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1965

                    

January

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - South of the
       Border 
The Four Tops - Four Tops 
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By
       You
The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin'
       Feelin' 

Death of Winston Churchill & poet T.S. Eliot.
February

Cilla Black - Cilla 
Gerry and the Pacemakers - Ferry Cross the Mersey 
Herman's Hermits - Introducing Herman's Hermits 
The Impressions - People Get Ready 
The Kinks - Kinda Kinks
The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones, Now! 
The Temptations - The Temptations Sing Smokey 
Joe Tex - Hold On to What You've Got 

Martin Luther King is arrested in Alabama for an illegal march.
American planes bomb North Vietnam.
Malcolm X is assassinated.
Gambia achieves independence.
Death of singer Nat King Cole.
March

The Animals - The Animals on Tour 
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! 
The Dave Clark Five - Weekend in London 
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home 
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers - John Mayall
       Plays John Mayall 
The Pretty Things - The Pretty Things 
Otis Redding - The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul
       Ballads


Martin Luther King leads 25 000 in a civil rights march in Alabama.
The USA commits its first fighting soldiers to the Vietnam War.
April

The Beau Brummels - Introducing the Beau
       Brummels 
Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry in London 
The Kinks - Kinks-Size 
Martha & the Vandellas - Dance Party

French President De Gaulle condemens American involvement in
     Vietnam; war demonstrations are held in Paris.
Police arrest Mods and Rockers in Brighton, England.
American troops support a military coup in the Dominican Republic.

                    

May

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream
       & Other Delights 
Herman's Hermits - Their Second Album! Herman's
       Hermits On Tour 
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul
       Butterfield Blues Band 
The Righteous Brothers - Just Once in My Life 
The Spencer Davis Group - Their First LP

West Germany & Isarel establish diplomatic relations.
June

The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man 
Donovan - Catch the Wind 
Them - Them 

The Beatles are awarded MBE's.
American troops go on the offensive in Vietnam for the first time.
July

The Beach Boys - Summer Days (and Summer
       Nights!!) 
The Beatles - Help! 
The Dave Clark Five - Having a Wild Weekend 
The Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads 
The Supremes - More Hits By the Supremes

Edward Heath is elected leader of the British Conservative Party.
US President Johnson sends 50 000 more troops into Vietnam.
August

The Animals - Animal Tracks
The Beau Brummels - The Beau Brummels Vol. 2 
James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited 
Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction 
Sonny & Cher - Look at Us
The Yardbirds - For Your Love

Singapore separates from Malaysia.
Race riots break out in Watts, Los Angeles.
Mick Jagger is best man at Catherine Deneuve and photographer
     David Bailey's wedding.
The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium, and their film Help! is
     released.

                    

September

The Hollies - The Hollies 
Barbara Lewis - Baby I'm Yours 
Otis Redding - Otis Blue

War erupts between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
Death of Albert Schweitzer.
October

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Going Boss!! 
Joan Baez - Farewell, Angelina 
Donovan - Fairytales 
The Turtles - It Ain't Me Babe

Cuba's President Castro announces Che Guevara has left the
     country to fight abroad.
November

The Four Tops - Four Tops Second Album 
The Kinks - Kinkdom 
The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic? 
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Going to a
       Go-Go 
The Rolling Stones - December's Children (and
       Everybody's)
The Temptations - The Temptin' Tempations 
Joe Tex - The New Boss 
The Yardbirds - Having a Rave-Up with the
       Yardbirds

A blackout overtakes the whole of New York City.
Rhodesia's racist government illegally announces its
     independence; the UK imposes sanctions.
Cassius Clay beats Floyd Patterson to remain world boxing
     heavyweight champion.
December

The Beatles - Rubber Soul 
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! 
The Pretty Things - Get the Picture? 
The Righteous Brothers - Back to Back 
The Who - The Who Sings My Generation

De Gaulle is re-elected President of France.
Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.

 

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