Bert Sommer – ‘The Road To Travel’ (1968): On Second Thought
Albums like this one should’ve propelled the man into stardom, but it didn’t happen to Bert Sommer for some strange reason.
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The Bee Gees, Easybeats, others – Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts (1965-67)
Originally released in 1973, Nuggets: Original Aryfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 only offered a keen look at select one-hit and no hit wonders You May Also Like: How ‘Nuggets: Original Artyfacts’ Ended Up Changing Rock Forever I Want, Need, Love You: Garage-Beat Nuggets From the Festival Vaults (2016)
Forgotten series: Q65 – Nothing But Trouble: The Best of Q65 (1966-68)
Were these guys the real deal or what? I just love the tough garage sound seeping from all of the tracks here. Q65 combined the best aspects of the Pretty Things and their main competitors the Outsiders You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in England (1966):Read More
‘The rest is history’: Unfilled studio time led to discovery of a young Otis Redding
A trick of fate launched Otis Redding’s career. He was, in 1962, working with a flamboyant guitarist named Johnny Jenkins, who had some unused studio time at Stax Records. Up to the mic stepped Redding. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Remembering JFK: Phil Ochs, “That Was The President” and “Crucifixion” (1965, ’67)
It was the first time his wife saw him cry. When Phil Ochs heard the news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he was inconsolable: “I think I’m going to die tonight, Alice,” he told his wife. “I’m going to die.” You May Also Like: Phil Ochs, “I Ain’t Marching Anymore”Read More
‘Got That Something!’ by Allan Kozinn (2013): Books
Many books, articles, and documentaries have analyzed the Beatles’ music, often focusing on their work from Rubber Soul through Let It Be. Their early work is overlooked or seen as “simplistic” You May Also Like: ‘The Fab One Hundred and Four,’ by David Bedford (2016): Books
