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My third Swinging Sixties pop record

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Following on from The first pop record I ever owned was …… and Swinging Sixties memory failure! The next 45rpm pop record I bought was Tossing and Turning performed by The Ivy League. Released in 1965, the record made number 3 and stayed in the charts for thirteen weeks. I don’t know why I liked the song so…… Continue reading My third Swinging Sixties pop record

Swinging Sixties memory failure!

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Reading again The first pop record I ever owned was …… I find that my memory has been playing tricks. My first pop record wasn’t “Walking Back To Happiness” but Helen Shapiro’s “Tell Me What He Said”. Which means that “Tell Me What He Said” wasn’t the B side of “WBTH” at all. This memory failure has…… Continue reading Swinging Sixties memory failure!

The first pop record I ever owned was ……

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Helen Shapiro singing “Walking Back to Happiness” in 1961. My trawls around YouTube have turned up this fab video clip. I don’t recognise the programme but the song is just as good as I remember it. https://youtu.be/r1gaUVPz2D8 Our dad had to go away for a few days and he said he’d bring back a new…… Continue reading The first pop record I ever owned was ……