Sixties City - Bringing on back the good times

Raymond Hawkey - Daily Telegraph obituary

Raymond Hawkey was one of the most influential graphic designers of the second half of the 20th century. His groundbreaking work changed the face of both newspapers and book jackets.

Bernie Andrews - Daily Telegraph obituary

Bernie Andrews, who has died aged 76, was the maverick producer behind the early BBC radio appearances of many of the leading pop artists of the 1960s, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix.

Gerry and The Pacemakers Tour Dates Contemporary with - and often great rivals of - The Beatles, Gerry Marsden and the Pacemakers are still going strong and bring a breath of nostalgia for the early '60s.
See more info at gerryandthepacemakers.co.uk

Roch Valley Radio is internet radio based in Fairfield Hospital, Bury, Greater Manchester and, having had a few problems in the last 6 months, are now back online and looking for old and new listeners and a few sponsors. Steves Sounds of the Sixties on Saturday night 7pm to 9pm plays a lot of tracks not normally covered by commercial stations. Another show co-presented by Steve and Louise is the Soul Scene on Thursday nights from 6pm to 8pm, playing northern soul , motown and soul mostly from the 50s 60s 70s. Both shows are live - give them a try!

Click here to view the China Matchers e-bid site. You can also find them on Amazon UK

China Matchers
are a personally recommended online business experienced in matching discontinued tableware from makers such as Johnson Brothers, Denby, Hornsea and many others, particularly 60s items. They have thousands of items in stock so ask them if you can't see what you are looking for online!

Sixties stuff on Amazon and a listing of various
sites with retro and original products or services
that might be of interest to you

Quizzes and Trivia
Online and on-screen Sixties quizzes
plus statistics and odd information on
the many Music and Chart Trivia pages

Containing more than 90 pages of fascinating articles! The latest pages added to Bill Harry's Sixties are:

The Beatles’ television film 'Magical Mystery Tour' was conceived before Brian Epstein’s death, discussed with him and became the group’s first solo venture after Brian died. The concept was Paul McCartney’s and his idea was for The Beatles to produce their own television spectacular, writing and producing it themselves, using the knowledge they had gleaned from Dick Lester and Walter Shenson while making their first two feature films. The Beatles reckoned that, if ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ proved a success on television, they would go on to produce their third feature film themselves. read more

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The sound is a midi version of 'Downtown' - the 60s hit written by Tony Hatch and recorded by Petula Clark