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Pimps, drug dealers, call girls, kinky orgies involving members of the ruling class, a government minister sharing a mistress with a Russian spy, a suicide… and the Prime Minister’s resignation. This was the scandal that rocked Britain in 1963—along with The Beatles simultaneously providing an alternative form of entertainment. Among the featured tracks: ‘From Russia with Love’ – Matt Monroe ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’ – Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas ‘On the Rebound’ – Floyd Cramer ‘Runaway’ – Del Shannon ‘My Bonnie’ – Tony Sheridan a The Beatles ‘You Don’t Know’ – Helen Shapiro ‘Tower of Strength’ – Frankie Vaughan ‘Come Outside’ – Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard ‘Telstar’ – The Tornados ‘All I Do is Dream’ – Mandy Rice-Davies ‘Please Please Me’ – The Beatles ‘Dance On’ – The Shadows ‘Let’s Dance’ – Chris Montez ‘Summer Holiday’ – Cliff Richard ‘The Cruel Sea’ – The Dakotas ‘How Do You Do It’ – Gerry and the Pacemakers ‘From Me to You’ – The Beatles ‘Confessin’ (That I Love You)’ – Frank Ifield ‘(You’re The) Devil in Disguise’ – Elvis Presley ‘She Loves You’ – The Beatles ‘I’ll Get You’ (live) – The Beatles ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’ – Dusty Springfield PLUS ultra-rare clips of The Beatles performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall and Walthamstow Granada in the spring of 1963.