PopArchives: The Blog

Music and sidetracks of the 50s, 60s and 70s, more or less related, or not, to my Australian song history site "WHERE DID THEY GET THAT SONG?" at POPARCHIVES.COM.AU

08 September 2026

Introducing the N.Z. Hit Parade! (March 1966)

From 25 March 1966 New Zealand Listener magazine published a national Top 20 that is sometimes cited as the first “official” NZ chart. It...

30 July 2026

Bigger in Oz (25): Oliver Cool - Oliver Cool (1960)

Bigger in Oz : tracks that were more popular in Australia than in their countries of origin. See also: Only in Melbourne . Oliver Cool...

26 July 2026

Karl Hammel Jr (1961): Summer Souvenirs and Bounty Hunter

This follows on from my previous post Bigger in Oz (24): Paul Evans - Show Folk (1960) • Karl Hammel Jr - Summer Souvenirs (Paul Evan...

Bigger in Oz* (24): Paul Evans - Show Folk (1960)

Bigger in Oz : tracks that were more popular in Australia than in their countries of origin. See also: Only in Melbourne . 22. Paul Evans ...

13 July 2026

Obscure Originators (41) The Del Satins

The latest from my website's front page series about lesser known artists who performed the original versions of Australian or NZ re...

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