Planet Mod: Brit Soul R&B & Freakbeat From Shel Planet Mod: Brit Soul R&B & Freakbeat From Shel LP Vinyl

180g transparent red vinyl - double LP in heavy duty gatefold jacket. If only for his stewardship of the Who, Kinks and Creation, American Shel Talmy is revered as the producer responsible for distilling the cathartic, kinetic sound of mod rock to disc. Yet within his mid-60s production catalogue lie many other fabulous examples of a genre that wields considerable influence to this day, while remaining very much a way of life for those already converted. "Planet Mod" assembles two dozen examples of Talmy's work in the field, all drawn from a fresh excavation of his rarely tapped, thoroughly ear-opening tape vault. Many, such as the Thoughts, Wild Uncertainty and Tribe were recorded for his short-lived Planet label, while the Trackers and Pros & Cons and others were independent productions Talmy farmed out to major labels. The playlist balances black US acts John Lee Hooker, Ray Gates and Screaming Jay Hawkins with the homegrown club R&B of the Soul Brothers, Groundhogs and mod heroes the Untamed. There's rare early compositions from Bowie (Kenny Miller's 'Take My Tip') and Bill Wyman (the Preachers' 'Goodbye Girl'), while the beans are spilled on mysterious outfits the Total and the Corduroys. Complete with copious notes and illustrations drawn from the Talmy files, "Planet Mod" is a fitting tribute to the American who injected some much-needed muscle into British rock in it's glory days.

1. Daddy Longlegs (Alternate Version) - the Untamed 2. Take My Tip (Alternate Take) - Kenny Miller 3. Call Me Girl - the Thoughts 4. Stone Crazy - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 5. I'll Never Fall in Love Again - John Lee's Groundhogs 6. Mai Lee - John Lee Hooker 7. Unto Us (Demo Version) - the New Breed 8. Have You Ever Had the Blues (Alternate Take) - Ray Gates 9. Why Do You Stand in My Way - the Pros ; Cons 10. Don't Let It Be - the Tribe 11. Too Much of a Woman - the Corduroys 12. I'm Leaving - the Untamed 13. Searching - the Soul Brothers 14. Goodbye Girl - the Preachers 15. Over You Baby - John Lee's Groundhogs 16. The Skip (Alternate Version) - Goldie ; the Gingerbreads 17. Life's Too Good to Waste - Tony Christie ; the Trackers 18. I'm Going Out Tonight - the Untamed 19. Side Four 20. The Gamma Goochie - the Tribe 21. Pretty Girl - the Thoughts 22. Mary Ann - the Pros ; Cons 23. Think - the Total 24. Broken Truth - a Wild Uncertainty 25. Goodbye So Long - the Soul Brothers