SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES

BBC Radio Two's ultimate 60s music companion named after its famous radio show originally hosted by Brian Matthew and replaced by the irrepressibly cheerful Tony Blackburn in February 2017. Fantastic to dip into it covers Beatles covers, classical music themes, double A-sides, 100 instrumentals, Junior Choice, novelty and comical records by well known comedians and personalities which became monster hits, songs written for popular movies of the 60s, the mind-expanding psychedelic era and the grooviest decade, 50 of the most sought-after 45s on the planet, outstanding songs from a very personal selection of 60s albums such as The Walker Brothers' 1967 Everything Under the Sun, The Moody Blues 1968 Ride My See-saw, and Linda Ronstadt's 1969 move away from folk-rock to country-rock with Baby You've Been on my Mind. Plus 30 great dramatic ballads, the EPs, TV and radio themes, reggae, ska and bluebeat, 60 turntable hits which never managed to make it into the UK charts, new dance crazes and successful acts that have brothers or sisters in their original line up. Includes hard-to-find tracks alongside songs rarely heard since their initial Sixties release and hundreds of enthralling pop stories and behind-the-scenes info. 416 pages, paperback, illus.