Now Yearbook Presents – The 60s – Volume Three: 1965-1966

Step back to the mid-1960s with Now Yearbook Presents – The 60s – Volume 3: 1965-1966, featuring 85 classic tracks across 4 CDs, presented in either a deluxe hardback book packaging with a 28-page booklet including a detailed look at the mid-’60s pop revolution and full track-by-track guide or std 4CD set. The LP format features 54 essential tracks across a 3LP set, pressed on beautiful blue vinyl. CD1 opens with some of the decade’s most iconic vocal performances; Dusty Springfield leads with ‘You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’, a UK No.1 hit that also reached the US Top 5, followed by The Righteous Brothers’ classic ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin”, a chart-topper in both the UK and US. The Walker Brothers’ ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’ was a UK Top 3 hit, while The Beach Boys follow with ‘God Only Knows’, widely regarded as one of their finest moments. The Byrds and The Mamas & The Papas captured the rise of folk-rock with ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’, which was a US No.1, and ‘California Dreamin” which became a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and Cher announced one of the most successful and enduring careers in music with ‘I Got You Babe’ – a #1 duet with Sonny. More classic 60s smashes arrive courtesy of The Kinks, The Animals and Small Faces, alongside The Spencer Davis Group, Manfred Mann and The Mindbenders. The disc closes with a trio of soul standards from Jimmy Ruffin with ‘What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted’, The Temptations, whose ‘My Girl’ was a US No.1(and eventually a UK #2 in 1992), and Percy Sledge’s ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’, another US chart-topper and a UK Top 5 hit in 1987 when it featured in a TV ad campaign. CD2 opens with the explosive sound of 60s soul and crossover pop. Ike & Tina Turner kick us off with the timeless ‘River Deep – Mountain High’, a UK Top 3 hit. Motown is strongly represented with The Four Tops, whose ‘Reach Out I’ll Be There’ hit the US No.1 spot, alongside The Supremes, who scored another US chart-topper with ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’. Next, a stellar run including Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and Stevie Wonder, leads in to (later) Northern Soul classics from Gloria Jones and Frank Wilson – plus – James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Fontella Bass bring raw R&B energy. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ ‘Let’s Hang On’ was a UK Top 5 single, and features alongside The McCoys, whose ‘Hang On Sloopy’ reached No.1 in the US. Elvis Presley (‘Love Letters’), Donovan (‘Catch The Wind’) and Marianne Faithfull (‘Come And Stay With Me’) are all featured ahead of the discs’ closer from The Seekers with ‘The Carnival Is Over’. CD3 opens with pop classics from Tom Jones who leads with ‘It’s Not Unusual’, a UK No.1, alongside Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames’ UK chart-topper ‘Yeh Yeh’ and Chris Montez with ‘The More I See You’. Next up a run of sophisticated easy listening pop from Andy Williams, Frank Sinatra’s iconic ‘Strangers In The Night’ , Nina Simone’s ‘I Put A Spell On You’, Burt Bacharach’s ‘Trains And Boats And Planes’ and the huge instrumental hit ‘A Walk In The Black Forest’ from Horst Jankowsaki. More easy-pop gems follow from Jackie Trent, Cilla Black, Ken Dodd, and Jim Reeves while Peter and Gordon hit with their cover of ‘True Love Ways’, and The Everly Brothers (‘The Price Of Love’), Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (‘The Game Of Love’) and The Fortunes with ‘You’ve Got Your Troubles’ all enjoyed chart success, and lead to the disc’s final tracks from The Overlanders with their cover of ‘Michelle’, Roger Miller’s peerless ‘King Of The Road’ and Roy Orbison with ‘Too Soon To Know’. CD4 highlights the period’s rapidly changing pop landscape with more US artists finding success in the UK charts-Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Homeward Bound’ opens the final disc ahead of The Mamas & The Papas’ ‘Monday, Monday’ (a US No.1 and UK Top 5), and Beach Boys’ with their trans-Atlantic Top 5 hit ‘Sloop John B’. Sophisticated pop from Sandie Shaw and Petula Clark lead into more major hits from The Supremes (‘Stop! In The Name Of Love’), Four Tops (‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)’) – plus The Toys with ‘A Lover’s Concerto’ and The Shangri-Las’ legendary ‘Leader Of The Pack’. The Troggs’ pop-rock classic ‘Wild Thing’, which was a US No.1 and UK Top 2 is up next alongside Cher’s dramatic ‘Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)’ and ahead of era-defining hits from Barry McGuire and Bob Dylan’s hugely influential ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ reflecting the growing social awareness and changing approach to songwriting. Small Faces, The Spencer Davis Group and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich feature before the set starts it’s close with Tom Jones (‘Green Green Grass Of Home’), The Walker Brothers UK No.1 ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’, the superb vocals of Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield, and finishing with The Righteous Brothers’ undeniable and timeless ‘Unchained Melody’, a hit on release and a #1 in 1990 following it’s feature in the film ‘Ghost’. NOW Yearbook Presents – The 60s – Volume 3: 1965-1966 – a snapshot of a rapidly evolving pop era where pure pop, soul, rock, beat, easy listening and songwriting sophistication converged. Tracklist CD 1 Dusty Springfield – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore The Beach Boys – God Only Knows The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man The Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin’ Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love Tom Jones – What’s New Pussycat The Moody Blues – Go Now Manfred Mann – Pretty Flamingo Small Faces – All Or Nothing The Kinks – Tired of Waiting for You The Animals – We’ve Gotta Get out of This Place Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Hold Tight! The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running The Troggs – With A Girl Like You The Mindbenders – A Groovy Kind Of Love Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted The Temptations – My Girl Percy Sledge – When a Man Loves a Woman CD 2 Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep – Mountain High Four Tops – Reach Out I’ll Be There The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Nowhere To Run Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Going To A Go-Go Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything’s Alright) Gloria Jones – Tainted Love Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) James Brown – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Pt. 1) Wilson Pickett – In the Midnight Hour Fontella Bass – Rescue Me Bobby Hebb – Sunny Shirley Ellis – The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Let’s Hang On The McCoys – Hang On Sloopy Elvis Presley – Love Letters Cher – All I Really Want To Do Marianne Faithfull – Come And Stay With Me The Lovin’ Spoonful – Daydream Donovan – Catch the Wind The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over CD 3 Tom Jones – It’s Not Unusual Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh, Yeh Chris Montez – The More I See You Andy Williams – Almost There Frank Sinatra – Strangers In The Night Nina Simone – I Put A Spell On You Horst Jankowski – A Walk In The Black Forest Burt Bacharach – Trains And Boats And Planes Jackie Trent – Where Are You Now My Love Cilla Black – Alfie Ken Dodd – Tears Jim Reeves – Distant Drums The Sandpipers – Guantanamera Elvis Presley – Crying In The Chapel Peter And Gordon – True Love Ways The Everly Brothers – The Price of Love Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders – The Game Of Love The Fortunes – You’ve Got Your Troubles The Overlanders – Michelle Roger Miller – King Of The Road Roy Orbison – Too Soon To Know CD 4 Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound The Mamas & The Papas – Monday, Monday The Beach Boys – Sloop John B Sandie Shaw – Girl Don’t Come Petula Clark – I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) The Supremes – Stop! In The Name Of Love The Toys – A Lover’s Concerto The Shangri-Las – Leader Of The Pack The Troggs – Wild Thing Cher – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Barry McGuire – Eve Of Destruction Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ Small Faces – Sha La La La Lee The Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin’ Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Bend It Chris Farlowe – Out of Time Tom Jones – Green Green Grass Of Home The Walker Brothers – Make It Easy On Yourself Dionne Warwick – Message to Michael (a.k.a. Message to Martha) Dusty Springfield – Goin’ Back The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody Tracklist LP 1 Side A Dusty Springfield – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (Album Version) The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore (Mono Version) The Beach Boys – God Only Knows (Remastered 2012) The Moody Blues – Go Now Manfred Mann – Pretty Flamingo Small Faces – All Or Nothing The Kinks – Tired of Waiting for You (2014 Remaster) The Animals – We’ve Gotta Get out of This Place LP 1 Side B The Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin’ (Single Version) The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love (Remastered 2004) The Overlanders – Michelle The Mindbenders – A Groovy Kind Of Love The Fortunes – You’ve Got Your Troubles The Temptations – My Girl Percy Sledge – When a Man Loves a Woman LP 2 Side A Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep – Mountain High Four Tops – Reach Out I’ll Be There Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Let’s Hang On The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Nowhere To Run Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (Single Version) Gloria Jones – Tainted Love (AVI Single Version) James Brown – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Pt. 1) Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted (Album Version) LP 2 Side B Horst Jankowski – A Walk In The Black Forest Tom Jones – It’s Not Unusual (2nd Studio Version) Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh, Yeh Chris Montez – The More I See You (Album Version) Andy Williams – Almost There Frank Sinatra – Strangers In The Night Elvis Presley – Crying In The Chapel Roy Orbison – Too Soon To Know Roger Miller – King Of The Road (Single Version) LP 3 Side A The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody (Single Version) The Walker Brothers – Make It Easy On Yourself Cilla Black – Alfie Cher – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Single Version) The Troggs – Wild Thing The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running (Mono Version) The Everly Brothers – The Price of Love Barry McGuire – Eve Of Destruction Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ LP 3 Side B The Supremes – Stop! In The Name Of Love (Single Version / Mono) The Toys – A Lover’s Concerto The Shangri-Las – Leader Of The Pack (Single Version) Marianne Faithfull – Come And Stay With Me Petula Clark – I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love Sandie Shaw – Girl Don’t Come (Remastered 2004) The Beach Boys – Sloop John B The Mamas & The Papas – Monday, Monday (Single Version) Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound