Gene Vincent 1956 – Blue Jean Bop
I remember the first time I heard it—not the single, which had long since passed into legend, but the sheer…
Oldies Songs
Amen Corner 1968 – Bend Me, Shape Me
I remember the first time I heard it—not in 1968, of course, but years later, on a scratched-up compilation LP…
Millie Small 1964 – My Boy Lollipop
The sound of 1964 was supposed to be the ringing chime of The Beatles, the churning R&B of the Stones,…
The Ivy League 1965 – Funny How Love Can Be
The year is 1965. The air across Britain is thick with the crackle of overdriven guitar amplifiers and the primal…
The Nashville Teens 1964 – Tobacco Road
The cassette tape clicked into the player, the air thick with the smell of old vinyl and ozone from a…
The Trashmen 1963 – Surfin Bird
The needle drops, and the world goes sideways. It’s 1963, and the sound coming out of the speakers is less…
The Easybeats 1966 – Friday On My Mind
The air in London in 1966 was thick with possibility, the sound of an entire generation shedding its skin and…
Sonny & Cher 1965 – I Got You Babe
I remember the first time I truly heard the opening phrase of “I Got You Babe”—not just the familiar, looping…
Cliff Richard 1965 – All My Love
The year is 1967. The airwaves are thick with the psychedelic miasma of Sgt. Pepper’s, the rebellious clang of burgeoning…
In Memory Of Tich Who has Passed Away Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1966 – Hold Tight
There are records that simply exist in the popular imagination, and then there are records that feel less like songs…