THE BRITISH BEAT: THE BEST OF THE ’60S: 1/16/2007 |
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Before the mid-sixties, The British were primarily known for bad teeth, bland cuisine and driving on the wrong side of the road. All that changed in February 1964, when a young English rock’n’roll combo called The Beatles arrived on these shores, kicking off a musical explosion that took the country by storm and still reverberates to this day. Shout! Factory revisits the time when the nation’s airwaves grooved to the swinging sounds of London with a comprehensive boxed set, The British Beat: Best Of The ’60s. The 3-CD set features 57 classic British singles from the artists that followed the Beatles across the pond—from the Kinks to the Troggs, Manfred Mann to the Moody Blues and Donovan to Dusty Springfield. The British Beat: Best Of The ’60s is a retail companion piece to the PBS pledge drive special “The British Beat,” a live performance show which begins airing on PBS affiliates nationwide in early March. The British Beat: Best Of The ’60s is scheduled for release to retailers on March 27th for the suggested list price of $49.98.
The British Beat: Best Of The ’60s includes numerous #1 Billboard hits like the raunchy “Wild Thing” by The Troggs, the tender “To Sir With Love” by Lulu and the psychedelic “Sunshine Superman” by Donovan. This beautifully packaged box set showcases the amazing variety of the UK pop scene, encompassing the pop perfection of the Hollies, the grungy riffing of the early Kinks and the ethereal sound of the Moody Blues and Procol Harum.
“The British Beat” continues the successful line of My Music live concert specials that TJL Productions has produced in conjunction with Shout! Factory. The My Music specials are consistently the most popular programs for PBS’s pledge drives. Other hit shows include Doo Wop Vocal Greats Live, Magic Moments - The Best of ’50s Pop and The ’60s Rock Experience Live.
Track Listing
Disc One:
1. The Troggs - Wild Thing
2. Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake
3. Los Bravos - Black Is Black
4. Tom Jones - It’s Not Unusual
5. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You
6. The Silkie - You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
7. The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)
8. The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love
9. Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Bad To Me
10. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Game Of Love
11. Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete And Clay
12. Dusty Springfield - Wishin’ And Hopin’
13. The Fortunes - You’ve Got Your Troubles
14. Chad & Jeremy - A Summer Song
15. The Troggs - Love Is All Around
16. The Seekers - I’ll Never Find Another You
17. Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying
18. Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
19. Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
Disc Two:
1. The Kinks- You Really Got Me
2. The Zombies - She’s Not There
3. Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin’
4. Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy
5. Donovan - Mellow Yellow
6. The Foundations -Baby, Now That I Found You
7. The Zombies - Tell Her No
8. Donovan - Sunshine Superman
9. The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night
10. The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
11. The Searchers - Needles And Pins
12. Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
13. The Searchers - Love Potion Number Nine
14. Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love
15. The Hollies - Carrie-Anne
16. The Tornadoes - Telstar
17. Dusty Springfield - You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
18. Jonathan King - Everyone’s Gone To The Moon
19. Donovan - Catch The Wind
Disc Three:
1. The Zombies - Time Of The Season
2. The Yardbirds - For Your Love
3. The Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby
4. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
5. The Hollies - Bus Stop
6. Spencer Davis Group - I’m A Man
7. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
8. Petula Clark - Downtown
9. The Seekers - Georgy Girl
10. Tom Jones - What’s New Pussycat?
11. The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
12. Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey
13. Petula Clark - I Know A Place
14. Lulu - To Sir With Love
15. Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
16. The New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral
17. Sandie Shaw - (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me
18. The Walker Brothers - Make It Easy On Yourself
19. Peter & Gordon - Woman
THE BRITISH BEAT: THE BEST OF THE ’60S
Catalog Number: 826663-10355
Price: $49.98
Release Date: March 27, 2007
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