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William Leitch
Dec 28, 201818 min read
Which side will you be on?: The 50th anniversary of Lindsay Anderson's If....
1 COLLEGE HOUSE ...Return Lindsay Anderson's If.... has returned to cinema's for it's 50th anniversary and I was very excited to catch it...
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William Leitch
Mar 4, 20181 min read
Books: Len Deighton's London Dossier
Len Deighton's London Dossier is a guide book from 1967, with stunning Penguin design (the cover flap lifts to reveal a photograph of...
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William Leitch
Nov 14, 20172 min read
Books: I Read the News Today, Oh Boy by Paul Howard
I recently finished reading I Read the News Today, Oh Boy by Paul Howard. Subtitled The Short and Gilded Life of Tara Browne, the Man Who...
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William Leitch
May 7, 20176 min read
"Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night..."
WATERLOO SUNSET THE KINKS PRODUCED AND WRITTEN BY RAY DAVIES PYE/MAY 1967 UK CHART: 2 Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys, when discussing...
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William Leitch
Apr 8, 20173 min read
"People in motion, people in motion..."
SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR) SCOTT McKENZIE PRODUCED BY LOU ADLER & JOHN PHILLIPS/WRITTEN BY JOHN PHILLIPS...
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William Leitch
Mar 11, 20177 min read
Mashed tea and black moods: Alan Sillitoe, the British New Wave and Harry Enfield
Having long been a fan of the kitchen sink dramas of the 1960's, I finally got around to reading two books by Alan Sillitoe, a...
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William Leitch
Mar 1, 20171 min read
"Nothing seems to be the same old way..."
WALK RIGHT BACK/EBONY EYES THE EVERLY BROTHERS PRODUCED BY WESLEY ROSE/WRITTEN BY SONNY CURTIS WARNER BROS./FEBRUARY 1961 UK CHART: 1...
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William Leitch
Dec 3, 20162 min read
"All of these and seven wonders more..."
KITES SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND PRODUCED BY DAVID PARAMOR/WRITTEN BY HAL HACKADAY & LEE POCKRISS PARLOPHONE/OCTOBER 1967 UK CHART: 9...
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William Leitch
Aug 14, 20163 min read
"Let's not think about tomorrow": Brian Wilson and Pet Sounds
Having watched the BBC4 broadcast of the Classic Album's documentary on Pet Sounds, and gone back to the album for fresh listening,...
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