The Four Tops 1966 – It’s The Same Old Song
The clock was ticking, a studio challenge set by the highest office at Hitsville U.S.A. It wasn’t about leisurely creation;…
Oldies Songs
The Box Tops 1969 – Soul Deep
The summer of 1969 felt like a slow-motion car crash of cultural promises and brutal realities. On the radio, the…
John Leyton 1960 – Wild Wind
It is late. The city outside is reduced to a hum, and the low light of a single lamp catches…
The Hollies 1968 – Do The Best You Can
The vinyl on the turntable has a faint, almost imperceptible warp, enough that the arm drifts slightly as it sweeps…
Manfred Mann 1967 – Ha Ha Said The Clown
The year 1967 was a kaleidoscope of colour, sonic expansion, and rapidly dissolving boundaries in pop music. It was the…
The Love Affair 1969 – Bringing On Back The Good Times
There are records that encapsulate a moment, and then there are records that feel like the moment’s final, gorgeous exhalation.…
The Shadows – Moonlight Shadow
There are certain pieces of music, certain sounds, that are inextricably bound to a specific time of day—or perhaps, a…
Susan Maughan 1963 – Bobby’s Girl
The air in the rehearsal room was thick with cigarette smoke and the restless energy of a band waiting for…
Bobby Vee 1961 – Run To Him
The world of 1961 was still reeling from the shockwave of rock and roll’s first wave, but the sonic landscape…
The Moody Blues 1964 – Go Now
The first time “Go Now!” hit me properly, it was late, the room quiet enough to hear tape hiss in…