How Is The Air Up There: 80 Mod Soul & Freakbeat How Is The Air Up There: 80 Mod Soul & Freakbeat CD

2018 three CD collection. Inspired by The Looking Series collections on RPM of UK '60s Nuggets, we now look in the world mirror at New Zealand. The country furthest from the UK and in this context the country most like the UK. For the latest in the RPM/Frenzy Music collaborations, we explore the mid-'60s club scene and the various classic singles tailored for that scene. After a brief love affair with Beatle-esque pop - New Zealand was visited by The Rolling Stones (twice), The Pretty Things, The Kinks and Manfred Mann in quick succession. These groups reshaped the musical landscape down under as Kiwis fell in love with the grungier callings of R&B and later soul - with both genres reigning supreme on their recording and live front - right up until the Sgt. Pepper period. Included in this collection are 80 recordings from over 50 of New Zealand's well known - and lesser known acts spanning 1965-1969. 19 tracks are on CD for the first time; six tracks are previously unreleased. As well as the local HMV, RCA and Philips labels we have the cream of NZ's own labels as sources including Action, Impact, Zodiac, Allied International and La Gloria. A stunningly detailed booklet accompanies the package with biogs of all the artists plus many rare photos, including actual club interiors, and memorabilia courtesy of New Zealand's leading authority Grant Gillanders. For any '60s collector this is a fascinating snapshot of a mirrored scene, and for those outside of Australasia probably a first chance to own a copy of many of the recordings. Even for those inside that territory well over half the recordings on the box have not been available for decades.

1. How Is the Air Up There - the la de Da's 2. Painter Man - Larry's Rebels 3. I'm Your Witch Doctor - Chant's R'N'B 4. A Working Man - the Rayders 5. Go Go - the Four Fours 6. Social End Product - the Bluestars 7. Down in the Mine - Peter Nelson ; the Castaways 8. I Need You - Tom Thumb 9. Woman - the Breakaways 10. No More Now - the Smoke 11. Don't Stand in My Way - the la de Da's 12. Hurtin All Over - the Pleazers 13. Single Man - the Bitter End 14. Come and See Me - Sandy Edmonds 15. Anything You Like - Spectres 16. Living It Down - the Deep Set 17. Get Out of My Life, Woman - the Roadrunners 18. Now She's Mine - Crescendos 19. I Can Take It - the Bluestars 20. I Can't Stop - the Principals 21. I Feel Good - Larry's Rebels 22. I'm Happy Too - Hubb Kapp ; the Wheels 23. He's Ready - the Clevedonaires 24. Is It Over Baby ? - the Pleazers 25. I Can't Make a Friend - the Action 26. Control Your Love - the Smoke 27. Listen to Me - the Gremlins 28. On Top of the World - the la de Da's 29. Got Love - Tom Thumb 30. Day By Day - the Action 31. The Devil Is a Woman - the Deep Set 32. Get the Picture - the Selected Few 33. Baby Doll - Grim LTD 34. She's Gonna Get Me - the Four Fours 35. I'll Be Around - the Principals 36. Ugly Thing - the Cossacks 37. A House in the Country - the Roadrunners 38. I Can't Explain - Bari ; the Breakaways 39. Now You Shake - Ray Columbus ; the Invaders 40. Hey Joe - Sebastian's Floral Array 41. Little Miss Rhythm and Blues -Judge Wayne ; the Convicts - 42. Lost Woman - the Clevedonaires 43. Never Trust Another Woman - the Smoke 44. Milk Cow Blues - Grim LTD 45. Just Out of Reach - Identity 46. Don't Wanna Be Lonely Anymore - the Bluestars 47. What'cha Gonna Do - the la de Da's 48. All for One - the Breakaways 49. She's Mine - Larry's Rebels 50. It's You - the Secrets 51. Women - the Principals 52. I'm Gonna Say Yeah - the Librettos 53. Mr Jinx - Tommy Adderley 54. Bus Ride - Terry Dean ; the Nitebeats 55. All Night Worker - the Newshounds 56. Hallelujah - Quincy Conserve 57. I'm Good for You - Troubled Mind 58. Love Love Love - Gene Pierson 59. A Little Lovin' Sometime - the Castaways 60. Something Fresh - the Action 61. See Saw - the Underdogs 62. Jump Back - the la de Da's 63. I'm in Love with a Stranger - the Soundells 64. Rescue Me - the Librettos 65. Love - Mr Lee Grant 66. Hhurtin' - Johnny Devlin 67. You Got to Me - Gene Pierson 68. Things Go Better - the Challenge 69. Over You - the Newshounds 70. Turn to Stone - Concrete Lamb 71. Lovin' Look - Quincy Conserve 72. At a Time Like This - the Castaways 73. Neighbour Neighbour - Chant's R'N'B 74. Get Ready - Le Frame 75. Pains of Love - Billy Karaitiana 76. So Badly Baby - the Spectres 77. Security - the Pleazers 78. Never Ever - the Action 79. As Long As I Had You - Lee Grant 80. Coffee Grind - Jay Epae