{"product_id":"various-artists-now-yearbook-presents-the-60s-volume-four-1967-1969-part-one-dlx-4cd-pre-order-27-11-26","title":"NOW Yearbook - The 60s - Volume Four: 1967-1969 - Part One - DLX 4CD | Pre-Order 27.11.26","description":"\u003cp\u003eCD1 opens with one of the decade’s most iconic soundtrack moments, Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel’s ‘Mrs. Robinson’, featured in The Graduate and a UK Top 5 hit, followed by The Monkees’ ‘I’m A Believer’, a four-week chart-topper. The Beach Boys bring sun-soaked pop with ‘Do It Again’, before The Flowerpot Men’s ‘Let’s Go To San Francisco’ and Scott McKenzie’s enduring anthem ‘San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)’ celebrate the city at the centre of ‘flower-power’ and the ‘Summer Of Love’. The Mamas \u0026amp; The Papas follow with the classic ‘Dedicated To The One I Love’, before #1s from Gary Puckett and the Union Gap with ‘Young Girl’ and Love Affair’s ‘Everlasting Love’. The Foundations’ ‘Build Me Up Buttercup’ reached #2 in the UK, and leads to legendary soul vocalists - featuring Stevie Wonder’s ‘For Once In My Life’, Diana Ross \u0026amp; The Supremes’ ‘Love Child’ and Dionne Warwick’s sublime ‘Do You Know The Way To San Jose’. Dusty Springfield continued her fantastic run of hits with ‘I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten’ and The Hollies’ emotional blockbuster ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ hit the charts twenty years before it would become a #1. The disc continues with a run of British pop-rock #1s from The Move, with ‘Blackberry Way’, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown’s fantastically theatrical ‘Fire’ and Zager \u0026amp; Evans look to the future with ‘In The Year 2525’, which also hit the top in the U.S. The final stretch celebrates reggae and ska with Desmond Dekker \u0026amp; The Aces’ ground-breaking #1 ‘Israelites’, Harry J Allstars’ instrumental favourite ‘Liquidator’ and Jimmy Cliff’s ‘Wonderful World, Beautiful People’, before Johnny Nash closes the disc with ‘Cupid’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD2 opens with Glen Campbell’s masterpiece, ‘Wichita Lineman’, followed by Bobbie Gentry’s superb version of ‘I’ll Never Fall In Love Again’. Bobby Goldsboro’s emotional ballad, ‘Honey’ is up next followed by nostalgic television favourite ‘White Horses’ from Jacky, before Louis Armstrong’s peerless ‘What A Wonderful World’ delivers one of the most beloved recordings of the era. The Johnny Mann Singers lift the mood with ‘Up-Up And Away’ and it leads into a stellar run of ‘easy’ nuggets…Oliver’s ‘Good Morning Starshine’ and The Seekers’ ‘Morningtown Ride’ bring harmony-filled pop and Andy Williams’ ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ and Astrud Gilberto \u0026amp; Walter Wanderley’s ‘Call Me’ add sophisticated easy listening. Vikki Carr’s dramatic ‘It Must Be Him’ and Anita Harris’ ‘Just Loving You’ feature before Tom Jones with his #2 smash ‘Delilah’. Kenny Rogers \u0026amp; The First Edition’s ‘Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town’, O.C. Smith’s ‘The Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp’ and Georgie Fame’s ‘The Ballad Of Bonnie \u0026amp; Clyde’ showcase the era’s rich storytelling lyricism and are joined by Mary Hopkin’s ‘Goodbye’ and Cat Stevens with his huge hit ‘Matthew \u0026amp; Son’. Joe Dolan’s ‘Make Me An Island’ brings another chart favourite, having reached #2, while Long John Baldry’s ‘Let The Heartaches Begin’ leads to the discs’ closing track from Elvis Presley with the powerful and poignant ‘In The Ghetto’, a Top 3 hit that remains one of his most admired tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD3 opens with a run of essential soul classics led by Marvin Gaye’s timeless ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’, one of the era’s defining recordings, alongside Stevie Wonder’s smooth ‘My Cherie Amour’. Next is Otis Redding's signature song '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay', issued a month after his tragic death, coming ahead of Smokey Robinson \u0026amp; The Miracles’ enduring ‘The Tracks Of My Tears’. More Motown brilliance comes from The Isley Brothers, The Temptations with the Northern Soul favourite ‘Get Ready’, the Four Tops, Diana Ross \u0026amp; The Supremes and Martha Reeves \u0026amp; The Vandellas with ‘Jimmy Mack’… More classic soul and R\u0026amp;B follows with Sam \u0026amp; Dave’s ‘Soul Man’ and Sly \u0026amp; The Family Stone’s hugely influential ‘Dance To The Music’, before soul-influenced hits including The Box Tops’ US No.1 ‘The Letter’ and Tommy James \u0026amp; The Shondells’ energetic ‘Mony Mony’. Brilliantly original pop features next from Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick \u0026amp; Tich’s with ‘Zabadak!’. The Kinks’ ‘Autumn Almanac’, The Herd, and Status Quo’s psychedelic debut hit ‘Pictures Of Matchstick Men’ Avant-garde tracks from The Velvet Underground with ‘White Light\/White Heat’ and Bob Dylan’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’ come ahead of Joe Cocker’s celebrated interpretation of ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’, before the disc closes with Fleetwood Mac’s elegant instrumental chart-topper ‘Albatross’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD4 showcases the sheer originality, diversity and ambition of this rich period of late-’60s pop as Procol Harum open with the era-defining #1 ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’, a 10-million copy worldwide seller, and one of the decade’s most distinctive recordings. Small Faces’ psychedelic favourite ‘Itchycoo Park’ and Barry Ryan’s epic ‘Eloise’ follow alongside major hits from The Tremeloes, The Move and Manfred Mann’s #1 ‘The Mighty Quinn’. Amen Corner, The Turtles and Marmalade keep the fabulous pop coming, while Honeybus’ ‘I Can’t Let Maggie Go’ and Peter Sarstedt’s celebrated UK No.1 ‘Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)’ highlight the increasingly diverse styles of songwriting during the period. The set continues with Serge Gainsbourg \u0026amp; Jane Birkin’s radio-banned #1 ‘Je T’aime Moi Non Plus’, before pure pop favourites from Mama Cass, Esther \u0026amp; Abi Ofarim and Sandie Shaw’s Eurovision-winning ‘Puppet On A String’. Further chart smashes follow from Cilla Black, Clodagh Rodgers and Herman’s Hermits, ahead of Lulu’s U.S. #1 ‘To Sir With Love’. One of Dionne Warwick’s greatest vocal performances, ‘This Girl’s In Love With You’, comes before the collection’s final track…Engelbert Humperdinck’s 5-week chart-topper ‘The Last Waltz’, brings this celebration of the late-1960s pop landscape to a close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOW Yearbook Presents - The 60s - Volume Four: 1967-1969 - Part One - a snapshot of a rapidly evolving pop era where pure pop, soul, rock, beat, easy listening and songwriting sophistication converged. In fact, it was such a rich period for amazing singles that it felt wrong to leave so many off - which is why this is ‘Part One’… The second volume in our celebration of the years 1967-1969 will follow soon…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD 1\u003cbr\u003e1. Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (From \"The Graduate\" Soundtrack)\u003cbr\u003e2. The Monkees - I'm A Believer\u003cbr\u003e3. The Beach Boys - Do It Again\u003cbr\u003e4. The Flowerpot Men - Let’s Go To San Francisco\u003cbr\u003e5. Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)\u003cbr\u003e6. The Mamas \u0026amp; The Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love\u003cbr\u003e7. Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - Young Girl\u003cbr\u003e8. Love Affair - Everlasting Love\u003cbr\u003e9. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup\u003cbr\u003e10. Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life\u003cbr\u003e11. Diana Ross \u0026amp; The Supremes - Love Child\u003cbr\u003e12. Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose\u003cbr\u003e13. Dusty Springfield - I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten\u003cbr\u003e14. The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother\u003cbr\u003e15. The Move - Blackberry Way\u003cbr\u003e16. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire\u003cbr\u003e17. Zager \u0026amp; Evans - In The Year 2525\u003cbr\u003e18. Desmond Dekker \u0026amp; The Aces - Israelites\u003cbr\u003e19. Harry J Allstars - Liquidator\u003cbr\u003e20. Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People\u003cbr\u003e21. Johnny Nash - Cupid\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD 2\u003cbr\u003e1. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman\u003cbr\u003e2. Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again\u003cbr\u003e3. Bobby Goldsboro - Honey\u003cbr\u003e4. Jacky - White Horses\u003cbr\u003e5. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World\u003cbr\u003e6. The Johnny Mann Singers - Up-Up And Away\u003cbr\u003e7. Oliver - Good Morning Starshine\u003cbr\u003e8. The Seekers - Morningtown Ride\u003cbr\u003e9. Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You\u003cbr\u003e10. Astrud Gilberto \u0026amp; Walter Wanderley - Call Me\u003cbr\u003e11. Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him\u003cbr\u003e12. Anita Harris - Just Loving You\u003cbr\u003e13. Tom Jones - Delilah\u003cbr\u003e14. Kenny Rogers \u0026amp; The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town\u003cbr\u003e15. O.C. Smith - The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp\u003cbr\u003e16. Georgie Fame - The Ballad Of Bonnie \u0026amp; Clyde\u003cbr\u003e17. Mary Hopkin - Goodbye\u003cbr\u003e18. Cat Stevens - Matthew \u0026amp; Son\u003cbr\u003e19. Joe Dolan - Make Me An Island\u003cbr\u003e20. Long John Baldry - Let The Heartaches Begin\u003cbr\u003e21. Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD 3\u003cbr\u003e1. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine\u003cbr\u003e2. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour\u003cbr\u003e3. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay\u003cbr\u003e4. Smokey Robinson \u0026amp; The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears\u003cbr\u003e5. The Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile\u003cbr\u003e6. The Temptations - Get Ready\u003cbr\u003e7. Four Tops - Bernadette\u003cbr\u003e8. Diana Ross \u0026amp; The Supremes - Reflections\u003cbr\u003e9. Martha Reeves \u0026amp; The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack (From The \"Detroit\" Soundtrack)\u003cbr\u003e10. Sam \u0026amp; Dave - Soul Man\u003cbr\u003e11. Sly \u0026amp; The Family Stone - Dance To The Music\u003cbr\u003e12. The Box Tops - The Letter\u003cbr\u003e13. Tommy James \u0026amp; The Shondells - Mony Mony\u003cbr\u003e14. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick \u0026amp; Tich - Zabadak!\u003cbr\u003e15. The Kinks - Autumn Almanac\u003cbr\u003e16. The Herd - From The Underworld\u003cbr\u003e17. Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men\u003cbr\u003e18. The Velvet Underground - White Light\/White Heat\u003cbr\u003e19. Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower\u003cbr\u003e20. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends\u003cbr\u003e21. Fleetwood Mac - Albatross\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD 4\u003cbr\u003e1. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale\u003cbr\u003e2. Small Faces - Itchycoo Park\u003cbr\u003e3. Barry Ryan - Eloise\u003cbr\u003e4. The Tremeloes - Even The Bad Times Are Good\u003cbr\u003e5. The Move - Fire Brigade\u003cbr\u003e6. Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn\u003cbr\u003e7. 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