Jim's Gems 1965: The best albums marking their 60th anniversary 

Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and the Rolling Stones are among the artists who made 1965 a revolutionary year for music
Jim's Gems 1965: The best albums marking their 60th anniversary 

Bob Dylan and The Byrds are among Jim Comet's 1965 picks.

Everything was turned on its head in the music world in 1965. The quickest musical change in the history of popular culture provided a backdrop to the civil rights movement, growing opposition to the Vietnam war and the birth of the counterculture.

Ireland was plugging into it all, not least when the Rolling Stones toured the country, including a gig at the Savoy in Cork.

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