My 60s
Posted on by Opher
My Sixties
The Spirit Lives
Not the sixties you’ve seen before.
This is the underground.
The real story.
Music, movement, philosophy.
A life lived through gigs, travel, friendships—and the edges of experience.
Part memoir, part autobiography, part raw collection of memories, this is a personal journey through a defining decade. Told through photographs, anecdotes, and reflections, it captures the spirit as it was lived—not as it’s been packaged since.
No Carnaby Street. No pop gloss.
Just the underground scene as I knew it.
From Kerouac to Zen, Kesey to Leary.
From IT and OZ to Dylan, Hendrix, and Pink Floyd.
From Hyde Park free festivals to Roy Harper and Abbey Road.
This is the sixties from the inside.
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Top reviews from the United Kingdom
- Mr. Phil Secretan5 out of 5 starsA fabulous autobiography of Ophers life in the 60s’s.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2026Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseA brilliamt autobiography of Opher’s formative years from growing up in sleepy Walton on Thames in the 50″s and 60’s. He had an early love of wildlife and for spending ling summer days exploring the countryside near hus home. A friend introduced him to Blues music and then came the Beatles. Opher was in, becoming obsessed with the great classic 60’s bands, like The Stones,Pretty Things, Kinks, Small Faces, the Who Bob Dulan and Jimi Hendrix. Opher went to a lot of higs and bought a lot of albums. He got into the folk singer/songwriter Roy Harper at the start of his career. Opher and Roy became firm friends and remajn friends today. The book also desribes his schooldays, early work experirnces and his meeting and narriage to the love of his life, Liz. They’re stoll together today after 55 years. I recommend this book to any fan of Roy Harpers and anuone with an interest jn the 60’s and its music.Helpful
- trevor phillips5 out of 5 starsMy60s (the spirit lives) my 60s tooReviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2026Format: PaperbackA Brillant wander down memory lane, Opher’s book My 60s is a fantastic journey of what we all may have experienced. It is both humorous and insightful. It jogs one’s memory creates feelings of joy and a little remorse. If you are a lover of great music and musicians, you will enjoy reading this book. I couldn’t put it down. I was going to read on a flight to Thailand however it will now be reread on that flight. Great stories from a bygone age. Love and peace the freaks live on.One person found this helpfulHelpful
Top reviews from other countries
Brian B.5 out of 5 starsThe Spirit Lives!Reviewed in the United States on 18 April 2026Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseIt’s about a boy growing up in 1960’s England. He fell in love with the new music of the time. So did his friends. They didn’t want any part of the humdrum existence of their parents’ nine-to-five. Straightlaced folks called them freaks. This is their story told in the first person by how the writer remembers them. It’s a wonderful first-hand account of a bygone era. A time that didn’t last long enough but the writer was there at the right time and place. And he captures it beautifully. The book is full of humorous and tragic anecdotes about significant historical moments in music history, hair-raising escapades, intercontinental travel, dubious substances, and especially young love. It will have you checking out the many named musicians and bands online. It’s a warm, easy read with the author whispering to you as if sharing secrets. Some chapters are melancholic, other parts laugh out loud hilarious with the bizarre antics of folks living on the edge and loving it. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s full of bittersweet soul and lost innocence. I wished it was even longer and more detailed. Highly recommended.
