Less rock than a pillow factory… (Pye) Released: 24 th  November 1967 Producer: Val Doonican (arranger: Ken Thorne) Topped the chart: 31 st  December 1967 (for 3 weeks) 3 weeks total   It’s a pun you see.   Val Doonican performed in a rocking chair so, you know, that’s why he’s rocking…   It’s a point that needs to be explained because in the 21 st century, Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently  (let’s call it “Rocks” for ease going forward) might suggest a soft-focus take on The W

You might have heard of this one... (Parlophone) Released: 26 th  May 1967 Producer: George Martin Topped the chart: 4 th  June 1967 (for 23 weeks) 19 th  November 1967 (for 1 week) 17 th  December 1967 (for 2 weeks) 28 th  January 1968 (for 1 week) 8 th  June 2017 (for 1 week) 28 weeks total   Here it is then: the Big Boy of 60s music. A new level of artistic statement from a pop group, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is credited with this new fangled “rock” music bein

More can sometimes mean less… (RCA Victor) Released: 9 th  January 1967 Producer: Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Sedaka, Michael Nesmith, Jeff Barry, Jack Keller, Gerry Goffin, Carole King Topped the chart: 7 th  May 1967 (for 1 week) 21 st  May 1967 (for 1 week) 2 weeks total   A proper Ronseal album this one. More of the Monkees is, well, you can probably figure it out. More of the music that The Monkees recorded for the first season of their television