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The British Invasion - History of British Rock
This History of British Rock is the most exhaustive and essential overview of '60s British pop/rock available. Although the collection doesn't include tracks from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Herman's Hermits, the Dave Clark Five, and the early Animals, their absence doesn't hurt the series, since it spotlights several artists who never had more than a handful of hits, plus many forgotten gems. And there are plenty of major acts here, as well: The Kinks, the Small Faces, the Yardbirds, Donovan, the Hollies, the Zombies, the Spencer Davis Group, the Searchers, Manfred Mann, and Them are all represented by their best-known tracks. The collection runs from the beginnings of Merseybeat to the aftermath of psychedelia, meaning that it chronicles the evolution of British pop/rock quite effectively. But The History of British Rock shouldn't be thought of as simply an educational overview of one of the most vital eras of pop; each volume is fun and exciting, and sounds more like a good time than a history lesson. The series is one of the cornerstones of any comprehensive pop/rock collection. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide) Arwork included. The British Invasion - History of British Rock, Vol. 1
LINK Vol 1 01. You Really Got Me - The Kinks, 02. How Do You Do It? - Gerry & the Pacemakers 03. Nobody I Know - Peter & Gordon 04. I'm Telling You Now - Freddie & the Dreamers 05. She's Not There - The Zombies 06. Little Children - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas 07. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & the Pacemakers 08. Hippy Hippy Shake - The Swinging Blue Jeans 09. Bad to Me - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas 10. Yesterday's Gone - Chad & Jeremy 11. For Your Love - The Yardbirds 12. Have I the Right? - The Honeycombs 13. Needles and Pins - The Searchers 14. World Without Love - Peter & Gordon 15. I'm Gonna Love You Too - The Hullaballoos 16. Hello Little Girl - The Fourmost 17. Funny How Love Can Be - The Ivy League 18. It's Alright - Adam Faith 19. Tip of My Tongue - Tommy Quickly 20. He's in Town - The Rockin' Berries Vol 2 LINK Vol 2 01. All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks 02. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann 03. I'll Keep You Satisfied - Billy J. Kramer 04. I Like It - Gerry & the Pacemakers 05. Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy 06. Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers 07. Catch the Wind - Donovan 08. Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds 09. You're My World - Cilla Black 10. I Don't Want to See You Again - Peter & Gordon 11. I'm Alive - The Hollies, The Hollies 12. You Were Made for Me - Freddie & the Dreamers 13. Tell Her No - The Zombies 14. I'll Be There - Gerry & the Pacemakers 15. To Know You Is to Love You - Peter & Gordon 16. Good Golly Miss Molly - The Swinging Blue Jeans 17. Bad Time - The Roulettes 18. Poor Man's Son - The Rockin' Berries 19. That's Why I'm Crying - The Ivy League 20. I Love You - The Zombies Vol 3 LINK Vol 3 01. Love Potion No. 9 - The Searchers 02. It's Gonna Be Alright - Gerry & the Pacemakers 03. From a Window - Billy J. Kramer 04. Willow Weep for Me - Chad & Jeremy 05. Sha La La - Manfred Mann 06. Tired of Waiting for You - The Kinks 07. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers 08. Bus Stop - The Hollies, The Hollies 09. Wild Thing - The Troggs 10. I'm a Man - The Yardbirds 11. True Love Ways - Peter & Gordon 12. Do the Freddie - Freddie & the Dreamers 13. I Go to Pieces - Peter & Gordon 14. Colours - Donovan 15. Tossin' and Turnin' - The Ivy League 16. In the Hall of the Mountain King - Sounds Incorporated 17. I'll Keep on Holding On - The Action 18. She's Coming Home - The Zombies 19. Making Time - The Creation 20. I Remember When I Loved Her - The Zombies Vol 4 LINK Vol 4 01. Shapes of Things - The Yardbirds 02. Well Respected Man - The Kinks 03. Stop, Stop, Stop - The Hollies 04. Trains and Boats and Planes - Billy J. Kramer 05. Whenever You're Ready - The Zombies 06. Keep on Running - The Spencer Davis Group 07. Universal Soldier - Donovan 08. You Turn Me On (Turn on Song) - Ian Whitcomb 09. Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry & the Pacemakers 10. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group 11. Pay You Back With Interest - The Hollies 12. Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann 13. All Night Stand - Thoughts 14. Lady Godiva - Peter & Gordon 15. Just Out of Reach - The Zombies 16. Painter Man - The Creation 17. Georgy Girl - The Seekers 18. Take a Heart - The Sorrows 19. With a Girl Like You - The Troggs 20. Woman - Peter & Gordon Vol 5 LINK Vol 5 01. Ain't She Sweet - The Beatles 02. Telstar - The Tornadoes 03. Shout - Lulu & The Luvers 04. Some Other Guy - The Big Three 05. Yeh, Yeh - Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames 06. My Bonnie - The Beatles With Tony Sheridan 07. Everything's Alright - The Mojos 08. Downtown - Petula Clark 09. Game Of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 10. Baby, Please Don't Go - Them 11. Road Runner - The Pretty Things 12. Diane - The Bachelors 13. It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones 14. Gloria - Them 15. Go Now! - The Moody Blues 16. I Think Of You - The Merseybeats 17. I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield 18. You've Got Your Troubles - The Fortunes 19. Sunshine Superman - Donovan 20. Before And After - Chad & Jeremy Vol 6 LINK Vol 6 01. Concrete And Clay - Unit 4+2 02. Look Through Any Window - The Hollies 03. Here Comes The Night - Them 04. Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield 05. Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Bros. 06. It's Just A Little Bit To Late - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 07. Sha-La-La-La-Lee - Small Faces 08. I Know A Place - Petula Clark 09. Marie - The Bachelors 10. Come Tomorrow - Manfred Mann 11. Mystic Eyes - Them 12. Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes 13. Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations 14. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Silkie 15. This Strange Effect - Dave Berry 16. My Mind's Eye - Small Faces 17. To Sir With Love - Lulu 18. On A Carousel - The Hollies 19. When The Night Falls - The Eyes 20. A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders Vol 7 LINK Vol 7 01. Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats 02. Black Is Black - Los Bravos 03. Mellow Yellow - Donovan 04. Smashed! Blocked! - John's Children 05. Pamela, Pamela - Wayne Fontana 06. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield 07. Everyone's Gone To The Moon - Jonathan King 08. My Love - Petula Clark 09. Girl On A Swing - Gerry & The Pacemakers 10. My Friend Jack - The Smoke 11. All Or Nothing - Small Faces 12. See See Rider - Eric Burdon & The Animals 13. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker Bros. 14. Carrie-Anne - The Hollies 15. A Man With Money - Wild Uncertainty 16. To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees
17. Silence Is Golden - The Tremeloes 18. Sorrow - The Merseys 19. Teenage Failure - Chad & Jeremy 20. Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band Vol 8 LINK Vol 8 01. I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group 02. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream 03. Kites - Simon Dupree & The Big Sound 04. Dear Eloise - The Hollies 05. Love Is All Around - The Troggs 06. Matthew And Son - Cat Stevens 07. Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan 08. When I Was Young - Eric Burdon & The Animals 09. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 10. Desdemona - John's Children 11. My White Bicycle - Tomorrow 12. Conquistador - Procol Harum 13. Flowers In The Rain - The Move 14. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones) - The Bee Gees 15. Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Status Quo 16. San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon & The Animals 17. We Are The Moles - The Moles 18. The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde - Georgie Fame 19. Knight In Rusty Armour - Peter & Gordon 20. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
Vol 9 LINK Vol 9 01. Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown 02. White Room - Cream 03. I've Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees 04. Sky Pilot-Pt. I - Eric Burdon & The Animals 05. Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade 06. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman 07. Zabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 08. I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - The Herd 09. Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana 10. Atlantis - Donovan 11. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies 12. Hush - Deep Purple 13. With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker 14. Words - The Bee Gees 15. Dance In The Smoke - Argent 16. Lalena - Donovan 17. (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart With Faces 18. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations 19. Smile A Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine 20. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
