Billboard Time Capsule — August 14, 1965
In Billboard Time Capsule, we journey through an old issue of Billboard to see what the most popular and advertised albums of the day were. Not through charts, but rather through advertisements. In each capsule you’ll see ads for classic songs and albums, both promoting new recordings and trumpeting ones that had already gained traction.
Enjoy!
Jody Miller – “Home of Brave”
The Hollies – “I’m Alive”
McCoys – “Hang On Sloopy”
Barry McGuire – “Eve of Destruction”
Donovan – “Colours”
Connie Francis – “Roundabout”
Columbia Records
Chuck Jackson – “If I Didn’t Love You”
Sonny Bono – “Laugh At Me”
Skeeter Davis – “Sun Glasses”
The Great Scots – “Give Me Lovin'”
Rusty Draper – “You Can’t Be True Dear”
The Lovin’ Spoonful – “Do You Believe in Magic?”
“Must I Tell You So?” – The Liverpool Set
Johnny Tillotson – “Heartaches by the Number”
For those who dig Spotify playlists, here is one that contains about half of these songs. I suspect the rest are either not permitted or may have just been lost to the mists of time…