VA - Let's Stomp! Merseybeat and Beyond 1962-1969 [2023] (3 x CDs)

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VA - Let's Stomp! Merseybeat and Beyond 1962-1969 [2023] (3 x CDs)

The Let’s Stomp! Merseybeat and Beyond 1962-1969 is a 3-CD box set that showcases the vibrant and diverse music scene of Liverpool and its surroundings in the 1960s. The collection features 93 tracks from both famous and obscure bands that influenced the sound of rock and pop music worldwide. From the Beatles and the Searchers to the Undertakers and the Mojos, this set covers the whole spectrum of Merseybeat, as well as its evolution into freakbeat, psychedelia, soul and folk-rock. The set also includes a 48-page booklet with rare photos, memorabilia and detailed liner notes by experts and musicians. This is a must-have for fans of British music history and culture.

Five tracks have been remastered from producer Joe Meek's "Tea Chest Tapes," including the great bouncer "Please Stay" by The Cryin' Shames and the previously unreleased "A Different Drummer" by The Maracas. Other rarities include an unreleased track by The Pathfinders from Birkenhead from the archives of producer Shel Talmy and a great song by Samantha Jones, formerly of Vernons Girl, found on a well-preserved acetate, as well as tracks by The Dennisons, The Seftons and The Perishers released on CD for the first time. Although the Beatles are not represented for licensing reasons, there are four compositions by Lennon and McCartney that were made available to other artists.

This set is an amazingly comprehensive look back at the rock 'n' roll scene in Liverpool, from the early 1960s to the end of the decade. Allowing for the obvious missing quartet, who don't need to be named, virtually everyone who was anyone on that scene seems to have been encompassed in the programming of this set. All of the obvious bases are covered, and not always with the most familiar tunes by the more ubiquitous artists represented.

Merseybeat was a short-lived phenomenon, but of great influence around the world. It exploded nationwide in 1963, before Merseybeat groups led the "British Invasion" on the U.S. charts. This box set celebrates the scene on the first two discs, then presents on disc three some of the brilliant mod, freakbeat, psych, and Mersey soul music that came out of Liverpool when the Merseybeat bubble burst and the press and public looked elsewhere. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Lee Curtis & The All Stars - Let's Stomp 2:16

02 Searchers - Farmer John 2:00

03 Gerry And The Pacemakers - Slow Down 2:30

04 The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake 1:46

05 Big Three - Some Other Guy 1:49

06 Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four - Lies 2:08

07 Chants - I Don't Care 1:58

08 Howie Casey & The Seniors - Double Twist 2:47

09 Undertakers - Just A Little Bit 2:27

10 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Bad To Me 2:21

11 Fourmost - I'm In Love 2:11

12 Faron’s Flamingos - Do You Love Me 3:17

13 Ian & The Zodiacs - Beechwood 4-5789 1:56

14 Freddie Starr & The Midnighters - Peter Gunn Locomotion 2:36

15 Vernons Girls - Lover Please 2:09

16 Chants - Come Go With Me 2:32

17 Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet 2:29

18 Jeannie & The Big Guys - Sticks And Stones 2:12

19 Dennisons - You Don't Know What Love Is 2:05

20 Kingsize Taylor - Somebody's Always Trying 1:54

21 Billy Fury - Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) 2:16

22 Glenda Collins - I Feel So Good 1:52

23 Howie Casey & The Seniors - I Ain't Mad At You 2:42

24 Denny Seyton And The Sabres - House Of Bamboo 2:25

25 Cilla Black - Love Of The Loved 2:04

26 Lyn Cornell - Sally Go Round The Roses 3:04

27 Merseybeats - Our Day Will Come 2:34

28 Charlie Flynn - It Ain't Necessarily So 2:33

29 Kinsleys - Do Me A Favour 1:59

30 Big Three - What'd I Say (Live At The Cavern) 3:42

31 Earl Preston And The T-T’s Featuring Cy Tucker - Bony Moronie 2:21

32 Rory Storm And The Hurricanes - Lend Me Your Comb 1:49

33 Savva & The Democrats - Shakin' All Over 2:22

34 Mike & The Thunderbirds - Web Of Love 1:55

CD2

01 Mojos - Everything's Alright 2:39

02 Gerry And The Pacemakers - Why Oh Why 2:56

03 Liverbirds - Talking About You 1:58

04 Undertakers - If You Don't Come Back 2:28

05 Tony Jackson And The Vibrations - Bye Bye Baby 3:02

06 Searchers - When You Walk In The Room 3:18

07 Swinging Blue Jeans - Make Me Know You're Mine 2:43

08 Black Knights - I Gotta Woman 2:15

09 Earl Royce And The Olympics - Shake A Tail Feather 1:52

10 Beryl Marsden - Music Talk 1:49

11 Fourmost - The "In" Crowd 2:25

12 Trends - The Way You Do The Things You Do 2:34

13 Breakaways - That's How It Goes 1:48

14 Four Just Men - Things Will Never Be The Same 2:54

15 Tommy Quickly And The Remo Four - The Wild Side Of Live 2:30

16 Pathfinders - Lonely Room 2:47

17 Jason Eddie & The Centremen - Come On Baby 3:07

18 Koobas - Somewhere In The Night 2:36

19 Paddy, Klaus & Gibson - She 2:54

20 Connoisseurs - Make Up Your Mind 2:22

21 Greta Ann - Sadness Hides The Sun 2:50

22 Roadrunners - Cry, Cry, Cry 1:58

23 Cryin’ Shames - Please Stay 3:57

24 Mark Peters & The Silhouettes - Don't Cry For Me 2:59

25 Earl Preston's Realms - Daddy Rolling Stone 2:23

26 Richmond Group - Cops And Robbers 2:31

27 Michael Allen Group - It Can't Stand It 1:55

28 Them Calderstones - What'cha Gonna Do About It 2:13

29 Four Originals - You Won't Be Leaving 2:31

30 Newtowns - Tomorrow 2:42

CD3

01 Tony Jackson And The Vibrations - Fortune Teller 4:34

02 Kirkbys - It's A Crime 2:42

03 Koobas - A Place I Know 2:06

04 Paddy, Klaus & Gibson - No Good Without You Baby 2:58

05 Paul & Ritchie & The Cryin’ Shames - Come On Back 2:53

06 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - We're Doing Fine 2:42

07 John Gustafson - Take Me For A Little While 3:15

08 Eddie Cave & The Fyx - Fresh Out Of Tears 4:17

09 Chris Curtis - Aggravation 2:58

10 5 A.M. Event - I Wash My Hands In Muddy Water 2:34

11 Clayton Squares - Imagination 2:35

12 Merseys - Sorrow (Alternative Version) 2:15

13 Thoughts - All Night Stand (Us Version) 3:33

14 Maracas - A Different Drummer 2:21

15 Lomax Alliance - You Better Get Going Now 3:15

16 Wimple Winch - Rumble On Mersey Square South 2:23

17 Seftons - I Can See Through You 2:18

18 Bill Kenwright - I Want To Go Back There Again 2:12

19 23rd Turnoff - Michael Angelo 2:15

20 Focal Point - Girl On The Corner 2:17

21 Swinging Blue Jeans - Keep Me Warm ('til The Sun Shines) 2:21

22 Samantha Jones - This Is The Real Thing 2:04

23 Remo Four - Heart Beat 2:22

24 Lomax Alliance - Give What You Take 2:23

25 Perishers - Bye Bye Baby 2:00

26 Merseys - So Sad About Us 2:34

27 Quotations - Cool It 2:42

28 Satin Bells - I Stand Accused (Of Loving You) 2:25

29 Cilla Black - Step Inside Love 2:46

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