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1	The BBC Sessions (2003) more music like this by The Pretty Things add to wishlist It seems as if every British rock band of any note recorded at least a few sessions for the British Broadcasting Corporation in the 1960s, and the Pretty Things were nothing if not notable; they spent more than their fair share of time at the BBC's radio and television studios, and this jam-packed two-disc set offers up the lion's share of their ... see all copies from $17.99! new only from $17.99!
2	The Mod Scene (1998) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist This 25-song CD is much more than just an excursion into the farther reaches of English Decca Records' vaults -- it's also a de facto tour of the playlists of some of England's hottest mod clubs of the mid-/late '60s; hardly a sound on this collection ever made it anywhere near a chart listing, anywhere in the U.K. (much less the U.S.A.), but a ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $7.99!
3	Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible, Pt. 2) [EMI] (1973) more music like this by Gong add to wishlist The successor to The Flying Teapot and precursor to You, Angel's Egg is not your usual progressive rock album. Very quirky, with many, mostly brief compositions, the album is a tad less spacy than Teapot, with just a few psychedelic-inspired lyrics, and it's very technically adept. Angel's Egg opens with a true space rock cut (one of the few on ... see all copies from $8.16! new only from $8.16!
4	The Very Best of the Easybeats (2003) more music like this by The Easybeats add to wishlist Several Easybeats best-of compilations prefaced the appearance of this one, including a mid-'80s Rhino anthology, Best of the Easybeats, which had a track lineup (and title) similar to this 2003 release. Like that Rhino compilation, although this does a decent job overall of gathering the best material by the Easybeats that was widely exposed to ... see all copies from $13.80! new only from $13.80!
5	Action Packed (1981) more music like this by The Action add to wishlist Beginning in the fall of 1965 with their single "Land of 1000 Dances" b/w "In My Lonely Room," the Liverpool-based quintet the Action graced the world with some of the best R&B and soul ever to come out of a white British band, so utterly convincing and sung and played with such conviction that some listeners today can't believe they were white, ... see all copies from $13.44! new only from $13.44!
6	The Freakbeat Scene (1998) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The Freakbeat Scene (1998) is another entry in Decca Records' lauded archival "Scene" series. Each respective title has proven to be as much a treat for the hardcore fan as for the curious neophyte. The focus of this 25-track anthology is the mid- to late-'60s mod, soul, rock, garage, and psychedelia-influenced British bands that created a ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $7.99!
7	Singles A's & B's [Repertoire] (2002) more music like this by The Pretty Things add to wishlist One has a tendency to think of acts like the Pretty Things in terms of their albums, primarily because most of their singles simply never charted, even in England (and many were never even heard of in the United States), and the albums have been easier to find over the decades since. Actually, it was singles that best defined what most bands were ... see all copies from $27.99! new only from $27.99!
8	Psychedelic Years, 1966-1970 (2002) more music like this by The Pretty Things add to wishlist After a few years of outdoing the Rolling Stones at their own game, Messrs. May and Co., clearly affected by their love of swinging London nightlife and all that went with it, injected their primal R&B roots with added spice (as Mike Stax, "numero uno Los Pretty Things fan," points out in his excellent liner notes). "Can't Stand the Pain" (from ... see all copies from $8.85! new only from $8.85!
9	Uncrushed (1998) more music like this by Crushed Butler add to wishlist Hindsight is a beautiful and painful commodity, as this compilation should make clear enough. Uncrushed captures three young, hungry Londoners whose raw sound mesmerized their peers -- and blew away the day's biggest names -- yet failed to pry open those corporate portals. Yes, Crushed Butler fell short, because 1969's audiences didn't want anyone ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $12.99!
10	Immediate Mod Box Set (2005) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist In the CD era, the 1960s Immediate label catalog has been packaged innumerable times, sometimes to the extent that it seems there will be no end to the tenuous concepts devised to hang an Immediate compilation around. This three-CD compilation is one of the more labored such efforts. It's frustrating to collectors in that it does include some fine ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $19.99!
11	Now and Them (1967) more music like this by Them add to wishlist The average '60s rock fan should be aware of this vital fact about Now & Them right away: This is not the version of the band that is most familiar, with Van Morrison on lead vocals. In fact, Morrison does not appear at all on this album, the first of the obscure LPs recorded by a reorganized Them after Morrison's departure for a solo career. ... see all copies from $16.98! new only from $16.98!
12	About Time! Definitive Mod-Pop Collection 1966-68 (2006) more music like this by The Attack add to wishlist They were an incredibly hot property at the time, especially in the local London clubs, yet even with two future Nice stars, an Atomic Rooster-to-be, and a member of Marmalade in their various ranks, the Attack failed to breach the British chart. Long gone but far from forgotten, the mods-cum-psychedelic rockers finally get their due with this ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $12.99!
13	Tomorrow (1968) more music like this by Tomorrow add to wishlist Tomorrow's sole album was a solid effort, with quite a few first-rate tracks. "My White Bicycle" was one of the first songs to prominently feature backward guitar phasing, "Real Life Permanent Dream" has engaging English harmonies and sitar riffs, "Revolution" is an infectious hippie anthem, and "Now Your Time Has Come" features intricate riffing ... see all copies from $27.26!
14	The In Crowd: UK Mod R&B Beat,1964-1967 [RPM] (2001) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist There's a decent amount of good stuff on this anthology, but it does represent the second to third rung of artists and tracks in this immensely exciting genre. It's something to investigate only after you've digested the Who, the Small Faces, Creation, and the Pretty Things, especially as there are no tracks by any of those groups on this 26-track ... see all copies from $38.97!
15	Joe Meek Freak Beat: You're Holding Me Down (2007) more music like this by Joe Meek add to wishlist Joe Meek is most famous for the records he made in the early to mid-'60s, even the best of which usually matched futuristic, one of a kind production with quaint, silly (if sometimes quite catchy) tunes. This has led many critics to charge, with some justification, that trends were passing him by as British Invasion groups with grittier, more ... see all copies from $11.01! new only from $11.01!
16	Rolled Gold (2002) more music like this by The Action add to wishlist The term "lost classic" is applied liberally and often erroneously to unreleased recordings that resurface years later in a maelstrom of hype. However, for the forgotten mod rock also-rans the Action, the term is not only justified, it is painfully bittersweet. On par with such classics of the era as The Who Sell Out or Ogden's Nut Gone Flake but ... see all copies from $11.01! new only from $11.01!
17	Pretty Things [Bonus Video] (1965) more music like this by The Pretty Things add to wishlist The Pretty Things' debut LP was a legendary exercise in anarchy -- 30 minutes into the two days' worth of sessions, their original producer, Jack Baverstock (the head of the label, no less), walked out, and was eventually replaced by a slightly more sympathetic personality in the hopes of salvaging something from the efforts of the band, who, ... see all copies from $8.54! new only from $8.54!
18	Masters (1998) more music like this by Denny Laine add to wishlist see all copies from $5.85! new only from $5.85!
19	Get the Picture? (1965) more music like this by The Pretty Things add to wishlist The Pretty Things' second album, Get the Picture? (released December 1965), has not only been remastered from original session tapes so the group sounds like their amps are practically right in your lap, but it's also been expanded to 18 songs with the addition of tracks cut for singles and EP releases from the same sessions. That's enough to ... see all copies from $12.26! new only from $12.26!
20	Collectors' Guide to Rare British Birds [Holland] (1999) more music like this by The Birds add to wishlist This is an astonishingly lively and exciting collection, coming from a band that scarcely sold any records in their own time and are known today for their name and their lineup, but not their music. The stuff here is as crunchy and grinding as the early Who material, and if the band's own songwriting isn't as distinctive, the style of the ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $7.99!
21	From Keflavik, With Love (2001) more music like this by Thor's Hammer add to wishlist Twenty of Thor's Hammer's 1965-1967 recordings are on this compilation, which emphasizes their mid-'60s English-sung sessions in London. The other half is filled out by Icelandic songs and their 1967 Columbia single, as well as an outtake from the Columbia sessions, "By the Sea." Thor's Hammer was undoubtedly the best-known 1960s Icelandic band, ... see all copies from $15.54! new only from $15.54!
22	Get the Picture? [Enhanced] (1965) more music like this by The Pretty Things add to wishlist The Pretty Things' second album, Get the Picture (released December 1965), has not only been remastered from original session tapes so the group sounds like their amps are practically right in your lap, but it's also been expanded to 18 songs with the addition of tracks cut for singles and EP releases from the same sessions. That's enough to ... see all copies from $8.85! new only from $8.85!
23	Friday on My Mind/Falling off the Edge of the World (2002) more music like this by The Easybeats add to wishlist This Collectables two-fer reissue from the Australian Easybeats -- "Friday on My Mind" from 1967 and the follow-up, Falling off the Edge of the World -- is perfunctory but not recommended. Of course, their one hit, "Friday on My Mind," is included with 24 similar pop tracks, but it doesn't include any of their superior pre-1967 material. Since the ... see all copies from $14.37! new only from $14.37!
24	Classic Status Quo [DVD] (2005) more music like this by Status Quo add to wishlist see all copies from $8.99! new only from $8.99!
25	The Pretty Things [German Bonus Tracks] (1965) more music like this by The Pretty Things add to wishlist The Pretty Things' debut was one of the prime cuts of early British R&B, featuring such definitively raunchy exponents of the genre as "Roadrunner," "Big City," "Pretty Thing," and "Honey I Need." A couple of weak jams prevented the album from ranking as a true classic. The American version differed slightly from the U.K. version of the record, ... see all copies from $16.44! new only from $16.44!

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