Hello Friends! Today on the pod we're getting down and dirty, with some garage rocking tunes from some classic and unsuspecting artists, including far too many B-Sides to count! With tracks from The Animals, Little Frankie, The Zombies, The Byr

Back to Mono #54 - If You Can Believe in the Magic of Mono

Mar 31st, 2021 45m 57s

Hello Friends! We're taking another scattershot look at the first half of the sixties today, with a total mix of cuts from Johnny Cash, Chris Montez, Frank Sinatra, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield, The Beatles, Peter & Gordon, and

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Bonus Episode #3 - 'The Beach Boys Today!' Mono LP Shootout

Mar 28th, 2021 6m 16s

Hello Friends! A little bonus look at 'The Beach Boys Today!'... today, taking a look at the four LP copies I own of this album, to decide which is the best one stop shop for SQ, the best copy on a budget, and which you should downright avoid!

Back to Mono #53 - Dusting Off the Pure Pop of the 60s

Mar 17th, 2021 41m 7s

Hello Friends! Today on the show I've decided to take things through the ultra poppy route, with tracks ranging from the original pop star himself Elvis Presley, through Cilla Black, The Monkees, Sam Cooke, and even The Union Gap. Along the way

Back to Mono #52 - Relaxing Down at the Village Green

Mar 3rd, 2021 55m

Hello Friends, today we're kicking back down at the Village Green with a selection of tracks predominantly from 1968, as well as a few from the surrounding years for good measure. So with some relaxation from The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel,

Back to Mono #51 - Feelin' Groovy in '65 thru '67

Feb 17th, 2021 46m 33s

Hello Friends! Today we're Feelin' Groovy with a little help from the great Harper's Bizarre, as well as with some slightly more relaxed monophonic classics from The Kinks, The Mamas and The Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Sonny & Cher, Herman's Her

Back to Mono #50 - Baby, Baby, Baby

Feb 3rd, 2021 43m 9s

Hello Friends! Exciting news in the world of the Back to Mono family - we're having a baby! As inspired by a recent post made over at my Instagram, I've collected a bunch of songs with 'Baby' in the title (and some that are close enough) to cel

Back to Mono #49 - A New Year & Old Classics

Jan 20th, 2021 46m 31s

Hello Friends! We're diving head first in to 2021 this week with the first episode of Back to Mono for the new year. And much like 2021, nothing much has changed, but the music is still just a good as it ever was, and I've got a boatload of top

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Bonus Episode #2 - The Back to Mono Christmas Show!

Dec 22nd, 2020 46m 56s

Hello Friends! To thank everyone for all your support throughout this year, I decided to revamp my original Christmas special (for you long time listeners) for this rather unusual festive season. For 2020, the collection has expanded, the stake

Back to Mono #48 - Time to Kick Back

Dec 8th, 2020 49m 32s

Hello Friends, and today on the show we're taking things easy, with some slow burning tunes from the likes of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Nilsson, The Bee Gees, The Beatles, The Seekers, Chris Montez, Dave Davies, Frank Snatra, and The Beach Boys, all

Back to Mono #47 - The Unending Joys of US Pop

Nov 24th, 2020 44m 48s

Hello Friends! Jumping right off of last week's look at British Beat from the 60s, this week we're taking a look at a little spread of pop straight out of the United States of America. From Wall-of-Sound Pop from The Ronettes and Sonny & Cher,

Back to Mono #46 - Return of the British Beat Scene

Nov 10th, 2020 46m 32s

Hello Friends, and once again it's back to that early 60s British Beat scene, because I can't keep myself away apparently! Thematically organised as such by complete accident, I've grouped artists together today by the labels they appeared on f

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Bonus Episode #1 - Monophonic Halloween

Oct 27th, 2020 49m 39s

Hello Friends, and welcome to the first official bonus episode for the Back to Mono podcast! I've jumped around my collection today to offer up a mix of Halloween themed tracks (some more direct than others) to both delight and terrify. There w

Back to Mono #45 - Joyous Adventures in Record Collecting

Oct 13th, 2020 45m 33s

Hello Friends! After a trilogy of themed episodes, we've got a BTM classic episode today, with a broad selection of some of my favourite pickups from the last couple of months. With Genres ranging from Garage Rock, Beat, Country Rock, Rockabill

Back to Mono #44 - The ‘Bridge’ into The 70s

Sep 29th, 2020 56m 6s

Hello Friends, and don't panic! This isn't the end of the Back to Mono era, but a look at some of those forgotten about mono mixes from 1970/71, issued on singles and radio promos, many of which have been lost to time! With a breeze through tra

Back to Mono #43 - The Axis of Monophonic Psych Rock

Sep 15th, 2020 51m 7s

Hello Friends, and welcome to the second of our two-part Monophonic Psychedelia special, this time taking a dive in to the world of Psych Rock, with rippers from Cream, The Beatles, The First Edition, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, The Hollies,

Back to Mono #42 - Yesterday's Psychedelia

Sep 1st, 2020 49m 56s

Hello Friends, and welcome to the first part in a two-part monophonic look at Psychedelia in the 60s, starting this week on the more traditionally buoyant and bizarre side of the genre. There'll be bizarre flipsides from The Bee Gees and Boyce

Back to Mono #41 - A 'Midnight Ride' with 60s Pop

Aug 18th, 2020 47m 14s

Hello Friends, and I hope you enjoyed the soft pop of last week's episode, because the pop isn't leaving this week- but we've added a little bit of occasional grit, courtesy of Paul Revere & The Raiders! Their classic 1966 LP "Midnight Ride" is

Back to Mono #40 - Dancing an 'Aerial Ballet' to The Softer Side of the 60s

Aug 4th, 2020 50m 35s

Hello Friends! Shockingly, we made it to Episode 40, and boy do we have some treats lined up for you today. Inspired by my album pick for this week, we venture into the softer side of the 60s, with classic hits and rare mono mixes from the like

Back to Mono #39 - 60s Covers of 60s Songs, Vol. 2

Jul 21st, 2020 52m 49s

Hello Friends! Another week, and another episode uploaded from Australia for y'all. In today's episode I've decided to revisit an old favourite theme of mine, looking at more classic (and many downright bizarre) 60s covers of 60s songs. So with

Back to Mono #38 - The '63-'65 British Beat Sound

Jul 8th, 2020 48m 19s

Hello Friends! Today we're recording on the other side of the globe to take a run through some wonderful selections from the British Beat scene from '63 to '65. From uptempo groovers from the likes of The Beatles, Herman's Hermits, The Searcher

Back to Mono #37 - Rock, Beat & Pop from '63 - '68

Jun 23rd, 2020 47m 26s

Hello Friends! In this celebratory 37th episode of Back to Mono, we're taking a look at (arguably) The Beatles' best album, three great artists who celebrated their birthdays this week, and of course a smattering of hits, flipsides, and LP cuts

Back to Mono #36 - 'Bookends' Around Mid '60s Classics

Jun 9th, 2020 49m 43s

Hello Friends! I absolutely couldn't wait to share one of my biggest recent holy grail acquisitions with you all, and that is Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends LP in mono! So, with an album feature on this classic set of tracks, some highlights fr

Back to Mono #35 - The Female Voices of '60s Pop

May 26th, 2020 44m 22s

Taking another themed twist on the Back to Mono format for Episode 35, I've dug out selections from some of my favourite female vocalists of the sixties, with hits and album cuts from the likes of Cher, Cilla Black, The Shangri-las, Sandie Shaw

Back to Mono #34 - 'A Quick One' (or 11)

May 12th, 2020 46m 26s

Hello Friends! In the first episode of Back to Mono for podcast platforms, I've taken a Rock 'n' Roll approach in honour of the late great Little Richard, with two tunes from the man himself, and some great numbers from the likes of The Beatles