Toppermost Of The Poppermost

October 1965 (side C)

Three Beatles songs!       Cher!   Trini!  Eddy Arnold! Wayne Newton!    Mr. Roses and Rainbows himself, and even a visit from the bird of paradise!     All in this episo

October 1965 (side B)

October 1965.    Beatles and Dylan, yes, but also Dionne, Little Anthony, Jonny Rivers, the Letterman and the Incredible Jimmy Smith!    The Magical Mystery Camp (https:/

October 1965 (side A)

The Searchers, PJ Proby, The Fortunes, Chris Andrews and a Boy from down in the Boondocks.     Our feature looks back at the last year, inlcuding "Help!" on the charts!  

September 1965 (side D)

Herb Alpert, Billy Stewart, A Taste of Honey, Danny Hutton (on Hanna-Barbera Records), Kim Weston, yet another new cover of "Road Runner" and more!    The Magical Mystery

September 1965 (side C)

Several Beatles songs, Fontella Bass and Len Barry's "1-2-3".    Even "The Eve of Destruction", it's first cousin "The Dawn of Correction" and a mediocre Patty Duke song

September 1965 (side B)

The Gentrys, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Andy Williams, Lesley Gore, the great Roy Head and the return of Jay and the Americans!   The Magical Mystery Camp (https://www.

September 1965 (side A)

Help! keeps on running while The Hollies invite us to look through any window, the Small Faces borrow an old title (and chord progression), while PJ Proby moves on with a

August 1965 (side C)

I'm mad, and I don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.    Elvis, Beatles and Charlie Rich sharing space in the charts with Stevie Wonder.     Meanwhile, Phil Spect

August 1965 (side B)

We start the US charts for August 1965.     Dean Martin sings, the Kingsmen are reading Playboy, Marianne Faithull (and Kit O'Toole) are enjoying some summer nights despi

August 1965 (side A)

August 1965.    Steve Matteo drops in for a feature on film in 1965 (including Help!), and we go through the UK charts in August.    Dylan, Stones, Beatles, the Everly Br

July 1965 (side D)

Some of the biggest hits of the sixties that still ring through our heads, hearts (and shopping outlets?).      Dylan, James Brown, the Four Tops and the best of the Righ

July 1965 (side C)

Why is Dylan hanging out with Sonny and Cher while complaining to the Byrds about them?    All they really wanna do (Bob) is baby be friends with you.    Streisand, and E

July 1965 (side B)

Billy Fury, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and another "could it be anything other than a posthumous record" from Jim Reeves.      Decent, but not overly strong material f

July 1965 (side A)

July of 1965.    Cook and Greenaway, the Dave Clark Five, the Animals, Joan Baez and PJ Proby.     All this and a feature covering the radio of 1965 with Rob Leonard!  #m

June 1965 (side D)

Forget Domani?    How would that be possible when we are reminded by both Connie Francis and Francis Albert Sinatra?    Lots of film songs.     Elvis regurgitates his "Po

June 1965 (side C)

Shangri-Las-65!     It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood for the Capitol Swirl.     Jay and the Americans continue doing their thing, and Johnny Rivers delivers a hit

June 1965 (side B)

More of the UK charts for 1965.    Cliff, Donovn (Colours - don't forget the "U"), the next one from the Moodies, Genet Pitney and our old friend (and Band on the Run cov

June 1965 (side A)

Following a feature on the albums of 1965, we enter the UK charts for June of 1965.    Ticket to Ride, the Who and Tony Bennett are among the bangers in these charts!    

May 1965 (side C)

Len Barry and Shirley Ellis spout puzzles and tongue twisters.     Thankfully, we are playing with fire and taking a ticket to ride with Mr. Tambourine Man!    Support th

May 1965 (side B)

Engine Engine Number Nine!     Supremes, Roger Miller and Trini eight days a week (no, that's out of the charts), YES IT IS!   (yep, that one's here).     Support this po