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• Despite the best efforts of RCA to promote them as the British Monkees, a tie-in with Gerry Anderson's cult TV show Captain Scarlet and numerous high-quality singles, somehow London band THE SPECTRUM failed to achieve the same level of success in the UK as they did in mainland Europe.
• A 2CD set, this first-ever official anthology of their career features all of their singles, the 1970 UK LP The Light Is Dark Enough, their contribution to the soundtrack of the little-known 1968 film The Bliss Of Mrs Blossom, their unissued-at-the-time theme tune for Captain Scarlet and, perhaps most notably of all, recordings that have only previously been released on their insanely rare and largely-unknown 1969 Venezuelan-only album.
• With the addition of their obscure 1965 debut single for EMI and a 1964 album that they cut (as Group Five) for the French market, All The Colours Of The Spectrum is the definitive document of a fascinating but hitherto little-documented band.
• It features a 16 page booklet with some priceless period photos and memorabilia as well as the Spectrum story from the cradle to the grave, with reminiscences from founder member Tony Atkins.
Tracklist
1-1 Samantha's Mine 2:22
1-2 Saturday's Child 2:30
1-3 Portobello Road 2:25
1-4 Comes The Dawn 2:45
1-5 Headin' For A Heatwave 2:44
1-6 I Wanna Be With You 2:58
1-7 London Bridge Is Coming Down 3:08
1-8 Tables And Chairs 2:41
1-9 Let's Live For Love 2:19
1-10 Little Red Boat By The River 2:47
1-11 Forget Me Not 3:11
1-12 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 3:05
1-13 Music Soothes The Savage Breast 3:06
1-14 Just What I Was Looking For Today 2:55
1-15 It Doesn't Seem To Matter 2:39
1-16 Cool Water 2:45
1-17 Free 3:16
1-18 The Tale Of Wally Toft 3:58
1-19 Glory 3:34
1-20 Nodnol 2:51
1-21 Captain Scarlet (Closing Theme) 1:27
2-1 Mr. Jenkins' Brand New Boots 3:57
2-2 The Walrus And The Horse 3:42
2-3 Mandy 3:46
2-4 Jacqueline 3:39
2-5 The Light Is Dark Enough 2:33
2-6 Little Girl 2:51
2-7 Asking You 2:37
2-8 Roll Over Beethoven 3:05
2-9 Bye Bye Bird 2:47
2-10 Please Mr. Postman 2:24
2-11 You Really Got A Hold On Me 2:46
2-12 What's That? 2:42
2-13 Sweet Sixteen 2:34
2-14 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 3:08
2-15 Baby What Do You Want Me To Do 4:08
2-16 My Babe 2:26
2-17 Dance In The Street 2:30
2-18 Shoppin' Around 2:39
2-19 Lover Please