Night Comes Down: 60 British Mod R&B Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets

This 3-CD box set follows previous collections Looking Back (2011) and Keep Lookin? (2014), which ran the gamut of musical styles which emanated from the UK, diverse and yet united in their dancefloor appeal, from the discotheques of the day to nouveau Mod clubs in the 21st century. Many tracks make their official debut on CD, including rarities by The Gnomes Of Zurich, Kevin ?King? Lear, Dominic Grant, The Shadrocks, The Reaction, Al Saxon, The Hammers, etc. In addition, ?Cypress? by The Truth is a previously unissued variant of Donovan?s ?Hey Gyp?.Familiar names (The Spencer Davis Group, Laurel Aitken, The Moody Blues, Arthur Brown) are joined by cult favourites (John?s Children, Mickey Finn, The Bo Street Runners) and relative unknowns (Five?s Company, The Second Thoughts).Across the three CDs, NIGHT COMES DOWN charts the development of Beat music in its various guises, from the gutsy yet jazzy R&B which opens Disc 1 through to horn-laden Brit Soul (Norma Lee, The Brothers Grimm), fuzz-laden Freakbeat (Favourite Sons, The Tomcats, The In Crowd), Femme Pop (Twiggy, Twinkle), and groovy Loungecore (courtesy of Mark Wirtz and Les Reed?s British Lion Orchestra).Disc 3 reflects the influence of Psychedelia, as Swinging London became multi-coloured, with assorted treats from The Alan Bown, The Mike Stuart Span and The Spectrum, with some unlikely Mod-ish discoveries by ?hairy? bands such as The Deviants and Fat Mattress.Anyone who tried to purchase every 45 captured on NIGHT COM

Tracks

1~1~Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - Lita Roza
1~2~I Need Your Loving - Ronnie Jones & The Night-Timers
1~3~Baby, Donâ™t Do It - Laurel Aitken
1~4~Taboo Man - Alexis Kornerâ™s Blues Incorporated
1~5~Pills - Mickey Finn & Blue Men
1~6~Work Song - James Royal
1~7~Seventh Son - The Second Thoughts
1~8~Cominâ™ Home Baby - The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus
1~9~Itâ™s A Lie - Philip Goodhand-Tait & The Stormsville Shakers
1~10~And I Do Just What I Want - The Bo Street Runners
1~11~And My Babyâ™s Gone - The Moody Blues
1~12~Like That - Mike Cotton Sound
1~13~Gonna Make A Woman Of You - A Band Of Angels
1~14~Sheâ™s A Girl - The Attraction
1~15~Itâ™s Alright - The Rocking Vickers
1~16~Ready, Steady - The Clockwork Oranges
1~17~Can You Hear Me - Can You Hear Me “ The Cymbaline
1~18~A Tu Vera - The Tomcats
1~19~I Ainâ™t Got You - Fiveâ™s Company
1~20~The Snake - Kevin ˜King♠Lear
1~21~Jugger Tea - Oliver Bone
1~22~Don't That Beat Them All - Just Five
1~23~No Other Baby - Chad & Jeremy
1~24~Gotta Get Through To You - Eden Kane
1~25~Big Fat Spider - Heinz
1~26~You're Gonna Get Your Way - Glenda Collins
1~27~What Am I Doing Here With You - Twinkle
1~28~Rolling On - Norma Lee
1~29~The Other Side Of Love - The Caravelles
1~30~Time Is On My Side - Four + One
1~31~Night Comes Down - Mickey Finn
1~32~Short Change - Spencer Davis Group
1~33~Big Bare Beat - The British Lion Orchestra
1~34~Phone Me - Robb And Dean Douglas
1~35~My Love - Ronnie Jones
1~36~The Society For The Protection Of Love - The Stormsville Shakers
1~37~Whatâ™s Her Name - Guy Darrell
1~38~Count Me Out - Kevin ˜King♠Lear
1~39~Canâ™t Stop Talkinâ™ About My Baby - Mike Patto
1~40~Soul Serenade “ The Mike Cotton Sound - The Mike Cotton Sound
1~41~Knock On Wood “ Oliver Bone - Oliver Bone
1~42~Just One More Chance “ The Outer Limits - The Outer Limits
1~43~Donâ™t Stop Girl - Dominic Grant
1~44~When I Think Of You - Twiggy
1~45~Yeh Yeh - The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus
1~46~That Driving Beat - The Favourite

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 03 December 2021
Genre: Special Interest / Miscellaneous
Label: RPM
Distributor: Rocket Group