I just came across this great post from my pal Iowahawk, featuring 19 videos of 1960s British Invasion-style bands from Finland, Poland, East Germany, Istanbul, Greece, Yugoslavia, Italy, France, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Hong Kong, Malasia, Japan, and India.
The British Invasion of 1964 wasn’t confined to just North America and Australia. Even as it was dissolving the Sun never set on the British Empire, at least musically; during the decade there was scarcely a corner of Earth where you couldn’t find some hirsute collection of teenagers banging guitars and howling yeah yeah yeahs in a vain attempt to attract screaming legions of females. Let’s take a nostalgic trip around the globe for a listen.