VA — Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands- The Bostin\’ Sounds Of Brumrock 1966-1974 (2021)

FLAC (tracks) / MP3 320 kbps | Pop Rock | 1h 47 min | 572 / 258 MB

A 3-CD, four-hour celebration of the post-Brumbeat late \’60s/early \’70s rock scene in the West Midlands. Tracing the evolution and development of that scene as local musicians embarked on an epic journey that embraced mod pop, psychedelia, blues, progressive rock, glam-rock and heavy metal, inspired by the emergence of chief catalysts The Move. Revolving around the area\’s big hitters, with key selections from The Move, The Moody Blues, The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, The Idle Race, Slade, The Electric Light Orchestra, Roy Wood and Wizzard, Judas Priest and others. When the beat/R&B explosion died out around 1965, so did the influence of cities like Liverpool and Manchester. However, the live scene in Bigham and surrounding towns went from strength to strength. By the end of the decade, the West Midlands had become the smelting house of the nascent hard rock/metal revolution. Including a bunch of classic cult 45s (The Craig, Locomotive, Medicine Head, The Ghost) and essential cuts from enduring local legends like Steve Gibbons and his band The Ugly\’s, Denny Laine, The Montanas and Jimmy Powell. Also featuring several previously unreleased tracks, including music from post-World Of Oz outfit Kansas Hook, Big Bertha, Cathedral and the first-ever recording (made in 1967) to feature future Magnum vocalist Bob Catley.
CD1
1. The \’N Betweens — Security (Extended Version) (2:55)
2. The Moody Blues — Life\’s Not Life (2:36)
3. The Extreem — On The Beach (2:25)
4. Double Feature — Baby Get Your Head Screwed On (2:42)
5. Capitol Systems — On (2:14)
6. Giorgio & Marco\’s Men — Baby I Need You (2:58)
7. Spencer Davis Group — Moonshine (2:41)
8. The U (Don\’t) No Who — An Apple A Day (Mix 2) (2:29)
9. Ideal Milk — NSU (2:39)
10. Simon\’s Secrets — I Know What Her Name Is (Demo Version) (2:21)
11. Just William — Cherrywood Green (2:31)
12. The Ugly\’s — I\’ve Seen The Light (3:38)
CD2
1. The Ace Kefford Stand — Daughter Of The Sun (4:33)
2. JARDINE — Masochists Of Strangulation (3:08)
3. Revolver — Imaginations (3:15)
4. Medicine Head — His Guiding Hand (Single Version) (2:02)
5. Paradox — Goodbye Mary (2:57)
6. Cathedral — It\’s A Hard Way (2:37)
7. Trapeze — Suicide (4:52)
8. Kansas Hook — Dance In The Smoke (3:02)
9. Bachdenkel — Donna (4:16)
10. The Ghost — When You\’re Dead (4:28)
11. Big Bertha — Of The Season (5:50)
CD3
1. Fable — She Said Yes (3:09)
2. Fred\’s Box — We\’re Gonna Change All This (2:32)
3. Salamander — People (2:53)
4. Steve Gibbons — Brown Girl (3:48)
5. Dave Morgan — Ill Wind (2:30)
6. Ptolomy Psycon — Shadow Bright (4:21)
7. Mail — Omnibus (3:27)
8. Jimmy Powell — Talking Progressive Blues (3:35)
9. Fairfield Ski — Circus (3:12)
10. Bedlam — The Beast (2021 Remix) (5:31)