6 of the 60s: 10/31/12...

Hey gang, it's time for another trip back to the 60s, and this week it's another dive into 1964, the year that Vee-Jay records released Introducing the Beatles, beating Capitol by ten days...

Peter & Gordon - "A World Without Love"
from the album A World Without Love (1964)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

British duo take a McCartney toss-off and make it a proto-hipster anthem.

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The Rivieras - "California Sun"
from the album Let's Have a Party (1964)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #5

This garage rock nugget about the West Coast was done actually by a group of Hoosiers.


The Serendipity Singers - "Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)"
from the album The Serendipity Singers (1964)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6

 I'm certain this folk-group competition to the New Christy Minstrels were the inspiration for the movie mockumentary A Mighty Wind..


Gene Simmons - "Haunted House"
from the album Jumpin' Gene Simmons (1964)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11

This Gene Simmons isn't the painted-face glam-rock loon but a rockabilly singer ready for Halloween.


Lenny Welch - "Ebb Tide"
from the album Since I Fell For You (1964)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #25

Asbury Park native lends a soulful voice to this often-covered classic.


Patty & The Emblems - "Mixed-Up, Shook-Up, Girl"
from the album Golden Classics (1997)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #37

Another New Jersey act, Patty Russell and her backup singers hail from Camden, and I like this sassy little treasure.

Well that's it for this flashback, thanks for dropping by, and I'll be back later tonight with my "Aussie" recap for the week. Cheers!