Little Tony – Too Good 01/1960
Bill Forbes – Too Young 01/1960
Toni Fisher – The Big Hurt 02/1960
Percy Faith – Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ 03/1960
Bryan Johnson – Looking High High High 03/1960
England Sisters – Heartbeat 03/1960
Mark Dinning – Teen Angel 03/1960
Shaye Cogan – Mean To Me 03/1960
Jacqueline Boyer – Tom Pillibi 05/1960
Eddie Byrnes with Connie Stevens – Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) 05/1960
Keith Kelly – Tease Me 05/1960
Flee-Rekkers – Green Jeans 05/1960
Billy Bland – Let The Little Girl Dance 05/1960
Bob Azzam And His Orchestra – Mustapha 06/1960
Dave Sampson – Sweet Dreams 05/1960
Michael Cox – Angela Jones 06/1960
Sammy Masters – Rocking Red Wing 06/1960
Dick Jordan – Little Christine 06/1960
Anita Bryant – Paper Roses 06/1960
Buddy Greco – The Lady Is A Tramp 07/1960
Hollywood Argyles – Alley Oop 07/1960
Jan And Kjeld – Banjo Boy 07/1960
Tommy Sands – The Old Oaken Bucket 08/1960
Rusty Draper – Mule Skinner Blues 08/1960
Ricky Valance – Tell Laura I Love Her 08/1960
Nelson Keene – Image Of Girl 08/1960
Fendermen – Mule Skinner Blues 08/1960
Bob Luman – Let’s Think About Living 09/1960
Don Costa And His Orchestra – Never On A Sunday 10/1960
Makadopoulos And His Greek Serenaders – Never On A Sunday 10/1960
Lynn Cornell – Never On A Sunday 10/1960
Edith Piaf – Milord 05/1960
Bill Black’s Combo – Don’t Be Cruel 11/1960
Max Harris – Gurney Slade 12/1960
Frank D’rone – Strawberry Blonde 12/1960
Roy Castle – Little White Berry 12/1960
Listen to: Flee-Rekkers – Green Jeans
In amongst the love ballads and teen angst of the year’s one hitters, is a rockin’ & jazzy version of “Greensleeves” renamed “Green Jeans” by Joe Meek produced group The Flee-Rekkers. It’s a fun little ditty in sea woeful crooning about dying for your one true love. So much so was the melodrama, that Bob Luman’s “Let’s Think About Living” lampoons the trope, riling against the likes of “Teen Angel” and “Tell Laura I Love Her”. Elsewhere, more covers, (three Never On A Sunday’s??) and Edith Piaf with “Milord” which is wild considering that “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien”, arguably her most well known, was recorded and released this year as well. But on the plus side, I get to make a Simpson’s reference.
The theeeeeeeme from a summer plaaaaaaaace from a summer plaaaaaace the theme from a suuuuuuumer place it’s the theeeeeeeme
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