2011-06-17

TOMMYKNOCKERS' BEAT CLUB! Sounds of the suburbs of smalltown, UK 63 - 66. Even more unheared British 60s beat groups unearthed.

While specialized in collecting ultra-rare German 60s records, it's not like we'd wear blinkers or have cultivated some kind of tunnel view. Going through the archives, we've found a lot of obscure British stuff from the BEAT era. No psych or prog here, and hardly any R&B-monsters, as these usually are comped elsewhere already. I didn't bother checking data bases to avoid every possible doublette, but I have hundreds of compilations in that field, and didn't use anything that's on there. (Except track 2, which for obvious reasons, was some kind of hidden track and gets exposure here once more in easily decodable disguise.)

All tracks are UK 45s, except where noted. The Pilgrims are an xian beat group. More of these Jesus punks on the comp "Mercy Sound UK" here on this blog. Odd man out is Errol Dixon, actually a Jaimacan born skaster, but this 7" from 64 was among the first 10 singles I bought back in 65 from a bargain bin in Stuttgart, where used jukebox singles were sold for 1 Deutschmark, when I was an 11 years old kneehigh. (Just couldn't decide which side to use, so I took both. This one was very influential to me...) Not much label scans, cause that's too boring a work for lazy old sods like us, but you'll find most of these on http://www.45cat.com .For praise and putdown, questions and answers, please use the comments department. Yours, the Lolly Pope (and westfauster for your pleasure)

01. Putty In Your Hand - Jean & The Statesides (2'48) (Columbia)

02. We Were Falling In Love - Nanker Phelge & The Ian Stewart Memorial Church (1'58) (acetate, unreleased)

03. Don't You Know I Love You - The Four Squares (2'07) (EP, Hollick&Taylor)

04. Shot Of Rhythm & Blues - The Essex (3'08) (Ariola, released in Germany)

05. Gimme What I Want - The Hustlers (2'25) (Philips)

06. I'm In Love - The Typhoons (2'07) (Embassy)

07. Don't Tell Lies - The Studio Six (2'34) (Polydor)

08. The Sins Of The Family - Ivan's Meads (2'50) (Parlophone)

09. If You Don't Come Back - The Voomins (2'35) (Polydor)

10. I Feel - The Classmates (2'22) (Decca)

11. It's Alright - Adam Faith & The Roulettes (2'30) (Parlophone)

12. I Didn't Care - The Pilgrims (2'29) (unreleased)

13. How Are You, Boy - The Rainchecks (3'05) (R&B Rec.)

14. Tell Me - Troy Dante & The Infernos (1'49) (Decca)

15. Take This Train - The Long & The Short (1'56) (from V.A-LP: "Gonks Go Beat", Decca)

16. I Know You're Gonna Be Mine - The Cockneys (2'36) (Philips)

17. Turn Out The Light - The Creatures (1'50) (CBS) (Oops, they're Irish. Sorry...)

18. Together - The Minets (2'17) (from Surrey, Rock It Rec., released in USA)

19. Don't Walk Away - The Idols (1'58) (Mercury)

20. Make Love To Me - John Leyton & The Le Roys (2'44) (HMV Pop)

21. I Just Don't Understand - Tommy Adderley (2'26) (from Birmingham, Viking, rel. in Australia)

22. Can't Judge A Book - Mike Mills & The Top Ten Allstars (4'26) (from V.A.-LP: "Top 10 Beat Club", Decca, rel. in Germany)

23. Rocks In My Pillow - Errol Dixon & The Bluebeaters (2'33) (Oriole)

24. Give Me More Time - Errol Dixon & The Bluebeaters (2'58) (Oriole, flip of above)

25. Walk In The Sunshine - The London Beats (3'06) (EP, Muza, non-LP, released in Poland)

26. Got Love If You Want It - The Dee-Tees (2'38) (UK-band on service in Singapore, Philips)

27. The Price Of Love - Terry Brandon & The Beatmen (1'54) (V.A.-EP, Embassy)

28. When I Dream - The Renegades (1'53) (from LP: "Pop", Scandia, released in Finland)

29. Shame On You - The Naturals (2'12) (Parlophone)

30. I Count The Tears - The Aces (2'19) (Parlophone)

31. Don't - The Sun Set (1'56) (Metronome, released in Germany)

32. Something You Got - The Motowns (2'05) (from LP: Si, proprio, RCA, released in Italy)

33. ______

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16 comments:

YankeeBoy said...

It's amazing how after all this time there is still so much great un-comped and unheard 60s music out there. I can't wait to listen to this. Thank you.

Gyro1966 said...

Thanks so much for your excellent blog, I just recently discovered it. I own the Lp's that you have been associated with, and I love them. Would you be open to having the volumes 16-20 of Prae-Kraut and the volume of Electrick Loosers posted on Twilightzone blog? I would give full credit to your blog with a link to it. We get many visitors, and your comps would get wide exposure - from 700-1000 or so. Let me know, we have included your blog on the blog roll at Twilightzone, so you will get more visitors here.

Anonymous said...

Hi there,Gyro.It's great to get in touch with you. I love Twilightzone, cause it's one of the real intelligent blogs in the ether. For me it would be fine to see our work featured on your blog. Feel free to do whatever you like as long as you mention the source. Yours, Lolly Pope.

Anonymous said...

Ja,doch, Herrschaften, das Extra-"e" in "unheared" ist Absicht, und muss mitgesprochen werden. In "unearthed" hab ich kein zusaetzliches unterbringen koennen. Das dortige muss aber auch mitgesprochen wereden. Thee Popee.

Gyro1966 said...

Thanks so much, it is a great honor to be able to offer your excellent work here. I just listened to your Christian rock compilation and it is fabulous!

Anonymous said...

thanks for praise,Gyro66. You're right: some of that 60s xian stuff is criminally underestimated. But, as The Prime Movers said, "the good things, baby, are hard to find". Now we're unpatiently looking forward to what you're planning to do. Spread the word. Establish the name. Lolly.

Anonymous said...

Nanker Phelge? I haven't heard that name since the 60s! It was Mick & Keef (Ian Stewart played piano for the Stones).

Brilliant compil!

Anonymous said...

Wunderbar indeed, and a real Meisterstück! Just when I start to think that the well of garage-gems from the UK has run dry, the same thing happens as with Groove Records’ marvelous Brazilian Nuggets. So I was really stunned to see the beloved Lolly Pope has come up with this set of forgotten tracks from the cradle of Beat. One better than the next, maybe, as his Holy Highness states, no monsters but I swear I can listen to these awful products of passion and innocence a thousand and one time. Right from the very first riff, you know each track is worth the price of admission (which is zero, I know). The only question is: how come all these beauties have eluded compilers up to now? Anyway, I really dig them all, and I can’t make out what are the highlights here. Maybe the Hustlers or Studio 6 delivering the perfect Merseybeat-sound? Or the Voomins who obviously were inspired by the Rokes’ Piangi per me aka Let’s Live for Today? And who would have thought ol’ Adam Faith can kick ass like he shows here? I too think the two Errol Dixon-songs are great and I can understand how they initiated an 11 year old who later would become God’s own representative in the Garage. Just one last question: Who the heck (pardon my language, father) is the Tommyknockers and who the fuck wrote their “Deep Shot of Rhythm & Booze”? I want to hear all of their 45s on the next Beat Wunderbar-installment!!!

hugh thanks for ongoin' efforts!
michaelvee

Anonymous said...

This is incredible! I just knew there was more recorded music from this time period. I figured it was in the hands of private collectors and the families of the musicians that recorded them, not to be heard but regular folks. Thank you so much for all your efforts to make this available.
Deep River

Anonymous said...

My dear Dr. Watson: if you take a closer look to the label of The Tommyknockers' 7", you'll see that they recorded for a company called "PHLIPS". (not PHILIPS). Have you ever heard of such a thing? Me too. Sorry to say, that this is just a clever little photoshop hoax, obviously very well done by our sturclub comrade Uwe. A pity indeed, but you can't have them all, as long as you're not B. Frank. 1000 thanks for commenting, you're an expert. And of course track 2 is an unreleased Stones acetate. Lolly.

michael vee said...

Wunderbar indeed! Just when I start to think that the well of garage-gems from the UK has run dry, the same thing happens as with Groove Records’ marvelous Brazilian Nuggets. So I was really stunned to see the beloved Lolly Pope has come up with this set of forgotten tracks from the cradle of Beat. One better than the next, maybe, as his Holy Highness states, no monsters but I swear I can listen to these awesome products of passion and innocence a thousand and one time. Right from the very first riff, you know each track is worth the price of admission (which is zero, I know). The only question is: how come all these beauties have eluded compilers up to now? Anyway, I really dig them all, and I can’t make out what are the highlights here. Maybe the Hustlers or Studio 6 delivering the perfect Merseybeat-sound? Or the Voomins who obviously were inspired by the Rokes’ Piangi per me aka Let’s Live for Today? And who would have thought ol’ Adam Faith can kick ass like he shows here? I too think the two Errol Dixon-songs are great and I can understand how they initiated an 11 year old who later would become God’s own representative in the Garage. Just one last question: Who the heck (pardon my language, father) is the Tommyknockers and who the fuck wrote their “Deep Shot of Rhythm & Booze”? I want to hear all of their 45s on the next Beat Wunderbar-installment!!!

hugh thanks for ongoin' efforts!
michaelvee

Gyro1966 said...

Hi - Check out Twilightzone today and see your "Mercy" comp posted there. I hope you like it.

Anonymous said...

we more than like it! thanks and feel free to go on advertising our online-only comps, if you find more stuff that you consider worth a wider distribution. we're only in it for the fun. Lolly Pope

KL from NYC said...

Thank you for all of them so far.

Anonymous said...

Wooow! I just discovered, just by chance, your blog...and the astonishing Tommyknockers series.
I quickly downloaded all 17 of them and I'm being beat crazy now and for some more time to come!

By the way....Some info on track 33???? I'm just one of those who likes to read the small writing and know it all!

Thanks for such a ghreat job on obscure beat.

:-)

Anonymous said...

track 33 on tommy 1 is a very early incarnation of the beatles still as quarrymen or even without a name yet. just a snipppet fom 1959