1966
February 1966
Discs by Leonard Levesley
“I have been taking a look at pop in Europe, and the odd thing is that for all the popularity of the Beatles, the beat revolution still hasn’t happened there. In country after country, the pop charts have an almost guaranteed place at the top for each new Beatles single, but predominantly the rest of the charts are full of the kind of melodic songs that mothers say aren’t written anymore.”
May 1966
Top left, Anne Nightingale in the days when she was Mrs Gordon Thomas, actress-writer. The picture shows Anne’s friends, arrived to decorate her house. In May 1966, Anne compèred her own radio show, Melody Fair.
Carnaby Street (and environs), 1966
5,6,7 Village Store (John Stephen Organisation) – ladies’ wear
9 John Stephen Customer Built Clothes for Men – bespoke tailors
22 Cranks Salad Table – vegetarian health food restaurant
23 Donis – male clothes
24 Cranks Shop – vegetarian health foods
32 Rene – florist
38 Male West One – (John Stephen Organisation) – male clothes
39 Paul’s Male Boutique – male clothes
41 His Clothes (John Stephen Organisation) – male clothes
46 Tre Camp (John Stephen Organisation) – female clothes
46a Domino Male (John Stephen Organisation) – male clothes
47 Paul’s Male Boutique – male clothes
47a Adam West One (John Stephen Organisation) – male clothes
50 John Stephen Man’s Shop – male clothes
52/55 John Stephen Store – male and female clothes
10 Ganton Street, Cranks – self-service vegetarian health food restaurant
20 Foubert’s Place, Donis Boutique – male clothes
22 Foubert’s Place, Mr Carnaby – male clothes
As you can see, John Stephen “the King of Carnaby Street” dominated – more about him anon.
As a vegetarian, I’m pleased to see that vegetarian restaurants also dominated the scene.
Hannah Howe 