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Tag: 1960s
David Bowie – Space Oddity — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture (Reblog)
David Bowie wrote this after seeing the 1968 Stanley Kubrick movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Space Oddity is a play on the phrase “Space Odyssey.” Space Oddity was released in 1969. It peaked at #5 in the UK but only #124 in the Billboard Charts. The song was released as a single but also on […]
David Bowie – Space Oddity — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture
GERRY MARSDEN OF GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS- DEAD AT 78 — slicethelife (Reblog)
Gerry Marsden of Gerry And The Pacemakers famed has died of a heart infection at the age of 78. Gerry and The Pacemakers were the second group that Brian Epstein signed- you may have heard of the first- a group called The Beatles. Their first hit “How Do You Do It” was a song that […]
GERRY MARSDEN OF GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS- DEAD AT 78 — slicethelife
BILLBOARD #1 HITS: #195: ” HELLO, GOODBYE”- THE BEATLES. DECEMBER 30, 1967 — slicethelife (Reblog)
Billboard #1 Hits: #195: ” Hello, Goodbye”- The Beatles. December 30, 1967. #1 for 3 weeks. Single: “Hello, Goodbye”- The Beatles Record Company- Capitol Genre: Pop Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Time: 3:27 B-side: ” I Am The Walrus: Album- Magical Mystery Tour Grade: A- Peaked at #1 3 weeks in the Billboard […]
BILLBOARD #1 HITS: #195: ” HELLO, GOODBYE”- THE BEATLES. DECEMBER 30, 1967 — slicethelife
|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.15 “The Trouble with Tribbles” – (Original air date: Friday, December 29, 1967) — firewatersite (Reblog)
Welcome to my rewatching of the original 79 episodes of the series that launched the franchise. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching “The Trouble with Tribbles.” On this date in history, “Hello, Goodbye,” by the Beatles, is the #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is going to ride […]
|||[Boldly Going]||| Star Trek: The Original Series—Season Two: Ep. 2.15 “The Trouble with Tribbles” – (Original air date: Friday, December 29, 1967) — firewatersite
” A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER”- SIMON AND GARFUNKEL — slicethelife (Reblog)
Welcome to Winter. Just moments ago Winter officially began. I used to love winter and cold weather but I realized a couple winters ago that I am now the older I get- am growing to hate it. I have a feeling this winter is going to be- to quote George Harrison ‘a long, cold, lonely […]
” A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER”- SIMON AND GARFUNKEL — slicethelife
Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix (1997) — The Ultimate Music Library (Reblog)
A review of the 1997 essential compilation of Jimi Hendrix’s music.
Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix (1997) — The Ultimate Music Library
The Beatles — 188 Classic Rock
The Beatles – Rubber Soul Following a well deserved holiday, John, Paul, George and Ringo returned to the studios in mid October 1965, not only to record their next album but also a new single – their first double A-side “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out. “ During these sessions, The Beatles […]
The Beatles — 188 Classic Rock
The Rolling Stones – Between The Buttons (UK Version) (1967) — The Ultimate Music Library (Reblog)
A review of The Rolling Stones album release in 1967 – Between The Buttons.
The Rolling Stones – Between The Buttons (UK Version) (1967) — The Ultimate Music Library
*Great review of one of the band’s perhaps less well known albums, but well worth a listen.
Roy Orbison “Crying” (1962) — AMERICA ON COFFEE (Reblog)
Crying” is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson for Orbison’s third studio album of the same name. Released in 1961, it was a number… … 18 more words
Roy Orbison “Crying” (1962) — AMERICA ON COFFEE
The Beatles – 1967-1970 (1973) — The Ultimate Music Library (Reblog)
A review of the second half of The Beatles career compilation spanning from the years 1967-1970.
The Beatles – 1967-1970 (1973) — The Ultimate Music Library
The Elloe Recorder 