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Release Date: 26 June 2026
Label: Grapefruit / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 5013929196124
Genres: Rock Psychedelic Rock
Description
• Complete 60s recordings by legendary British R&B band.
• Includes their three highly collectable albums and all single/EP releases.
• Features six tracks previously unissued on CD.
One of the leading bands on the thriving London-based R&B scene of the mid-60s, Downliners Sect - led by the deerstalker-wearing Don Craine - were briefly stars in Scandinavia (their single 'Little Egypt' reached the Top Three in Sweden in April 1965) but somehow never quite achieved the global success of some of their Thames Delta contemporaries.
The first-ever complete anthology of their work in the 60s (the original band would reform in 1977 at the height of punk), 'Sect Maniacs' is a three-CD clamshell box set that revolves around their trio of albums for EMI Columbia but also includes their various non-LP singles, two acetate-only early demos, the highly sought after private pressing EP 'Nite At Gt. Newport Street' and a trio of psychedelic blues-flavoured 1968 tracks that only appeared at
the time in Sweden on obscure various artists jukebox EPs.
Also included are six tracks making their first appearance on CD - a cancelled early 1964 EP and alternative versions of 'All Night Worker' and 'Outside' that were only issued at the time in Sweden. 'Sect Maniacs' features a new essay on the band, some fabulous photos and remastered sound quality. It's the definitive anthology of one of the mid-60s British R&B scene's most engaging, uncompromising grassroots talents.
Tracklisting
DISC ONE
The Sect
1. Hurt By Love
2. One Ugly Child
3. Lonely And Blue
4. Our Little Rendezvous
5. Guitar Boogie
6. Too Much Monkey Business
7. Sect Appeal
8. Baby What's On Your Mind
9. Cops And Robbers
10. Easy Rider
11. Bloodhound
12. Bright Lights
13. I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank
14. Be A Sect Maniac
Bonus tracks
15. Cadillac
16. Roll Over Beethoven
17. Beautiful Delilah
18. Shame, Shame, Shame
19. Green Onions
20. Nursery Rhyme
21. Bright Lights Big City
22. I Need You Baby (Mona)
23. Do The Dog
24. Rock 'n' Roll Music
25. Baby What's Wrong
26. Little Egypt
27. Find Out What's Happening
28. Insecticide
DISC TWO
The Country Sect
1. If I Could Just Go Back
2. Rocks In My Bed
3. Ballad Of The Hounds
4. Little Play Soldiers
5. Hard Travelin'
6. Wait For The Light To Shine
7. I Got Mine
8. Waiting In Heaven
9. Above And Beyond
10. Bad Storm Coming
11. Midnight Special
12. Wolverton Mountain
Bonus tracks
13. Wreck Of The Old '97
14. I Want My Baby Back
15. Leader Of The Sect
16. Midnight Hour
17. Now She's Dead
DISC THREE
The Rock Sect's In
1. Hang On Sloopy
2. Fortune Teller
3. Hey Hey Hey Hey
4. Everything I've Got To Give
5. Outside
6. I'm Hooked On You
7. Comin' Home Baby
8. Why Don't You Smile Now
9. Don't Lie To Me
10. May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
11. He Was A Square
12. I'm Looking For A Woman
13. The Rock Sect's In Again
14. Brand New Cadillac
Bonus tracks
15. All Night Worker (UK single version)
16. All Night Worker (Swedish single version)
17. Outside (Swedish single version)
18. Glendora
19. I'll Find Out
20. The Cost Of Living
21. I Can't Get Away From You
22. Roses
23. Spider
24. Lord Of The Ring
25. White Caterpilla
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Sheena Easton
Nektar
Nazareth
Downliners Sect
Downliners Sect
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