" KILLS!!!

Y'all, I'm deep into them "aahh"-ing back up singers draping their business over the boogie and the wha-wah. The bestest sides are almost always on the flip!! I reckon you kids might know Bonnie St. Claire from her Euro hit "Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet," or perhaps via her other enduring '60s club hits sides: "I Surrender" and "Tame Me, Tiger?" Well, if NOT you do NOW! Oh, this was the last single for St. Claire with the band, Unit Gloria, backing her up.

St. Claire was discovered in 1967 by Peter Koelewijn, of the band Peter and the Rockets. Her (Dutch) hits stretched into the '80s, but hasn't had much pop success since; she still can be seen acting on Dutch TV.