Black and white on the cover, glorious Technicolour inside… (Parlophone) Released: 5 th  August 1966 Producer: George Martin Topped the chart: 7 th  August 1966 (for 7 weeks) 7 weeks total   In the 90s, George Harrison's memory wasn’t what it used to be. As he said in the Anthology TV series, “I don’t see too much difference between Rubber Soul  and Revolver . To me, they could be Volume One and Volume Two.”   A strange take from our vantage point because musically there is a

The Stones roll into their second phase… (Decca) Released: 15 th  April 1966 Producer: Andrew Loog Oldham Topped the chart: 24 th  April 1966 (for 8 weeks) 8 weeks total   And so we arrive at the Rolling Stones’ second phase. As we’ve journeyed through their first, there has been an increasing disparity between their singles and LPs, the former becoming darker and more interesting (see high-watermarks 19 th  Nervous Breakdown  and Paint It, Black ), the albums continued to ha

What’s that strange herbal smell coming from the studio? (Parlophone) Released: 3 rd  December 1965 Producer: George Martin Topped the chart: 19 th  December 1965 (for 8 weeks) 8 weeks total   Whether they were made of rubber or leather, The Beatles’ shoes were likely on their last legs by October 1965, and it’s not hard to see why—five studio albums in two-and-a-half years, multiple world tours, TV appearances and almost no time off: every day they weren’t playing live they

Help! spells an underrated gem in the Beatles catalogue… (Parlophone) Released: 6 th  August 1965 Producer: George Martin Topped the...

Why the hills are still alive, 60 years on… (RCA Victor) Released: 2 nd  March 1965 Producer: Neely Plumb Topped the chart: 30 rd  May...

Is this a joke? But y’know, in a good way… (CBS) Released: 7 th  May 1965 Producer: Tom Wilson Topped the chart: 23 rd  May 1965 (for 1...

Better late than never: Bob Dylan gets a hit, and it only took two years… (CBS) Released: 27 th  May 1963 Producer: John Hammond, Tom...

Can the Stones achieve Satisfaction on their second date with us? (Decca) Released: 15 th  January 1965 Producer: Andrew Loog Oldham...

Out of stock: The Beatles take their first backward step on a record with plenty of songwriting charms lurking in dark corners…...

Lights! Cameras! Folk music?! Lennon-McCartney start to spread their wings on classic soundtrack… (Parlophone) Released: 10 th  July 1964...

If looks could kill…shame about the tunes on the Stones' patchy debut… (Decca) Released: 17 th  April 1964 Produced by: Andrew Loog...

The toppermost of the poppermost once again, now with added Motown… (Parlophone) Released: 22nd November 1963 Topped the chart:...

Meet The Beatles… (Parlophone) Released: 22nd March 1963 Topped the chart: 5th May 1963 (for 30 weeks) Thirty weeks total.   “There can...

Cliff and the Shadows enjoy their time in the sun… (Columbia) Released: 18th January 1963 Topped the chart: 27th January 1963 (for 14...

And so we Meet The Beatles…the album will never be the same again… Plot twist: The Beatles were quite big in the 60s album chart.   That...

The pre-Beatles era comes to a miserable end… (His Master’s Voice)   Released: 1962 Topped the chart: 25 November 1962 (for 2 weeks) 23...

A much less illuminating Shadows sequel… (Columbia EMI) Released: October 1962 Topped the chart: 21st October 1962 (for 3 weeks)...

And now for something completely different…JAZZ! (Pye Golden Guinea) Released: August 1962 Topped the chart: 16th September 1962 (for 1...

The King’s interregnum starts here… (RCA) Released: May 18th 1962 Topped the Chart: 22nd July 1962 (for 5 weeks) 2nd September 1962 (for...

Sometimes it all just…clicks… (Philips) Released: October 1961 Topped the Chart: 17th June 1962 (for 5 weeks) 26th August 1962 (for 1...