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- It's impossible to make a definitive list of the best British albums of the 1960's, so in this video we've just listed a few of our favourites. Some you will know, others maybe not. But as everything is so accessible these days, you shouldn't have too much difficulty finding all the albums on this list. Feel free to post your list in the comments and tell us what your favourites are.
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I'm always amazed at how The Shadows managed to get such a great sound while so young. Hank Marvin's tone in particular and subtle use of echo/delay was masterful .
The moment I saw this video title, Andrew, I knew it wouldn't be complete without Odessey And Oracle and you didn't disappoint. Though ignored at the time of its release, it's finally become recognised for the grand work that it is. I was fortunate to catch the original Zombies, reunited to promote the album's 50th anniversary tour. Even better, I had a wonderful meeting with Chris White and Hugh Grundy and they were delightful in their easy going, next door neighbour, friendliness. We talked music, of course, with me admitting my favourite part of any group is the rhythm section and how critical bass and drums are to a band's sound and appeal. Watching the original band play the album's entirety was one of the thrills of my lifetime.
Wow, lucky you!
@@Parlogram Thank you, Andrew. It was, indeed, an honour.
Hugh Grundy is a criminally under rated drummer.
@@bedlach Absolutely! I believe he'd only been playing a couple of years before The Zombies formed. The complicated rhythms he provided are way above what many can do after a lifetime of drumming. But, like so many underrated great songs from the 60s, look at the list of incredible drummers he 'competed' with for name recognition.
I pressed play just to see if he included O&O. An underrated work of genius.
Solid video as always. I believe Fleetwood Mac's "Then play on" and "Bee Gees' First" also should be up there :)
Surely Kaleidoscope's "Tangerine Dream" needs to be included in the list! Pretty Things' "S.F.Sorrow" is essential, too.
Those Scott Walker albums he did with Johnny Franz are a real treat. Great list.
I’ve always loved the albums of Nick Drake. His music has been with me since I was a teenager!
Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Traffic, Animals, Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, Manfred Mann, Moody Blues, The Move, Pink Floyd, Yardbirds - all great 60's bands! 🙂
Since The Doors aren't BRITISH..... Why not remove them and insert The Bee Gees that out sold every act on your list????
Nor Hendrix....
In your opinion not everyone s choice but it's yours that's what counts
@@francus7227 The Bee Gees are not British.
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Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England....
Per Wikipedia
@@francus7227 led zeppelin 5 album sold a 100, million more copies than Saturday night fever
Fantastic video & great taste!
Nick Drake’s music got me out of a deep state of depression when I was a teenager and “Waterloo Sunset” (my introduction was through the US “Kink Kronikles” compilation, which was a true eye opener) and “On Your Own Again” are two of my favorite songs in the English language.
Nick Drake is depression.that’s why he committed suicide
@@alfching2499 the pap heard on Top 40 radio today is depressing. I find Nick Drake very calming.
Listening to Nick is depressing
Waterloo Sunset is probably the best tune of the '60's😎
Nick Drake did some great stuff.
One of my fave. albums of from the 60's is, The Moody Blues, "On the Threshold of A Dream," which I listened to over and over for hours when it first came out. I'd add, "An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down," by Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac's early albums, "Gift From a Flower to a Garden," by Donovan, "Post Card," by Mary Hopkin, "Renaissance," by Renaissance, "Unicorn," by Tyrannosaurus Rex, also the obvious albums by the Stones and Led Zeppelin. But ... where is Cream?
Disraeli Gears is my nr one ever! of Englands rock groups.
An old raincoat won't ever let you down di Rod Stewart è un capolavoro assoluto che ascolto ogni settimana.
Thanks for the reminder of 'Renaissance'. One of those albums that one 'lends' but is never returned. That was 1973 so I don't suppose I'll get it back now.
The Zombies were one of Elvis Presley's favorite groups. When they were touring in the U.S.A he very much wanted to meet them but sadly missed them by 5 minutes. He did meet their manager and told him how much he loved their music. Thank you for all this terrific information about some people I have never heard of. I do love Odgen's Nut Gone Flake by The Small Faces.
Nice List. the Who's Tommy, and the Moody Blues Days of Future Past are Incredible UK 1960's Albums. 👍
Loved to see Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity among the selected albums, Andrew. Indeed, a fine choice. Some, or maybe most of these, would be on my list too. Cheers, Nelio.
It’s incredible that the Zombies and the Kinks weren’t huge in the 60s. Now they are among record geeks. My favorite British album of the 60s is S.F. Sorrow.
Snap! I bought in when it came out at the end of 1968, it was the mono issue, and I literally played it to death! I played it so much, I had to replace it by 1970! I now still have that same stereo copy from 1970! I've also got it on CD too. When people ask what my favourite album is, and I tell them "SF Sorrow" by the Pretty Things, it usually elicits blank looks! I just say go to TH-cam, and give it a spin...I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
It's a masterpiece
@@hudois regarding S.F. Sorrow, I cannot tell you how many customers at my record store have been turned onto it and LOVE IT!!!
Always preferred their debut album, but SF sorrow is a jem !
One of the best
One of my favourite albums of the late 60's is TRUTH by JEFF BECK, back then there were many heavy guitar type bands emerging in the UK ,I still remember the first time I heard it when I walked into my local record shop one Saturday afternoon,it stopped me in my tracks,what a line up with Jeff on guitar and a young Rod Stewart on vocals,Ronnie Wood on bass,and Nicky Hopkins on keyboards,it still sounds good.I've still got my copy!!
The Brian Auger Trinity were the very first band that I saw live as a 15 year old- at the Dagenham Roundhouse in June 1969. The ‘grooviness’ most probably went over my head at the time but a memorable introduction to live music and went on to see some great acts at the same venue.
A Salty Dog by Procol Harum would be my shout for a favourite and frequently overlooked 60’s album.
I think the Hollies are so underrated (compared to some other 60’s bands), they have some fantastic “pop” songs and how they only had 2 number 1’s (and one of them a reissue) is criminal. And they’re still going! (As much as any 60’s band can be, I guess) 😊👍
The Hollies had a group harmony style in the same league as just about any other group back then, including the Beach Boys. Thankfully Little Steven Van Zandt fought for their inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Check out that back story...
I'm glad Andrew called out Tony Hicks, he is a phenomenal pop guitarist.
@@paulcarpenter999 Even now I love listening to songs from Confessions of a mind, a brilliant concept album about the trials and tribulations of relationships, one of my alltime favourites.
Underrated?! 😂 ridiculous, if you didn’t live through the 60s you simply wouldn’t know. The hollies were not underrated compared to anyone in the 60s or any other time.
It's so nice to hear you talk about Nick Drake, he deserves the world in my mind
The hollies butterfly album is one of my most favorite psych pop albums of all time a truly overlooked gem
It is a masterpiece and a major influence on the music we make as a band.
Yes, Montague Terrace was the one that pretty much snapped my neck, especially when those drums kick in.
Great list. Definitely going to look for that Auger/Driscoll album. Thanks.
Superb choices all. A Nick Drake oriented episode would actually be pretty great.
I love The Who Sell Out. It's my favorite album by the band, it was such a smart decision to combine a bunch of disparate but excellent pop songs by stringing them together with the pirate radio broadcast concept was genius
"The Who Sell Out" is one of their best albums, but it was eclipsed by "Tommy" and has been given short shrift ever since then. I'm glad Andrew spotlighted it in this video. It's very much worth getting a copy in either LP or CD. I think Andrew should some day do an entire video on The Who. (From my mouth to Andrew's ear, right?) 😁
"The Who Sell Out" is one of my favorites as well. Certainly, the Who's intent was to recreate a "pirate radio" broadcast (as heard by UK listeners), but it was also reminiscent of "Top 40" AM US radio stations at the time, down to the between-song jingles (rumor is that Dallas, TX studio PAMS [Production Advertising Merchandising Service] made some of the jingles heard on the album).
One could only wonder what would have happened if the Who had considered covering Terry Lea Jenkins' "My Hometown".
Tommy too
The Who’s “Sell Out” album was a tribute to pirate radio filled with commercials and PAMS jingles throughout the entire album. It was also released in the US on the Decca label (not to be confused with the UK Decca), and it features the single “I Can See For Miles”.
Wow, this is a quality presentation! You really know your stuff, and while you chose some obvious winners, I’m grateful for being introduced to new stuff. It was also great to see Julie Driscoll on the list. An artist I stumbled onto, I often wondered whatever happened to her, as she seemed to be a genuine talent and a star in her day. A kind of proto-Annie Lennox, I’d like to see you do a presentation on her, as there’s nothing out there to be found. Also, I’d really like to see you do those Nick Drake and Scott Walker videos you mentioned! While I’m a huge Beatles fan, I think it’s time to expand your brand!
Thanks John. I'm planning to branch out into other areas soon and Nick Drake and Scott at the top of the list!
I must say, “Eloise” knocked me out! I would’ve never known about it if it weren’t for you - thanks!
@@johnpresnell You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!
I was sort of expecting "S.F. Sorrow" by the Pretty Things and "Would You Believe" by Billy Nicholls (both I have on CD) might show up in this video. I do have Odessey and Oracle, The Who Sell Out, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake and compilations of The Move, The Creation, and others. This video intrigued me of these other artists mentioned, who I knew of, but have never checked out. I will certainly put them on the list. Most interesting to me to hear is the Brian Auger "Open" album. Overall, I need to check them all out.
edit: I also like Al Stewart's debut "Bedsitter Images."
Great video. I actually learned stuff. 😁 Am so glad you included The Kinks and Petula Clark.
An album you might consider for a future video is "Days Of Future Passed" by The Moody Blues.
Hi Andrew. Long time viewer, first time commenter. First up, thank you so much for your channel. I'm 38 and the Beatles have always been a part of my musical journey, though I didn't really deep dive or deep listen to the band until after the Get Back documentary series. Now, I'm a full on Beatles fanboy. Beatles cover my walls at home, my desk at work. I'm traveling from California (where I live) to Liverpool in late August to attend International Beatles Week. And after losing my Beatles vinyl box set recently, I'm slowly trying to build my vinyl collection back up. (So happy I still have the 2021 8 disc George Harrison All Things Must Pass Super Deluxe Box Set.) I really appreciate all the amazing information you share about the band's recording process (and equipment), the deep dives into the best sound vinyl records and all the amazing trivia and tidbits I've learned through your enthusiasm. You've helped to deepen my enthusiasm for the band and vinyl records and your videos have brightened many days.
I wanted to thank you specifically for this video, pointing us to some amazing 60's music. My enthusiasm for the period is boundless, but my knowledge is still somewhat limited. Thanks to you, I've been listening to The Zombies Odessy and Oracle on repeat since this video. I'm also so happy to have discovered Billie Davies through you. Her voice is incredible, sort of a UK Dolly Parton set to Petula Clark orchestrations. Billie's "Nights in White Satin" was so hypnotic, completely breathed new life into that song for me.
Please keep up the good work. If you felt compelled to create another list of great non-Beatles records for the period, I would love to discover more gems.
Hi Graham, Thanks for sharing your story. I'm glad you're enjoying the channel and have been listening to the Zombies and Billie Davis. We've got a couple of videos about The Kinks coming up which I hope will inspire you further.
@@Parlogram Can’t wait! To my American ears, The Kinks sound like the most quintessentially BRITISH band of the era.
My Dad was a Shads fan & my Mum was a Cliff fan so I grew up with their music in the early 60s. Shadows Greatest Hits is an outstanding album. I ‘discovered’ The Beatles at Xmas ‘64. I Feel Fine was everywhere on the radio. I was too young to have money to buy records until the late 60s / early 70s. Like many 2nd generation Beatles fans it was 50 years ago this month that my Beatles journey really began with the Red & Blue albums. I know compilations aren’t for everyone but I loved the 20 Golden Greats in the 70s. These albums featuring The Beach Boys, The Hollies etc were my initial introduction to these great artists. I like to think that I’ve got a wide musical taste so I’m not too surprised that I’ve got 8/10 of the albums featured in your great video. I really must buy albums by Nick Drake & Billie Davis. Tell Him was a single I remember hearing eons ago. I seem to remember reading that the car crash stalled the careers of Billie Davis & Jet Harris.
This was excellent. You've introduced me to a couple of artists that I had never heard of, but are always going to be on my playlist from now on (Billie Davis, in particular). I certainly would enjoy more videos like this.
I’d love to see an episode where you argue the merits of Walker’s first 5 albums- they’re all brilliant.
Growing up in New York, Scott’s albums were impossible to find before their CD reissues. In fact, I’d read about Scott years before I was able to actually hear his music.
Great job, Andrew! More of this, please…
Thanks James. A video on Scott's album will happen.
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Agree with you about Scott Walker. A vast talent unjustly disregarded.
Plus Scott's later Avant Garde stuff, Tilt etc. Magnificent.
What a great list! I have most of them but will really need to check out the ones that I don’t have as you’ve piqued my curiosity. Thanks for the brilliant video.
Thank for watching, Steven!
The Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger album was an unexpected but good choice. My dad had a copy and I bought a CD reissue. I started out liking the Julie Driscoll side better when I was a teenager, but I've really come around to the Brian Auger side now.
Great too see some love for Billie.
Petula Clark was always my favorite female artist from that era. She had a bright, lovely voice, and those Tony Hatch hits were deliciously infectious. "I Know a Place", by the way, about a "swinging little cellar" was supposedly about the Cavern Club.
"Don't Sleep in The Subway" almost always gets repeat plays when I put it on. Marvelous, bloody marvelous!
I always say if Dusty was Britain's answer to Aretha, Petula was our Dionne.
@@btard4978 Perfect analogy. And Dionne and Petula each had an extraordinary songwriter (Bacharach/David and Tony Hatch) behind them writing most of their hits.
Dont sleep in the subway was, for me, her best sing
@@btard4978 What , no comparison whatsoever. Dusty was good but nowhere close to Aretha , Petula , boring pop. IMO.
Your instincts about The Kinks 'Something Else' being 'something special' are spot-on. It is the finest album by the group. I don't remember the source of the quote, but as I recall, when John Lennon was asked what his favourite album from 1967 was, he mentioned, without hesitation, 'Something Else' by The Kinks.
Something Else and Revolver are the 2 best albums of the 60's IMHO👌
Nice and informative video Handsome! Good to see the Shads and the Hollies
Excellent vid. Really enjoyed it. Looking forward to listening to these artists.
The absolute best content for 60’s music and vinyl. Absolute pleasure as always. Thanks Parlogram!
Thanks Tom. Much appreciated!
This was a wonderful Sunday morning watch. I have US versions of seven of the records that you featured, but the only one of them that I bought when it first came out was For Certain Because (Stop! Stop! Stop! in the US). I'm going to go look for CD versions of early Shadows hits and the Scott Walker compilation now.
Although it's a little past the 60's, I really love the period where Alex Ligertwood was singing with Brian Auger's band. I got to see that version of the band live at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN in 74 or 75 and it was a memorable show. They were performing a lot of material from the Second Wind and Befour albums.
I would love to see your "10 great AMERICAN Albums of the 1960's list", not out of American chauvinism but because the countries have always been producing such different sounds from each other. It would be a blast to hear your very British take on "import" albums.
Most of the SCOTT WALKER stuff mentioned is available on CD. You shouldn't have a problem finding them.
@@DamGreek I found a budget box set at the big 'A' that has his first five solo albums for $20. There's no booklets or info of any kind other than the mini-album covers (which is a drag), but the price on these 5-er CD sets makes them hard to pass up.
@@alm5693 Yes, I know that Budget collection. Amazon has some used copies for even less. I am also told that the masterings are quite good for a budget release. Well worth the investment for anyone who wants to get them at a great price! Dig, DmGrk
Heard Scott's solo albums 10 years ago...Scott 4 has been a personal favorite since. Thanks for highlighting such a wonderful album!
The 60's are really a gold mine. Even the less known artists are great. Thanks for this great vídeo, Andrew!
Loved this video. Definitely put me in a groovy mood! Some great choices (Shadows, Who, Kinks) and some stuff I've not heard so will def check out. The Hollies 20 Golden Greats cover is one of my fave of all time - northern as!
Something Else, Odessey and Oracle and Sell Out are my fave on your list. Love your videos, pal! Regards from Brazil!
Thanks Dado. Glad you like them!
Here in the U.S. the British stuff was huge! I came from a large family where in the mid sixties my teenage siblings were buying lots of records, mostly 45's. But we had albums such as "Introducing...The Beatles" and "Meet The Beatles," along with the "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" album by Gerry and The Pacemakers. But what really hooked me was when my oldest sister bought "The Kinks Greatest Hits!" The cover art, the rough sounding music and Ray Davies' vocals combined into an extremely powerful package for this 3 year old! They remained tops on my list until 1981 when I bought a Canadian pressing of "The Village Green Preservation Society" on the green and red PRT label. That sealed it! I'm 60 now, and they're still tops in my book! I was blown away at the radical change from 5th chords to full, undistorted, beautiful chord progressions...and THE LYRICS! Oh! Sheer heaven for me! I bought up everything I could from them very quickly! What was available in this country during the early to mid eighties came from a hodgepodge of sources. "Face to Face" was only available in stores in my part of the world as a Spanish import on the green and red PRT label. "Something Else" could be found here issued domestically by Reprise, and also as a Spanish PRT import. I eventually replaced my import version for a Reprise copy and allowed my younger brother to inherit the import. I did the same thing with "Village Green," keeping the Reprise version, and did the reverse for "Arthur." My brother has my old Reprise version while I kept the Spanish copy from the "Anos Dorados" ("Golden Years") series. I think that particular pressing sounds great, as does their first album from that same series!
The Hollies are also a particular favorite! I have the 3-CD Anthology box set from the '90s, and I still love it! Prior to buying that set, all I had since the mid seventies was a ten track, horrible sounding pressing of "The Very Best of The Hollies" on United Artists. That made the 3-CD set indispensable!
I also loved The Yardbirds, particularly the Jeff Beck period! The Clapton and Beck periods, along with CCR, The Ventures, The Beatles and some Kinks are what my younger brother and I cut our teeth on when teaching ourselves the guitar in the late seventies and early eighties.
The Small Faces are another '60s British band I've always really dug! "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" in particular.
I liked The Nice a lot too, especially prior to O'List's exit.
Aside from British albums, I also like some Dutch albums from the '60s. Golden Earring's "Miracle Mirror" is one of my all-time favorite '60s albums, as are "Revolution" from Q65, and "Appleknocker's Flophouse" from Cuby+Blizzards!
And, by the way...the name's Roast, Chuck Roast!
I am the proud owner of many of those Spanish Pye/PRT Kinks albums along with original US Reprise and 1980 UK Pye reissues.
@@childrenofminervaofficial4316 I think those Pye/PRT albums sounded great! My Pye/PRT copy of their first album, while labeled stereo, is actually mono, which I prefer for their first album, and the vinyl is really quiet! I also thought that the pink Pye labels used on the 1980 Spanish releases looked very nice!
@@user-nf1zg1pp7d I love those pressings and if I am not mistaken, they used original 1960s stampers to press them.
@@childrenofminervaofficial4316 WOW! I didn't know that! I gave my PRT "Something Else" to my brother due to the little nuances present on the Reprise version; they were lacking on the PRT version. But, I thought it was a great sounding pressing nonetheless.
Nice one Andrew! Thanks for the recommendations : ) Particularly excited to delve into Brian Auger.
Have fun, Andrew!
I had a great pleasure to watch this video, Andrew. Amazing selection, great taste. Love Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck, Yardbirds, The Nice, Yes, King Crimson, Deep Purple and many other albums from 60's. Thanks a lot for a memories.
I hope you do a video on your favorite 60’s U.S. albums as well
For those interested in maybe the more obscure , check out Raymond Froggat his debut album...The voice and writing of... also David Mc Williams the days of Pearly Spencer a more well known album worth listening to is Fairport Convention and their album What we did on our holiday's. Thanks for mentioning Julie Driscoll who with her husband Keith Tippett the great avant-garde and jazz pianist still make music today albeit very different from the Trinity, both lovely people who took time out for me and my brother, I look forward to your next posting... peace and joy to all !
I’m a huge Scott fan myself. I first bought his 1984 album “Climate of Hunter” a few years after its release but knew nothing about his first 5 solo albums until I bought a cassette copy of the “Boy Child” comp and then slowly picked up everything I could.
Unbelievable how good those 5 albums are.
Scott is my favorite artist.
I even picked up the RSD reissue of “Boy Child” last year - I just had to have it lol.
Love your channel.
I bought a copy of the Walker Brothers' "Nite Flights" in Woolworths for £1, back in 1983. What a fabulous record! I still have it.
Scott Walker was a class act.
You've given me lots of musical avenues to explore this afternoon and also reminded me to check in on a few old favorites 🔥 thnx and take care
Great video! Would love a deep dive on Nick Drake’s and Scott Walker’s albums. All masterpieces. Scott Walker lived in Chiswick until he died and I was awestruck to have seen him in Chiswick Sainsbury’s a couple of times around ten years ago. He cycled off with his groceries on his bike.
Wow!
Fantastic video, it was edited really well & it was very informative! Great job from Adam in the UK!😃👍☮️♥️
Thank you, Adam. Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for the suggestions in the video. I had not heard of most of the artists and albums and it gives me a chance to discover something new, to me.
Thanks for a nice diversion from the Beatles Andrew! These all look like great records. I have Odyssey and Oracle, the Kinks Something Else which is my favorite Kinks album as well as the Who Sell Out and Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left. I may check out some of the others you mentioned especially the Hollies. Thanks again!
Thanks Bill. The Hollies are well worth checking out.
When it comes to The Hollies, you NEED For Certain Because, Evolution, Butterfly and The Hollies' Greatest. UK versions, I hasten to add.
Thank you so much for this! I love your channel, but this was icing in the cake!
Thanks for watching, Mark!
I'm so glad the Zombies got a mention here; they're a criminally overlooked group that made two incredible studio albums, a few fantastic singles and a great compilation album in the 90s. They deserved so much more than they received. Another artist you teased in the intro (and the Who segment) who was robbed of the success they deserved was the Small Faces. You showed Ogden's but they made several great psychedelic rock albums. Their final album released after splitting was the Autumn Stone, which had absolutely incredible live performances from Newcastle in 1969. Afterglow is a perfect send-off to one of the greatest bands of all time.
Astounding content as per Andrew; I have been long familiar with Open, The Who Sell Out and Five Leaves Left, coming to them quite early in my musical discovery as an early teen and serve as great nostalgia for me, but to come across material such as Scott Walker that is completely new to me is sensational, this videos not been out even 24hrs yet, but already I’ve compiled a playlist of all the mentioned LP’s and listened in particular to ‘The Old Man’s Back Again’ from Scott 4 about half a dozen times, what a glorious song! Thankyou for introducing me to such fine music and would love to see similar productions in the future alongside your already mightily enjoyable and extensive Beatle work, keep up the good work fella!
Nice one, Lewis. Enjoy!
Lovely to see The Shadows get some love, now just for Cliff to get his overdue respect for his brilliant early albums with them, especially 'Me And My Shadows'.
I’m sure their time will come around again. I’ve seen multiple original Cliff and Shadows LP’s on car boot fairs that folks can’t give away. One day they’ll be mega collectible just like tons of other artists that are now “cool”.
Lots of great artists on that list. Thanks for the video. I'd say my favourite non-Beatles related UK albums from the 1960's would be Led Zeppelin self-titled debut album, Pink Floyd's The Piper At the Gates of Dawn and The Who's Tommy. If also your cup of tea, I'd appreciate if you could cover some of Led Zeppelin material on a future video.
I passed my 11+ in 1963, and my mum allowed me to have 2 lps from Littlewoods Catalogue. I picked 2 Shadows albums as they were the in thing. Unfortunately one was out of stock so I picked the Beatles lp as an alternative because I liked the picture sleeve. Sixty years later I've still got them, both played to death. A feature on the Shadows 60s albums like you did with the Hollies would be very interesting.
Thanks for the memories and the suggestion, Steve!
Hi Andrew
Fantastic video. Many of the albums and bands you mentioned are also on my favorites list. I would like you to do a review of the discographies for some of the 1960s artists of each of them in future videos, as we saw with The Hollies last year. Some options would be The Who, The Kinks and Scott Walker, as well as The Shadows, The Rolling Stones, among others. Greetings from Colombia.
I will do them all eventually, Alexander.
Great list & thanks for bringing the best of times in music to hopefully new listeners. ❤️💯❤️
Personally, I couldn't make such a list without the inclusion of Piper at the Gates of Dawn,
Billy Nicholls' Would You Believe, though it never actually came out in the '60s was recorded then, and it's wonderful!
I had to search way too long for this comment
Just what I was waiting for!
No particular order Andrew: 1) Butterfly - The Hollies 2) Dusty....Definitely - Dusty Springfield 3) The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle 4) The Seekers - Seekers Seen In Green 5) Beggar's Banquet - The Rolling Stones 6) My Generation - The Who 7) Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin 8) Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Young Ones OST 9) Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On 10) The Searchers - It's The Searchers 😎
This is a terrific video. Thanks!
Saw Clark when she toured a few years ago (before Pandemic)....she put on a GREAT show. Her voice sounded good and loved all the stuff she did in her live show (incuding some Beatles songs too - she was at the Bed-in I believe too). I would recommend seeing her!
Great video, I was hoping Ogden's Nut Gone Flake would make it, but alas! LOVE that record, but some of your favorites are definitely some of mine, and you've given me some avenues to explore!
Great content as always, thank you Andrew for the information and entertainment.
Thanks for watcing, Chris.
Great discussion! You've given me a lot of new music to check out. I've always felt that Odessey & Oracle was an inspired, masterful piece of work. Time of the Season is of course great, but the album as a whole holds together really well. No throwaways at all. I found a new vinyl copy (reissue) a year or so ago. I've always loved the Damned's cover of Eloise. It is a great song. The Shadows were and continue to be influential.
Very informative, well done!
Thank you, James!
This was great . I’d love to see more videos from you focusing on the Stones, the Who and the Kinks.
Coming soon, Tom!
I got For Certain Because as a christmas present in 1966 when I was 12. I was so incredibly proud of it and when we had visitors over I showed it to them explaining who the members were. It was my first ever LP and I still got it. The Hollies were huge here in Sweden and they had some songs that were hits only here, like Very Last Day. In 1993 EMI released a CD called The Hollies: Swedish Hits And More but it's quite expensive now.
I really enjoyed that video and a change is as good as a rest away from the Beatles at times so keep going with that I would be interested to watch.
This is a great video! A lot of the albums you pointed out are some of my favorites. Perhaps you could make a video about 10 great American albums of the 1960's. I hope you do more videos like this in the future.
Thank you. Great idea!
A good video, and I know your focusing on the 60's, but not to mention 'Cliff Richard' and his pioneering Rock n Roll live album cut in 59', is just nuts! While live, it was cut live at Abbey Road studios, so the recording quality is quite staggeringly great! I'm glad you talked about The Shadows, but a nod to Cliff and his impact would have been neat. Carry on... :)
I saw the Zombies recently when they were in the States - FANTASTIC show! They played most of their hits and some REALLY decent stuff off of their new album. Colin's voice is still AMAZING. Argent rocked it with the keyboards...and even did "Hold your Head up".. GO SEE THEM!
Wonderful video, Andrew!
All my youth passed in front of my eyes.
Very nice selection.
Thank you, Romi!
"Road to Cairo" is such an amazing performance by the entire band. It's a shame that Julie Driscoll isn't better known.
I have two copies of Open (on Marmelade made in Gt Britian) but I cant find "Road to Cairo"on any of them How come?
Who ?
Thanks Andrew. Its always interesting to see other peoples faves, and how anything pre-Beatles is just swept aside! The Shadows were huge, and of course in so many ways no Shadows, (potentially) no Clapton etc!
I recently read on here "...The Kinks.. so underrated..." someone explained to me that for young music fans now if its not on TikTok it doesnt exist. But IF it appears on TikTok and its old, the kids act like they just discovered an unheard Mozart piece lol
stretching the 60s a bit with Billie Davis ;-) .....Sell Out is so perfect. In the days before wall-to-wall nostalgia, I remember Mojo mag trumpeting Odyssey and Oracle as a great lost album way back in the mid 90s when there was a reissue. Such a great band, and their first album Being Here is utterly magic too really good pop, with Rod and Colin still out there!
I wonder how this list would have looked if you'd done this list 30 years ago. I doubt Nick Drake would be in there, or Zombies. Scott 3 for me.
Really very insightful & a number of great tips for LPs.
Thank you, Pascal.
I remember reading in Al Kooper's book ("Backstage Passes And Backstabbing Bastards") how he brought the British pressing of The Zombie's "Odyssey And Oracle" to Clive Davis who was head of A&R at Columbia and urged him to take an option on it. Davis said "We already own this album. We're thinking of signing off on it." Al Kooper said "Clive, I think that would be a mistake. There are at least three hit singles on this record." Clive Davis agreed to release it, but he had it issued on the budget Date label so that he wouldn't have to pay the group top dollar royalties had it been issued on Columbia or Epic.
Great story, Tom!
Andrew, thanks for the tip on the Billie Davis LP have been playing on Spotify in the car all the time. I have ordered a copy of the Barry Ryan LP too
Thanks for turning me on to the Zombies Album...I hadn't heard it before!! It was like listening to Sgt Pepper for the first time!! I have been ploughing through the songs and covering them on my channel!! How have managed to miss this LP!!??
Another amazing video, Andrew! Please consider doing videos about many of these other bands as I would love to hear your thoughts on which pressings are better. Granted, this is a Beatles-centric channel but your videos on the Hollies and Stones are a great taste of how you would treat other bands.
Thanks! Videos on other groups are in the works.
I would absolutely love a part 2 to this video... even a part 3 and 4 or just until you've covered all the great british bands and singers 😂❤
this is really helpful to my collection! Never heard of some of these before.
Pretty Things - S. F. Sorrow! My favorite albums I can listen through without skipping a single song (Which I know isn't the exact same concept as your list) - which to me makes a perfect album are: Zombies Odessey And Oracle, Beatles Revolver, Pretty Things S. F. Sorrow, Pink Floyd Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, and The Who Sell Out....I don't include Best Of's or Greatest Hits's in those kinds of lists, because those types of albums are attempts to not have bad songs and sometimes the best of songs are overlooked when 'hits' are manufactured hits and not really earned as hits. .
A really great one here, Andrew. Great choices all, and I’m intrigued now by the Ryans. Count my vote for a full Nick Drake video someday - an artist phenomenally talented in pretty much every way.
Thanks Mark. I hope to do more on Nick Drake in the future.
Great review, Andrew. I’m embarrassed to say I don’t have any of those albums, but you’ve given me some great clues for further investigation, thank you!
And thanks for the Scott Walker reference! Listening to the 4 album! Great stuff. You are never too old!!!
Great channel, great content, great work 👍.
Thanks John. Will do!
One you missed, I think is The Nice... Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack. Great early Keith Emerson playing!!! Very interesting and also quite British!!
Great great video Andrew. Videos of each Nick Drake album is a must! His music is faultless, uplifting and never ever loses my interest. So unique and funnily enough I’ve listened to them back to back this week. I’d urge you to visit Tanworth if you get the opportunity..
I would agree.
Difficult for me to think of a more faultless discography than those three albums
Will take a while to check all these out - thanks for the tips!
Great show, great grouping of records and I recommend seeing the Zombies. They gave a fantastic performance. Cheers.
Cheers for watching, Michael.
Please do videos for the Nick Drake albums! They’re some of my favorites, and I’d love to see what historical info you’d dig up for these.
Very interesting Andrew, some new suggestions for me to try. So glad you included Nick Drake, wasn’t on my radar for criminal amount of time. He is a genius. Why he wasn’t successful in his lifetime is tragic and incomprehensible
So happy to see the Zombies on your list. I "discovered" the Zombies Odyssey And Oracle during the 30th Anniversary of its release in 1998 on CD. The cd was incredible containing the album in stereo and mono plus unreleased mixes and an outtake, 78 plus minutes of bliss. I would always make my way to the Import section at Tower Records in Monterey Park, CA and spend hours looking at the covers and this one stood out. I purchased it and I've never looked back. Saw the Zombies live two times and the last time was them performing the album in its entirety with all surviving band members. Really beautiful experience. I put up some clips on my channel. Great video!
Back in the 90s I had the great pleasure of meeting and seeing Julie Driscoll a few times in Bristol. Although by then she was known as Julie Tippett as she married Keith Tippett, and was performing with the jazz quartet, Mujician.
Goes to show I learn something new everyday. Glad I saw this video. Huge fan of British Invasion, women singers (Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, Petula Clark, Cilla Black, Lulu, etc) and Beat groups from the era and "thought" I knew all the major acts, but somehow missed Billie Davis and The Ryans. Thx for turning me on to them!🎵🎵🎵🎵
Thanks for watching, Jeff!
The Shadows for me, grew up listening to them. Still as popular today, look at all cover versions on you tube. I really enjoy you’re videos.
Well done, great video
Thank you, Theo!