Various Artists - Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands: Bostin' Sounds Of Brumrock 1966-1974 / Various vinyl record cover

1

I Must Be Mad - Craig

2

Security (Extended Version) - the 'N Betweens

3

Rescue Me - Doc Thomas Group

4

Life's Not Life - the Moody Blues 5 Let Me Get By - the Bobcats

5

6 Chicken George - Deep Feeling 7 on the Beach - the Extreem

6

Baby Get Your Head Screwed on -Double Feature

7

I Can Hear the Grass Grow - the Move

8

Say You Don't Mind - Denny Laine

9

On Time - Capitol Systems

10

Imposters of Life's Magazine -The Idle Race

11

No Face, No Name, No Number -Traffic

12

Moonshine - the Spencer Davis Group

13

Yellow Rainbow - the Rockin' Berries

14

Don't Leave Me in the Dark -Young Blood

15

An Apple a Day - the U-No-Who

16

Nsu - Ideal Milk

17

Trouble in the Air - Ace Kefford

18

When the Train Comes Back -Chicken Shack

19

I Know What Her Name Is (Demo Version) - Simon's Secrets

20

Cherry Wood Green - Just William

21

Baby I Need You - Giorgio ; Marco's Men

22

Yellow Cave Woman - Velvett Fogg

23

Mr Armageddon (Single Version) - the Locomotive

24

I've Seen the Light - the Ugly's

25

Daughter of the Sun - the Ace

26

Kefford Stand Roundabout - the Montanas

27

Like a Tear - World of Oz

28

Don't Torture Your Mind - the Exception

29

Masochists of Strangulation -Jardine

30

Boredom - Tea ; Symphony

31

The Journey - Gordon Jackson 8 Big Bear Ffolly - Bakerloo

32

Candy - Cinnamon Quill

33

Like Uncle Charlie - the Climax

34

Chicago Blues Band

35

Imaginations - Revolver

36

You've Got Your Troubles - the Californians

37

His Guiding Hand (Single Version)- Medicine Head

38

Goodbye Mary - Paradox

39

A Modern Day Fairy Tale -Galliard

40

It's a Hard Way - Cathedral 17 Suicide - Trapeze

41

Dance in the Smoke - Kansas Hook

42

Ballad of Marmalade Emma and Teddy Grimes - Hard Meat

43

Donna - Bachdenkel

44

When You're Dead - the Ghost

45

Time of the Season - Big Bertha

46

She Said Yes - Fable

47

Lamp Lighter Man - Sheridan ; Price

48

One Way Hotel - Slade

49

We're Gonna Change All This -Fred's Box

50

Reminiscing - Luv Machine

51

People - Salamander

52

Brown Girl - Steve Gibbons

53

Ill Wind - Dave Morgan

54

Shadow Bright - Ptolomy Psycon

55

Omnibus - Mail

56

Disheartened and Disillusioned- Possessed

57

Talking Progressive Blues -Jimmy Powell

58

Eve - Jim Capaldi

59

Dear Elaine - Roy Wood

60

Ball Park Incident - Wizzard

61

Roll Over Beethoven (Album

62

Version) - the Electric Light Orchestra

63

Circus - Fairfield Ski

64

Just a Day - Ironbridge

65

The Beast (2021 Remix) - Bedlam

66

Rocka Rolla - Judas Priest

67

Bye Bye Birmingham - Blackfoot Sue


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Various Artists

Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands: Bostin' Sounds Of Brumrock 1966-1974 / Various

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ABOUT THE ALBUM


A 3-CD, four-hour celebration of the post-Brumbeat late '60s/early '70s rock scene in the West Midlands. Tracing the evolution and development of that scene as local musicians embarked on an epic journey that embraced mod pop, psychedelia, blues, progressive rock, glam-rock and heavy metal, inspired by the emergence of chief catalysts The Move. Revolving around the area's big hitters, with key selections from The Move, The Moody Blues, The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, The Idle Race, Slade, The Electric Light Orchestra, Roy Wood and Wizzard, Judas Priest and others. When the beat/R&B explosion died out around 1965, so did the influence of cities like Liverpool and Manchester. However, the live scene in Birmingham and surrounding towns went from strength to strength. By the end of the decade, the West Midlands had become the smelting house of the nascent hard rock/metal revolution. Including a bunch of classic cult 45s (The Craig, Locomotive, Medicine Head, The Ghost) and essential cuts from enduring local legends like Steve Gibbons and his band The Ugly's, Denny Laine, The Montanas and Jimmy Powell. Also featuring several previously unreleased tracks, including music from post-World Of Oz outfit Kansas Hook, Big Bertha, Cathedral and the first-ever recording (made in 1967) to feature future Magnum vocalist Bob Catley.

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