Eddie Piller Presents British Mod Sounds Of 1960s Vol 2

Eddie Piller Presents British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years / Various
Double 140 Gram Vinyl. 31 Tracks.

UUSI - AVAAMATON - VIELÄ MUOVEISSA - 2LP


Levy-yhtiö Demon Records
EAN 5014797907683
Julkaisuvuosi 2023

Disc 1 1No Good Without You Baby 2Call Again 3Save My Soul 4Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 5I’m Not Your Stepping Stone 6The Gospel According to Tony Day 7My White Bicycle 8Midsummer Night’s Scene 9Come On Down to My Boat Baby 10In My Dream 11Flight from Ashiya 12Madman Running Through the Fields 13I Can See for Miles 14Red Sky at Night 15Vacuum Cleaner 16Rambling Pony

Disc 2 1Rainbow Chaser 2Moonshine 3Father’s Name Is Dad 4London Social Degree 510,000 Words in a Cardboard Box 68 1/2 Hours of Paradise 7Floatin’ 8Gone Is the Sad Man 9Barricades 10Love Is the Law 11Me, You and Us Too 12Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) [feat. Julie Driscoll] 13Superlungs My Supergirl 14Elegy 15This Time Tomorrow


Curated by Acid Jazz Records and Modcast founder Eddie Piller, “British Mod Sounds of The 1960s Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years” is the follow up to the hugely successful “British Mod Sounds of The 1960s”, featuring 31 original tracks across a 2LP set pressed on 140g black vinyl, A deep dive into the post-Mod scene in ’60s Britain. Featuring a selection of classic and rare tracks, tracing the scene from early ’65 to the dawn of a new decade.
Even before Demon’s well received 2022 box set ‘British Mod Sounds of The 1960s’ was released conversations were being had around a follow-up, though rather than just offering a straight if slightly diluted second volume, compiler Eddie Piller decided to put together a collection exploring “What the Mods did next”. Once again, long conversations (and the occasional heated debate) were had to ensure the quality of music and attention to detail were second to none. Anything less just wouldn’t be the Mod way.

The British Mod bands that had made the first half of the decade so exciting were still around but inevitably their influences had changed. No longer content with re-hashing American R&B, the scene split in multiple directions, not all of it forward looking – some hardened their up-tempo sound and gradually evolved into what we would come to know as Freakbeat. Others bought in psychedelic, esoteric or Eastern influences. A third strand explored a more pastoral or Folk based route. Simply put, songs and hair got longer.

Before the decade was out the choices for the discerning listener included Jazz-Rock, Proto-Prog, Whimsy, Heavy Rock, and Psychedelic Soul – even sounds derived from Cockney music-hall made an appearance.

‘Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years’ tracks the development of the original Mod mainstays (the Small Faces, The Who, The Action, The Kinks), with a generous selection of future superstars (David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Fleetwood Mac, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Steve Howe of Yes are all represented here), alongside 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.