5013929430136

Halcyon Days ~ 60s Mod, R&b, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

Various Artists

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Format: 3CD

Cat No: CRJAMBOX001

Release Date:  04 December 2020

Label:  Strawberry / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Clamshell

No of Units:  3

Barcode:  5013929430136

Genres:  R&B  Mod  

  • Description


    • Strawberry is a new Cherry Red imprint. Picking up where the mighty RPM Records have left off, Strawberry will shine a light on collectible 60s and 70s recordings, from themed compilations to single artist anthologies and occasional album reissues.



    • Halcyon Days is inspired by RPM’S bespoke compilations Looking Back, Keep Lookin’ and Night Comes Down. It 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. On disc three the influence of psychedelia becomes apparent on offerings by Jason Crest, July and Dantalian’s Chariot.



    • Bands featured include The Animals, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, The Pretty Things, The Creation, The Action, The Artwoods, John’s Children, The Spencer Davis Group, Brian Auger & The Trinity and The Fleur De Lys.



    • There are early singles from future super stars David Bowie and Rod Stewart plus early recordings from Jimmy Page with Mickey Finn & The Blue Men and alongside Jeff Beck in The Yardbirds, Steve Howe in The In Crowd, Greg Lake in The Shame and Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in The Graham Bond Quartet. Mick Fleetwood drums for The Bo Street Runners, future Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore backs Heinz, his Purple bandmate Jon Lord is organist in The Artwoods, Rolling Stone Bill Wyman produces The End and Denny Laine later to join Paul McCartney in Wings sings with The Moody Blues.



    • 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 singing twins Paul & Barry Ryan.



    • First time 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, Ray French, Laris McLennon and Sleepy plus there are previously unissued recordings by The SW4, The Union and The Trendbender Band.



    • Includes a booklet with track by track annotation, crammed full of rare pictures including gig posters, sheet music and band photos.
  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Buzz With The Fuzz – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds
      • 2. What'd I Say - Duffy Power With The Graham Bond Quartet
      • 3. Big Time Operator – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band
      • 4. Don’t Bring Me Down – The Animals
      • 5. Shake - Rod Stewart
      • 6. Little Bitty Pretty One – Ronnie Jones
      • 7. I Feel Alright – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
      • 8. Just A Little Misunderstanding – The Richard Kent Style
      • 9. Number One - The Stormsville Shakers
      • 10. See Saw - The Union
      • 11. Harlem Shuffle – The Mike Cotton Sound
      • 12. I Can’t Stand It – The Athenians
      • 13. All I Need - Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band
      • 14. I’ve Been Weeping And Crying – Laurel Aitken
      • 15. Try Me - Laris Mclennon
      • 16. Well I Do - The Candy Dates
      • 17. The Sw4
      • 18. I Love The Way You Walk – Tony Rivers & The Castaways
      • 19. Look Away - The Fingers
      • 20. Hush Your Mouth – Mickey Finn & The Blue Men
      • 21. Everytime I Do – Rupert & The Red Devils
      • 22. Looking For My Baby (Ska Beat Version) - Laurel Aitken
      • 23. Can't Stand The Pain – Barney J. Barnes & The Intro
      • 24. Watermelon Man –the Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus
      • 25. Baby Never Say Goodbye –the Bo Street Runners
      • 26. (You Got) The Power Of Love – Kevin 'king' Lear
      • 27. Gonna Get Burned – The Chantelles
      • 28. Gotta Brand New Man - Barry St. John
      • 29. Stupidity - The Trendbender Band

      Disc 2

      • 1. Biff, Bang, Pow – The Creation
      • 2. She’s Got Everything(Mono Single Mix) – The Kinks
      • 3. Do Anything You Say – David Bowie
      • 4. I Take What I Want – The Artwoods
      • 5. Buzz The Jerk – The Pretty Things
      • 6. Bo Street Runner (Single Version) - The Bo Street Runners
      • 7. Stroll On - The Yardbirds
      • 8. Waltz For A Pig – The Graham Bond Organisation (A.K.A. The Who Orchestra)
      • 9. Tiger - Brian Auger & The Trinity
      • 10. Mr. Pearly - Kevin 'king' Lear
      • 11. Get Goin' Baby - Dorian Gray
      • 12. Leavin’ Here - The Favourite Sons
      • 13. Come On Go (Demo) – Force Four
      • 14. Gloria's Dream (Single Mix) – Belfast Gypsies
      • 15. Remember Thomas À Becket – John’s Children
      • 16. Why – The End
      • 17. Gimme Little Sign – Rainbow Ffolly
      • 18. No Problem - Phillip Goodhand-Tait & The Stormsville Shakers
      • 19. Makin' My Mind Up – Katch 22
      • 20. Come On Baby – Double Feature
      • 21. He Can Win – The Moody Blues
      • 22. Am I Glad To See You – The In Crowd
      • 23. Diggin’ For Gold – David John & The Mood
      • 24. I’m Not A Bad Guy - Heinz
      • 25. Got The Blame - The Worrying Kynde
      • 26. You've Got Something – Paul’s Troubles
      • 27. Walking Down A Backstreet – Dorian Gray
      • 28. Gun Me Down – Ray French
      • 29. She’s Dangerous – The Secrets
      • 30. Green Door (Mono Single Mix) - Wynder K. Frog

      Disc 3

      • 1. Halcyon Days – The Tages
      • 2. Look At The View – The Action
      • 3. One Girl City - Fleur De Lys
      • 4. I'm A Man – The Web
      • 5. Moonshine (Stereo) –the Spencer Davis Group
      • 6. Mrs. Bailey's Barbecue And Grill - Sleepy
      • 7. Hold On – Jason Crest
      • 8. Baby Get Your Head Screwed On - Double Feature
      • 9. The Room Revolves Around Me - The Oscar Bicycle
      • 10. Dreams Don’t Bother Me – The Shame
      • 11. Technicolour Dream (Mono Single Mix) – The Alan Bown!
      • 12. This Is The First Time – Truly Smith
      • 13. Keep It Out Of Sight – Paul & Barry Ryan
      • 14. Your Way To Tell Me - Plastic Penny
      • 15. The Stamping Machine (Demo) - July
      • 16. Sad - The Australian Playboys
      • 17. Pink Dawn - The Human Instinct
      • 18. Baby You're Not To Blame – Plastic Penny
      • 19. Fool From Upper Eden – Andy Ellison
      • 20. 53 Summer Street - Turquoise
      • 21. Yes - Grapefruit
      • 22. Fourpenny Bus Ride – Dantalian’s Chariot
      • 23. Doctor Rock (Single Mix) - Apple
      • 24. People! Let's Freak Out (Single Mix) - The Freaks Of Nature(Alias Belfast Gypsies)

      Side 2

      • 25. Engine 4444 – Quiet Melon
      • 26. Picture Of Her –the Spencer Davis Group
      • 27. I'm Coming 'round (To Her Way Of Thinking) – Kris Ife
      • 28. Rest Cure – The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown