Sixties City - Bringing on back the good times

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Come on in! It's great to see you here at Sixties City and I do hope you enjoy your visit! Last updated Tuesday 19th February 2025

Thanks for visiting! If you've been here before, please refresh the page, and thanks to all of you who have mailed me with questions, comments, information and your own personal memories. I've been adding to the content for over 30 years (there are now over 650 pages!) and I am currently revisiting links and information on the existing older pages, updating and progressing a few other things I've been working on. Of course, I'll keep adding and updating content on a regular basis and there will occasionally be new articles and contributions, in a kind of 'magazine' format, generously provided by Bill Harry and others. Adverts will be limited as it was always meant to be a non-profit hobby, but as time goes on and the site grows, I increasingly need help to cover the maintenance costs. As always, if you find any incorrect details (hopefully few) or can provide new or further information, I'd love to hear from you!
Do please note that any pages at the old '.com' location are completely unrelated to this site and I cannot hold any responsibility for any content or links used there.
The pages, for the most part, are best viewed at 2560 x 1440 resolution.
Best regards always,

80 Supermodels of the Sixties

Presented here, in his own words, is the definitive story of one of the Sixties' seminal music papers - a fascinating and unique personal insight into the early days of the 'British Beat Boom'. Bill Harry was the original founder of the Liverpool music paper that chronicled the groups and venues responsible for the 'Mersey Sound', the publication that was to give its name to the Sixties phenomenon that has since become almost universally known as Merseybeat.

These pages feature over 240 articles from the personal pen of Bill Harry, providing his unique and informative view on many and varied aspects of Sixties events, personalities, music and culture, and some personal interviews.

Are You Looking for Something Specific?
There are well over 500 pages of great Sixties-related information, sounds and images to browse through, including many unique articles and graphics, so you should be able to find something of interest to you whether you are researching the decade in general, specific events or people, or simply reviving old memories.
There are some links to areas of general interest further down this page or in the image links but you can also click on the button below for a more definitive menu listing. Many subjects have multiple sub-pages when you reach them.

Carnaby Street, Soho and the Kings Road
Some history, information and
60s location maps unique to this site

Revisit and refresh some old memories - these graphical maps of Sixties Carnaby Street and the Kings Road will take you back in time.

There are hundreds of images of people and locations, plus information about the boutiques, cafes, clubs and other establishments with unique maps showing you where they were.

Tea Cards and collectible card sets from Bubble Gum, Children's Sweets, Ice Lollies and a variety of other sources
Is there anyone who was a child in the Sixties and did not collect card sets from various places? As the shortage of paper receded after WWII, the marketing advantages of including collectible cards with products again became apparent and many unrelated products that relied on 'repeat' sales started to include them in their packaging. Now, by creating colourful, collectible sets of cards on subjects like aircraft, dinosaurs, space and a wide variety of animals and plants, they had the added advantage of encouraging young people and children to influence parents' purchasing decisions for products that they were never intended to be a target for. The vagaries of luck and the satisfaction of finding a rare or sought-after card added an element of anticipation and excitement to the hobby despite the frequent frustrations of duplicates or hard to get 'rare' cards.

Sweets, Chocolate and Confectionery
The confectionery industry has a history that is as bright and colourful as the products placed before us over the ages. Hundreds, if not thousands of local manufacturers existed in the early 19th century, at which time production mechanisation was starting to be introduced, leading to the mass production of many confectionery products and the growth of the 'giants' of the industry which had become household names by the 1960s.The Sixties saw the introduction of many new, now famous, sweets and chocolates, some of which still exist today, but a large number of which have since been discontinued or changed, leaving the names as only a childhood memory. Presented here, for your interest, are over 130 illustrations of these confection offerings that I hope will bring back some happy childhood memories and also show the difference in appearance that these had in the Sixties and early Seventies.

Sixties Television Quiz and Prize Shows, Panel Games and Competitions
Here's a listing of some of the Sixties quiz, panel and prize shows and competitions that could be seen on TV - many during the Fifties and Seventies as well.
A lot of these shows were short-lived, erased or largely forgotten so information may be short and a bit sketchy. If you can add to the information presented,
or advise any shows I have missed, I'd be happy to know. Some of the programmes have had more recent 'revivals' but these have largely been ignored.
It is possible that the numbers of episodes quoted for any programme may differ on different sites but these are believed to be largely correct.
You may well know the catchphrases from some of these shows even if you never realised where they came from......

The MonaLisa Twins
with real-life twins Mona and Lisa Wagner fronting the band, are one of the very few modern groups who continue the tradition of song-writing that took off in 1963. They bring back what has been started 60 years ago and write modern songs in the 60s Beat tradition, reviving the genre with a fresh twist without sounding pop-ish or trivial.
Their signature features are tight twin harmonies, unaltered natural voices, relatable lyrics, twangy guitar sounds and inventive arrangements. 12 albums, 175+ music videos, 100+ million YouTube views, 235,000+ subscribers and a lot of blood, sweat and tears later, they are living and working in Liverpool/UK.

With a host of live shows worldwide, a recording session in Abbey Road Studios, a UK tour with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, a 2-year residency at the legendary Cavern Club, a Glastonbury performance and collaborations with Woodstock legend John Sebastian under their belt, they have come a long way since daydreaming about the future at the age of 13. The Twins have received praise from many music icons of the “Swinging Sixties”. Listen to what others are saying about The MonaLisa Twins!

Holiday Camps

Cliff Richard - The Shadows Years
Exploding into the charts in The Fifties, Cliff Richard and The Shadows invented The Sixties: a string of largely self-composed hit singles, global success that rivalled Elvis Presley, ‘Beat Group’ two guitars, bass and drums instrumentation, appearances on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’, classic movies with their memorable music and zany humour, and the era’s most influential guitarist - they truly set the template for The Beatles and all that followed.

In this remarkable book, acclaimed author and music historian Peter Checksfield looks at the music Cliff Richard made - both with and without The Shadows - during the first decade of his sensational career. Music that quite literally changed the world!

Also: The Spurs Double, The 1966 World Cup and EVERY match played at Wembley

Sixties City Jukebox
My 'Top 300' records of the British record charts of the 1960s - and a few 'bonus' tracks that didn't appear in the UK pop charts for whatever reason.
Records here reflect my own personal choice, either through being Sixties icons, innovative, quirky, sounds I love or just records that hold a special memory for me and maybe you too. Frequently updating the links no longer available.

Just some of
the interesting, notable or famous 60s / 70s people
who have
recently left us

(Wikipedia list
of recent deaths)

In memory of . . .
Niké Arrighi, Mike Ratledge, John Crosse, Marianne Faithfull,
Garth Hudson, Denis Law, Joan Plowright, Linda Nolan, Teddy Osei,
Tony Book, Laurie Holloway, Sam Moore, Peter Yarrow,
Christopher Benjamin, Brenton Wood, Wayne Osmond, Johnnie Walker,
Willem van Kooten, Olivia Hussey, George Eastham, Carole Crawford,
Michael Cole, Julie Stevens, Neale Fraser, Ian Redpath, Earl Holliman,
Mark Wildman, Charles Dumont, Dennis Bryon, Vic Flick, Peter Sinfield,
Brian Maxine, Shel Talmy, Phyllis O'Donnell, Quincy Jones, Brian Tesler,
Jeri Taylor, Paul Morrissey, Teri Garr, Phil Lesh, Jack Jones, Ron Ely,
Geoff Capes, Mitzi Gaynor, Cissy Houston, Maggie Smith, Brian Huggett

Television Westerns
'Western' shows were already a pre-television radio phenomenon in the 40s and 50s, but really exploded onto television during the 50s and early to mid 60s. Listed here, with soundtracks and images for interest, and in no particular order (some of which you may not have seen), are many of them. They include all my favourites that bring back happy memories of 60s television viewing, both as 'children's' shows and adult evening drama or comedy.

How Were Vinyl Discs Made?
Sixties production methods and some interesting information on aspects of the vinyl disc - What are they made of? How long is a record groove? What do dead wax codes mean? Why are they black?

Can you help please?

Aristos Constantinou / Ariella
TellTale Industries are an award-winning London-based production company who are currently working on a documentary podcast series about the 1985 death of Aristos Constantinou who founded the Ariella fashion label with his brother Achilleas and they would love to get in touch with anyone who remembers the Ariella shops (in Carnaby Street, Newburgh Street, Oxford Street etc!) from this era or who knew the Constantinou brothers at all.
If you are able to help with this, please let me know and I will put you in contact with them.

Does anyone have
memories or information
on any of these? :

Colney Heath Junior School staff mid 60s

I'm still looking for photos of the
old Colney Heath JMI School
before its demolition? I attended
there approx 1960 - 1967.
Mid-60s staff picture above

Student Websites and / or Orphan Pages on Other Websites
It saddens me that many interesting sites and web pages that I have come across with unique information and images seem to come and go with such frequency, disappearing into the sunset without trace.
Many of these are put up on .edu sites by students and are apparently 'wiped' when the student leaves, or soon afterwards.

If you have created such a site / page, or are intending to discontinue your pages for whatever reason, please get in touch! I am more than happy to import such information into Sixties City so that others may continue to enjoy the content and information and, if you like, full credit will be given to the original constructor / owner for posterity. Thanks!

Johnny Byrne - Poet and Writer
Andy Soloman asks: "My father was Johnny Byrne, he of the poetry set, Groupie and lots of other stuff. Sadly he died in 2008. I am trying to piece together his Liverpool and subsequent 1960s poetry, writing and rock’n’roll years leading up to the publication of Groupie and soon after. I know he lived in Gambier Terrace below John Lennon, and my mother was certainly friends with The Beatles and The Hurricanes, as well as the poets and artists. Other elements that I’m keen to find out more about would be Poison Bellows which he performed as with Spike Hawkins, and his involvement with The Kinks and The Who. I’m keen to meet people who would have known him at that time. If you can help, please mail me"

Chelsea Kings Road and Soho Carnaby Street
Do you have any information on the occupants of the various premises in these locations during the Sixties or do you
have any personal reminiscences of the places and times?

Please check out the Kings Road and Carnaby Street street maps and you may also be interested in the reminiscences
of various people who have been kind enough to contact me. If you can help, or have images, please do mail me.

A Sixties cafe/restaurant called 'The Spot' - possibly near Dovehouse Green in the Kings Road?

A cafe / coffee bar (possibly Fouberts Street) near Carnaby Street, called 'Rouge et Noir'?

'A cafe / coffee bar (possibly Lowndes Court) near Carnaby Street, called 'Four Aces'?

Joseph at Salon 33 at 33 Kings Road, particularly the exact opening date?

The Casserole - Kings Road - any decent images?

Any theme music for the TV Westerns 'Frontier Justice', 'Jefferson Drum', 'Pony Express' or 'Wrangler'?

Images of a skiffle group called Darktown that played the Liverpool Empire and other well-known venues?

Information about London bus used as a 'mobile boutique' called 'Birds Paradise' - Reg No. OLD 620?

I'm currently searching for information on lots of Sixties things - please have a look here to see if you can possibly help?

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