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| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 22 - 'Wall to wall butter ads' | 26 Oct 2026 | 01:37:24 | |
Sorry! We accidentally put out the unedited file of the episode with only Paul's mic! This is the full edited version. Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. Why not support the podcast by visiting our merch shop: This is the last episode of the 1964 songs! This week's songs: The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack Lorne Greene - Ringo Bobby Vinton - Mr. Lonely The Supremes - Come See About Me The Beatles - I Feel Fine If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott Or you can listen digitally to that and all his other albums here: https://garryabbott.bandcamp.com/ And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 21 - 'Have you had your crooner mush?' | 19 Oct 2026 | 01:32:49 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. Why not support the podcast by visiting our merch shop: We continue through 1964 with another bumper episode including several songs already covered in the UK chart last series. This week's songs: The Beach Boys - I Get Around The Four Seasons - Rag Doll The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night Dean Martin - Everybody Loves Somebody The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go? The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy The Supremes - Baby Love If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott Or you can listen digitally to that and all his other albums here: https://garryabbott.bandcamp.com/ And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 20 - 'And then, this happened...' | 12 Oct 2026 | 01:43:24 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. Why not support the podcast by visiting our merch shop: We are back with a bumper episode as many of these songs have been covered in series 4 as UK number ones (I wonder why?!). This week's songs: Bobby Vinton - There! I've Said It Again The Beatles - I Want To Hole Your Hand / She Loves You / Can't Buy Me Love Louis Armstrong - Hello! Dolly! May Wells - My Guy The Beatles - Love Me Do The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love Peter & Gordon - World Without Love If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott Or you can listen digitally to that and all his other albums here: https://garryabbott.bandcamp.com/ And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| BBSO Summer Catch Up Minisode! | 28 Aug 2026 | 00:26:32 | |
Hello! While we are in our mid season break we thought it would be good to have a little late summer catch up! We chat about our new shop, the upcoming Rubber Soul rerelease, time travel, the weather, fall out shelters, and Gretna Green! As mentioned in this ep, you can visit our new merch shop here: BBSO.redbubble.com to support the pod! Thanks for listening and we will hopefully be back later in the Autumn! Bye! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 19 - 'Pepper Porch' | 27 Jul 2026 | 01:22:09 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. Please note! We are taking a mid-series break after this episode. Keep an eye on our socials (below) to find out when we are coming back. This week's songs: Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Sugar Shack Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple Dale & Grace - I'm Leaving it up to You The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) - Dominique If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott Or you can listen digitally to that and all his other albums here: https://garryabbott.bandcamp.com/ And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 18 - 'Barry & Barry' | 20 Jul 2026 | 01:24:56 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: The Tymes - So Much In Love Little Stevie Wonder - Fingertips (Pt. 2) Angels - My Boyfriend's Back Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott Or you can listen digitally to that and all his other albums here: https://garryabbott.bandcamp.com/ And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 17 - 'Eggs Frying People' | 13 Jul 2026 | 01:22:46 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: It's My Party - Lesley Gore Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto Easier Said Than Done - The Essex Surf City - Jan & Dean If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott Or you can listen digitally to that and all his other albums here: https://garryabbott.bandcamp.com/ And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 16 - 'Bilbo Hot 100' | 29 Jun 2026 | 01:20:13 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: Our Day Will Come - Ruby & The Romantics He's So Fine - The Chiffons I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott Or you can listen digitally to that and all his other albums here: https://garryabbott.bandcamp.com/ And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 15 - 'Little Caesar' | 22 Jun 2026 | 01:26:30 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers Hey Paula - Paul & Paula Walk Like a Man - The Four Seasons If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| Big 60s Sort Out USA - Twist Around The Clock Special! | 15 Jun 2026 | 01:00:42 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production... but not this week! This week we are taking a break from the number 1 records to watch the original 'Twist' flick, 'Twist Around The Clock', which you can find on Youtube if you want to watch before you listen! We will be back to the number 1s of 1963 next week. If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| Big Beatles Sort Out - The Boys of Dungeon Lane Special! | 08 Jun 2026 | 01:08:26 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production... but not this week! This week, we have been mostly listening to Paul McCartney's new album, 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' and thought it only right and proper that I have a go ranking it so we could basically have a nice chat about it. Next week we will have another bonus ep before cracking on with the 1963 US Number 1s the week after! If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 12 - 'The Transylvania Twist' | 01 Jun 2026 | 01:29:33 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: Sherry - The Four Seasons Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers He's A Rebel - The Crystals Big Girls Don't Cry - The Four Seasons Telstar - The Tornados If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 11 - 'Imaginary Drums' | 25 May 2026 | 01:28:44 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka The Loco-motion - Little Eva Sheila - Tommy Roe If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 10 - 'Cyan Heliotrope Sausage' | 18 May 2026 | 01:12:32 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs (*includes 3 previously discussed in Series 4): Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares Good Luck Charm* - Elvis Presley Soldier Boy - The Shirelles Stranger On The Shore* - Acker Bilk I Can't Stop Loving You* - Ray Charles The Stripper - David Rose If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry appeared on an episode of Tim Worthington's Nostalgia Pod 'Looks Unfamiliar' find his episode and more at Tim's website: https://timworthington.org/ Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 9 - 'Peppermint Crage' | 11 May 2026 | 01:21:00 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: The Twist - Chubby Checker Peppermint Twist pt 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel Don't Break The Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 8 - 'Toin Coss' | 04 May 2026 | 01:32:49 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: Dion - Runaround Sue Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here and you can use the offer code WELCOME10 on your first purchase for 10% off! http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 7 - 'Sling your hook, duck' | 27 Apr 2026 | 01:24:58 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs (*includes 2 previously covered in UK number 1s): Gary U.S Bonds - Quarter to Three Bobby Lewis - Tossin' and Turnin' Joe Dowell - Wooden Heart The Highwaymen - Michael* Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby* Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here: http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 6 - 'On the floor your hat I saw' | 20 Apr 2026 | 01:13:53 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: Ernie K-Doe - Mother-in-Law Ricky Nelson - Travelin' Man Roy Orbison - Running Scared Pat Boone - Muddy River If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album can be bought on CD or Vinyl here: http://elasticstage.com/garryabbott And you can find Paul's band here: https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 5 - 'Bubbles in Soup' | 30 Mar 2026 | 01:16:18 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs (there are 3 previously covered in Series 4 as UK number 1s that we only briefly touch on): Bert Kaempfert - Wonderland By Night The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow Lawrence Welk - Calcutta Chubby Checker - Pony Time Elvis Presley - Surrender (covered in series 4) The Marcels - Blue Moon (covered in series 4) Del Shannon - Runaway (covered in series 4) If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album is out now on Bandcamp and all major streaming services: The News (Be Scared) | Garry Abbott And you can find Paul's band here: https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 4 - 'Texas On My Knee' | 23 Mar 2026 | 01:09:45 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: Brenda Lee - I Want To Be Wanted Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album is out now on Bandcamp and all major streaming services: The News (Be Scared) | Garry Abbott And you can find Paul's band here: https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 3 - 'Podgy Draughts' | 16 Mar 2026 | 01:16:42 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: The Twist - Chubby Checker My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own - Connie Francis Mr Custer - Larry Verne Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album is out now on Bandcamp: The News (Be Scared) | Garry Abbott And you can find Paul's band here: https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 2 - 'Ork With a Banjo' | 09 Mar 2026 | 01:23:16 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis Alley Oop - Hollywood Argyles I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Brian Hyland It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album is out now on Bandcamp: The News (Be Scared) | Garry Abbott And you can find Paul's band here: https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Ep 1 - 'Bears Feature Occasionally' | 02 Mar 2026 | 01:16:00 | |
Welcome to the Big 60s Sort Out USA edition where we are ranking all the Billboard Number 1s from the 1960s for music, lyrics and production. This week's songs: El Paso - Marty Robbins Running Bear - Johnny Preston Teen Angel - Mark Dinning Theme from "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith Stuck on You - Elvis Presley Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Garry's new album is out now on Bandcamp: The News (Be Scared) | Garry Abbott And you can find Paul's band here: https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/
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| The Big 60s Sort Out USA! Episode 0 | 23 Feb 2026 | 00:56:59 | |
Howdy! The Big 60s Sort Out is back! And this time we are looking across the pond to the USA to rank all the US Number 1 singles from the 1960s for lyrics, music and production. In this pre-series episode, we catch-up with some Beatles news and look back at some of the very first US charts, from sheet music sales in the 1910s, to the first consolidated pop music chart in 1958, and we talk about what we might expect over the coming series! Thanks for joining us as we continue to try and sort, the 60s! As mentioned, Garry's new album is out now! The News (Be Scared) | Garry Abbott | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - Disc Special | 22 Dec 2025 | 01:22:56 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! We have looked at the NME and Melody Maker unique hits, and now we are turning our attention to the Disc magazine chart in this one off special, covering several songs that haven't yet appeared anywhere else (you'll just have to listen to find out what!). And that's a wrap for Season 4! So have a happy festive period and New Year and we will be back in 2026 with season 5 (at some point)! If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - Melody Maker Special | 15 Dec 2025 | 01:00:53 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! We have looked at the NME unique hits, and now we are turning our attention to the Melody Maker chart in this one off special, covering several songs that haven't yet appeared anywhere else (you'll just have to listen to find out what!). Next week we will do the same with the 'Disc' chart before wrapping up for Xmas. If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| Big BEATLES Sort Out - Anthology Reissue Special! | 08 Dec 2025 | 00:52:42 | |
Hello! We are taking a small detour from looking at the 60s UK number 1s to chat about the recent reissue of the Beatles Anthology documentary on Disney +, plus some other recent news about the casting of the upcoming movies, and a whole new Hamburg centric drama coming to the BBC. In this episode we mentioned a website by a chap called Daniel Earwicker who has taken on the mammoth task of comparing the original DVD release with the Disney+ versions. His website can be found here: https://earwicker.com/beatles-anthology-diffs/comparison.html# We will be back next week to tie up some loose ends with yet more alternative 60s pop charts! See you there! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - NME Chart Ep 8 | 01 Dec 2025 | 01:05:02 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank! This week, 1969 part 2: Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Kenny Rogers - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - NME Chart Ep 7 | 24 Nov 2025 | 01:04:20 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank! This week, 1969 part 1: Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well Pt 1 If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - NME Chart Ep 6 | 17 Nov 2025 | 01:07:38 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank! This week, 1968: Tom Jones - Help Yourself Barry Ryan - Eloise If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - NME Chart Ep 5 | 10 Nov 2025 | 01:01:18 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank! This week, 1966: The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown The Hollies - I Can't Let Go If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - NME Chart Ep 4 | 03 Nov 2025 | 01:05:11 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank! This week, 1965: The Yardbirds - For Your Love The Everly Brothers - The Price Of Love Len Barry - 1-2-3 If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - NME Chart Ep 3 | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:50:22 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank! This week, 1963: The Beatles - Please Please Me Billy J Kramer with The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know a Secret? If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - NME Chart Ep 2 | 20 Oct 2025 | 01:02:41 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank! This week, 1962: Mr Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen - March of the Siamese Children If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - NME Chart Ep 1 | 13 Oct 2025 | 01:00:18 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. However! There is more! In this mid-season season, we are looking at the songs that topped the NME chart but missed out on the 'official' top spot of the Record Retailers chart (don't worry, Paul explains it all at the top of the episode) - Basically, we have another 7 episodes of 60s hits to rank! This week: The Allisons - Are you sure? Elvis Presley - Wild In the Country Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart plus these new entries, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): Last Week In Limbo And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| BBSO Hamburg Special! | 22 Sep 2025 | 00:55:56 | |
Hello! We are back with a special report from our recent visit to Hamburg! We spent 3 nights in Hamburg in early September 2025 visiting some of the Beatle sights and the amazing City itself, and this is our thoughts on what we found, recorded out and about and debriefing in the hotel. We hope you enjoy - it's a first for us doing a travel episode like this, so excuse us if we ramble on a bit here and there, it was a lot to take in! We will be back again soon looking at the NME number 1s and slotting them into the 60s chart from series 5. Danke fürs Zuhören! | |||
| BBSO Free As A Bird Remix Special! | 08 Sep 2025 | 00:46:22 | |
Hello! We are back with a special listening to the new remixed version of Free As A Bird featuring the 'cleaned up' Lennon vocals using the same MAL technology used on 'Now And Then' - Is it a change for the better? Listen to find out what we thought and for a general catch up on all things Beatles doing the rounds at the moment! To listen along, here is the original 1995 version: https://music.apple.com/gb/song/free-as-a-bird-1995-mix/1441152324 And here is the 2025 new version: https://music.apple.com/gb/song/free-as-a-bird-2025-mix/1834474212 I'll see if I can also pull these in as linked songs on the Spotify feed. Enjoy, and we will be back again soon! Bye! Beatles! | |||
| BBSO Beatles Cartoon Special Vol 2! | 09 Aug 2025 | 00:58:50 | |
We are back with another mid season extra - this time we are discussing Episode 5 of the Beatles Cartoon, featuring the songs 'Baby's in Black', 'Misery', 'I'll Get You' and 'Chains' along to lots of silly antics involving vampires, mostly. At the time of publishing, this link was a good place to watch the episode: https://archive.org/details/ep5_20240123 We hope you enjoy our little chat and we will be back with more specials over the coming weeks and months! | |||
| BBSO Special Report - Lawrence Wright Music Catalogue | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:12:14 | |
This episode is a mini-documentary made by Paul that was originally featured in episode 54 of the fantastic Winter Of Discontent podcast. That show looks in forensic detail at the Nagra tapes of the Get Back sessions and Paul contributed this research package - all about the Lawrence Wright music catalogue, to the show. It's a ten minute look into the background of why Dick James was so excited to share news of this publishing purchase coup with the boys, as seen in the Get Back documentary. If you enjoy this little snippet, then you'll love Winter of Discontent, so look it up in the usual pod places. We will be back with more specials over the next few months so stay tuned! | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 62- Series Wrap Up Episode! | 30 Jun 2025 | 01:24:32 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we have taken a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. We are done! And in this special 'wrap up' episode, we listen to some of your 1969 album recommendations, Paul reveals his Top 10, and we ponder if we have actually reached any conclusions about the effect the 60s had on The Beatles, and vice versa! We will be back with occasional specials over the remainder of 2025 and with a new series sometime in 2026! Have a great summer! If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out - The 'Whoops! No Episode!', episode. | 23 Jun 2025 | 00:11:16 | |
Hello. Just a quick one this week to let you know we haven't got ten around to recording our round-up show as promised, so here is a quick ten minutes chat about Birthday's, Beach Boys and questionable Buzzards. We will, all being well, be back soon with our series round up before we go on a bit of a break for the summer. | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 61: 1969 Albums Special Part 2! | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:48:28 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! We have finished the ranking of the UK No 1 singles but our journey is not yet over as we look at the No 1 Albums of 1969 in two specials! Part 2 features: Jim Reeves Jethro Tull Elvis Presley Blind Faith The Beatles The Rolling Stones If you want to view the complete series 4 singles chart, you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 60: 1969 Albums Special Part 1! | 09 Jun 2025 | 00:54:20 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! We have finished the ranking of the UK No 1 singles but our journey is not yet over as we look at the No 1 Albums of 1969 in two specials! Part 1 features: The Seekers Diana Ross & The Supremes with The Temptations Cream The Moody Blues Bob Dylan Ray Conniff If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode (sometimes), you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 59: 1969 Oct - Dec | 02 Jun 2025 | 01:17:35 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! Songs this episode: Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin - Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again The Archies - Sugar Sugar If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode (sometimes), you can do so here! Garry mentions his appearance on Tim Worthington's 'It's Good Except It Sucks' podcast. You can find that and Tim's other work here: Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 58: 1969 Jul - Sept | 26 May 2025 | 01:12:50 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! Songs this episode: The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode (sometimes), you can do so here! Garry has a new album out which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 57: Margaret Abbott Special! | 19 May 2025 | 00:55:31 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! This week have a special episode to cover Paul's holiday, interviewing our Mum, Margaret Abbott, about growing up with the music of the Sixties in the North East of England. Mum has appeared in snippets once or twice in the early part of this season, so we thought it was about time we heard from her properly! Mum mentions music therapy for dementia at one point, so here is a link from dementiauk.org where you can search for local services: https://www.bamt.org/music-therapy/music-therapy-in-the-uk Garry's latest album can be found below and linked to the episode. If the links doesn't work, just search for 'Garry Abbott Music' on any browser: And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 56: 1969 Apr - Jul | 12 May 2025 | 01:18:05 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! Songs this episode: The Beatles and Billy Preston - Get Back Tommy Roe - Dizzy The Beatles - The Ballad of John and Yoko Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode (sometimes), you can do so here! As Garry mentions in this episode, he has a new album out 'Last Week in Limbo' which can be found on all major platforms here (or search for 'Garry Abbott Music'): And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 55: 1969 Feb - Apr | 05 May 2025 | 01:27:02 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! Songs this episode: Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode (sometimes), you can do so here! As Garry mentions in this episode, he has a new album out 'Last Week in Limbo' which can be found on all major platforms and on Bandcamp here: https://garryabbott.bandcamp.com/album/last-week-in-limbo And here is Paul's band! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 54: 1969 Jan - Feb | 28 Apr 2025 | 01:13:08 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! Songs this episode: The Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da Fleetwood Mac - Albatross The Move - Blackberry Way If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Below are links to our respective music projects! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||
| The Big 60s Sort Out Ep 53 - 1968 Album Special Part 2! | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:41:35 | |
The Big Beatles Sort Out Presents: The Big 60s Sort Out! Yes, for season 4 we are taking a look at the decade that made (or was made?) by The Beatles, by ranking every UK number one, looking for sneaky Beatles links, and generally putting ourselves in the world where they crafted their legacy. Please joins us as we try and sort out, the 60s! This is the concluding part of our two part bonus looking at the albums that hit number 1 in the UK (for the first time) in 1968! If you want to view the chart up to the latest episode, you can do so here! Below are links to our respective music projects! https://goodgriefliverpool.bandcamp.com/ | |||