The Walker Brothers 1966 – Land Of 1000 Dances
The needle drops, and for a fleeting 150 seconds, the whole myth of The Walker Brothers, the beautiful, brooding piece…
Oldies Songs
Bille Davis 1969 – I Want You To Be My Baby
The scene is perpetually 1968, though I first encountered this sound decades later. It was late on a Tuesday night,…
Bobby Vee 1962 – The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
The vinyl crackle is the sound of the past reaching out, a tiny static comet streaking across a field of…
Billy Fury 1960 – Maybe Tomorrow
I was sitting in a roadside diner booth, the formica sticky with generations of spilled sugar, when I first heard…
Marvin Gaye 1964 – You’re A Wonderful One
There’s a specific, alchemic sound to Motown in 1964. It’s the sound of a well-oiled machine accelerating, shedding any lingering…
Trini Lopez 1963 – If I Had A Hammer
I remember exactly where I was the first time the needle dropped on Trini Lopez at PJ’s, a late, humid…
Sue Thompson 1962 – Norman
There are certain records that arrive fully formed, sounding less like a recording session and more like an overheard conversation,…
The Creation 1967 – Painter Man
The year is 1967. London is a kaleidoscopic wash of primary colours, Pop Art, and the sound of amphetamines kicking…
Traffic 1967 – Hole In My Shoe
The summer of 1967 didn’t just happen in San Francisco; it blossomed, somewhat damply, in the English countryside, too. Imagine…
The Merseybeats 1964 – I Think Of You
The scene is familiar to anyone who treasures the forgotten corners of the British Invasion: a smoky, low-ceilinged club in…