Jon Savage'S 1968: The Year The World Burned / Var Jon Savage'S 1968: The Year The World Burned / Var CD

A genre-spanning 2CD mix of hit singles, slow burners and lost gems, including the first-ever official release of the preview pressing of 'Kick Out The Jams' by the MC5. The 45s that defined 1968 and crystallised author Jon Savage's memories of the year. 1968 began with business as usual in the pop charts, but the year would see convulsive political and social changes. This turmoil would be replicated in the music industry, where the effects of 1967 were seen in a proliferation of musical styles and social attitudes. The old days of a unified, central Top 40 were gone, and in it's place came a new energy that transformed pop into rock, ska into rocksteady and early reggae, and soul into funk. Jon's selections for this year oscillate between soul, funk, Americana, pop-psych and hard-edged rock. With the loss of pirate radio after March, he heard of many of these either by scouring the record bins in central London or picking up tips from the music and the underground press. Some are later discoveries but the aim is to construct an ideal playlist that simulates a top radio show, without all the populist choices and extraneous filler - a more radical and faster-moving soundtrack for an inflammatory year.

1. Honey Chile - Martha Reeves ; the Vandellas 2. Sunshine Help Me - Spooky Tooth 3. How Does It Feel to Feel? - the Creation 4. Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was in) - the First Edition 5. Dear Delilah - Grapefruit 6. Carpet Man - the 5th Dimension 7. Big Bird- Eddie Floyd 8. Tighten Up - Archie Bell ; the Drells 9. Changes (Tygstl) - the Ceyleib People 10. Everydays - the Buffalo Springfield 11. Talkin' About the Good Times - the Pretty Things 12. Just for You - Dave Mason 13. Danse a la Musique - the French Fries 14. Israelites - Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 15. Why Does It Feel So Right (Doing Wrong) - the Shades of Jade 16. Wonderboy - the Kinks 17. Gotta See Jane - R Dean Taylor 18. Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick 19. Classical Gas - Mason Williams 20. Your Mind and We Belong Together - Love 21. Dino's Song - Quicksilver Messenger Service 22. World in a Jug - Canned Heat 23. Lift Me - the Beau Brummels 24. The Snake - Al Wilson 25. Fire - the Crazy World of Arthur Brown 26. Hard to Handle - Otis Redding 27. Eastern Organ - Brother Dan All Stars 28. People Got to Be Free - the Rascals 29. I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin 30. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother ; the Holding Company 31. Lord of the Manor - the Everly Brothers 32. Lincoln County - Dave Davies 33. Omnibus - the Move 34. I'm in a Different World - Four Tops 35. Say It Loud! - I'm Black and I'm Proud (PT 1) - James Brown 36. Rain - Kak 37. A Song for Jeffrey - Jethro Tull 38. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf 39. Freedom Train - James Carr 40. Smell of Incense - the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band 41. Cloud Nine - the Temptations 42. Train to Nowhere - Savoy Brown 43. Everyday People - Sly ; the Family Stone 44. I Got a Line on You - Spirit 45. Throwaway Street Puzzle - Fairport Convention 46. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James ; the Shondells 47. Machines - Lothar ; the Hand People 48. Kick Out the Jams (Preview Pressing) - MC5