Freddie & The Dreamers 1964 – Over You
The early 1960s British Invasion, like a crowded carnival, had its rock titans—The Beatles and The Stones—whose influence would become…
Oldies Songs
P.J. Proby 1965 – I Believe
The year 1965 in British music was defined by the clatter and roar of the NME poll winners, a landscape…
The McCoys 1966 – Fever
The air in 1965 was still thick with the residue of “Hang On Sloopy.” The song, a raw, infectious call-to-arms…
Amboy Dukes 1968 – Journey To The Center Of The Mind
The summer of 1968 was a moment of profound, chaotic transition in American culture and music. The psychedelic promise was…
Arthur Conley 1967 – Sweet Soul Music
The needle drops. There’s no fade-in, no hesitant intro—just an instant, brass-knuckled jolt of rhythm. A soaring, familiar fanfare of…
The Who 1964 – Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying
The Who we know—the stadium-filling behemoth of Tommy and Quadrophenia—started with a scream, yes, but before that, it started with…
Come Outside 1963 – Mike Sarne (With Wendy Richard)
The year is 1962. Before The Beatles detonated the decade, before the cultural seismograph of British pop shattered the American…
Desmond Dekker 1969 – Israelites
The year is 1969. The airwaves in Britain and America are thick with the dense, swirling psychedelia of the Summer…
Nat King Cole – You’ll Never Know
The rain was tapping against the glass of the old Hi-Fi cabinet, creating a steady, subtle rhythm against the quiet…
The Kinks 1967 – Autumn Almanac
The sound of 1967 is often painted in broad strokes of kaleidoscopic colour, a blinding psychedelic flash that left bands…