V/a - Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets.

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.

1-1 Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds - Buzz With The Fuzz    
1-2 Duffy Power with The Graham Bond Quartet - What'd I Say    
1-3 Zoot Money's Big Roll Band - Big Time Operator    
1-4 The Animals    - Don't Bring Me Down    
1-5 Rod Stewart    - Shake    
1-6 Ronnie Jones - Little Bitty Pretty One    
1-7 Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - I Feel Alright    
1-8 The Richard Kent Style - Just A Little Misunderstanding    
1-9 The Stormsville Shakers - Number One    
1-10 The Union   - See Saw    
1-11 The Mike Cotton Sound  - Harlem Shuffle    
1-12 The Athenians   - I Can't Stand It    
1-13 Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band    - All I Need    
1-14 Laurel Aitken - I've Been Weeping and Crying    
1-15 Laris McLennon  - Try Me    
1-16 The Candy Dates   - Well I Do    
1-17 The SW4 - Shame, Shame, Shame    
1-18 Tony Rivers And The Castaways - I Love The Way You Walk    
1-19 The Fingers - Look Away    
1-20 Mickey Finn And The Blue Men - Hush Your Mouth    
1-21 Rupert & The Red Devils - Everytime I Do    
1-22 Laurel Aitken - Looking For My Baby (Ska Beat Version)    
1-23 Barney J. Barnes and The Intro - Can't Stand The Pain    
1-24 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Watermelon Man    
1-25 The Bo Street Runners  - Baby Never Say Goodbye    
1-26 Kevin 'King' Lear     (You Got) - The Power Of Love    
1-27 The Chantelles   - Gonna Get Burned    
1-28 Barry St. John - Gotta Brand New Man    
1-29 The Trendbender Band - Stupidity    

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


3-1 The Tages  - Halcyon Days    
3-2 The Action - Look At The View    
3-3 Fleur De Lys  - One Girl City    
3-4 The Web - I'm A Man    
3-5 The Spencer Davis Group - Moonshine (stereo)    
3-6 Sleepy  - Mrs. Bailey's Barbecue And Grill    
3-7 Jason Crest - Hold On    
3-8 Double Feature   - Baby Get Your Head Screwed On    
3-9 The Oscar Bicycle - The Room Revolves Around Me    
3-10 The Shame - Dreams Don't Bother Me    
3-11 The Alan Bown!  - Technicolour Dream (mono single mix)    
3-12 Truly Smith - This Is The First Time    
3-13 Paul & Barry Ryan - Keep It Out Of Sight    
3-14 Plastic Penny - Your Way To Tell Me Go    
3-15 July   - The Stamping Machine (demo)    
3-16 The Australian Playboys  - Sad    
3-17 The Human Instinct    - Dawn    
3-18 Plastic Penny - Baby You're Not To Blame    
3-19 Andy Ellison - Fool From Upper Eden    
3-20 Turquoise - 53 Summer Street    
3-21 Grapefruit - Yes    
3-22 Dantalian's Chariot - Fourpenny Bus Ride    
3-23 Apple   - Doctor Rock (single mix)    
3-24 The Freaks Of Nature (alias Belfast Gypsies)  - People! Let's Freak Out (single mix)    
3-25 Quiet Melon - Engine 4444    
3-26 The Spencer Davis Group - Picture Of Her    
3-27 Kris Ife - I'm Coming 'Round (To Her Way Of Thinking)    
3-28 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Rest Cure

Label : Strawberry ‎– CRJAMBOX001
Barcode : 5013929430136

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