Two CD collection. Despite the best efforts of RCA to promote them as the British Monkees, a tie-in with Gerry Anderson's cult TV show Captain Scarlet and numerous high-quality singles, somehow London band The Spectrum failed to achieve the same level of success in the UK as they did in mainland Europe. This first-ever official anthology of their career features all of their singles, the 1970 UK LP The Light Is Dark Enough, their contribution to the soundtrack of the little-known 1968 film The Bliss Of Mrs. Blossom, their unissued-at-the-time theme tune for Captain Scarlet and, perhaps most notably of all, recordings that have only previously been released on their insanely rare and largely-unknown 1969 Venezuelan-only album. With the addition of their obscure 1965 debut single for EMI and a 1964 album that they cut (as Group Five) for the French market, All The Colours Of The Spectrum is the definitive document of a fascinating but hitherto little-documented band. It features a 16 page booklet with some priceless period photos and memorabilia as well as the Spectrum story from the cradle to the grave, with reminiscences from founder member Tony Atkins.

Tracklist:

Samantha's Mine
Saturday's Child
Portobello Road
Comes the Dawn
Headin' for a Heatwave
I Wanna Be (Happy) with You
London Bridge Is Coming Down
Tables and Chairs
Let's Live for Love 1
Little Red Boat By the River 1
Forget Me Not 1
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 1
Music Soothes the Savage Breast 1
Just What I Was Looking for Today 1
It Doesn't Seem to Matter 1
Cool Water 1
Free 1
The Tale of Wally Toft 1
Glory 2
Nodnol 2
Captain Scarlet (Closing Theme) 2
Mr Jenkins' Brand New Boots 2
The Walrus and the Horse 2
Mandy 2
Jacqueline 2
The Light Is Dark Enough 2
Little Girl 2
Asking You 2
Roll Over Beethoven 3
Bye Bye Birdie 3
Please Mr Postman 3
You Really Got a Hold on Me 3
What's That? 3
Sweet Little Sixteen 3
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on 3
Hide and Seek 3
My Babe 3
Dancing in the Streets 3
Shoppin' Around

UPC: 5013929183827
Label: Imports
Release Date: 2.24.17
Format: CD

Spectrum - All The Colours Of The Spectrum: Complete Recordings (CD)