Let'S Stomp: Merseybeat & Beyond 1962-1969 / Var Let'S Stomp: Merseybeat & Beyond 1962-1969 / Var CD

Three CD set spotlighting the pioneering movement that brought the world The Beatles but has been overshadowed by their success. Hits include The Searchers' 'Sweets For My Sweet' (UK #1) and 'When You Walk In The Room' (UK #3), Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas' 'Bad To Me' (UK #1), The Swinging Blue Jeans' 'Hippy Hippy Shake' (UK #2) and The Mojos' 'Everything's Al'right' (UK #9). Also featuring The Chants (featuring Eddy Amoo later of The Real Thing), The Undertakers and Lomax Alliance (both led by Jackie Lomax who later signed to Apple) and The Kirkbys and The 23rd Turnoff whose singer/guitarist was ace songwriter Jimmy Campbell. Five tracks are newly mastered from producer Joe Meek's 'Tea Chest Tapes' including The Cryin' Shames' magnificent tear jerker 'Please Stay' and the previously unreleased 'A Different Drummer' by The Maracas. Other rarities include an unreleased track by Birkenhead's The Pathfinders from producer Shel Talmy's vaults and a fab song by ex Vernons Girl, Samantha Jones found on a well- preserved acetate plus tracks by The Dennisons, The Seftons and The Perishers released on CD for the first time. Although The Beatles aren't present for licensing reasons there are four Lennon and McCartney compositions donated to other acts.

1. Lee Curtis ; the All Stars - Let's Stomp 2. The Searchers - Farmer John 3. Gerry ; the Pacemakers - Slow Down 4. The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake 5. The Big Three - Some Other Guy 6. Johnny Sandon ; the Remo Four - Lies 7. The Chants - I Don't Care 8. Wailin' Howie Casey ; the Seniors - Double Twist 9. The Undertakers - Just a Little Bit 10. Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas 11. Bad to Me 12. The Fourmost - I'm in Love 13. Faron's Flamingos - Do You Love Me 14. Ian ; the Zodiacs - Beechwood 4-5789 15. Freddie Starr ; the Midnighters - Peter Gunn Locomotion (Alternative Mix) 16. The Vernons Girls - Lover Please 17. The Chants - Come Go with Me 18. The Searchers - Sweets for My Sweet 19. Jeannie ; the Big Guys - Sticks and Stones 20. The Dennisons - You Don't Know What Love Is 21. King Size Taylor - Somebody's Always Trying 22. Billy Fury - Nothing Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) 23. Glenda Collins - I Feel So Good 24. Howie Casey ; the Seniors - I Ain't Mad at You 25. Danny Seyton ; the Sabres - House of Bamboo 26. Cilla Black - Love of the Loved 27. Lyn Cornell - Sally Go Round the Roses 28. The Merseybeats - Our Day Will Come 29. Wellington Wade (Ian ; the Zodiacs) - It Ain't Necessarily So 30. The Kinsleys - Do Me a Favour 31. The Big Three - What'd I Say (Live at the Cavern) 32. Earl Preston ; the TTS (Featuring Cy Tucker) - Bony Moronie 33. Rory Storm ; the Hurricanes - Lend Me Your Comb 34. Savva ; the Democrats - Shakin' All Over 35. Mike ; the Thunderbirds - Web of Love 36. The Mojos - Everything's Al'right 37. Gerry ; the Pacemakers - Why Oh Why 38. The Liverbirds - Talking About You 39. The 'Takers (The Undertakers) - If You Don't Come Back 40. Tony Jackson with the Vibrations - Bye Bye Baby 41. The Searchers - When You Walk in the Room 42. The Swinging Blue Jeans - Make Me Know You're Mine 43. The Black Knights - I Gotta Woman 44. Earl Royce ; the Olympics - Shake a Tail Feather 45. Beryl Marsden - Music Talk 46. The Fourmost - the in Crowd 47. The Trends - the Way You Do the Things You Do 48. The Breakaways - That's How It Goes 49. Four Just Men - Things Will Never Be the Same 50. Tommy Quickly ; the Remo Four - Wild Side of Life 51. The Pathfinders - Lonely Room (Previously Unreleased) 52. Jason Eddie ; the Centremen - Come on Baby (Alternative Mix) 53. The Koobas - Somewhere in the Night 54. The Eyes - She 55. The Connoisseurs - Make Up Your Mind 56. Greta Ann - Sadness Hides the Sun 57. The Roadrunners - Cry, Cry, Cry 58. The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay (Alternative Mix) 59. Mark Peters - Don't Cry for Me 60. Earl Preston's Realms - Daddy Rolling Stone 61. The Richmond Group - Cops and Robbers 62. Michael Allen - I Can't Stand It 63. Them Calderstones - What'cha Gonna Do About It 64. The Four Originals - You Won't Be Leaving 65. The Newtowns - Tomorrow 66. Tony Jackson with the Vibrations - Fortune Teller 67. The Kirkbys - It's a Crime 68. The Koobas - a Place I Know 69. Paddy, Klaus ; Gibson - No Good Without You Baby 70. Paul ; Ritchie ; the Cryin' Shames - Come on Back (Alternative Mix) 71. Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas - We're Doing Fine 72. Johnny Gustafson - Take Me for a Little While 73. Eddie Cave ; the Fyx - Fresh Out of Tears 74. Chris Curtis - Aggravation 75. The 5 A.M. Event - I Wash My Hands in Muddy Water 76. The Clayton Squares - Imagination 77. The Merseys - Sorrow (Alternative Version) 78. The Thoughts - All Night Stand (Us Version) 79. The Maracas - the Drummer (Previously Unreleased) 80. The Lomax Alliance - You Better Get Going Now 81. Wimple Winch - Rumble on Mersey Square South 82. The Seftons - I Can See Through You 83. Bill Kenwright ; the Runaways - I Want to Go Back There Again 84. The 23rd Turnoff - Michael Angelo 85. Focal Point - Girl on the Corner 86. The Swinging Blue Jeans - Keep Me Warm ('Til the Sun Shines) 87. Samantha Jones - This Is the Real Thing (Previously Unreleased) 88. The Remo Four - Heart Beat 89. The Lomax Alliance - Give What You Take 90. The Perishers - Bye Bye Baby 91. The Merseys - So Sad About Us 92. The Quotations - Cool It 93. Satin Bells - I Stand Accused (Of Loving You) 94. Cilla Black - Step Inside Love