Category: British Invasion
You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – It’s 1966 – It’s Christmas Vacation – You Still Have Curfew
KBLA – Humble Harve – December 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Christmas Vacation in Los Angeles. Not like anyplace else – no snow, barely any rain, a chance it was going to be as hot as Summer and not conducive to listening to Bing Crosby.
The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, The Migil 5, Brian Poole And The Tremeloes, Marc Wynter – Top Of The Pops – 1964 – Past Daily Nights At The Round Table
The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, The Migil 5, Marc Wynter – Top Of The Pops – Preview Show #00 – Aug-Sept. 1964 – BBC Transcription Service – The very first Top Of The Pops from the BBC Transcription Service. Actually, it was the pilot show before
The Zombies, Jimi Hendrix, The Bee Gees, Kiki Dee, Ebony Keyes – Top Of The Pops – 1967 – Past Daily Nights At The Round Table
The Zombies, Jimi Hendrix, The Bee Gees, Kiki Dee, Ebony Keyes – Top Of The Pops – Nov. 17, 1967 – BBC Transcription Service – Another installment of the legendary Top Of The Pops radio series from the 1960s. This one, broadcast on November 17, 1967 features The Zombies, Jimi
Herman’s Hermits In Oslo – 1967 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Herman’s Hermits – In session for NRK, Oslo – March 4, 1967 – NRK Archives – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Herman’s Hermits in session for NRK in Oslo, broadcast on March 4, 1967. Hard to imagine that’s it’s 50 years since this original broadcast was aired. Harder still to
It’s February 1965 – You’re A Teenager – You Live In Chicago – The Beatles Like The Moody Blues – And So Do You – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
WLS – Ron Riley – British Billboard – February 24, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Being a teenager, just about anywhere in America meant having your ear at least partially glued to your radio. The British Invasion was going full blast, and every week some new band, some
Blur – Live In Italy 1993 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
Blur in concert this weekend – recorded at the Canguro Club in Colombano Italy by RAI on November 4, 1993. This concert hits right around the time they broke worldwide – 1993 was a good year for Blur, and for music in general. If you got past everything coming out
Joe Jackson – In Concert From Denver 1979 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
Joe Jackson – live in Denver, Colorado – May 6, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Joe Jackson, one of the early practitioners of New Wave, flooding American airwaves that summer of 1979. Hot on the heels of releasing his debut album, Look Sharp!, Jackson embarked on a tour
The Pretty Things In Session – 1965-1967 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Pretty Things – In Session at The BBC – 1965/1967 – BBC Radio 1 – The Pretty Things were, if you remember, part of that initial wave of British Invasion bands which hit these shores in 1964/1965. They were, without a doubt, one of the rawest, most primal and
It’s November 1965. You’re a Teenager – You’re in L.A. And The Real Don Steele Explains It All To You – Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles
KHJ – The Real Don Steele Show + Bobby Mitchell – November 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Third week of November, 1965 – the year was almost over and things were changing faster than ever. The Beatles were household names and The Rolling Stones were freely copied by