VA- British Mod Sounds Volume 2 (The Freakbeat & Psych Years)

Label: Demon

Released 2023

Limited six purple colored vinyl LP box set. 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. This set is 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. 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. Stylishly packaged (of course) and including a new sleeve note by Richard Norris, author, musician, producer and DJ, who worked at pioneering psychedelic reissue label Bam Caruso in the '80s, produced Joe Strummer's Mescaleros, but is perhaps best known as one half of Techno duo The Grid and the critically acclaimed group Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve.

Track listing:

1. The Fairies–    Get Yourself Home
   
2. The Birds–    No Good Without You Baby
   
3. The Poets–    Call Again
   
4. The Sorrows–    You've Got What I Want
   
5. The Eyes–    When The Night Falls
   
6. The New Breed–    Unto Us
   
7. The Riot Squad–    I Take It We're Through
   
8. Jan Panter–    Scratch My Back
   
9. Wimple Winch–    Save My Soul
   
10. Loose Ends–    Taxman
    
11. The Ivy League–    My World Fell Down
    
12. The Yardbirds–    Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
    
13. Fleur De Lys–    Mud In Your Eye
    
14. The Truth–    Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
    
15. The Scots Of St. James–    Tic Toc
    
16. The Flies–    I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
    
17. The Move–    Disturbance
    
18. Craig–    I Must Be Mad
    
19. The Drag Set–    Day And Night
    
20. Apostolic Intervention–    Tell Me (Have You Ever Seen Me)
    
21. David Bowie–    The Gospel According To Tony Day
    
22. Tomorrow–    My White Bicycle
    
23. John's Children–    Midsummer Night Scene
    
24. Caleb*–    Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad
    
25. The Attack–    Created By Clive
    
26. The Gods–    Come On Down To My Boat Baby
    
27. Alex Harvey–    The Sunday Song
    
28. Keith West–    Excerpt From A Teenage Opera
    
29. Our Plastic Dream–    Encapsulated Marigold
    
30. The Action–    In My Dream
    
31. Dantalian's Chariot–    Madman Running Through The Fields
    
32. Kaleidoscope–    Flight From Ashiya
    
33. The Sands–    Listen To The Sky
    
34. The 23rd Turnoff–    Michael Angelo
    
35. The Fairytale–    Listen To Mary Cry
    
36. Felius Andromeda–    Meditations
    
37. Ice–    Anniversary of Love
    
38. Rupert's People–    Dream On My Mind
    
39. The Accent–    Red Sky At Night
    
40. The Creation–    Life Is Just Beginning
    
41. The Who–    I Can See For Miles
    
42. Fleetwood Mac–    Rambling Pony
    
43. The Cymbaline–    Matrimonial Fears
    
44. Tintern Abbey–    Vacuum Cleaner
    
45. Traffic–    Coloured Rain
    
46. Andy Ellison–    It's Been A Long Time
    
47. The Mickey Finn–    Garden Of My Mind
    
48. Warm Sounds–    Nite-Is-A-Comin'
    
49. Mark Wirtz–    (He's Our Dear Old) Weatherman
    
50. Mike Stuart Span–    Children of Tomorrow
    
51. Nirvana–    Rainbow Chaser
    
52. The Spencer Davis Group–    Moonshine
    
53. End–    Shades Of Orange
    
54. The Fire–    Father's Name Is Dad
    
55. Turquoise–    Tale Of Flossie Fillett
    
56. Billy Nicholls–    London Social Degree
    
57. Aquarian Age–    10,000 Words In A Cardboard Box
    
58. The Montanas–    A Step In The Right Direction
    
59. Status Quo–    Pictures Of Matchstick Men
    
60. The Idle Race–    The Morning Sunshine
    
61. July–    Dandelion Seeds
    
62. Family–    See Through Windows
    
63. Icarus–    The Devil Rides Out
    
64. Plastic Penny–    Your Way To Tell Me Go
    
65. Paul West And Compass–    Hey You
    
66. The Elastic Band–    8 1/2 Hours Of Paradise
    
67. Vamp–    Floatin'
    
68. Sam Gopal–    Escalator
    
69. Sound Barrier–    Groovin' Slow
    
70. Apple–    Buffalo Billycan
    
71. Timebox–    Gone Is The Sad Man
    
72. The Troggs–    Evil Woman
    
73. The Californians–    The Cooks Of Cake And Kindness
    
74. Ossie Laine Show–    Rock My Plimsoll
    
75. The Koobas–    Barricades
    
76. Locomotive–    Mr Armageddon
    
77. Graham Bond–    Love Is The Law
    
78. The Misunderstood–    Children Of The Sun
    
79. Small Faces–    Me, You And Us Too
    
80. Terry Reid–    Superlungs My Supergirl
    
81. The Fruit Machine–    I'm Alone Today
    
82. Brian Auger–    Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)
    
83. Jason Crest feat. Julie Driscoll–    Black Mass
    
84. The Open Mind–    Magic Potion
    
85. Quiet Melon–    Diamond Joe
    
86. Humble Pie–    Wrist Job
    
87. Mighty Baby–    Same Way From The Sun
    
88. Colosseum–    Elegy
89. The Kinks–    The Time Tomorrow
    
90. Satisfaction–    My Fixation (Edit)
    
91. Nucleus–    Song For The Bearded Lady