Saturday, August 3, 2019

VA - The British Invasion, History Of British Rock [1988] (9 x CD's)




BRITISH INVASION

VA - The British Invasion, History Of British Rock [1988] (9 x CD's)


 Rhino's nine-volume British Invasion: The History of British Rock is the most exhaustive and essential overview of '60s British pop/rock available. Although the collection doesn't include tracks from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Herman's Hermits, the Dave Clark Five, and the early Animals, their absence doesn't hurt the series, since it spotlights several artists who never had more than a handful of hits, plus many forgotten gems. And there are plenty of major acts here, as well: The Kinks, the Small Faces, the Yardbirds, Donovan, the Hollies, the Zombies, the Spencer Davis Group, the Searchers, Manfred Mann, and Them are all represented by their best-known tracks. The collection runs from the beginnings of Merseybeat to the aftermath of psychedelia, meaning that it chronicles the evolution of British pop/rock quite effectively. But The History of British Rock shouldn't be thought of as simply an educational overview of one of the most vital eras of pop; each volume is fun and exciting, and sounds more like a good time than a history lesson. The series is one of the cornerstones of any comprehensive pop/rock collection. (AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

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VA - The British Invasion, History Of British Rock [1988] Vol.1+2+3
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VA - The British Invasion, History Of British Rock [1988] Vol.4+5+6
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VA - The British Invasion, History Of British Rock [1991] Vol.7+8+9
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Track lists

CD 1


01.Kinks - You Really Got Me (2:15)
02. Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It (1:55)
03. Peter & Gordon - Nobody I Know (2:31)
04. Freddie & The Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now (2:09)
05.  Hullaballoos - I'm Gonna Love You Too (2:03)
06. Zombies - She's Not There (2:25)
07. Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Little Children (2:48)
08. Fourmost - Hello Little Girl (1:51)
09. Ivy League - Funny How Love Can Be (2:10)
10. Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (2:37)
11. Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake (1:46)
12. Adam Faith - It's Alright (2:35)
13. Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Bad To Me (2:22)
14. Tommy Quickly - Tip Of My Tongue (2:09)
15. Chad & Jeremy - Yesterday's Gone (2:32)
16. Yardbirds - For Your Love (2:31)
17. Honeycombs - Have I The Right (3:00)
18. Searchers - Needles And Pins (2:14)
19. Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love (2:42)
20. Rockin' Berries - He's In Town (2:36)

CD 2

01. Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night (2:25)
02. Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy (2:24)
03. Peter & Gordon - To Know You Is To Love You (2:37)
04. Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - I'll Keep You Satisfied (2:07)
05. Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It (2:16)
06. Chad & Jeremy - A Summer Song (2:39)
07. Swinging Blue Jeans - Good Golly Miss Molly (2:07)
08. Roulettes - Bad Time (2:39)
09. Searchers - Don't Throw Your Love Away (2:17)
10. Donovan - Catch The Wind (2:20)
11. Rockin' Berries - Poor Man's Son (2:41)
12. Yardbirds - Heart Full Of Soul (2:30)
13. Cilla Black - You're My World (3:00)
14. Peter & Gordon - I Don't Want To See You Again (2:01)
15. Ivy League - That's What I'm Crying (2:37)
16. Hollies - I'm Alive (2:26)
17. Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made For Me (2:10)
18. Zombies - Tell Her No (2:08)
19. Gerry & The Pacemakers - I'll Be There (3:15)
20. Zombies - I Love You (3:21)

CD 3

01. Searchers - Love Potion Number Nine (2:08)
02. Gerry And The Pacemakers - It's Gonna Be Alright (2:12)
03. Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas - From A Window (1:58)
04. Chad And Jeremy - Willow Weep For Me (2:35)
05. Ivy League - Tossing And Turning (2:29)
06. Manfred Mann - Sha La La (2:33)
07. Kinks - Tired Of Waiting For You (2:33)
08. Sounds Incorporated - In The Hall Of The Mountain King (2:13)
09. Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You (2:45)
10. Action - I'll Keep Holding On (3:42)
11. Hollies - Bus Stop (2:55)
12. Zombies - She's Coming Home (2:38)
13. Troggs - Wild Thing (2:36)
14. Yardbirds - I'm A Man (2:38)
15. Peter And Gordon - True Love Ways (2:40)
16. Creation - Making Time (2:58)
17. Freddie And The Dreamers - Do The Freddie (2:07)
18. Peter And Gordon - I Go To Pieces (2:24)
19. Donovan - Colours (2:47)
20. Zombies - I Remember When I Loved Her (2:00)

CD 4

01. Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things (2:28)
02. Kinks - A Well Respected Man (2:42)
03. Hollies - Stop Stop Stop (2:52)
04. Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas - Trains And Boats And Planes (2:31)
05. Zombies - Whenever You're Ready (2:43)
06. Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running (2:46)
07. Donovan - Universal Soldier (2:15)
08. Ian Whitcomb - You Turn Me On (2:45)
09. Gerry And The Pacemakers - Ferry Across The Mersey (2:24)
10. Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin' (2:59)
11. Hollies - Pay You Back With Interest (2:42)
12. Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo (2:34)
13. Thoughts - All Night Stand (2:28)
14. Peter And Gordon - Lady Godiva (2:27)
15. Zombies - Just Out Of Reach (2:09)
16. Creation - Painter Man (2:52)
17. Seekers - Georgy Girl (2:23)
18. Sorrows - Take A Heart (3:17)
19. Troggs - With A Girl Like You (2:10)
20. Peter And Gordon - Woman (2:28)

CD 5

01. Beatles - Ain't She Sweet (2:15)
02. Tornados - Telstar (3:20)
03. Lulu - Shout (2:55)
04. Big Three - Some Other Guy (1:50)
05. Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames - Yeh Yeh (2:24)
06. Beatles With Tony Sheridan - My Bonnie (2:08)
07. Mojos - Everything's Alright (2:23)
08. Petula Clark - Downtown (3:08)
09. Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders - Game Of Love (2:09)
10. Them - Baby Please Don't Go (2:45)
11. Pretty Things - Road Runner (3:14)
12. Bachelors - Diane (2:33)
13. Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual (2:03)
14. Them - Gloria (2:40)
15. Moody Blues - Go Now (3:14)
16. Merseybeats - I Think Of You (2:31)
17. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You (2:39)
18. Fortunes - You've Got Your Troubles (3:25)
19. Donovan - Sunshine Superman (3:33)
20. Chad And Jeremy - Before And After (2:42)

CD 6

01. Unit Four Plus Two - Concrete And Clay (2:20)
02. Hollies - Look Through Any Window (2:19)
03. Them - Here Comes The Night (2:49)
04. Dusty Springfield - Wishin' And Hopin' (2:57)
05. Walker Brothers - Make It Easy On Yourself (3:15)
06. Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders - It's Just A Little Bit Too Late (2:23)
07. Small Faces - Sha-La-La-La-Lee (2:57)
08. Petula Clark - I Know A Place (2:49)
09. Bachelors - Marie (2:21)
10. Manfred Mann - Come Tomorrow (2:51)
11. Them - Mystic Eyes (2:45)
12. Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby (2:49)
13. Foundations - Baby Now That I've Found You (2:39)
14. Silkie - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (2:13)
15. Dave Berry - This Strange Effect (2:27)
16. Small Faces - My Mind's Eye (2:04)
17. Lulu - To Sir With Love (2:47)
18. Hollies - On A Carousel (3:15)
19. Eyes - When The Night Falls (2:34)
20. Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love (2:00)

CD 7

01. Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (2:45)
02. Los Bravos - Black Is Black (2:59)
03. Donovan - Mellow Yellow (3:43)
04. John's Children - Smashed Blocked (3:00)
05. Wayne Fontana - Pamela Pamela (2:15)
06. Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (2:51)
07. Jonathan King - Everyone's Gone To The Moon (2:31)
08. Petula Clark - My Love (2:47)
09. Gerry And The Pacemakers - Girl On A Swing (2:09)
10. Smoke - My Friend Jack (3:10)
11. Small Faces - All Or Nothing (3:06)
12. Eric Burdon And The Animals - See See Rider (2:50)
13. Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (3:04)
14. Hollies - Carrie-Anne (2:58)
15. Wild Uncertainty - A Man With Money (2:09)
16. Bee Gees - To Love Somebody (3:03)
17. Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden (3:10)
18. Merseys - Sorrow (2:17)
19. Chad And Jeremy - Teenage Failure (3:07)
20. New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral (2:24)

CD 8

01. Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man (2:42)
02. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love (3:04)
03. Simon Dupree And The Big Sound - Kites (3:46)
04. Hollies - Dear Eloise (3:07)
05. Troggs - Love Is All Around (3:02)
06. Cat Stevens - Matthew And Son (2:47)
07. Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man (3:16)
08. Eric Burdon And The Animals - When I Was Young (3:03)
09. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale (4:00)
10. John's Children - Desdemona (2:29)
11. Tomorrow - My White Bicycle (3:19)
12. Procol Harum - Conquistador (4:12)
13. Move - Flowers In The Rain (2:31)
14. Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941 (2:12)
15. Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (3:11)
16. Eric Burdon And The Animals - San Franciscan Nights (3:23)
17. Moles - We Are The Moles (4:33)
18. Georgie Fame - The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde (3:12)
19. Peter And Gordon - Knight In Rusty Armour (2:39)
20. Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (4:28)

CD 9

01. Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire (2:55)
02. Cream - White Room (3:03)
03. Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You (3:07)
04. Eric Burdon And The Animals - Sky Pilot (Pt. 1) (3:00)
05. Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (4:16)
06. Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (3:54)
07. Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich - Zabadak (3:43)
08. Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die (2:57)
09. Nirvana - Rainbow Chaser (2:38)
10. Donovan - Atlantis (5:04)
11. Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) (3:18)
12. Deep Purple - Hush (4:21)
13. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (4:57)
14. Bee Gees - Words (3:20)
15. Argent - Dance In The Smoke (6:22)
16. Donovan - Lalena (2:58)
17. Rod Stewart With The Faces - (I Know) I'm Losing You (3:44)
18. Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (3:01)
19. Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me (3:01)
20. Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (4:22)

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9 comments:

  1. Thanks much BB!!! This is an excellent set of music and I've found many people are unaware it exists. I was always curious why they stopped at Volume 9. It seems they easily could have shaken out another 3 CD's worth. Anyone interested in British Pop Rock.. I encourage you, give these a go! I've long liked this set even though the song and artist balance seems a little odd. Perhaps licensing was an issue. Overall a great retrospective!

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    1. I agree totally mrRadio.
      If you haven't got this set pick it up and give it a listen right before you seek it out and buy it.

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  2. Wonderful set, everyone should have this as the review says. Thanks for sharing it.

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    1. I also agree with you lemonflag.
      Its a brilliant reflection of the times.

      Cheers

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    1. Hope you are enjoying the music within.
      Cheers

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  4. A very nice collection, and cross-section, of a great era and wellspring - thanks for sharing it, Butter... and for recommending it, Mr. Radio!

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    1. Thanks Aging Child.

      Weekend nearly over... Hope you enjoyed it.

      Cheers

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  5. Weekends are never long enough, but I did; thanks - meanwhile, enjoy every moment of your awesome trip!

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