Marvin Gaye 1962 – Hitch Hike
The early Motown years were a constant, glorious experiment, a sonic laboratory where the polish of pop was being buffed…
Oldies Songs
Billy Joe Royal 1965 – Down In The Boondocks
It’s late, maybe two in the morning, and the car radio is glowing a soft, sickly green against the dark…
Gene Pitney 1968 – Yours Until Tomorrow
The air in the room is heavy, not just with cigarette smoke and cheap wine, but with the suffocating weight…
Earth & Fire 1969 – Seasons
The sound comes to you through a layer of sepia-toned glass, warm with the analog distortion of a bygone era.…
The Rolling Stones 1965 – That’s How Strong My Love Is
The year is 1965. The air is thick with American ambition, but filtered through a distinctly British lens. The Rolling…
The Small Faces 1968 – Song Of A Baker
The air in the studio, Olympic or perhaps Trident in London, must have been thick with the residual charge of…
The Monkees 1967 – Pleasant Valley Sunday
The year 1967 was already a kaleidoscope of noise and light, a summer so saturated with change that every song…
The Fleetwoods 1959 – Mr Blue
The needle drops, and for a suspended second, there is only the faint, familiar whisper of vinyl dust settling into…
John Rowles 1968 – If I Only Had Time
The year is 1968, and the radio airwaves are a battlefield of sound—psychedelic rock is pushing boundaries, soul music is…
Clarence Frogman Henry 1960 – I Don’t Know Why I Love But I Do
There are pieces of music that arrive in the world like a clap of thunder, demanding immediate, aggressive attention. And…