VA - Night Comes Down, 60 British Mod, R&B, Freakbeat, and Swinging London Nuggets [2017] (3 x CD's)

 

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VA - Night Comes Down, 60 British Mod, R&B, Freakbeat, and Swinging London Nuggets [2017] (3 x CD's)

Three CD set. This release follows previous collections Looking Back (2011) and Keep Lookin' (2014), which ran the gamut of musical styles which emanated from the UK, diverse and yet united in their dancefloor appeal, from the discotheques of the day to nouveau Mod clubs in the 21st century. Many tracks make their official debut on CD, including rarities by The Gnomes Of Zurich, Kevin 'King' Lear, Dominic Grant, The Shadrocks, The Reaction, Al Saxon, The Hammers, etc. In addition, 'Cypress' by The Truth is a previously unissued variant of Donovan's 'Hey Gyp'. Familiar names (The Spencer Davis Group, Laurel Aitken, The Moody Blues, Arthur Brown) are joined by cult favourites (John's Children, Mickey Finn, The Bo Street Runners) and relative unknowns (Five's Company, The Second Thoughts). Across the three CDs, Night Comes Down charts the development of beat music in it's various guises, from the gutsy yet jazzy R&B which opens Disc 1 through to horn-laden Brit Soul (Norma Lee, The Brothers Grimm), fuzz-laden Freakbeat (Favourite Sons, The Tomcats, The In Crowd), Femme Pop (Twiggy, Twinkle), and groovy Loungecore (courtesy of Mark Wirtz and Les Reed's British Lion Orchestra). Disc Three reflects the influence of Psychedelia, as Swinging London became multi-colored, with assorted treats from The Alan Bown, The Mike Stuart Span and The Spectrum, with some unlikely Mod-ish discoveries by "hairy" bands such as The Deviants and Fat Mattress. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Lita Roza Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) 2:56

02 Ronnie Jones & the Night-Timers I Need Your Loving 2:46

03 Laurel Aitken Baby, Don’t Do It 2:10

04 Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated Taboo Man 2:20

05 Mickey Finn & Bluemen Pills 2:36

06 James Royal Work Song 3:08

07 Second Thoughts Seventh Son 2:32

08 Mark Wirtz & His Orchestra Comin’ Home Baby 2:38

09 Philip Goodhand-Tait & The Stormsville Shakers It’s a Lie 2:07

10 Bo Street Runners And I Do Just What I Want 2:25

11 Moody Blues And My Baby’s Gone 2:22

12 Mike Cotton Sound Like That 3:00

13 A Band of Angels Gonna Make a Woman of You 2:37

14 Attraction She’s a Girl 2:37

15 Rockin' Vickers It’s Alright 2:15

16 Clockwork Oranges Ready, Steady 2:11

17 Cymbaline Can You Hear Me 2:25

18 ToMcAts A Tu Vera 2:43

19 Five's Company I Ain’t Got You 1:41

20 Kevin "King" Lear The Snake 3:20

21 Oliver Bone Jugger Tea 2:54

22 Just Five Don't That Beat Them All 2:46

23 Chad & Jeremy No Other Baby 2:38

24 Eden Kane Gotta Get Through to You 2:16

25 Heinz & the Wild Boys Big Fat Spider 2:08

26 Glenda Collins You're Gonna Get Your Way 3:21

27 Twinkle What Am I Doing Here With You 2:33

28 Norma Lee Rolling On 3:21

29 Caravelles The Other Side of Love 2:46

30 Four + One Time is on My Side 2:38

CD2

01 Mickey Finn Night Comes Down 2:13

02 Spencer Davis Group Short Change 3:57

03 British Lion Orchestra Big Bare Beat 2:17

04 Robb Phone Me 2:02

05 Ronnie Jones My Love 2:15

06 Stormsville Shakers The Society for the Protection of Love 2:42

07 Guy Darrell What’s Her Name 1:52

08 Kevin "King" Lear Count Me Out 2:44

09 Mike Patto Can’t Stop Talkin’ About My Baby 2:00

10 Mike Cotton Sound Soul Serenade 2:41

11 Oliver Bone Knock on Wood 2:32

12 Outer Limits Just One More Chance 3:03

13 Dominic Grant Don’t Stop Girl 2:38

14 Twiggy When I Think of You 2:12

15 Mark Wirtz & His Orchestra Yeh Yeh 3:37

16 Favourite Sons That Driving Beat 1:40

17 In Crowd Blow Up 1:56

18 Attraction Party Line 2:21

19 Andy Ellison Arthur Green 3:44

20 Truth, The Cypress [Previously Unissued] 2:04

21 Circus Sink Or Swim 2:56

22 Doc Thomas Group She Was Really Saying Something 2:36

23 Rusty Harness Take Me for a Little While 3:06

24 Hammers Baby and Me 2:21

25 Mike D'abo Going Going Gone 2:35

26 Shadrocks There Is 3:03

27 Web Afrodisiac 3:21

28 Reaction, The Falling in Love With You 2:10

29 Al Saxon East Side 628 2:45

30 Brothers Grimm A Man Needs Love 2:59

CD3

01 British Lion Orchestra Girl on a Motorcycle 3:33

02 Exceptions The Eagle Flies on Friday 2:43

03 Spectrum London Bridge is Coming Down 3:09

04 Grapefruit Elevator 2:04

05 Sun Dragon Peacock Dress 2:20

06 Davey Payne & the Medium Wave Looking Towards the Sky 2:09

07 Alan Bown Violin Shop 3:01

08 Mike Stuart Span Remember the Times 2:51

09 Rupert's People Hold On 3:33

10 Lomax Alliance Give What You Take 2:23

11 Gnomes of Zurich Second Fiddle 2:19

12 Crazy World of Arthur Brown I’ve Got Money 3:12

13 John's Children Come and Play With Me in the Garden 2:18

14 Deviants Fire in the City 3:01

15 Big Jim Sullivan Sunshine Superman 3:26

16 Mirage Tomorrow Never Knows 2:37

17 23rd Turnoff Flowers Are Flowering 3:19

18 Episode Six Mr. Universe 4:17

19 Fat Mattress I Don't Mind 3:52

20 Sounds Incorporated How Do You Feel 3:11

21 Secrets Infatuation 2:19

22 Good Vibrations Call Me Lightning 2:21

23 Ken Moule Mae West 3:26

24 Katch 22 Pumpkin Mini 2:32

25 Tony Rivers & the Castaways Einer Kleiner Miser Musik 2:44

26 Matchmakers Thank You Baby for Coming 3:26

27 Putney Bridge The Meaning of Love 2:54

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