July 2021 - Sixties Music Secrets

The SMS Trivia Question of the Week 7/27

July 27, 2021 Rick 2

Yes it is, Trivia Tuesday for July 27th! Generously brought to us each and every Tuesday morning by all the Groovey people at Omnivore Recordings! Your only real option for all the music you didn’t know, […]

“Two Girls For Every Boy”…Really?

July 22, 2021 Rick 2

It was 58 years ago this week, specifically July 20th, 1963, when we first heard that summer’s anthem… Two girls for every boy!” went the immortal opening line from Jan and Dean’s “Surf City,” the song […]

The SMS Trivia Question of the Week 7/20

July 20, 2021 Rick 4

It certainly is! Trivia Tuesday for July 20th! Brought to us each and every Tuesday morning by all the tremendously Groovey folks at Omnivore Recordings! Your prime destination for all the music you didn’t know, […]

The SMS Trivia Question of the Week 7/13

July 13, 2021 Rick 5

It’s time once more for this weeks Trivia question for Tuesday July 13th! Brought to us every Tuesday morning by the exquisitely Groovey people at Omniivore Recordings! Your first and final stop for all the music […]

The Avid Record Collector #2: “What Is a Cut-Out?”

July 7, 2021 Neal Umphred 16

BEFORE DELVING INTO ALBUMS from the ’60s that wound up in record store cut-out bins after 1968, I want to address the meaning of the term “cut-out.” It has nothing to do with the punched […]

The SMS Trivia Question of the Week 7/6

July 6, 2021 Rick 9

Yes! You’re right, it’s Trivia Tuesday for July 6th! Brought to us each week by all those Groovey people at Omnivore Recordings! Your singular stop for all the music you didn’t know, you didn’t know! Meanwhile, […]

“Yeah Yeah Yeah…YEAH”

July 2, 2021 Rick 4

It was 58 years ago this week, specifically, July first 1963, when The Beatles recorded their next single ‘She Loves You’ / ‘I’ll Get You’, at EMI Studios, London, completing the two songs in less […]