What’s New in the world of crooners Pussycat? (Decca) Released: 12th July 1968 Producer: Peter Sullivan Topped the chart: 4th August 1968 (for 1 week) 15th September 1968 (for 1 week) 2 weeks total Continuing to work our way through the “easy listening” boom of the late 60s, we’ve already seen a number of crooners hitting it big, albeit briefly: Val Doonican’s rocking chair and laidback vibe covered for a distinctly average voice, Andy Williams kept it distinctly old-fashio

A psychedelic game of two halves… (Immediate) Released: 24th May 1968 Producer: Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott Topped the chart: 23rd June 1968 (for 6 weeks) 6 weeks total Considering how influential psychedelia has been on music, fashion and culture, it’s remarkable just how quickly the movement fizzled out. Save for revivals, the timeline of the sound basically starts with The Beatles’ Revolver in 1966, gets dark around the end of 67, before the Altamont tragedy and the Mans

A hasty goodbye to a soul legend before his time… (Stax) Released: February 23rd 1968 Producer: Steve Cropper Topped the chart: 16th June 1968 (for 1 week) 1 week total One of the ways to achieve immortality in art is to be first. Harry Belafonte is forever in the record books for being the first to sell over a million copies of an album. Mary Johnson might not be a household name, but, she’s the first person to release a single on Tamla Motown. You need to look it up, but