Ultimate 60s Classics CD | 1960s Pop Rock Soul R&B | Beatles Rolling Stones Kinks Who Hendrix Dusty Springfield Motown Era | Various Artists | New & Sealed

The 1960s. Ultimate 60s Classics CD. The essential collection of the greatest hits and most enduring recordings of the 1960s — the decade that transformed popular music forever — spanning pop, rock, soul, R&B, psychedelia and Motown — featuring the artists who defined a generation including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Dusty Springfield and the Motown era. Pop / rock / soul / R&B / 1960s. New & sealed.

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• What was the most important decade in popular music? — the most searched 1960s music question — the 1960s is widely regarded as the most transformative decade in the history of popular music — the most searched 1960s music importance fact — the decade saw the emergence of the British Invasion led by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones — the most searched British Invasion 1960s fact — The Beatles arrived in the United States in February 1964 on The Ed Sullivan Show watched by an estimated 73 million viewers — the most searched Beatles America 1964 fact — the simultaneous rise of Motown in Detroit produced a string of globally influential soul and R&B recordings by artists including The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops and The Temptations
• What was the British Invasion? — the most searched 1960s British Invasion question — the British Invasion was the wave of British pop and rock acts who conquered the American charts in 1964 and 1965 following The Beatles’ debut on The Ed Sullivan Show — the most searched British Invasion definition fact — key acts included The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, The Animals, The Dave Clark Five, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Dusty Springfield — the most searched British Invasion acts question — the British Invasion fundamentally changed American popular music and established the template for the modern rock band
• What was Motown? — the most searched 1960s soul question — Motown Records was founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit, Michigan in 1959 — the most searched Motown founded when question — the label produced a remarkable string of globally successful soul, pop and R&B recordings throughout the 1960s — the most searched Motown 1960s artists question — key Motown artists of the 1960s included The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas and The Jackson Five — Motown was the most commercially successful independent record label of the 1960s
• What was the Summer of Love? — the most searched 1960s cultural event question — the Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that took place in San Francisco in the summer of 1967 — the most searched Summer of Love where and when question — it marked the peak of the 1960s counterculture movement and was accompanied by the emergence of psychedelic rock — the most searched Summer of Love music connection fact — key albums of 1967 that defined the era include The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced and The Doors’ debut album — the most searched 1967 albums question
• What were the biggest UK number ones of the 1960s? — the most searched 1960s UK chart question — the biggest-selling UK singles of the 1960s included She Loves You by The Beatles (1963), I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles (1963), Tears by Ken Dodd (1965), Can’t Buy Me Love by The Beatles (1964) and In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry (1970) — The Beatles placed seventeen singles at UK number one during the 1960s — the most searched Beatles UK number ones 1960s fact

Most Searched 1960s Artists Facts

• The Beatles placed seventeen singles at UK number one during the 1960s and are the best-selling music act of all time — the most searched Beatles 1960s chart fact
• The Rolling Stones formed in London in 1962 and became the pre-eminent blues-influenced rock band of the 1960s alongside The Beatles — the most searched Rolling Stones origin fact
• Jimi Hendrix arrived in the UK in September 1966 and within months had become the most celebrated guitarist in the world — the most searched Jimi Hendrix UK arrival fact
• Motown Records was founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit in 1959 and became the most commercially successful independent label of the 1960s — the most searched Motown origin fact
• Dusty Springfield’s Dusty in Memphis (1969) is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums ever recorded — the most searched Dusty Springfield album fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• What was the British Invasion? — The wave of British pop and rock acts led by The Beatles who conquered the American charts from 1964 — the most searched question
• When did The Beatles arrive in America? — February 1964 — The Ed Sullivan Show — watched by an estimated 73 million viewers — the most searched question
• What was Motown? — Founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit in 1959 — home to The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops and The Temptations — the most searched question
• What was the Summer of Love? — San Francisco, summer of 1967 — peak of the counterculture movement — defined by psychedelic rock and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — the most searched question
• How many UK number ones did The Beatles have in the 1960s? — Seventeen — the most searched question

CD Details

• Title: Ultimate 60s Classics
• Artists: Various Artists
• Genre: Pop / Rock / Soul / R&B / 1960s
• Format: CD
• EAN / Barcode: 4050538267600
• Condition: New & Sealed

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