#1960s

William Leitch

Dec 28, 201818 min

Which side will you be on?: The 50th anniversary of Lindsay Anderson's If....

1 COLLEGE HOUSE ...Return Lindsay Anderson's If.... has returned to cinema's for it's 50th anniversary and I was very excited to catch it...

William Leitch

Mar 4, 20181 min

Books: Len Deighton's London Dossier

Len Deighton's London Dossier is a guide book from 1967, with stunning Penguin design (the cover flap lifts to reveal a photograph of...

William Leitch

Nov 14, 20172 min

Books: I Read the News Today, Oh Boy by Paul Howard

I recently finished reading I Read the News Today, Oh Boy by Paul Howard. Subtitled The Short and Gilded Life of Tara Browne, the Man Who...

William Leitch

May 7, 20176 min

"Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night..."

WATERLOO SUNSET THE KINKS PRODUCED AND WRITTEN BY RAY DAVIES PYE/MAY 1967 UK CHART: 2 Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys, when discussing...

William Leitch

Apr 8, 20173 min

"People in motion, people in motion..."

SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR) SCOTT McKENZIE PRODUCED BY LOU ADLER & JOHN PHILLIPS/WRITTEN BY JOHN PHILLIPS...

William Leitch

Mar 11, 20177 min

Mashed tea and black moods: Alan Sillitoe, the British New Wave and Harry Enfield

Having long been a fan of the kitchen sink dramas of the 1960's, I finally got around to reading two books by Alan Sillitoe, a...

William Leitch

Mar 1, 20171 min

"Nothing seems to be the same old way..."

WALK RIGHT BACK/EBONY EYES THE EVERLY BROTHERS PRODUCED BY WESLEY ROSE/WRITTEN BY SONNY CURTIS WARNER BROS./FEBRUARY 1961 UK CHART: 1...

William Leitch

Dec 3, 20162 min

"All of these and seven wonders more..."

KITES SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND PRODUCED BY DAVID PARAMOR/WRITTEN BY HAL HACKADAY & LEE POCKRISS PARLOPHONE/OCTOBER 1967 UK CHART: 9...

William Leitch

Aug 14, 20163 min

"Let's not think about tomorrow": Brian Wilson and Pet Sounds

Having watched the BBC4 broadcast of the Classic Album's documentary on Pet Sounds, and gone back to the album for fresh listening,...