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The Easybeats Volume 3 original 1966 album cover, marking 60 years since the band's final Australian-recorded album.

The Easybeats’ Volume 3 Turns 60 As The Band Closes Its Australian Chapter

by Paul Cashmere

The Easybeats’ Volume 3 turns 60, marking the end of the band’s Australian recording years. Featuring the number one single “Sorry”, the 1966 album preceded their move to England and international breakthrough.

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Elvis Presley Spinout original soundtrack album cover, RCA Victor, 1966.

Elvis Presley’s Spinout Turns 60 With The Bob Dylan Cover He Treasured

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Presley’s Spinout marks 60 years with a soundtrack that mixed Hollywood movie songs and three Nashville recordings, including “Tomorrow Is a Long Time”, the Bob Dylan cover the songwriter later said he treasured most.

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The Kinks Face To Face 1966 album cover

The Kinks’ Face To Face Turns 60: The Album That Changed Ray Davies’ Songwriting

by Paul Cashmere

Sixty years after its 1966 release, The Kinks’ Face To Face remains a turning point in Ray Davies’ songwriting, bringing English social observation and more intricate arrangements to the band’s sound.

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Simon & Garfunkel in a flower garden on the cover of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel’s Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Turns 60

by Paul Cashmere

Sixty years after its release, Simon & Garfunkel’s Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme remains the album that turned a hit-driven duo into thoughtful recording artists.

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The Monkees in 1966 during the era of their debut self-titled album

The Monkees’ Debut Album Turns 60 With A Surprising Credit Story

by Paul Cashmere

The Monkees’ self-titled debut album turns 60, revealing the unusual recording process behind a record that became one of pop’s biggest television-era successes.

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Angus & Julia Stone performing during the Karaoke Bar era

Nina Simone’s Wild Is The Wind Turns 60

by Paul Cashmere

Nina Simone’s Wild Is The Wind turns 60, marking six decades of an album that became one of the defining recordings of her Philips Records period.

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The Mamas & The Papas in 1966 featuring Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty and John Phillips

The Mamas & The Papas Mark 60 Years Of Their Second Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Mamas & The Papas’ second album turns 60, revisiting “I Saw Her Again”, “Words of Love”, the group’s history and the four original members.

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The Supremes performing during the 1966 A' Go-Go era

Paul Simon’s Graceland Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

The Supremes A’ Go-Go turns 60, marking the landmark 1966 Motown album that became the first album by an all-female group to top the Billboard 200.

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he Supremes performing during the 1966 A' Go-Go era

The Supremes A’ Go-Go Turns 60

by Paul Cashmere

The Supremes A’ Go-Go turns 60, marking the landmark 1966 Motown album that became the first album by an all-female group to top the Billboard 200.

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Yardbirds Roger The Engineer

The Yardbirds’ Roger The Engineer Turns 60, The Album That Changed British Rock

by Paul Cashmere

Sixty years after its release, Roger The Engineer remains The Yardbirds’ defining studio album, showcasing Jeff Beck’s groundbreaking guitar work and helping shape the future of psychedelic and hard rock.

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The Crykle Red Rubber Ball

The Cyrkle Red Rubber Ball Turns 60 As A Folk Pop Classic Reaches A Milestone

by Paul Cashmere

The Cyrkle’s debut album Red Rubber Ball celebrates its 60th anniversary, spotlighting the enduring title track co-written by The Seekers’ Bruce Woodley and Paul Simon.

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Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde

Bob Dylan Blonde On Blonde Marks 60 Years Since Landmark Double Album

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde reaches its 60th anniversary, revisiting the landmark 1966 double album that reshaped rock music through its New York and Nashville recordings.

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