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• A four-hour, 3CD anthology of the late 60s British pop scene during the early years of Radio 1.
• Big hits and intriguing misses from some of the biggest acts and most prominent writing/ production teams of the era.
In 1967, British pop radio underwent a seismic change when the pirate stations that had ruled the airwaves over the previous couple of years were declared illegal by an Act of Parliament and replaced by a national station controlled by publicly-funded broadcaster the BBC.
The arrival of Radio 1 saw the British pop scene remade in the station's own image, with a new wave of songwriting and production teams competing to create bright, brassy, relentlessly upbeat tracks that would be embraced by Radio 1's all-important playlist.
While The Love Affair, The Herd, The Tremeloes and The Foundations were among the groups who made the headlines, the key figures were really the backroom auteurs: names like Tony Macaulay, Howard Blaikley and arranger Keith Mansfield were all integral to the new, homogenised pop radio sound.
‘All Things Bright And Beautiful: The UK Pop Explosion’ is a 3CD, four-hour celebration of this pivotal period in British pop history, with a huge number of key hits – including several featured in the opening hour of Radio 1's first broadcast – joined by more minor successes and some 45s that received considerable airplay but nevertheless failed to make the grade.
Housed in Grapefruit's standard clamshell box packaging with a 48-page booklet and track- by-track annotation, it's another essential purchase for any late 60s pop aficionado.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
1 FLOWERS IN THE RAIN - The Move
2 SIMON SMITH & THE AMAZING DANCING BEAR - Alan Price Set
3 YOU'RE ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL - Neil Christian
4 I LIVE FOR THE SUN - Vanity Fare
5 SMOKEY BLUE'S AWAY - A New Generation
6 BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU - The Foundations
7 THANKS - J. Vincent Edward
8 LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY - Living Daylights
9 CARRIE ANNE - The Hollies
10 ROUND, ROUND - Jonathan King
11 I'M A BOX (MUM-MUM-MUM) - The Hi-Fi's
12 FRIENDS – Arrival
13 HOUSE FOR SALE - Val McKenna
14 SLOW MOTION (demo version) - Sweetshop
15 EVERYTHING I AM - Plastic Penny
16 SHAME, SHAME - Magic Lanterns
17 WONDERBOY - The Kinks
18 MR. BLUE - Force West
19 THE LAMENT OF THE CHEROKEE RESERVATION INDIAN - Don Fardon
20 A WALK IN THE SUNSHINE - Davey Payne & The Medium Wave
21 SAMANTHA'S MINE - The Spectrum
22 LITTLE BIT O' SOUL - Candy
23 SOMETHING HERE IN MY HEART (KEEPS A TELLIN' ME NO) - The Paper Dolls
24 I THINK I NEED THE CASH - The Secrets
25 THE GLORIA BOSOM SHOW - The Sundowners
26 IN A MOMENT OF MADNESS - The Flower Pot Men
27 EXCERPT FROM “A TEENAGE OPERA” - Keith West
DISC TWO
1 BRINGING ON BACK THE GOOD TIMES - The Love Affair
2 THE BOAT THAT I ROW - Lulu
3 BEAUTIFUL DREAMS - Twiggy
4 BABY COME BACK TO ME - Simon De Lacy
5 WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH JULIET - The Wheels
6 COME BACK AND SHAKE ME - Clodagh Rodgers
7 MARCH - Cindy Ann Lee
8 SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE - Gene Latter
9 PLEASE LET ME HIDE - The Skatalites
10 A WAY OF LIFE - The Family Dogg
11 WIDE SMILES - The Episode
12 PEANUTS AND CHEWY MACS - The Cymbaline
13 THE SILENT SUN - Genesis
14 AND THE RAINS CAME DOWN - U.K. Jones
15 LOVELY LORETTA - The Merseys
16 I THOUGHT YOU THOUGHT - Chuckles
17 LOVIN' THINGS - The Marmalade
18 COOL IT - The Quotations
19 BAUBLES AND BANGLES - Mike Stuart Span
20 WOULD YOU BELIEVE WHAT I SAY – The Unit (Unit Four Plus Two)
21 GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN' - Whichwhat
22 HOOKEY - The Eggy
23 (IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE - Amen Corner
24 WHAT'S IT TO YOU - The Chocolate Watch Band
25 MICKY - Twinkle
26 ANYBODY AT THE PARTY SEEN JENNY - Tony Ritchie
27 GONE ARE THE SONGS OF YESTERDAY - Circus
28 GENTLE PEOPLE Pts. 1 and 2 - Violent Thimble
DISC THREE
1 ELOISE - Barry Ryan
2 I DON'T WANT OUR LOVING TO DIE - The Herd
3 MYSTERY LADY - The Mirage
4 (HERE WE GO ROUND THE) LEMON TREE - Jason Crest
5 PENELOPE BREEDLOVE - Dave Christie
6 JESAMINE - The Casuals
7 ROUND GOING ROUND - Grapefruit
8 PUBLICITY GIRL - The Gnomes Of Zurich
9 LAST NIGHT IN SOHO - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich
10 I REMEMBER - Harmony Grass
11 EVERYTHING'S GONE WRONG - Tony Hazzard
12 BLUEBERRY BLUE - Sun Dragon
13 GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (demo version) - Outer Limits
14 I CAN'T LET MAGGIE GO - The Honeybus
15 LET'S TAKE A TRIP DOWN THE RHINE - Apple
16 DING DONG BELL - Yellow Pages
17 HUMA-LUMA - The Carlew Choir
18 THINGS YOU DO - Sons And Lovers
19 WHILE WE'RE FRIENDS - Katch-22
20 THE TURTLE TORTOISE AND THE HARE - Guy Darrell Syndicate
21 I SEE RED - Steve Rowland
22 ANGELINE - Warm Sounds
23 DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE - Jimmy Henderson Set
24 JUST ONE THING - The Roll Movement
25 BRIGHT-EYED APPLES - Tuesday's Children
26 EVENINGS WITH CORRINA (SO LONG AGO) - The Picadilly Line
27 EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD - The Tremeloes