By the mid 1960s, U.S. hit makers were playing second fiddle to home-grown talent on the U.K. charts, thanks largely to the arrival of Beatlemania. But significant numbers of record buyers still looked to the US charts for their weekly fix of seven-inch vinyl, and London still remained the most important source for American hits for most of us. As ever, London's repertoire for 1964 remained eclectic and brought us everything from Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound to Louis Armstrong, from country pop crossovers to old London favourites like Del Shannon and Jerry Lee Lewis. The label released fewer singles in 1964 than in previous years, but the ratio of good to not so good ones still weighed heavily in favour of the former and here are 28 excellent examples of what London was all about.