British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s

Demon are proud to release “Eddie Piller Presents British Mod Sounds Of the 1960s”, the follow up the “The Mod Revival”. This 2LP set serves an introduction to ‘British Mod Sounds of the ’60s’ and features 34 tracks.

Curated by Acid Jazz Records and Modcast founder Eddie Piller, this collection features the stapes of the British Mod scene including Small Faces, The High Numbers, The Action, The Fleur De Lys, The Kinks, Spencer Davis Group, The Creation, Rod Stewart, The Yardbirds, and The Love Affair.

“Be in with the In Crowd once more.”

Every great youth cult deserves a great soundtrack, and when the ’60s Mods adopted classic American R&B, with a side order of hip Jazz, they undoubtedly found the right music for their exuberant and stylish way of life. And yet, buying expensive imports, hoping for a local release or praying for a rare visit from overseas talent was never going to be enough to satisfy British youth with a thirst for the latest sounds. Certainly not those on the dancefloor and definitely not those with their own musical ambitions.

It was a music scene that began with imitation, before skill and imagination lead curious minds to innovation, a scene that evolved from average (at best) copies of releases on the Chess, Motown and Stax labels, to become something more sophisticated, something quite unique, something very British.

Tracklist

A1.   The High Numbers - I'm the Face
A2.   The Action - Never Ever
A3.   The Hollies - Bus Stop
A4.   Small Faces - Don’t Burst My Bubble
A5.   Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Sweet Thing
A6.   Tony And  Tandy - Two Can Make It Together
A7.   Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - Ain’t No Big Thing
A8.   Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band - Michael (The Lover)
A9.   The Artwoods - I Take What I Want

B1.   Dusty Springfield - Little By Little
B2.   The Richard Kent Style - I’m Out
B3.   Bluesology - Come Back Baby
B4.   Wynder K. Frog - Henry’s Panter
B5.   The Organisers - The Organiser (feat. Harold Smart)
B6.   Timebox - Soul Sauce
B7.   The Spencer Davis Group - High Time Baby
B8.   The Syndicats - Crawdaddy Simone

C1.   Fleur De Lys - Circles
C2.   Rod Stewart - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
C3.   The Yardbirds - Over Undersideways Down
C4.   The Birds - How Can It Be
C5.   The Creation - Making Time
C6.   The Carnaby - Jump & Dance
C7.   The Eyes - I’m Rowed Out
C8.   The Kinks - She’s Got Everything

D1.   The Mike Cotton Sound - Soul Serenade
D2.   John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Crawling up A Hill
D3.   The Alan Bown Set - Emergency 999
D4.   The Quik - Bert’s Apple Crumble
D5.   Apostolic Intervention - Madame Garcia
D6.   Madeline Bell - Picture Me Gone
D7.   Sharon Tandy - Hold On
D8.   P.P. Arnold - (If You Think You’re) Groovy
D9.   Love Affair - Everlasting Love