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Neil Diamond's 1966 debut album The Feel Of Neil Diamond reaches its 60th anniversary this week, arriving at a fitting moment for Australian audiences as A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical begins its Melbourne season at the Princess Theatre.

June 1966 marked the arrival of one of the most unusual releases in The Beatles' catalogue when Yesterday And Today reached stores across the United States and Canada. Released through Capitol Records, the album compiled tracks drawn from Help!, Rubber Soul, recent singles and recordings that would later appear on Revolver, creating a uniquely North American version of The Beatles' rapidly evolving sound. Sixty years later, the album remains a landmark release, largely because of the controversy surrounding its original cover artwork.

Six decades on, Small Faces' first album Small Faces remains a defining document of British mod culture and the launchpad for one of the UK's most influential bands.

Six decades after its release, Stevie Wonder's Uptight signalled a turning point for the young artist and the Motown machine, delivering a crossover sound that reshaped his trajectory