VA — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets (2020)
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Soul, R&B, Pop, Discography and Box Sets
UK three CD set. Halcyon Days charts the development of mod friendly beat music across three CDs from the jazzy R&B of Chris Farlowe, Duffy Power with Graham Bond and Zoot Money that opens disc one through horn laden Brit soul from Jimmy James, Geno Washington and The Richard Kent Style, ska from Mickey Finn & The Blue Men, girl group pop from The Chantelles and fuzz drenched freakbeat from The Pretty Things and The Worrying Kynde. Producer Mike Hurst opens his archives allowing us to include freakbeat nuggets from The Australian Playboys, The Human Instinct, The Favourite Sons, Double Feature and The Oscar Bicycle plus orchestrated pop gems from the soulful Truly Smith, psychedelic The Alan Bown!, Swedish mods The Tages and dramatic sig twins Paul & Barry Ryan. First on CD rarities include British R&B, soul and mod beat tracks from The Athenians, The Fingers, The Candy Dates, Barney J. Barnes & The Intro, Kevin \’King\’ Lear, Dorian Gray, Barry St. John
CD1
1. Ronnie Jones — Little Bitty Pretty One (2:47)
2. The Stormsville Shakers — Number One (2:26)
3. The Union — See Saw (3:35)
4. The Athenians — I Can\’t Stand It (2:20)
5. Laurel Aitken — I\’ve Been Weeping & Crying (2:44)
6. Laris McLennon — Try Me (3:04)
7. The SW4 — Shame, Shame, Shame (2:19)
8. Tony Rivers;The Castaways — I Love The Way You Walk (2:04)
9. The Fingers — Look Away (2:05)
10. The Mickey Finn — Hush Your Mouth (2:38)
11. Rupert & The Red Devils — Every I Do (2:11)
12. Laurel Aitken — Looking for My Baby (2:42)
13. Barney J. Barnes & The Intro — Can\’t Stand The Pain (2:19)
14. The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus — Watermelon Man (3:25)
15. The Bo Street Runners — Baby Never Say Goodbye (2:17)
16. Kevin \’King\’ Lear — (You Got) The Power Of Love (2:37)
17. The Chantelles — Gonna Get Burned (2:34)
18. Barry St. John — Gotta Brand New Man (2:21)
19. The Trendbender Band — Stupidity (2:47)
CD2
1. The Bo Street Runners — Bo Street Runner (Single Version) (2:12)
2. Kevin \’King\’ Lear — Mr Pearly (2:39)
3. Dorian Gray — Get Goin\’ Baby (2:50)
4. The Favourite Sons — Leavin\’ Here (3:29)
5. Rainbow Ffolly — Come on Go (2:10)
6. Belfast Gypsies — Gloria\’s Dream (Single Mix) (2:14)
7. John\’s Children — Remember Thomas A Becket (2:20)
8. Rainbow Ffolly — Gimme Little Sign (2:42)
9. Phillip Goodhand-Tait;The Stormsville Shakers — No Problem (2:22)
10. Katch 22 — Makin\’ My Mind Up (2:32)
11. Double Feature — Come On Baby (2:28)
12. The Moody Blues — He Can Win (2:25)
13. The In Crowd — Am I Glad To See You (4:27)
14. David John & the Mood — Diggin\’ For Gold (2:38)
15. Heinz — I\’m Not A Bad Guy (2:14)
16. Paul\’s Troubles — You\’ve Got Something (2:29)
17. Dorian Gray — Walking Down A Backstreet (2:49)
18. Ray French — Gun Me Down (2:07)
19. The Secrets — She\’s Dangerous (2:19)
CD3
1. The Tages — Halcyon Days (2:17)
2. The Action — Look At The View (4:00)
3. The Web — I\’m A Man (2:41)
4. Spencer Davis Group — Moonshine (Stereo Mix) (2:40)
5. Sleepy — Mrs. Bailey\’s Barbecue And Grill (3:33)
6. Jason Crest — Hold On (3:32)
7. Double Feature — Baby Get Your Head Screwed On (2:42)
8. The Oscar Bicycle — The Room Revolves Around Me (2:30)
9. The Shame — Dreams Don\’t Bother Me (2:10)
10. The Alan Bown! — Technicolour Dream (Mono Single Mix) (2:55)
11. Truly Smith — This Is The First (3:10)
12. Paul & Barry Ryan — Keep It Out Of Sight (2:48)
13. Plastic Penny — Your Way To Tell Me (2:49)
14. July — The Stamping Machine (1:41)
15. The Australian Playboys — Sad (2:54)
16. The Human Instinct — Pink Dawn (1:57)
17. Plastic Penny — Baby You\’re Not To Blame (2:53)
18. Andy Ellison — Fool From Upper Eden (2:54)
19. Turquoise — 53 Summer Street (2:51)
20. Grapefruit — Yes (2:19)
21. Dantalian\’s Chariot — Fourpenny Bus Ride (3:43)
22. Apple — Doctor Rock (Mono Single Version) (3:14)
23. The Freaks of Nature — People! Let\’s Freak Out (Single Mix) (2:36)
24. Spencer Davis Group — Picture of Her (2:59)
25. Kris Ife — I\’m Coming \’Round (To Her Way Of Thinking) (1:59)
26. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown — Rest Cure (2:46)
