This may be the most extraordinary discovery I’ve stumbled upon.
It was recorded in 1963 but its psych-tinged blend of jazz, soul and blues is way ahead of its time. (more…)

Be My Baby is arguably the single most perfect pop song of all time. And surely Spector’s crowning achievement. (more…)

In 1963 my mother bought her first and, I’m fairly sure, last pop record. I was five – and this is it. 
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Break-up songs don’t come much more devastating than The End Of The World, which gave country legend Skeeter Davis her only UK hit in 1963. (more…)