Get Ready For The Countdown: Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets / Various 3CD (United Kingdom - Import)

Get Ready For The Countdown: Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets / Various 3CD (United Kingdom - Import)

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Three CD box containing a bespoke mod-friendly mix of 1960s musical styles commencing with tough British R&B from The Pretty Things and The Graham Bond Organization, taking in key tracks by mod heroes Small Faces, The Creation and The Action, freakbeat from The Syn, soul from Mike Wade and Jon And Jeannie and ending with a jazzy Hammond workout by The Spencer Davis Group. A long awaited follow up to previous mod inspired Strawberry label compilations 'Halcyon Days' (2020) and 'I Love To See You Strut' (2022) plus the RPM collections 'Looking Back' (2011), 'Keep Looking' (2014) and 'Night Comes Down' (2017). Familiar names such as Laurel Aitken and The Moody Blues are joined by cult favourites including The Artwoods (featuring future Deep Purple organist Jon Lord) and John's Children. Eight tracks are taken from producer Joe Meek's legendary Tea Chest Tapes including a rarity from The Sorrows led by Don Fardon and previously unreleased recordings by mod groups The Riot Squad and The Birds Of Prey, R&B band The Classics plus two groups whose identity is unknown. Other tracks issued for the first time here include cuts by The Fingers, Dana Gillespie and the Jimmy Henderson Set alongside first time on (official) CD rarities from The Kirkbys, The Athenians, My Generation, Kevin 'King' Lear Mike Wade, Magic Lanterns and Karl Stuart & The Profiles.

Label: Strawberry
UPC: 5013929434233
Release Date: April 25, 2025

Track List

  1. The Pretty Things - Roadrunner
  2. The Graham Bond
  3. Organization - Long Tall Shorty
  4. David John ; the Mood - Pretty Thing
  5. The Betterdays - Don't Want That (Single Version)
  6. The Classics - You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) Take (Previously Unreleased)
  7. The Moody Blues - Bye Bye Bird
  8. The Stylos - I Wish You Would (Previously Unreleased)
  9. The Mike Cotton Sound - I've Got My Eye on You
  10. Unknown Group (Joe Meek Tape #734) - Night Train (Previously Unreleased)
  11. Ronnie Jones with Blues
  12. Incorporated - Night Time Is the Right Time
  13. Laurel Aitken - I'm in Love with You Baby
  14. The Athenians - Louie Louie
  15. The Web - I'll Try
  16. The Little Darlings - Easy to Cry
  17. The Sorrows - Hoochie Koochie Man (Vocal Take 4)
  18. Glenda Collins ; the Riot
  19. Squad - Can I Get a Witness (Take 1)
  20. James Royal - I Can't Stand It
  21. Jack Bruce - Rootin' Tootin'
  22. The Web - Crawling Black Spider
  23. The Little Darlings - Little Bit O' Soul
  24. Wynder K. Frog - Incense
  25. The Scorpions - the Nana Song
  26. The Fingers - Can't Live It Down (Previously Unreleased)
  27. Karl Stuart ; the Profiles -Not a Girl in a Million
  28. Tony Rivers ; the Castaways -Baby What You Want Me to Do
  29. Ray Hoff ; the Offbeats - the Uncle Willie
  30. The Herd - She Was Really Saying Something
  31. Rick and Sandy - Lost My Girl
  32. Herbie's People - Sweet and Tender Romance
  33. The in Crowd - I Don't Mind
  34. Small Faces - Get Yourself Together (Mono)
  35. The Creation - Cool Jerk (Mono)
  36. The Boys Blue - Take a Heart
  37. The Sessions - Let Me in
  38. Neil Christian - Countdown
  39. The Artwoods - Be My Lady
  40. Mike Patto - Love
  41. Johnny Gustafson - Take Me for a Little While
  42. The Cryin' Shames - I'll Keep Holding on
  43. The Birds of Prey - City Lights (Early Alternate Version) (Previously
  44. The Favourite Sons -Fortune Teller
  45. My Generation - Keep Left
  46. The Outer Limits - When the Work Is Through
  47. The Riot Squad - Outrage
  48. Take 7 (Previously Unreleased) 15 Unknown Group (Joe Meek
  49. Tape 1446) - Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is) (Previously Unreleased)
  50. The Tomcats - for Your Love
  51. The Merseys - So Sad About Us
  52. The Kirkbys - Keep Me Warm ('Til the Sun Shines)
  53. The Mirage - I Want Love
  54. The Unit - Would You Believe What I Say
  55. Living Daylights - What'cha Gonna Do About It
  56. The Ministry of Sound - Get Outta My Way
  57. My Generation - Getting Out
  58. Neil Landon - I've Got Nothing to Lose
  59. The Hi-Fi's - Grade 'A' Girl
  60. Miki Dallon - Captain Man
  61. Dana Gillespie - Like I'm a Clown (Previously Unreleased Acetate Version)
  62. Marilyn Powell - Showdown
  63. Phillip Goodhand-Tait ; the Stormsville Shakers - Turn on Your Love Light (Live)
  64. The Action - Never Ever (Longer Stereo Mix)
  65. Double Feature - Just Another Lonely Night
  66. Don Fardon - Treat Her Right
  67. Dorian Gray - Move on
  68. John's Children - Jagged Time Lapse
  69. The Syn - Grounded
  70. Plastic Penny - Give Me Money
  71. Apple - Psycho Daisies
  72. Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera -Lookin' for a Happy Life
  73. The Alan Bown - My Girl the Month of May (Mono)
  74. Gene Latter - the Old Iron Bell
  75. Alex Harvey - Curtains for My Baby
  76. The Spectrum - Headin' for a Heatwave
  77. Mike Wade - Two Three Four
  78. The Chantelles - Out of My Mind
  79. Carl Douglas ; the Big Stampede - Let the Birds Sing 17 Jon and Jeannie - Lovers Holiday
  80. Mack Kissoon - Get Down with It (Incorporating Satisfaction)
  81. Root ; Jenny Jackson - Save Me
  82. Kevin 'King' Lear - the Man in the Funnies
  83. Magic Lanterns - Baby I Gotta Go Now
  84. Jeannie Dee - Come See About Me
  85. Jimmy Henderson Set - Bet You
  86. Didn't Know (Previously Unreleased)
  87. Seth Martin - Look at Me
  88. Val McKenna - It's All in My Imagination
  89. Jimmy Powell ; the Five Dimensions - Gonna Find a Cave
  90. The Spencer Davis Group - Alec in Transitland