Pop
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Over the past year, reissue label El has released a handful of compilations that explore different scenes and aspects of 1960s culture (with some 1950s thrown in for good measure). In this week’s 555 installment, we will investigate these compilations Bower Hats & Leather Boots: Personalities Go Pop Art is an interesting compilation of… Read more
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Donna Loren was one of the faces of the 1960s, a young woman with an interesting albeit brief career, from being a model for Dr. Pepper, a dancer on Shindig!, and appearing in several “beach” movies, most notably Beach Blanket Bingo. Unsurprisingly, then, an attempt was made to turn the already-talented young woman into… Read more
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Upon its release in 1987, Heaven on Earth, Belinda Carlisle‘s second solo album, was a grand slam hit. The Go-Go’s lead singer had parlayed the success of her previous band with 1986’s Belinda, which spawned one excellent single, “Mad About You,” but was overall a weak effort from an artist trying to create her own identity… Read more
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What, a Brooklyn-based girl group from the early 1960s soundtracking a Mafia show? What an original concept…. Read more
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Make It Easy On Yourself 1962 is the third album in El Records‘ ongoing series documenting the writing and recording career of legendary pop composer Burt Bacharach. This series, however, focuses on the more obscure recordings and songs from the man’s vast catalogue, with the occasional more well-known number, when omission would be conspicuous. Many… Read more
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Doris Svensson is a little-known 1960s-era Swedish pop singer, but her real claim to fame is her second and last album, Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Baby. This album today is known mainly for its funky feel; though its lack of success would damn it to obscurity, until crate-digging DJ’s discovered its… Read more
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