The Motown machine motors on… (Tamla Motown) Released: August 1967 Producer: Various (mainly Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier) Topped the chart: 4 th  February 1968 (for 1 week) 1 week total   Please note: this is a review of the 16 track Greatest Hits album released in the UK in August 1967, which has a different track listing to the 12 track US version released at the same time.   Tamla Motown’s late arrival to the top of the album chart is surprising looking back, but in many

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