Various Artists - Eddie Piller Presents British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s / 4CD set

2022 release

Demon are proud to release Eddie Piller Presents British Mod Sounds Of the 1960s, the follow up the The Mod Revival. Featuring 100 original tracks, it's a deep dive into the Mod scene in '60s Britain. Including a selection of classic and rare tracks, tracing the scene from it's R&B roots to a soulful finale. Curated by Acid Jazz Records and Modcast founder Eddie Piller, and featuring new sleeve notes from respected author and broadcaster Paul 'Smiler' Anderson.

As Eddie Piller points out in the forward to the extensive sleeve notes that accompany this collection, he chose the word 'Sounds' carefully, reflecting the variety of talent contained here, from uncool session musicians without an ounce of style in them, acts who saw an opportunity to jump on the Mod bandwagon and bands who whole heartedly embraced Mod way of life. And so this new collection mixes the Mod mainstays (Small Faces, The High Numbers, The Action, The Fleur de Lys), with a generous selection of future superstars (David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Marc Bolan, Jeff Beck and Graham Gouldman of 10cc are all represented here), and a few artists so obscure, so rare, that they never got to release a record in the '60s, but Eddie has tracked down the tapes nonetheless. "Be in with the In Crowd once more."

    - Disc 1 -
    1 The High Numbers - I'm the Face
    2 The Bo Street Runners - Bo Street Runner
    3 Cyril Davies & His R&B Allstars - Country Line Special
    4 Tom Jones - Chills and Fever
    5 John Mayall & the Blues Breakers - Crawling Up a Hill
    6 The Koobas - You Better Make Up Your Mind
    7 John's Children - Desdemona
    8 Shyster - Tick Tock
    9 Billie Davis - Wasn't It You
    10 The Hollies - Bus Stop
    11 All Night Workers - Tell Daddy
    12 Kenny Lynch - What Am I to You
    13 The Frays - My Babe
    14 The Shots - Keep a Hold of What You Got
    15 Mike Stevens & the Shevelles - the Go-Go Train
    16 P.P. Arnold - (If You Think You're) Groovy
    17 Dusty Springfield - 'Little By Little'
    18 The Poets - Wooden Spoon
    19 The Muleskinners - Backdoor Man
    20 Jimmy Winston & His Reflections - Sorry She's Mine
    21 Rod Stewart - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
    22 The Yardbirds - Over Under Sideways Down
    23 Bluesology - Come Back Baby
    24 James Royal - a Little Bit of Rain
    25 The Rocking Vicars - It's Alright
    - Disc 2 -
    1 The Fleur de Lys - Circles
    2 David Bowie - Can't Help Thinking About Me
    3 Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames - Sweet Thing
    4 Small Faces - Don't Burst My Bubble a
    5 Tony and Tandy - Two Can Make It Together
    6 David Bojimmy James & the Vagabonds - Ain't No Big Thing
    7 Episode Six - Put Yourself in My Place
    8 Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band - Michael (The Lover)
    9 Dog Soul - Big Bird
    10 The Organisers - the Organiser (Feat. Harold Smart)
    11 Rod Stewart & P.P. Arnold - Come Home Baby
    12 Wynder K. Frog - Henry's Panter
    13 The Alan Bown Set - Emergency 999
    14 The Soul Agents - Seventh Son
    15 Timebox - 'Soul Sauce
    16 Timebox - 'Soul Sauce
    17 The Spencer Davis Group - High Time Baby
    18 The Zombies - Gotta Get a Hold of Myself
    19 Manfred Mann - Don't Ask Me What I Say
    20 The Top Six - I'm a Man
    21 Love Affair - Everlasting Love
    22 Madeline Bell - Picture Me Gone
    23 Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers - Good Times
    24 The Beazers - Blue Beat
    25 The Penny Blacks - I'm Coming Home to You
    - Disc 3 -
    1 The Syndicats - Crawdaddy Simone
    2 The Attack - Magic in the Air
    3 The Kinks - She's Got Everything
    4 The Clique - Ooh Poo Pah Doo
    5 The Truth - Who's Wrong
    6 The Artwoods - I Take What I Want
    7 The Creation - Makin' Time
    8 The Sorrows - Take a Heart
    9 The Meddyevils - Ma's Place
    10 The Birds - How Can It Be
    11 The Eyes - I'm Rowed Out
    12 The Sneekers - Bald Headed Woman
    13 The Untamed - My Baby Has Gone
    14 The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble
    15 The Move - You're the One I Need
    16 The Mark Four - I'm Leaving
    17 The Gods - Garage Man
    18 Waygood Ellis - I Like What I'm Trying to Do
    19 The Nocturnes - Hay, That's What Horses Eat
    20 The Mojos - Everything's Alright
    21 The Wards of Court - How You Can Say One Thing
    22 Platform Six - Money Will Not Mean a Thing
    23 The Silence - Down Down
    24 Apostolic Intervention - Madame Garcia
    25 The Deejays - Black Eyed Woman
    - Disc 4 -
    1 The Action - Never Ever
    2 The Carnaby - Jump and Dance
    3 The Riot Squad - Anytime
    4 The Spectres - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
    5 The Mike Cotton Sound - Soul Serenade
    6 Sharon Tandy - Hold on
    7 Quiet Melon - Engine 4444
    8 Ossie Layne Show - Midnight Hour
    9 Dave and the Diamonds - Think About Love
    10 Fearns Brass Foundry - Don't Change It
    11 Simon Dupree & the Big Sound - Reservations
    12 The Habits - Elbow Baby
    13 Maxine - a Love I Believe in
    14 The Blue Rondos - Baby I Go for You
    15 The Mindbenders - the Morning After
    16 The Shapes of Things - Striving
    17 Wainwright's Gentlemen - and That's Just Like Me
    18 The Richard Kent Style - I'm Out
    19 Sean Buckley & the Breadcrumbs - No Matter How You Slice It
    20 The Afex - She's Got the Time
    21 Syd's Crowd - Times Are Good Babe
    22 Tony Colton - Further on Down the Track
    23 The Troop - You'll Call My Name
    24 Razor - It's a Hard Way But It's My Way
    25 Dave Anthony's Moods - New Directions