Pop

...including Billy Fury, who, though not as big a star as Cliff Richard, scored 27 Top 40 singles between 1959 and 1966, including 11 that made England’s Top 10.

A box set adds previously unheard material and an excellent new stereo mix to the Beatles' "Rubber Soul."

Did you know shoegaze was still a thing?

Though rooted in folk, the Roches' music owes debts to everything from jazz and barbershop quartets to 1940s vocal groups and punk.A new box set contains much of their best.

Stateside in 1967, folks were tuning in and dropping out, but in Paris they were tuning in to Thelonious Monk. "Monk Live In Paris, 1967, Volume Two" hits the streets on October 9.

There are two big reasons why the 5th Dimension topped Billboard’s pop chart twice in 1969, made the Top 40 an additional 18 times between 1967 and 1973, and won multiple Grammys.

In the UK, according to Wikipedia, Richard has sold more than 21 million 45s, making him the third-highest-selling artist in singles chart history, behind only the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

Music reviews: a reissued concert set from George Harrison's ukulele-playing pal, Joe Brown. Plus, new albums from John R. Miller and Collective Soul.

The Frogs' "My Daughter The Broad," "one of the funniest albums ever made," re-emerges from the pond in expanded 2-LP form. "Only listen if you can handle scatological and taboo subjects without wincing."

Strawberry Alarm Clock's penchant for psychedelia remains obvious throughout their excellent new album, but its sound, which incorporates elements of dream pop and power pop, has become much more complex and sophisticated.