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