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Has there ever been an assembly of "acid-droppers" that could NOT reasonably be described as "rag-tag?"
Happy "March on the Pentagon" 50th, Hippies, Yippies, Pacifists and Rag-Tag LSD Weirdos of all sorts!
#Pentagon #Vietnam #VietnamWar #Nixon #LBJ #JFK #uspoli #1960s #HistorySky
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Emma Peel - 1960s Icon
3 October 1965 Daily Mirror
Another preview piece for the forthcoming Avengers series highlighting the importance of fashion to the series, and offering an insight into Emma Peel’s character.
The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
29. Daily Herald 3 June 1963
Christine’s friend, Mandy Rice Davies, returns to Britain - and the excrement is about to hit the fan.
Wednesday 17 April 1963
A “millionaire-class” mini-car conversion with electrically-operated windows and a chromium-plated gear lever, is announced today by Harold Radford, the London coach-building firm. It is based on the £567 mini-car with the Cooper engine, and will cost £1,088.
If you are interested in cricket, and especially if you are interested in Glamorgan cricket, you might like my new feature. As part of my 1960s social history series I intend to follow the Glamorgan cricket team through the summer of 1969, highlighting their games. More details soon.
Part of my 1960s viewing collection, Blind Corner was released in 1963. A British crime film it starred William Sylvester (Danger Man, Ghost Squad, The Prisoner), Barbara Shelley (the first leading lady of British horror), Elizabeth Shepherd (briefly Emma Peel), and Alexander Davion (Gideon’s Way). The film’s tag line - She loved one man for kicks, one man for luxury, one man for murder.
Album Cover: The Beatles - "Help!" (1965)
Emma Peel - 1960s Icon
27 September 1965 Daily Mirror
Previewing the forthcoming series and fashions. “Emma wears a hipster trouser-suit in ice-blue lame, bare to the navel. On sale for 29 guineas. Watch for this outfit in Episode Five, scheduled for the week of October 24th.”
The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
28. Daily Mirror 17 May 1963
The British Board of Film Censors were keen to suppress a film about Christine Keeler. Why? 
Tuesday 16 April 1963
Eight battalions of German tank soldiers will be drafted to Castlemartin, south Wales this summer. Each battalion will have fourteen day’s extensive training on the British tank ranges. At the ranges it is expected that the Germans will reveal their “hush-hush” wonder tank.
Emma Peel - 1960s Icon
27 September 1965
Previewing the new series of The Avengers and the transition from Cathy Gale to Emma Peel.
The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
27. Daily Mirror 3 May 1963
Although Mandy’s story hinted at a sensation, it was only included as a small piece on the back page of the Daily Mirror.
Monday 15 April 1963
Half a million Britons are spending £5 million a year on snuff and more and more women are joining the ranks. “It’s becoming the vogue,” a spokesman for the snuff industry said. “And it’s not unusual now for a woman to take a box of snuff out of her handbag - in public.”
John Schlesinger’s Darling, starring Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde, gets a new 4K Restoration release. Trailer and details here https://bit.ly/4igom3y
#Darling #film #4K #rerelease #Bluray #JulieChristie #DirkBogarde #JohnSchlesinger #SwingingSixties #1960s @StudiocanalUK
Johnny Winter, Johnny Winter, 1969 on Columbia
Johnny Winter’s self-titled official debut album (The Progressive Blues Experiment came out the year before as a kind of unauthorized debut on Sonobeat, then sold to Imperial). Mix of blues standard covers (“Good Morning Little School Girl,” “I’ll Drown in My Own Tears,” and “Mean Mistreater”) along with Johnny Winter originals.
Winter produced, and is joined by Tommy Shannon on bass and “Uncle” John Turner on percussion – Winter plays all the guitars, vocals, and harmonica. Younger brother Edgar Winter joins on piano on “I’ll Drown in My Own Tears” and alto sax on “Good Morning Little School Girl.”
My copy – via Vinyl Destination in Lowell MA – is a 1969 pressing with the 2-Eye, “360 Sound” label. Though the cover looks rough the vinyl’s in pretty decent shape – played, but well cared for.
#1960s #1969 #Blues #Columbia #EdgarWinter #JohnnyWinter #LowellMA #TommyShannon #UncleJohnTurner #vinyl #VinylDestination #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal (1968, US)
Our next spotlight is on number 305 on The List, submitted by weirdofhermiston. This beauty of an album sure is a portal into multiple rabbit holes! This is the debut "solo" album from the amazing blues musician and vocalist Taj Mahal, featuring two other brilliant musicians you either already know or are going to want to get to know: Ry Cooder (who would go onto become known as one of the greatest guitarists) and Jesse Ed Davis (who would go onto become a sought-after session artist and, a citizen of the Kiowa tribe, would be posthumously inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame). If you want to get lost in the blues, give this one a spin and go from there!
Want to read more? See the full spotlight: https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/04/14/taj-mahal-taj-mahal-1968-us/
Want to skip straight to the music? Here's a Songlink: https://album.link/ca/i/193527879 (bonus Songlink, to Davis' 1971 solo album, ¡Jesse Davis!: https://album.link/ca/i/281171592)
Happy listening!
Emma Peel - 1960s Icon
2 September 1965 Kinematograph Weekly
Emma Peel’s leather-look and fashion trends. Also, Emma Peel is described as a widow here, despite her husband turning up when Diana Rigg completed her run in the series.
The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
26. Daily Mirror 26 April 1963
Now, Christine’s friend Mandy Rice Davies is in trouble.
Sunday 14 April 1963
The possibility of lie detectors being used in the fight against crime is to be explored by Home Office Inspectors of Constabulary. They are to visit United States Service bases to see the detectors being used in court martial cases.
