MAL RYDER and THE PRIMITIVES; they separately existed in the British music scene in the early 1960’s and then combined forces and emigrated to Italy.
The last batch of my record albums that I found at the ruins of our home was my 14-disk audiophile The Beatles, The Collection.
The super-cool Daft Punk/Stevie Wonder/Nile Rodgers/Pharrell Williams performance of “Get Lucky” â and they just won Record of the Year!
It only takes one spin of The Yardbirdsâ Greatest Hits to prove that there is a lot more to the British Invasion than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.Â
Whoâs Next is the distillation of an unfinished rock opera called Lifehouse that Pete Townshend was working on, and there are no dull spots at all here.Â
In the U.K., hit singles are often left off studio albums; thus, as a compilation of the Whoâs British singles, Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy is an important record.Â
The Who is one of the greatest British rock bands of all time, pegged below the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to be sure, but not by much.Â
Them is a fiery Irish R&B/garage rock band where Van Morrison got his start. Them is best known for recording the original version of âGloriaâ.
With âI Only Want to be with Youâ, Dusty Springfield became the second act during the British Invasion (after the Beatles) to have a hit record in the U.S.Â