LEN CHANDLER
To Be A Man
1966 U.S. MONO pressing

A fantastic album by a very under appreciated artist.

Len Chandler was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in the #60s ; performing at The Gaslight, The Newport Folk Festival, as well as the protest on Washington Square.

Chandler had a soulful, powerful voice, displayed on this great album.

“Feet First Baby”, “Nancy Rose”, “Time Of The Tiger”… these are all great songs.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #folk #1960s #60s #art #music

The Christine Keeler Story

43. The 1950s

On 20 July 1957 Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan said, “Most of our people have never had it so good.” In folklore, this became, “You’ve never had it so good.” The phrase helped the Conservatives to win the 1959 general election. Then it became a millstone around their necks.

#SocialHistory #History #ChristineKeeler #Stories #1960s

Emma Peel - 1960s Icon

6 September 1966 Liverpool Daily Post

A new series of The Avengers.

#SocialHistory #History #Television #Culture #1960s #DianaRigg #EmmaPeel #TheAvengers

Thursday 2 May 1963

9,000,000,000 bangers! Britons eat about 568,000 miles of sausages every year. That would stretch right to the Moon and back, leaving plenty over for a good fry-up. Housewives spend £3 out of every £100 on sausages.

#SocialHistory #History #Food #Health #Fashion #MotorRacing #1960s

From Marjorie Proops, Daily Mirror, April 1963.

Are you a snob?

#SocialHistory #History #Quiz #Survey #1960s

Herman's Hermits "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 1, 1965 and spent three weeks at the top of the chart.

#Music, #HermansHermits, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

Emma Peel - 1960s Icon

8 July 1966 Daily Mirror

Diana Rigg receives a pay rise.

#SocialHistory #History #Television #Culture #1960s #DianaRigg #EmmaPeel #TheAvengers

May 1, 1965 and Liberace Will Visit Vintage Edmonton:

http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2025/05/may-1-1965.html

#yeg #edmonton #alberta #1960s #Liberace

The Christine Keeler Story

42. Pause

We’ve reached the stage of the Christine Keeler story where Stephen Ward is dead and John Profumo’s political career is in ruins. To fully appreciate what happened next, we need to go back and fill in the gaps not featured in the newspapers.

From tomorrow, I will post items that the newspapers of 1963 felt, for various reasons, that they could not publish.

#SocialHistory #History #ChristineKeeler #Stories #1960s

Wednesday 1 May 1963

Tory MPs staged a revolt last night over the Beeching rail plan. Many were upset about the proposed savage cuts to railway services. Minister of Transport Ernest Marples faced cries of “Resign! Resign!” There was general agreement amongst MPs that Mr Marples should be moved in a Cabinet reshuffle.

#SocialHistory #History #Transport #Cars #1960s #Art

It's all work #WorkWork on this #ThursdayFiveList and here's my take on it.

The Beatles - A hard Day's Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjyj8qnqkYI

The Impressions - Keep On Pushing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU-mEsCk3D8

Joey Powers - Midnght Mary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ap0Hta8oLc

The Kingsmen - Money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmiWmmKGQ0o

Billy Joe Royal - Down In The Boondocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4CeR9Mkjs4

#Music #1960s #LabourDay #Pop #MayDay

"Let me stand next to your fire"

Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967
Photo: Ed Caraeff

#jimihendrix #60srock #60srockmusic #60smusic #60sicons #60s #1960s #1960smusic #classicrock #blackandwhite #vintage #photography #blackandwhitephotography #FenderStratocaster #music

Jim Morrison, 1967
Photo: Gloria Stavers

#jimmorrison #thedoors #60srock #60srockmusic #60smusic #60sicons #60s #1960s #1960smusic #classicrock #blackandwhite #vintage #photography #blackandwhitephotography #music

Thank you for participating in my rerun of sociologist Heinrich Blezinger’s 1963 survey. Please have a look at the results and let me know what you think.

In 1963, Blezinger placed his results in three groups, according to the qualities most desired in a friend.

Group A Honesty and Reliability

Group B Humour, Tolerance, Intelligence and Sensitivity

Group C Conscientiousness, Fidelity, Explicitness, Activity and Sociability

#SocialHistory #History #Sociology #Poll #1960s #Psychology

Emma Peel - 1960s Icon

19 March 1966 London Life

Diana Rigg, The Avengers and Shakespeare

#SocialHistory #History #Television #Culture #1960s #DianaRigg #EmmaPeel #TheAvengers

The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press

41. Daily Mirror 4 August 1963

Stephen Ward dead. Was he framed by the Establishment?

#SocialHistory #History #ChristineKeeler #Newspapers #1960s

Tuesday 30 April 1963

Engineers battled last night to tame a “gusher” pouring deadly gas into a moorland dale. One spark could have turned the escaping natural gas into a giant blowtorch just 300 yards from Aislaby, Whitby, Yorks. An American company, drilling on the site, struck the gas pocket unexpectedly.

#SocialHistory #History #Engineering #BrassBand #Boxing #1960s #Gardening

#MusicWomenWednesday

The Chiffons , ΑΚΑ #TheFourPennies , were an American girl group originating from the Bronx, a borough of New York City, in 1960. The group chose the name The Chiffons while recording and releasing their first single, "He's So Fine", written by Ronnie Mack, produced by The Tokens of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" fame, and released on the Laurie Records label. [source: #wikipedia ]

The Chiffons - 'He's So Fine'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rinz9Avvq6A

#Music #TheChiffons #1960s #NYC