NOW Yearbook Presents – The 60s – Volume 2: 1963-1964 (3LP)

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The 60s story continues with NOW Yearbook Presents The 60s Volume 2, the next essential chapter in the Yearbook Presents series. Celebrating the explosion in pop music during 1963 and 1964, this collection brings together 54 unforgettable tracks across a 3-LP set pressed on white vinyl, showcasing a golden age of chart-topping pop alongside timeless soul, rock n roll energy and unforgettable ballads.

LP1 kicks off with The Kinks groundbreaking UK No.1 You Really Got Me, a track that helped define the British Invasion era, followed by equally unforgettable tracks House Of The Rising Sun from The Animals, Shout from Lulu And The Luvvers and Dusty Springfield with I Only Want To Be With You. The side is packed with instantly recognisable chart gold from Manfred Mann, The Hollies, Freddie & The Dreamers and The Searchers. Flip the LP over for The Beach Boys classic I Get Around, Roy Orbisons signature smash Oh, Pretty Woman and Elvis Presleys Viva Las Vegas, with timeless pop gems from Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Bobby Vee, The Chiffons, and completing the first LP, The Cascades with Rhythm Of The Rain.

LP2 showcases the greatest in sophisticated pop, opening with Dionne Warwicks peerless Walk On By before Petula Clarks Downtown a song that conquered charts worldwide. Motown greats feature prominently with The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go, Marvin Gayes timeless How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), Mary Wells My Guy and Stevie Wonders Fingertips, Pt. 2. Over on the other side theres a stellar line-up of cinematic and easy-pop classics, with James Bond themes from Shirley Bassey with the iconic Goldfinger and Matt Monros From Russia With Love opening, ahead of the Grammy-winning The Girl From Ipanema by Stan Getz, Joo Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto, and huge hits from Cilla Black, Dave Berry, Doris Day, and closing the LP Tony Bennett with The Good Life.

The Supremes huge No.1 Baby Love, one of Motowns biggest-selling singles, still sounds fresh more than 60 years on and kicks off the final LP followed by legendary tracks from Martha & The Vandellas, The Crystals and Be My Baby from The Ronettes. The Four Seasons are up next, followed by a second appearance from The Beach Boys that opens a trio of surfin tracks the others from Jan & Dean and The Surfaris and its over one last time to the collections final run of hits including from Bobby Vinton, Sandie Shaw, Lesley Gore with the enduringly popular You Dont Own Me, plus The Honeycombs, Hermans Hermits and the Lennon & McCartney penned Do You Want To Know A Secret? from Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas which leaves the last word to Gerry & The Pacemakers with their anthemic and emotive #1 Youll Never Walk Alone.

NOW Yearbook Presents The 60s Volume 2 – a vibrant celebration of these years packed with the songs that shaped popular music forever. An essential companion to Volume 1 and a must-have for fans of classic hits, timeless songwriting and one of the greatest eras in music history.