GET READY FOR THE COUNTDOWN - Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets 3CD BOX SET

GET READY FOR THE COUNTDOWN - Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets 3CD BOX SET

(Various Artists)

THIS IS A PRE ORDER: RELEASE DATE: 18th April 2025

 86-track 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).

Label: Strawberry, Cherry Red

Cat. No. CR3JAMBX42

TRACKLIST

DISC 1

1 THE PRETTY THINGS – Roadrunner 
2 THE GRAHAM BOND ORGANIZATION – Long Tall Shorty 
3 DAVID JOHN & THE MOOD - Pretty Thing 
4 THE BETTERDAYS - Don't Want That (Single Version) 
5 THE CLASSICS – You Don’t Love Me (You Don’t Care) Take 4 (previously unreleased) 
6 THE MOODY BLUES - Bye Bye Bird 
7 THE STYLOS - I Wish You Would (previously unreleased) 
8 THE MIKE COTTON SOUND - I've Got My Eye On You 
9 UNKNOWN GROUP (Joe Meek Tape #734) – Night Train (previously unreleased) 
10 RONNIE JONES WITH BLUES INCORPORATED - Night Time Is The Right Time 
11 LAUREL AITKEN - I'm In Love With You Baby 
12 THE ATHENIANS - Louie, Louie 
13 THE WEB – I’ll Try 
14 THE LITTLE DARLINGS - Easy To Cry 
15 THE SORROWS – Hoochie Koochie Man (Vocal Take 4) 
16 GLENDA COLLINS & THE RIOT SQUAD - Can I Get A Witness (Take 1) 
17 JAMES ROYAL - I Can't Stand It 
18 JACK BRUCE - Rootin' Tootin' 
19 THE WEB – Crawling Black Spider 
20 THE LITTLE DARLINGS - Little Bit O' Soul 
21 WYNDER K. FROG – Incense 
22 THE SCORPIONS - The Nana Song 
23 THE FINGERS - Can't Live It Down (previously unreleased) 
24 KARL STUART & THE PROFILES – Not A Girl In A Million 
25 TONY RIVERS & THE CASTAWAYS – Baby What You Want Me To Do 
26 RAY HOFF & THE OFFBEATS – The Uncle Willie 
27 THE HERD - She Was Really Saying Something 
28 RICK AND SANDY - Lost My Girl 
29 HERBIE'S PEOPLE - Sweet And Tender Romance 
30 THE IN CROWD – I Don’t Mind 

DISC 2

1 SMALL FACES – Get Yourself Together (Mono) 
2 THE CREATION – Cool Jerk (Mono) 
3 THE BOYS BLUE - Take A Heart 
4 THE SESSIONS - Let Me In 
5 NEIL CHRISTIAN – Countdown 
6 THE ARTWOODS - Be My Lady 
7 MIKE PATTO – Love 
8 JOHNNY GUSTAFSON – Take Me For A Little While 
9 THE CRYIN’ SHAMES - I’ll Keep Holding On 
10 THE BIRDS OF PREY – City Lights (Early Alternate Version) (previously unreleased) 
11 THE FAVOURITE SONS - Fortune Teller 
12 MY GENERATION – Keep Left 
13 THE OUTER LIMITS – When The Work Is Through 
14 THE RIOT SQUAD – Outrage Take 7 (previously unreleased) 
15 UNKNOWN GROUP (Joe Meek Tape 1446) – Let’s Go Baby (Where The Action Is) (previously unreleased) 
16 THE TOMCATS – For Your Love 
17 THE MERSEYS – So Sad About Us 
18 THE KIRKBYS – Keep Me Warm (’Til The Sun Shines) 
19 THE MIRAGE – I Want Love 
20 THE UNIT – Would You Believe What I Say 
21 LIVING DAYLIGHTS - What'cha Gonna Do About It 
22 THE MINISTRY OF SOUND – Get Outta My Way 
23 MY GENERATION – Getting Out 
24 NEIL LANDON - I've Got Nothing To Lose 
25 THE HI-FI’S – Grade ‘A’ Girl 
26 MIKI DALLON – Captain Man 
27 DANA GILLESPIE - Like I'm A Clown (previously unreleased acetate version) 
28 MARILYN POWELL – Showdown 
29 PHILLIP GOODHAND-TAIT & THE STORMSVILLE SHAKERS – Turn On Your Love Light (Live) 

DISC 3

1 THE ACTION – Never Ever (Longer Stereo Mix) 
2 DOUBLE FEATURE - Just Another Lonely Night 
3 DON FARDON - Treat Her Right 
4 DORIAN GRAY - Move On 
5 JOHN’S CHILDREN - Jagged Time Lapse 
6 THE SYN – Grounded 
7 PLASTIC PENNY - Give Me Money 
8 APPLE - Psycho Daisies 
9 ELMER GANTRY'S VELVET OPERA - Lookin' For A Happy Life 
10 THE ALAN BOWN - My Girl The Month Of May (Mono) 
11 GENE LATTER - The Old Iron Bell 
12 ALEX HARVEY – Curtains For My Baby 
13 THE SPECTRUM - Headin' For A Heatwave 
14 MIKE WADE - Two Three Four 
15 THE CHANTELLES - Out Of My Mind 
16 CARL DOUGLAS & THE BIG STAMPEDE - Let The Birds Sing 
17 JON AND JEANNIE - Lovers Holiday 
18 MACK KISSOON - Get Down With It (Incorporating Satisfaction) 
19 ROOT & JENNY JACKSON - Save Me 
20 KEVIN ‘KING’ LEAR - The Man In The Funnies 
21 MAGIC LANTERNS - Baby I Gotta Go Now 
22 JEANNIE DEE - Come See About Me 
23 JIMMY HENDERSON SET - Bet You Didn't Know (previously unreleased) 
24 SETH MARTIN - Look At Me 
25 VAL MCKENNA – It’s All In My Imagination 
26 JIMMY POWELL & THE FIVE DIMENSIONS - Gonna Find A Cave 
27 THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - Alec In Transitland