Looking Back: 80 Mod Freakbeat & Swinging / Var Looking Back: 80 Mod Freakbeat & Swinging / Var CD

Three CD collection, a mammoth 80-track compendium of the finest (mostly) British mod sounds of the '60s, housed in a clambox with a 48-page booklet. Looking Back boasts a smattering of previously unissued gems from the likes of A Wild Uncertainty, Tony Rivers & The Castaways, The Thoughts, The Trekkas and The Knave. Many tracks were new to CD when this esteemed boxset was first released, including nuggets from the Lloyd Alexander Real Estate (who later became Audience), and soul obscurities from Maynell Wilson, Hoagy Benson and Watson T. Brown & Explosive. Looking Back is designed by Andy Morten (Shindig magazine, Rev-Ola). Many of the rarities here are drawn from cult British labels such as Planet, Ember and Chapter One. Other obscurities were only issued abroad (The Sorrows, The Alan Bown Set). Many of the artists, such as Arthur Brown and The Groundhogs, went on to enjoy huge success. The Valentines, for example, were fronted by a pre-AC/DC Bon Scott!

1. The Spencer Davis Group - Looking Back 2. The Arthur Brown Set - Don't Tell Me 3. The Untamed - It's Not True 4. The Syndicats - Crawdaddy Simone 5. The Bats - on the Waterfront 6. John Lee's Groundhogs - I'll Never Fall in Love Again 7. Lloyd Alexander Real Estate - Watcha' Gonna Do (When Your Baby Leaves You) 8. The in Crowd - Things She Says 9. Lindsay Muir's Untamed - Daddy Long Legs 10. The Rockin' Vickers - I Don't Need Your Kind 11. The Midnights - Show Me Around 12. The Other Side - Out My Light 13. The Tribe - Gamma Goochie 14. Ray Singer - Ah Oop 15. Mood Mosaic - Bond Street PM 16. Laurel Aitken - Bongo Jerk 17. The Others - Oh Yeah 18. Ray Hoff ; the Offbeats - My Good Friend Mary Jane 19. The Ministry of Sound - Mary Mary 20. The Trekkas - Please Go 21. The Alleykatz - the Friendly Undertaker 22. Tommy Bruce - Can Your Monkey Do the Dog 23. The Couriers - Done Me Wrong 24. The Quiet Five - Tomorrow I'll Be Gone 25. A Wild Uncertainty - Broken Truth 26. The Thoughts - Call Me Girl (Previously Unissued) 27. Earl Preston's Realms - Daddy Rolling Stone (Live) 28. Soul Purpose - Hip Huggin' Mini 29. The Brothers Grimm - Looky, Looky 30. J.J. Jackson - Come See Me 31. The Arthur Brown Set - Baby You Know What You're Doing 32. Lloyd Alexander Real Estate - Gonna Live Again 33. The Mirage - You Can't Be Serious 34. Laurel Aitken ; the Soulmen - Last Night 35. The Knave - Ace of Clubs (Previously Unissued) 36. Fadin' Colours - (Just Like) Romeo ; Juliet 37. Glenn Ingram - I'll Be Doggone 38. Tony Rivers ; the Castaways - Can't Make It Without You Baby (Previously Unissued) 39. A Wild Uncertainty - la la la Lies (Previously Unissued) 40. The Mike Stuart Span -Workout 41. The Spencer Davis Group - Every Little Thing 42. The Couriers - Take Away 43. Bobby Johnson ; the Atoms - Tramp 44. The Corduroys - Too Much of a Woman 45. Maynell Wilson - Motown Feeling 46. Watson T. Brown ; the Explosive - I Close My Eyes 47. Ram John Holder- Yes I Do 48. Hoagy Benson - Kangaroo 49. John Lee's Groundhogs - Over You Baby 50. The in Crowd - Stop Wait a Minute 51. The Trekkas - We Got a Good Thing Going (Previously Unissued) 52. The Valentines - Love Makes Sweet Music 53. The Sorrows - Ypotron 54. John's Children - But She's Mine 55. Kris Ife - Hush 56. Watson T. Brown ; Explosive - Crying All Night 57. Stu James ; the Mojos - Until My Baby Comes Home 58. The Ministry of Sound - White Collar Worker 59. Katch 22 - Baby Love 60. John's Children - Just What You Want, Just What You'll Get 61. The Flies - I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Demo) 62. The Birds - No Good Without You 63. The Renegades - Thirteen Women 64. The Kirkbys - It's a Crime 65. The Mirage - Hold on 66. The Alan Bown Set - Jeu de Massacre (The Killing Game) 67. The Sorrows - Which Way 68. Hardin ; York - Little Miss Blue 69. The Picadilly Line - Gone Gone Gone 70. The Salon Band - Sweet Motion 71. Sugar Simone - Take It Easy 72. Twinkle - Micky 73. Val McKenna - I'll Be Satisfied 74. Jacki Bond - Reviewing the Situation 75. Barbara Ruskin - Pawnbroker Pawnbroker 76. The McKinleys - Sweet and Tender Romance 77. She Trinity - Climb That Tree 78. The Explosive - Step Out of Line 79. Ray Singer ; the Fenmen - What's Done Has Been Done 80. Episode Six - Jak D'or