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). Familiar names such as Laurel Aitken and The Moody Blues are joined by cult favourites including The Artwoods (featuring future Deep Purple organist Jon Lord) and John’s Children. Eight tracks are taken from producer Joe Meek’s legendary Tea Chest Tapes including a rarity from The Sorrows led by Don Fardon and previously unreleased recordings by mod groups The Riot Squad and The Birds Of Prey, R&B band The Classics plus two groups whose identity is unknown. Other tracks issued for the first time here include cuts by The Fingers, Dana Gillespie and the Jimmy Henderson Set alongside first time on (official) CD rarities from The Kirkbys, The Athenians, My Generation, Kevin ‘King’ Lear Mike Wade, Magic Lanterns and Karl Stuart & The Profiles.

Tracklist:

1. The Pretty Things – Roadrunner
2. The Graham Bond
3. Organization – Long Tall Shorty
4. David John ; the Mood – Pretty Thing
5. The Betterdays – Don’t Want That (Single Version)
6. The Classics – You Don’t Love Me (You Don’t Care) Take (Previously Unreleased)
7. The Moody Blues – Bye Bye Bird
8. The Stylos – I Wish You Would (Previously Unreleased)
9. The Mike Cotton Sound – I’ve Got My Eye on You
10. Unknown Group (Joe Meek Tape #734) – Night Train (Previously Unreleased)
11. Ronnie Jones with Blues
12. Incorporated – Night Time Is the Right Time
13. Laurel Aitken – I’m in Love with You Baby
14. The Athenians – Louie, Louie
15. The Web – I’ll Try
16. The Little Darlings – Easy to Cry
17. The Sorrows – Hoochie Koochie Man (Vocal Take 4)
18. Glenda Collins ; the Riot
19. Squad – Can I Get a Witness (Take 1)
20. James Royal – I Can’t Stand It
21. Jack Bruce – Rootin’ Tootin’
22. The Web – Crawling Black Spider
23. The Little Darlings – Little Bit O’ Soul
24. Wynder K. Frog – Incense
25. The Scorpions – the Nana Song
26. The Fingers – Can’t Live It Down (Previously Unreleased)
27. Karl Stuart ; the Profiles -Not a Girl in a Million
28. Tony Rivers ; the Castaways -Baby What You Want Me to Do
29. Ray Hoff ; the Offbeats – the Uncle Willie
30. The Herd – She Was Really Saying Something
31. Rick and Sandy – Lost My Girl
32. Herbie’s People – Sweet and Tender Romance
33. The in Crowd – I Don’t Mind
34. Small Faces – Get Yourself Together (Mono)
35. The Creation – Cool Jerk (Mono)
36. The Boys Blue – Take a Heart
37. The Sessions – Let Me in
38. Neil Christian – Countdown
39. The Artwoods – Be My Lady
40. Mike Patto – Love
41. Johnny Gustafson – Take Me for a Little While
42. The Cryin’ Shames – I’ll Keep Holding on
43. The Birds of Prey – City Lights (Early Alternate Version) (Previously
44. The Favourite Sons -Fortune Teller
45. My Generation – Keep Left
46. The Outer Limits – When the Work Is Through
47. The Riot Squad – Outrage
48. Take 7 (Previously Unreleased) 15 Unknown Group (Joe Meek
49. Tape 1446) – Let’s Go Baby (Where the Action Is) (Previously Unreleased)
50. The Tomcats – for Your Love
51. The Merseys – So Sad About Us
52. The Kirkbys – Keep Me Warm (‘Til the Sun Shines)
53. The Mirage – I Want Love
54. The Unit – Would You Believe What I Say
55. Living Daylights – What’cha Gonna Do About It
56. The Ministry of Sound – Get Outta My Way
57. My Generation – Getting Out
58. Neil Landon – I’ve Got Nothing to Lose
59. The Hi-Fi’s – Grade ‘A’ Girl
60. Miki Dallon – Captain Man
61. Dana Gillespie – Like I’m a Clown (Previously Unreleased Acetate Version)
62. Marilyn Powell – Showdown
63. Phillip Goodhand-Tait ; the Stormsville Shakers – Turn on Your Love Light (Live)
64. The Action – Never Ever (Longer Stereo Mix)
65. Double Feature – Just Another Lonely Night
66. Don Fardon – Treat Her Right
67. Dorian Gray – Move on
68. John’s Children – Jagged Time Lapse
69. The Syn – Grounded
70. Plastic Penny – Give Me Money
71. Apple – Psycho Daisies
72. Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera -Lookin’ for a Happy Life
73. The Alan Bown – My Girl the Month of May (Mono)
74. Gene Latter – the Old Iron Bell
75. Alex Harvey – Curtains for My Baby
76. The Spectrum – Headin’ for a Heatwave
77. Mike Wade – Two Three Four
78. The Chantelles – Out of My Mind
79. Carl Douglas ; the Big Stampede – Let the Birds Sing 17 Jon and Jeannie – Lovers Holiday
80. Mack Kissoon – Get Down with It (Incorporating Satisfaction)
81. Root ; Jenny Jackson – Save Me
82. Kevin ‘King’ Lear – the Man in the Funnies
83. Magic Lanterns – Baby I Gotta Go Now
84. Jeannie Dee – Come See About Me
85. Jimmy Henderson Set – Bet You
86. Didn’t Know (Previously Unreleased)
87. Seth Martin – Look at Me
88. Val McKenna – It’s All in My Imagination
89. Jimmy Powell ; the Five Dimensions – Gonna Find a Cave
90. The Spencer Davis Group – Alec in Transitland

UPC: 5013929434233
Label: Strawberry
Release Date: 4.25.25
Format: CD