Three CD set. This release follows previous collections Looking Back (2011) and Keep Lookin' (2014), which ran the gamut of musical styles which emanated from the UK, diverse and yet united in their dancefloor appeal, from the discotheques of the day to nouveau Mod clubs in the 21st century. Many tracks make their official debut on CD, including rarities by The Gnomes Of Zurich, Kevin 'King' Lear, Dominic Grant, The Shadrocks, The Reaction, Al Saxon, The Hammers, etc. In addition, 'Cypress' by The Truth is a previously unissued variant of Donovan's 'Hey Gyp'. Familiar names (The Spencer Davis Group, Laurel Aitken, The Moody Blues, Arthur Brown) are joined by cult favourites (John's Children, Mickey Finn, The Bo Street Runners) and relative unknowns (Five's Company, The Second Thoughts). Across the three CDs, Night Comes Down charts the development of beat music in it's various guises, from the gutsy yet jazzy R&B which opens Disc 1 through to horn-laden Brit Soul (Norma Lee, The Brothers Grimm), fuzz-laden Freakbeat (Favourite Sons, The Tomcats, The In Crowd), Femme Pop (Twiggy, Twinkle), and groovy Loungecore (courtesy of Mark Wirtz and Les Reed's British Lion Orchestra). Disc Three reflects the influence of Psychedelia, as Swinging London became multi-colored, with assorted treats from The Alan Bown, The Mike Stuart Span and The Spectrum, with some unlikely Mod-ish discoveries by "hairy" bands such as The Deviants and Fat Mattress.

Tracklist:

Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - Lita Roza
I Need Your Loving - Ronnie Jones ; the Night-Timers
Baby, Don?T Do It - Laurel Aitken
Taboo Man - Alexis Korner?S Blues Incorporated
Pills - Mickey Finn ; Blue Men
Work Song - James Royal
Seventh Son - the Second Thoughts
Comin? Home Baby - the Mark Wirtz Orchestra ; Chorus
It?S a Lie - Philip Goodhand-Tait ; the Stormsville Shakers 1
And I Do Just What I Want - the Bo Street Runners 1
And My Baby?S Gone - the Moody Blues 1
Like That - Mike Cotton Sound 1
Gonna Make a Woman of You - a Band of Angels 1
She?S a Girl - the Attraction 1
It?S Alright - the Rocking Vickers 1
Ready, Steady - the Clockwork Oranges 1
Can You Hear Me - Can You Hear Me ? the Cymbaline 1
A Tu Vera - the Tomcats 1
I Ain?T Got You - Five?S Company 2
The Snake - Kevin ?King? Lear 2
Jugger Tea - Oliver Bone 2
Don't That Beat Them All - Just Five 2
No Other Baby - Chad ; Jeremy 2
Gotta Get Through to You - Eden Kane 2
Big Fat Spider - Heinz 2
You're Gonna Get Your Way - Glenda Collins 2
What Am I Doing Here with You - Twinkle 2
Rolling on - Norma Lee 2
The Other Side of Love - the Caravelles 3
Time Is on My Side - Four + One 3
Night Comes Down - Mickey Finn 3
Short Change - Spencer Davis Group 3
Big Bare Beat - the British Lion Orchestra 3
Phone Me - Robb and Dean Douglas 3
My Love - Ronnie Jones 3
The Society for the Protection of Love - the Stormsville Shakers 3
What?S Her Name - Guy Darrell 3
Count Me Out - Kevin ?King? Lear 3
Can?T Stop Talkin? About My Baby - Mike Patto 4
Soul Serenade ? the Mike Cotton Sound - the Mike Cotton Sound 4
Knock on Wood ? Oliver Bone - Oliver Bone 4
Just One More Chance ? the Outer Limits - the Outer Limits 4
Don?T Stop Girl - Dominic Grant 4
When I Think of You - Twiggy 4
Yeh Yeh - the Mark Wirtz Orchestra ; Chorus 4
That Driving Beat - the Favourite Sons 4
Blow Up - the in Crowd 4
Party Line - the Attraction 4
Arthur Green - Andy Ellison 5
Cypress (Previously Unissued) - the Truth 5
Sink or Swim - Circus 5
She Was Really Saying Something - Doc Thomas Group 5
Take Me for a Little While - Rusty Harness 5
Baby and Me - the Hammers 5
Going Going Gone - Mike Hurst ; Mike D?Abo 5
There Is - the Shadrocks 5
Afrodisiac - the Web 5
Falling in Love with You - the Reaction 5
East Side 628 - Al Saxon 6
A Man Needs Love - the Brothers Grimm 6
Girl on a Motorcycle - the British Lion Orchestra 6
The Eagle Flies on Friday - the Exceptions 6
London Bridge Is Coming Down - the Spectrum 6
Elevator - Grapefruit 6
Peacock Dress - Sun Dragon 6
Looking Towards the Sky - Davey Payne ; the Medium Wave 6
Violin Shop - the Alan Bown 6
Remember the Times - Mike Stuart Span 6
Hold on - Rupert?S People 7
Give What You Take (Demo) - the Lomax Alliance 7
Second Fiddle - the Gnomes of Zurich 7
I?Ve Got Money - the Crazy World of Arthur Brown 7
Come and Play with Me in the Garden - John?S Children 7
Fire in the City - the Deviants 7
Sunshine Superman - Big Jim Sullivan - Big Jim Sullivan 7
Tomorrow Never Knows - the Mirage - the Mirage 7
Flowers Are Flowering (Demo) - the 23rd Turnoff 7
Mr. Universe - Episode Six 7
I Don't Mind - Fat Mattress 8
How Do You Feel - Sounds Incorporated 8
Infatuation - the Secrets 8
Call Me Lightning - the Good Vibrations 8
Mae West - Ken Moule?S London Jazz Chamber Group 8
Pumpkin Mini - Katch 22 8
Einer Kleiner Miser Musik - Tony Rivers ; the Castaways 8
Thank You Baby for Coming - the Matchmakers 8
The Meaning of Love - Putney Bridge

UPC: 5013929553507
Label: Cherry Red
Release Date: 6.2.17
Format: CD

Night Comes Down 60 British Mod R&B Freakbeat - Night Comes Down: 60 British Mod R&B Freakbeat & Swingin London Nuggets (CD)