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1965

Mixes By Year: 1965 Most Recommended Albums

1965- the beginning of an amazing stretch run for popular music that lasted at least 8 years.  I like to refer to it was the “Impressionist” era of rock music as it was a time period where many great artists came together to create amazing and influential (both culturally and musically) art & music.     By ’65 both soul music and the British Invasion had really set in.  The best of the British Invasion bands-  The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, The Kinks, The Animals, The Hollies, Them, The Zombies & the Yardbirds were each maturing in their own way and helping to move music forward in the process.  The blues-based side of the Invasion led by the Stones, Animals and Yardbirds had now moved simply ape-ing black based blues & soul and 50’s rock n’ roll.  The Stones were beginning to write more and more of their own hits- including “Satisfaction”, “Get Off My Cloud”, “The Last Time”, “Heart of Stone” & “Play With Fire” that would soon become rock standards.  The Animals released three of their biggest hits in ’65 with “It’s My Life”, “We Gotta Get Out of this Place” and “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.  The Yardbirds were moving toward both a more pop formula (see “For Your Love”) and a psychedelic blues (see “Evil Hearted You”) much to the chagrin of lead guitarist Eric Clapton who would soon leave the band.  After helping to invent punk rock and/or hard rock the previous year with “You Really Got me”, The Kinks and singer and main songwriter Ray Davies settled in ’65 to release a slew of hits including some of the best and most enduring songs of their career (see below).  The Who released their debut single “I Can’t Explain” and their their debut album “The Who Sings My Generation”, which included the immortal title cut, creating the mod sound, which played American soul music with a reckless abandon never heard before.  It took what the Kinks did the previous year with “You Really Got Me” to a whole other level.


As important as all of the above groups were to music in ’65, no one was more defining than The Beatles and Bob Dylan.  The Beatles had kick-started the British invasion only two years earlier (only a year earlier in America).  Taking their cues from Bob Dylan, they had matured their sound beginning with the “Help!” album but especially with “Rubber Soul”.  Each album contained musically more sophisticated songs like the acoustic “Yesterday” and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” on “Help!” and “Norwegian Wood” and “In My Life” on “Rubber Soul”.  Each of the “Rubber Soul” songs along with others like “Nowhere Man” also lyrically rose above the typical boy meets girl lyrics typical of all pop songs prior to that year.  In fact ’65 was really the first year of the album as an art form.  And the Beatles and especially Bob Dylan deserve the majority of the credit.  Somehow the Beatles also found time to record and release #1 non-album singles like “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out” between these two albums.  They were clearly operating on all cylinders.  Dylan also released two of his very best albums in ’65 with “Bringing It All Back Home”, and “Highway 61 Revisted”.  After 3 or 4 years as the hero of the folk protest movement, both albums moved away from the all acoustic folk sound and toward a more rock based sound containing existential often absurdist lyrics.  It seems that The Beatles, Stones et al influenced Dylan as much as he influenced them.  Dylan’s defining song “Like a Rolling Stone”  came out in ’65 and proved to be a game changer.  No single that long had ever stood a chance on radio or the top 40 chart.  As a result all old rules would start to be broken and the sound just a few years later would be vastly different than that of the early sixties.  It’s hard to imagine the music scene changing so fast in the present era.


Out West the Beach Boys were beginning to change their sound as well.   Leader/genius Brian Wilson would also begin to focus his lyrics on subject matter other than cars, surf & girls & would begin to grab more control of the band in the studio creating dazzling works like “California Girls”- a prelude to his/their magnum opus the “Pet Sounds” released the following year.  Their two albums “Today!” and “Summer Days, and Summer Nights” included two of their best and most well known songs- the aforementioned “Girls” and “Help Me Rhonda” along with a bunch of under appreciated gems that were only minor hits or album tracks.  The Byrds also invented Folk Rock by combining the folk lyrics of artists like Bob Dylan (and covering many of his actual songs) with the harmonizing of the Beach Boys and the guitar based sound of the British Invasion.  The jangly sound would prove hugely influential on countless bands in the future including Big Star, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, R.E.M. and pretty much every power pop band to ever record.


By ’65 the Motown sound of Detroit was also a dominate force.  The label had huge hits throughout the early sixties but everything started to line up for them starting in ’65.  The Supremes, their biggest group, were smack dab in the middle of their string of #1 hits & the Temptations, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Four Tops & Martha & the Vandellas released many of their best as well.  Solo performer Marvin Gaye had two major hits as well with “I’ll Be Doggone” and “Ain’t That Peculiar”.  He would soar to even bigger heights a few years later with his run of smash duets with Tammi Terrell.  Second tier acts like Jr. Walker & the All Stars, Mary Wells (one of their major acts a few years earlier) & the Marvelettes (ditto) each released some of their best records as well.  Soul music wasn’t just coming out of Detroit either- the Stax/Volt label out of Memphis had a harder, funkier soul sound led by artists like Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave & Booker T & the Mg’s (the Stax House band along with the Memphis Horns).  Great blues-based soul was coming out of Chess Studios in Chicago and a major blues revival was taking place as well.  Many of the blues greats, some who were never very financially successful in the past, were enjoying quite a renaissance much of which was due to all of the reverence shown to them by the British Invasion bands and white American bands like the Paul Butterfield Blues band who played authentic blues.  It’s amazing how the Brits and Europeans in general seem to appreciate American music more than we, as Americans do.  Two of the inventors of soul in the late 50’s, had some of their most important recordings released in 1965 as well.  Sam Cooke, who had been fatally shot the previous year, released perhaps his best song, the Civil right anthem “A Change is Gonna Come”.  James Brown invented the blueprint of Funk with “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag” and “I Got You (I Feel Good)”.


Great music seemed to be coming from everywhere.  As a result of the huge popularity of rock n’ roll and the British Invasion bands in particular, thousands of bands were cropping up in America and Europe- many of which were pale imitations of better bands.  But others would be good for one or two great hits/songs and a few others like The Sonics and The Seeds would be able to eek out a career for a few years or more.  Although the sound & location of the bands varied greatly, it was collectively known as garage rock and formed the basis (along with The Kinks & the Who) of Punk Rock.  The vast majority of these bands and songs faded out of consciousness within months or a year or two of their initial splash, but critic (and future Patti Smith band member) Lenny Kaye combined some of the best of it into the immortal 1972 compilation called “Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the first Psychedelic Era 1965-68”.  The best of the music is still widely celebrated today and was massively influential and much of the hard rock recorded from the 1970’s onward.






THE BEATLES- RUBBER SOUL

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BOB DYLAN- BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME

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JOHN COLTRANE- A LOVE SUPREME

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OTIS REDDING- OTIS BLUE/OTIS REDDING SINGS SOUL

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THE ROLLING STONES- NOW!

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THE BYRDS- MR. TAMBOURINE MAN

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THE BEACH BOYS- TODAY!

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THE BEATLES- HELP!

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HORACE SILVER- SONG FOR MY FATHER

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SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES- GOING TO A GO GO

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THE WHO- SINGS MY GENERATION

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B.B. KING- LIVE AT THE REGAL

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THE ROLLING STONES- OUT OF OUR HEADS

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BOB DYLAN- HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED

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VINCE GUARALDI TRIO- A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1965 Volume 1

Best of 1965 Volume 1 (2/18/02)

1.  The Who- My Generation

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2.  The Rolling Stones- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

Buy The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

3.  The Animals- It’s My Life

Buy The Animals - The Best of The Animals - It's My Life

4.  James Brown- Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)

Buy James Brown - James Brown: Greatest Hits - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1

5.  Jr. Walker & the All Stars- Shotgun

Buy Junior Walker & The All Stars - The Ultimate Collection: Junior Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun

6.  Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs- Wooly Bully

Buy Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully

7.  Martha & the Vandellas- Nowhere to Run

Buy Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere to Run

8.  Fontella Bass- Rescue Me

Buy Fontella Bass - Chess Soul: A Decade of Chicago's Finest - Rescue Me

9.  The Supremes- Stop! In the Name of Love

Buy The Supremes - Diana Ross & The Supremes: Anthology - Stop! In The Name Of Love

10.  The Marvelettes- Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead

Buy The Marvelettes - The Ultimate Collection: The Marvelettes - Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead

11.  Solomon Burke- Got to Get You off My Mind

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12.  Little Anthony & the Imperials- Hurt So Bad

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13.  Dean Martin- You’re Nobody Til’ Somebody Loves You

Buy Dean Martin - Dino - The Essential Dean Martin - You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You

14.  The Lovin’ Spoonful- Do You Believe in Magic?

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15.  The Rascals- I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore

Buy The Rascals - Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits - I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore

16.  The Tradewinds- New York’s A Lonely Town

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17.  The Beach Boys- Help Me Rhonda

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18.  The Burds- Mr. Tambourine Man

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19.  Gerry & the Pacemakers- Ferry Cross the Mersey

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20.  The Kinks- Where Have all the Good Times Gone?

*This version not available on iTunes                           Buy Greatest HitsAlbum via Amazon

21.  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles- The Tracks of My Tears

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22.  Otis Redding- I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

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23.  Wilson Pickett- In the Midnight Hour

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24.  The Impressions- People Get Ready

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25.  Sam Cooke- Change is Gonna Come

Buy Sam Cooke - 30 Greatest Hits - Sam Cooke Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 - A Change Is Gonna Come

26.  Bob Dylan- Like A Rolling Stone

Buy Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - Like a Rolling Stone

27.  The Beatles- In My Life

*Not available via iTunes                                BuyRubber Soul (Remastered) Album via Amazon

Mixes By Year: Best of 1965 Volume 2

Best of 1965 Volume 2 (2/18/02)

1.  Them- Gloria

Buy Them - Still On Top - The Greatest Hits - Gloria

2.  The Seeds- Can’t Seem to Make You Mine

Buy The Seeds - The Seeds - Can't Seem to Make You Mine

3.  The Yardbirds- Heart Full of Soul

Buy The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things - The Very Best of the Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul

4.  The Kinks- A Well Respected Man

Buy The Kinks - Juno (Music from the Motion Picture) - A Well Respected Man

5.  Marvin Gaye- I’ll Be Doggone

Buy Marvin Gaye - Number 1's: Marvin Gaye - I'll Be Doggone

6.  The Four Tops- I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Punch)

Buy The Four Tops - Motown 1's - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)

7.  The Temptations- My Girl

Buy The Temptations - Motown 1's - My Girl

8.  Sam & Dave- You Don’t Know Like I Know

Buy Sam & Dave - The Best of Sam & Dave - You Don't Know Like I Know

9.  Billy Stewart- Sitting in the Park

Buy Billy Stewart - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Stewart - Sitting in the Park

10.  James Brown- I Got You ( I Feel Good)

Buy James Brown - Number 1's - I Got You (I Feel Good) [1965 Single - Mono]

11.  Sir Douglass Quintet- She’s About A Mover

Buy Sir Douglas Quintet - The Best of Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About a Mover

12.  The Sonics- Strychnine

*Not available via iTunes                           Buy Here Are the Sonics Album via Amazon

13.  The Animals- Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Buy The Animals - The Best of The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

14.  Slim Harpo- Baby Scratch My Back

Buy Slim Harpo - The Best of Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back

15.  The Rolling Stones- Get Off My Cloud

Buy The Rolling Stones - December's Children (And Everybody's) [Remastered] - Get Off My Cloud

16.  The McCoys- Hang on Sloopy

Buy The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy - The Best of the McCoys - Hang On Sloopy

17.  The Knickerbockers- Lies

Buy The Knickerbockers - Best of The Knickerbockers - Lies

18.  The Hollies- Look Through Any Window

Buy The Hollies - The Hollies' Greatest Hits - Look Through Any Window

19.  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles- Ooh Baby Baby

Buy The Miracles - All Time Greatest Hits - Ooh Baby Baby

20.  The Byrds- I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better

Buy The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better

21.  The Beach Boys- California Girls

Buy The Beach Boys - Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) - California Girls

22.  The Beatles- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

*Not available via iTunes                        Buy Rubber Soul (Remastered) Album via Amazon

23.  Edwin Starr- Agent Double O’ Soul

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24.  The Supremes- I Hear A Symphony

Buy The Supremes - The Ultimate Collection: Diana Ross & The Supremes - I Hear a Symphony

25.  The Who- I Can’t Explain

Buy The Who - My Generation (Deluxe Edition) - I Can't Explain

26.  Bob Dylan- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

Buy Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

27.  Frank Sinatra- It Was A Very Good Year

Buy Frank Sinatra - Nothing But the Best - The Frank Sinatra Collection (Remastered) - It Was a Very Good Year


Mixes By Year: Best of 1965 Volume 3

Best of 1965 Volume 3 (12/1/03)

1.  Them- Here Comes the Night

Buy Them - Still On Top - The Greatest Hits (Remastered) - Here Comes the Night

2.  The Who- Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere

Buy The Who - The Ultimate Collection - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere

3.  The Yardbirds- I’m A Man

Buy The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things - The Very Best of the Yardbirds - I'm a Man

4.  The Pretty Things- Roadrunner

*Not available via iTunes                               Buy Come See Me: The Very Best of the Pretty Things Album via Amazon

5.  Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels- Jenny Take A Ride

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6.  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles- Going to a Go Go

Buy Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Going to a Go-Go & Away We A-Go-Go - Going to a Go-Go

7.  The Gentrys- Keep on Dancing

Buy The Gentrys - Keep On Dancing / Twist and Shout - Single - Keep On Dancing

8.  The Strangeloves- I Want Candy

Buy The Strangeloves - I Want Candy: The Best of the Strangeloves - I Want Candy

9.  The Sonics- Psycho

Buy The Sonics - Maintaining My Cool - Psycho

10.  Cannibal & the Headhunters- Land of 1,000 Dances

Buy Cannibal And The Headhunters - Land of 1000 Dances - Songs of the 60's - Land of 1000 Dances

11.  Paul Revere & the Raiders- Just Like Me

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12.  The Kinks- I Need You

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13.  The Temptations- Since I Lost My Baby

Buy The Temptations - My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations - Since I Lost My Baby

14.  The Rolling Stones- Heart of Stone

Buy The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones, Now! - Heart of Stone

15.  Bob Dylan- Positively 4th St.

Buy Bob Dylan - The Essential Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street

16.  The Beach Boys- Girl Don’t Tell Me

Buy The Beach Boys - Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) - Girl Don't Tell Me

17.  The Beatles- We Can Work it Out

*Not available via iTunes                                       Buy Past Masters, Vol. 1 Album via Amazon

18.  The Byrds- Turn! Turn! Turn!

Buy The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)

19.  Marvin Gaye- Ain’t That Peculiar

Buy Marvin Gaye - Number 1's: Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar

20.  The Radiants- Voice Your Choice

Buy The Radiants - Chess Soul: A Decade of Chicago's Finest - Voice Your Choice

21.  Otis Redding- Just One More Day

Buy Otis Redding - The Soul Album - Just One More Day

22.  Barbara Lewis- Baby I’m Yours

Buy Barbara Lewis - Her Very Best - Baby, I'm Yours

23.  The Supremes- Back in My Arms Again

Buy The Supremes - Diana Ross & The Supremes: Anthology - Back in My Arms Again

24.  The Lovin’ Spoonful- You Didn’t Have to be so Nice

Buy The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream - You Didn't Have to Be So Nice

25.  The Castaways- Liar Liar

Buy The Castaways - 20th Century Rocks: 60's Rock Bands - Wild Thing - Liar, Liar

26.  The Four Seasons- Let’s Hang On

Buy Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Let's Hang On

27.  Del Shannon- Stranger in Town

Buy Del Shannon - 20 Greats - Stranger In Town

28.  Billy Stewart- I Do Love You

BuyBilly Stewart - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Stewart - I Do Love You

Mixes By Year: Best of 1965 Volume 4

Best of 1965 Volume 4 (12/6/03)

1.  The Animals- We Gotta Get Out of this Place

Buy The Animals - The Best of The Animals - We Gotta Get Out of This Place

2.  The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Born in Chicago

Buy The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Born In Chicago

3.  The Beatles- Ticket to Ride

*Not available via iTunes                                 Buy Help! (Remastered) Album via Amazon

4.  The Kinks- Set Me Free

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5.  Otis Redding- I Can’t Turn You Loose

Buy Otis Redding - The Very Best of Otis Redding - I Can't Turn You Loose

6.  Sam Cooke- Shake

Buy Sam Cooke - 30 Greatest Hits - Sam Cooke Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 - Shake

7.  The Temptations- Don’t Look Back

Buy The Temptations - My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations - Don't Look Back

8.  The Supremes- Nothing But Heartaches

Buy The Supremes - The Ultimate Collection: Diana Ross & The Supremes - Nothing But Heartaches

9.  Ray Charles- Crying Time

Buy Ray Charles - Genius - The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection - Crying Time

10.  The Four Tops- Ask the Lonely

Buy The Four Tops - The Ultimate Collection: Four Tops - Ask the Lonely

11.  Jackie DeShannon- What the World Needs Now is Love

Buy Jackie DeShannon - The Very Best of Jackie DeShannon - What the World Needs Now Is Love

12.  The Beach Boys- Please Let Me Wonder

Buy The Beach Boys - Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) - Please Let Me Wonder

13.  The Righteous Brothers- Just Once in My Life

Buy Righteous Brothers - The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - Just Once in My Life

14.  The Impressions- Woman’s Got Soul

Buy The Impressions - Ultimate Collection: The Impressions - Woman's Got Soul

15.  B.B. King- Sweet Little Angel (Live)

Buy B.B. King - Live at the Regal - Sweet Little Angel

16.  Them- Mystic Eyes

*Not available via iTunes                                    Buy Them Featuring Van Morrison Album via Amazon

17.  Paul Revere & the Raiders- Steppin’ Out

Buy Paul Revere & The Raiders - Greatest Hits - Steppin' Out

18.  The Pretty Things- Midnight to Six Man

Buy The Pretty Things - Get the Picture? - Midnight to Six Man

19.  The Yardbirds- For Your Love

Buy The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things - The Very Best of the Yardbirds - For Your Love

20.  The Brogues- I Ain’t No Miracle Worker

Buy The Brogues - The Brogues - EP - I Ain't No Miracle Worker

21.  The Zombies- Tell Her No

Buy The Zombies - The Original Studio Recordings, Vol. 1 - Tell Her No

22.  The Rolling Stones- The Last Time

Buy The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads - The Last Time

23.  Merle Haggard- (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers

Buy Merle Haggard - Strangers - (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers

24.  Son House- Death Letter

Buy Son House - Father of the Delta Blues - The Complete 1965 Sessions - Death Letter

25.  Bob Dylan- It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)

Buy Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home - It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)


Mixes By Year: Best of 1965 Volume 5

Best of 1965 Volume 5 (2/26/06)

1.  Bob Dylan- Subterranean Homesick Blues

Buy Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home - Subterranean Homesick Blues

2.  Otis Redding- Respect

Buy Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition] - Respect

3.  The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Blues With A Feeling

Buy The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Blues With a Feeling

4.  The Yardbirds- Evil Hearted You

Buy The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things - The Very Best of the Yardbirds - Evil Hearted You

5.  The Rolling Stones- Play With Fire

Buy The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads - Play With Fire

6.  The Shangri-Las- Out in the Streets

Buy The Shangri-Las - The Very Best Of The Shangri-Las - Out In The Streets

7.  Jay & the Americans- Cara, Mia

Buy Jay And The Americans - Come a Little Bit Closer - The Best of Jay & the Americans - Cara Mia

8.  The Toys- A Lover’s Concerto

Buy The Toys - The Toys Sing "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack!" - A Lover's Concerto

9.  The Chiffons- Nobody Knows What’s Goin’ On In My Mind But Me

*Not available via iTunes                              Buy The Best of the Chiffons [20 of Their Greatest Hits} Album via Amazon

10.  The Marvelows- I Do

*Not available via iTunes                                   Buy Golden Classics Edition Album via Amazon

11.  Barbara Lewis- Make Me Your Baby

Buy Barbara Lewis - Her Very Best - Make Me Your Baby

12.  Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders- The Game of Love

Buy Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - The Game of Love

13.  The Marvelettes- I’ll Keep Holding On

Buy The Marvelettes - The Ultimate Collection: The Marvelettes - I'll Keep Holding On

14.  Fontella Bass & Bobby McLure- Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing

Buy Bobby McClure & Fontella Bass - Chess Soul: A Decade of Chicago's Finest - Don't Mess Up a Good Thing

15.  The Dave Clark Five- Over and Over

Buy The Dave Clark Five - The Dave Clark Five: The Hits (Bonus Track Version) - Over and Over

16.  The Lovin’ Spoonful- Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind

Buy The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic - Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?

17.  the Kinks- Tired of Waiting for You

*Not available via iTunes                                       Buy Greatest Hits Album via Amazon

18.  The Who- A Legal Matter

Buy The Who - My Generation (Deluxe Edition) - A Legal Matter

19.   Nita Rossi- Untrue, Unfaithful (that Was You)

*Not available via iTunes                            Buy One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found Album via Amazon

20.  The Byrds- You Won’t Have to Cry

Buy The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man - You Won't Have to Cry

21.  Petula Clark- I Know A Place

Buy Petula Clark - The Ultimate Petula Clark - I Know a Place

22.  Donovan- Catch the Wind

Buy Donovan - The Essential Donovan - Catch the Wind

23.  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles- Choosey Beggar

Buy Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Going to a Go-Go & Away We A-Go-Go - Choosey Beggar

24.  The Beatles- Day Tripper

*Not available via iTunes                             Buy Past Masters, Vol. 1 Album via Amazon

25.  Lee Dorsey- Ride Your Pony

Buy Lee Dorsey - Freedom for the Funk - Ride Your Pony

26.  The Statler Brothers- Flowers on the Wall

Buy Statler Brothers - The Best of the Statler Brothers - Flowers on the Wall

27.  The Beach Boys- Let Him Run Wild

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28.  Brenda Holloway- When I’m Gone

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29.  The Four Seasons- Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye)

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1965 Volume 6

Best of 1965 Volume 6 (3/1/06)

1.  The Rolling Stones- I’m Free

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2.  The Moody Blues- Go Now!

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3.  Sir Mack Rice- Mustang Sally

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4.  Don Covay- See Saw

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5.  The Contours- Fist I Look at the Purse

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6.  The Dave Clark Five- Catch Us if You Can

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7.  The Zombies- Just Out of Reach

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8.  Willie Tee- Teasin’ You

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9.  The Knight Bros.- Temptation ‘Bout to Get Me

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10.  The Velvelettes- He Was Really Sayin’ Something

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11.  The Ad Libs- The Boy from New York City

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12.  Kim Weston- Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little  While)

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13.  The Beau Brummels- Just a Little

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14.  The Remains- Why Do I Cry

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15.  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles- My Girl Has Gone

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16.  Little Richard- I Don’t Know What You Got, But It’s Got Me (Parts 1 & 2)

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17.  Them- Baby Please Don’t Go

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18.  The Yardbirds- Train Kept A Rollin’

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19.  Bob Dylan- Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues

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20.  Otis Redding- Ole Man Trouble

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21.  The Temptations- It’s Growing

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22.  The Beatles- If I Needed Someone

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23.  The Kinks- Til’ the End of the Day

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24.  The Vogues- 5 O’ Clock World

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25.  The Bobby Fuller Four- Let Her Dance

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26.  Barbara Mason- Yes I’m Ready

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1965 Volume 7

Best of 1965 Volume 7 (6/12/10)

1.  Len Barry- 1-2-3

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2.  The Four Tops- It’s the Same Old Song

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3.  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles- My Baby Changes like the Weather

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4.  Wilson Pickett- Don’t Fight it

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5.  Little Milton- We’re Gonna Make It

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6.  B.B. King- Every Day I Have the Blues (Live)

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7.  The Byrds- It’s No Use

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8.  The Beatles- You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away

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9.  Bob Dylan- She Belongs to Me

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10.  The Rolling Stones- As Tears Go By

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11.  We Five- You Were On My Mind

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12.  The Beach Boys- Kiss Me Baby

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13.  The Zombies- Whenever You’re Ready

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14.  Francoise Hardy- Non Ce N’est Pas Un Reve

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15.  The Kinks- See My Friends

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16.  Phil Ochs- I Ain’t Marching Anymore

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17.  Nina Simone- Sinnerman

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18.  Barry McGuire- Eve of Destruction

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19.  The Turtles- It Ain’t Me Babe

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20.  The Walker Brothers- Make It Easy on Yourself

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21.  The Righteous Brothers- Unchained Melody

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22.  The Shangri-Las- I Can Never Go Home Anymore

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23.  Roger Miller- King of the Road

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24.  The Manhattans- Follow Your Heart

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1965 Volume 8

Best of 1965 Volume 8 (6/12/10)

1.  Vice Guaraldi Trio- Linus and Lucy

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2.  Dobie Gray- The “In” Crowd

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3.  Booker T & the MG’s- Boot-Leg

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4.  Jr. Walker & the All Stars- Shake and Fingerpop

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5.  Tony Clarke- The Entertainer

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6.  Tom Jones- It’s Not Unusual

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7.  Joe Tex- One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show

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8.  Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Shake Your Moneymaker

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9.  G.L. Crockett- It’s A Man Down There

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10.  Nina Simone- I Put A Spell On You

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11.  Bob Dylan- Tombstone Blues

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12.  Roger Miller- One Dyin’ and A-Buryin’

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13.  Otis Redding- Down in the Valley

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14.  The Hollies- I’m Alive

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15.  The Beatles- You Won’t See Me

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16.  The Byrds- It Won’t Be Wrong

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17.  The Kinks- Something Better Beginning

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18.  Francoise Hardy- Je T’aime

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19.  The Dixie Cups- Iko Iko

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20.  Mary Wells- Use Your Head (Single Version)

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21.  The Temptations- You’ve Got to Earn It

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22.  The Boots- But You’ll Never Do It Babe

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23.  The Bobby Fuller 4- Another Sad and Lonely Night

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24.  The Leaves- Too Many People

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25.  the Barbarians- Are You A Boy or Are You A Girl?

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26.  The Rolling Stones- You Can’t Catch Me

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27.  The Fugs- I Couldn’t Get High

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28.  Donovan- Colours

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