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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Guide-Music-1970s/dp/0955575656 Song of the month for January 1971 My Sweet Lord by George Harrison (peak chart position:No.1) He may have described himself as an economy-class Beatle, but the quiet one surpassed his former musical associates with the huge-selling ‘My...
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The author Gary Watton
on Mon, Jun 11 2012
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Guide-Music-1970s/dp/0955575656 Song of the month for January 1970 The Only Living Boy In New York by Simon And Garfunkel The 1970s could hardly have made a more impressive start with the release of Simon and Garfunkel’s farewell project, ‘Bridge Over Troubled...
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on Sun, Jun 10 2012
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The best album of 1969? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Revolution-Transatlantic-Music-Scene/dp/0956272533 Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin peaked in the UK charts at No.6 peaked in the US charts at No.10 produced by Jimmy Page released in January It was a bizarre coincidence that as the brilliant Cream were...
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The best 10 songs of 1969? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Revolution-Transatlantic-Music-Scene/dp/0956272533 He Ain’t Heavy , He’s My Brother by The Hollies Long before the emergence of Madchester or before Manchester became a mecca for the indie/new wave scene, it was the Hollies who originally...
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The best 10 songs of 1968? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Revolution-Transatlantic-Music-Scene/dp/0956272533 Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations Having enjoyed a marvellous chart-topper in 1967 with ‘Baby, Now That I’ve Found You’, the Foundations journeyed up the hit parade again...
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Oh Sam Bin Laden
on Thu, Dec 1 2011
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Revolution-Transatlantic-Music-Scene/dp/0956272533 THE BEST 10 SONGS OF 1967? Death Of A Clown by Dave Davies Having previously treated the airwaves to the superb ‘Waterloo Sunset’, Dave Davies emerged from the shadow of his brother Ray and the other Kinks to briefly...
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Oh Sam Bin Laden
on Tue, Nov 29 2011
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Revolution-Transatlantic-Music-Scene/dp/0956272533 THE BEST 10 SONGS OF 1966? Dedicated Follower Of Fashion by The Kinks Ray Davies emerged as one of the most respected songwriters of his generation as his compositions were an observation of the state of the UK, from the down...
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Oh Sam Bin Laden
on Sun, Nov 27 2011
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The best album of 1965 from 'A Pop Revolution' http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Revolution-Transatlantic-Music-Scene/dp/0956272533 Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan ; peaked in the UK charts at No.4; peaked in the US charts at No.3 produced by Bob Johnston released in August This new offering from...
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Oh Sam Bin Laden
on Sat, Nov 26 2011
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Introduction to 'A Pop Revolution' by the invisible man http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pop-Revolution-Transatlantic-Music-Scene/dp/0956272533 The latter half of the 1960s represented a revolution both in popular music and also socially. As well as being a period of unabated Cold War tension, as demonstrated...
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Oh Sam Bin Laden
on Wed, Nov 23 2011
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