By mid/1968 there was a growing consensus that something had gone horribly wrong with the American dream. The nation's youth had loudly made their feelings clear, but now the older, pre/Beatles generations began to look at the country - with urban riots, Vietnam, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy - and wonder what the hell was happening. Compiled by Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, State Of The Union follows on from their highly acclaimed English Weather and Paris In The Spring compilations. With clear parallels between today-s fractured country and the USA fifty years ago, this is a fascinating condensation of what Americans were thinking when they turned on the TV, or the radio, or simply walked down Main Street in 1968.track listingSIDE ONE1.CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD / Elvis Presley2.BRAND NEW DAY / Della Reese3.ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN / Dion4.THE TRAIN / Frank Sinatra5.SATURDAY-S FATHER / The 4 Seasons6.4TH OF JULY / The Beach BoysSIDE TWO1.WINE IN THE WIND / Anita Kerr ^ The Anita Kerr Singers2.WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE WORLD_ / Bing Crosby3.LORD OF THE MANOR / The Everly Brothers4.HITCHHIKER / The Four Preps5.PAINT AMERICA LOVE / Lou Christie6.MR BUSINESSMAN / Ray StevensSIDE THREE1.PAINT ME BLACK ANGELS / Eartha Kitt2.SOUTHBOUND JERICHO PARKWAY / Roy Orbison3.QUESTIONS / Bobby Darin4.THIS CRAZY WORLD / Paul Anka5.TAKE A LETTER MARIA / Mel Torme6.GIVE PEACE A CHANCE / Louis Armstrong ^ His Friends ]SIDE FOUR1.CHERRYSTONES / Eugene McDaniels2.SOME PEOPLE SLEEP / The Tokens3.CARDBOARD CALIFORNIA / Buddy Greco4.DO YOU BELIEVE THIS TOWN / Dean Martin5.WELFARE HERO / Johnny Tillotson6.SAVE THE CHILDREN / Teresa Brewer7.REVOLUTION / The Brothers Four