Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Turn A Deaf Ear: Cliff Richard and The Shadows: "Don't Talk To Him"

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But not all UK pop is as benign as it might seem; in Liverpool, it's amplified nursery rhymes, but down in London... ...a certain parano...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

That's What Hits Are Made Of: The Searchers: "Sugar and Spice"

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And now, for a moment, a step away from the sturm-und-drang of US pop to the somewhat more placid waters of UK pop. The Searchers were one ...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Apexes, Real and Imagined: The Crystals: "Then He Kissed Me"

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"Perfection is terrible, it cannot have children." "The Munich Mannequins" Sylvia Plath "That is the irony of it al...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Don't Talk To Me About Love: Cliff Richard: "It's All In The Game"

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There are certain moments when everything comes into focus, almost too sharply, the contrasts are almost too precise and vivid to look at fo...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Manchester Enters: Freddie and the Dreamers: "I'm Telling You Now"

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In popular culture there are some places that generate certain sounds; you hear a group or artist and you can just tell where they are from....
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

A Strand of Sand: The Shadows: "Atlantis"

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This somehow reminds me of the last weekend before it's too cold to go to the beach; to sit and picnic; to happily just gad about, getti...
Monday, June 13, 2011

People Who Know People: Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas: "Do You Want To Know A Secret?"

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One of the continuing threads in the charts of the 60s - starting very successfully here - is the Beatles album track being covered by anoth...
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