1966

Experimental Rock Zappa 

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention’s ‘Freak Out!’ Gets 60th Anniversary Box

August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1966, Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, Universal Music Enterprises, Verve Records, Zappa Records

6-disc set contains tons of bonus cream cheese

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Pop Rock 

The Cyrkle’s Fab Days

July 22, 2026July 23, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1966, Candlestick Park, Don Dannemann, Neon, Red Rubber Ball, The Beatles, The Cyrkle, Tom Dawes

An exclusive chat with Don Dannemann about opening for The Beatles and ‘Red Rubber Ball’ at 60

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Beatle Rock 

The ‘Revolver Turns 60’ Giveaway

July 20, 2026July 24, 2026 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 25 Comments 1966, 60th anniversary, Bob Gruen, Drew Friedman, John Lennon, Revolver, Rock and Roll Globe, The Beatles

Get a free John Lennon sticker (sent with a John Lennon stamp)

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Beatle Rock 

Tomorrow Never Knows: The Beatles’ Revolver Turns 60

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 Kara Tucker 6 Comments 1966, 60th anniversary, Capitol Records, Eleanor Rigby, George Harrison, I'm Only Sleeping, John Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Parlophone Records, Paul McCartney, Revolver, Ringo Starr, Taxman, The Beatles, Yellow Submarine

An in-depth look into one of the Fabs’ finest albums

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Pop Rock 

Here Today: The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ at 60

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1966, 60th anniversary, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys, The Wrecking Crew

Looking back on Brian Wilson’s towering monument of melody

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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, 2021June 21, 2026 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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