1966

Pop Rock 

How The Mamas & The Papas Made ‘California Dreamin’’ a Reality

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1966, 2026, 60th anniversary, California Dreamin', Denny Doherty, John Phillips, Mama Cass, Mama Cass Elliott, Michelle Phillips, The Mamas and The Papas

At 60, the sunshine pop titans’ debut album retains its glow

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Pop Rock 

The Beach Boys Share Dolby Atmos Mix of Pet Sounds

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1966, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Capitol Records, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Dolby Atmos, Giles Martin, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, Sir George Martin, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

Rediscover the band’s studio masterpiece like never before

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Dylan 

Prayers Like Rhymes: Blonde On Blonde at 55

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1966, 55th Anniversary, Blonde On Blonde, Bob Dylan, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, Sara Lownds, Visions of Johanna

What would Dylan’s 1966 double barrel masterpiece of Thin Wild Mercury sound like as a single LP?

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Pop 

Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Pet Sounds at 55

May 17, 2021March 24, 2022 Trevor Seigler 3 Comments 1966, 55th Anniversary, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, God Only Knows, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, Sloop John B, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

In 1966, The Beach Boys went out on the road while Brian Wilson stayed behind and created their singular masterpiece

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Folk Pop 

Hello Darkness: Simon & Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence Turns 55

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1966, Art Garfunkel, Chromatics, Disturbed, Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, Paul Simon, Red House Painters, Simon & Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence, The Sound of Silence, The Wrecking Crew, Tom Wilson, Vinnie Bell

The folk rock duo’s second album was the one that saved them, and us

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