The Beatles 1964 – I’m a Loser
Picture the scene: December 1964. The world still feels the whiplash of Beatlemania. Every move, every mop-top shake, is a…
Ray Peterson 1960 – Corinna, Corinna
The year 1960 felt like a moment suspended between two eras: the raw, untamed youth of rock and roll was…
P.J. Proby 1965 – Somewhere
The world P.J. Proby inhabited in 1965 was one of deliberate, explosive contrast. On one side, the polite, tailored beat…
The Crests 1960 – Trouble in Paradise ( Doo Wop )
The vinyl is almost always dusty. You pull the 45 from its sleeve—Coed Records, a paper label that looks like…
Donnie Brooks 1961 – Mission Bell
The year 1961 arrived with the sweet, fading echo of a bell that had rung out the previous summer. The…
The Gentrys 1965 – Keep On Dancing
There are moments in music history that feel less like grand design and more like a happy accident caught on…
Bobby Goldsboro 1968 – Honey
The year is 1968. The world is splitting at the seams, yet in the quiet, analog heart of the record…
The Spencer Davis Group 1967 – I’m A Man
There are pieces of music that arrive with a full manifesto, a declaration of intent hammered out in the studio.…
Northern Soul Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon 1968 – Breakin’ Down The Walls Of Heartache
The moment the needle drops on “Breakin’ Down The Walls Of Heartache,” the air thickens with anticipation, then explodes. This…
Marv Johnson 1969 – I’ll Pick A Rose For My Rose
The air in the room is thick and sweet, smelling faintly of sweat, varnish, and something indefinable, something electric—a ghost…