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Gerry & The Pacemakers - The Best Of Gerry & The Pacemakers (2005) 2CDs

Posted By: Designol
Gerry & The Pacemakers - The Best Of Gerry & The Pacemakers (2005) 2CDs

Gerry & The Pacemakers - The Best Of Gerry & The Pacemakers (2005) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 510 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 221 Mb | Scans ~ 66 Mb
British Invasion, Merseybeat, Pop/Rock | Label: EMI | # 7243 4 74839 2 9 | 01:35:29

There are already so many "best-of" collections of Gerry & the Pacemakers – including previous releases from EMI, Capitol, and Collectables – that this double-CD set from EMI's U.K. division probably won't seem very impressive or important. Actually, very little of the band's history is left out, at least in terms of the various facets of their music – the hits are all present, along with a brace of engaging B-sides and LP and EP tracks that greatly broaden the range of music at hand. The quartet's best-known songs are well-crafted pop/rock in a Merseybeat mode, but they had a harder side as well, and even traded in some R&B and country sounds, and those aspects are represented here in between the hits. Some listeners who like their more rocking sides, such as "Jambalaya," "Maybellene" or "Pretend," may not appreciate the presence of such string-laden pop as "Walk Hand in Hand" or "Girl on a Swing," but this is a valid representation of their sound. And the sound is optimal, to put it mildly, with lots of presence on all of the instruments.

Herman's Hermits - Their Greatest Hits (1987)

Posted By: Designol
Herman's Hermits - Their Greatest Hits (1987)

Herman's Hermits - Their Greatest Hits (1987)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 232 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 105 Mb | Scans included
British Invision, Merseybeat, Early Pop/Rock | Label: ABKCO | # 42272 | Time: 00:38:41

When all is said and done regarding the most influential power pop bands of the '60s, Herman's Hermits and Tommy James & the Shondells emerge as the clear-cut winners for the same reason: Their music was so diverse and well constructed that it showed the different dimensions of a genre that inspired music smart enough to respect its roots which, in turn, inspired music too hip for its own good – the modern rock movement that was not half as much fun as "the new wave," or as essential as anything found on ABKCO's perennial release of Herman's Hermits' Their Greatest Hits.

Ian & The Zodiacs - Wade in the Water: The Best Of [Recorded 1965-1966] (2011)

Posted By: gribovar
Ian & The Zodiacs - Wade in the Water: The Best Of [Recorded 1965-1966] (2011)

Ian & The Zodiacs - Wade in the Water: The Best Of [Recorded 1965-1966] (2011)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 453 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 157 MB | Covers - 52 MB
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, Merseybeat | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: RPM Records (Retro 892)

No one is likely ever to sort out the true "best" of Ian & the Zodiacs, never mind their overall history: they were on too many labels, and never sold enough records to justify the effort as anything other than a labor of love. But based on the evidence of this 26-song CD, there was a good deal to love there. All of what's here is very solid American pop/soul done Merseybeat-style, complete with the occasional blowing sax (sharing the spotlight with fuzztone guitar) and horns. To be sure, they were never a cutting-edge outfit like the Beatles or the Hollies, or even an ambitious pop/rock outfit like the Merseybeats the nature of the material here speaks to that, American soul and Brit-beat pop/rock that was already a bit retro when it was done in 1966 (at around the same time that the Beatles were having fun at the expense of the British soul boom - and also expanding the meaning of the word "soul" - with the title of the Rubber Soul album)…

Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas - The Best Of The EMI Years (1991)

Posted By: Designol
Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas - The Best Of The EMI Years (1991)

Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas - The Best Of The EMI Years (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 272 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 125 Mb | Scans ~ 69 Mb
Label: EMI | # CDP 7 96548 2, CDEMS 1392 | Time: 00:54:34
British Invasion, Merseybeat, AM Pop, Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll

One of the most popular Merseybeat singers, Billy J. Kramer (born Billy Ashton) was one of the most mild-mannered rockers of the entire British Invasion. He wasn't that noteworthy a singer, either, and more likely than not would have never been heard outside of northern England if he hadn't been fortunate enough to become a client of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Even more crucially, he was gifted with several Lennon-McCartney songs in 1963 and 1964, several of which the Beatles never ended up recording. That gave him his entrance into the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, but Kramer couldn't sustain his success after the supply of Lennon-McCartney tunes dried up. Significant? No. Enjoyable? Yes. Even tossing aside the considerable value of hearing otherwise unavailable Lennon-McCartney compositions, his best singles were enjoyably wimpy, melodic pop/rock, offering a guilty pleasure comparable to taking a break from Faulkner and diving into some superhero comics.

The Supremes - A Bit Of Liverpool (1964) [1989, Japan]

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The Supremes - A Bit Of Liverpool (1964) [1989, Japan]

The Supremes - A Bit Of Liverpool (1964) [1989, Japan]
R&B, Soul, Merseybeat, Motown | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 27:03 | 302,63 Mb
Label: Motown/BMG Victor Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# B20D-61014 | Released: 1989-05-21 (1964-10-16)

"A Bit of Liverpool" is the 3rd studio album by The Supremes, released in the fall of 1964 on the Motown label. It was produced by Berry Gordy with Hal Davis and Marc Gordon doing the mixing. The Supremes performed The Beatles' "Eight Days a Week" on several television shows including Shindig and Hullabaloo, though the song did not make the album. The album just missed the Top 20 in the U.S., peaking at #21. While not quite as prolific as their pop counterparts at that time, The Beatles, The Supremes enjoyed three albums charting simultaneously in 1964–1965. For its release in the UK, the album was titled "With Love (From Us to You)".

The Hollies - Here I Go Again (1964) + Hear! Here! (1965) 2 LP on 1 CD, 2011

Posted By: Designol
The Hollies - Here I Go Again (1964) + Hear! Here! (1965) 2 LP on 1 CD, 2011

The Hollies - Here I Go Again (1964) + Hear! Here! (1965) 2 LP on 1 CD, 2011
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 210 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 153 Mb | Scans included | 00:58:56
British Invasion, Merseybeat, Early Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll | Label: BGO | # BGOCD973

This set collects the Hollies' first two U.S. albums, 1964’s Here I Go Again and 1965’s Hear! Here!, on a single disc. Both LPs were originally released in the States by Imperial Records, a label founded in 1947 by Lew Chudd, who had sold his rights in the imprint to Liberty Records in 1963. Liberty began leasing material by popular U.K. artists for U.S. distribution that same year, which led to the Hollies' initial single in the American market, a cover version of Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs' 1960 hit “Stay.” Although several of the cuts found here got extensive radio airplay in the U.S. at the time, “Just One Look” and “Here I Go Again” from 1964 and “I’m Alive” and “Look Through Any Window” from 1965 among them, the Hollies didn’t really break through on the continent until a year later in 1966 with the hits “Bus Stop” and “Stop Stop Stop,” and neither of those songs is found here. Aside from the singles, most of the cuts on these two albums are covers of American R&B tunes that are done capably but without a whole lot of originality. The end result is a portrait of a promising band just beginning to come into its own.

The Searchers - The Most Of The Searchers (1994)

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The Searchers - The Most Of The Searchers (1994)

The Searchers - The Most Of The Searchers (1994)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
EMI, 8141722 | ~ 314 or 114 Mb | Artwork -> 68 Mb
Beat / Rock & Roll / Pop Rock

The Searchers were an English Merseybeat group who emerged during the British Invasion of the 1960s along with the Beatles, the Hollies, the Fourmost, the Merseybeats, the Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry and the Pacemakers…

Gerry and the Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone (The EMI Years 1963-1966) [4CD Box Set] (2008)

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Gerry and the Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone (The EMI Years 1963-1966) [4CD Box Set] (2008)

Gerry and the Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone (The EMI Years 1963-1966) [4CD Box Set] (2008)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 1,41 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 701 MB | Covers - 83 MB
Genre: Pop Rock, Merseybeat | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: EMI (50999 5 19261 2 7, 519 2572)

Gerry & the Pacemakers are fated to eternal comparisons to the Beatles, their onetime Merseybeat rivals who rapidly eclipsed the quartet in popularity and accomplishment, leaving them as something of a pop culture punchline. In the wake of the Beatles, it was hard to look back at Gerry Marsden and his irrepressibly cheerful music and think it was in the same league as the Fab Four, or any of the British Invasion groups that followed. That may be true, but Gerry & the Pacemakers shouldn't be judged against such R&B-schooled rockers as the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Kinks but rather against the stiff, starched rock & roll of pre-Beatles Britain. Compared to this prim, proper pop, the skiffle beats and bouncy melodies of Gerry & the Pacemakers seem fresh, almost serving as a bridge between formative English rock and the bright blast of the Beatles…

VA - Box Of Pin-Ups: The British Sounds Of 1965 (2021)

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VA - Box Of Pin-Ups: The British Sounds Of 1965 (2021)

VA - Box Of Pin-Ups: The British Sounds Of 1965 (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 947 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 559 MB
3:58:36 | Rock, Beat, Mod, Merseybeat, Freakbeat | Label: Grapefruit

Boasting 92 tracks, ‘Box Of Pin-Ups’ takes in the market leaders as well as the year’s hard-up heroes and nowhere men. Established Top Ten acts like Manfred Mann, The Hollies and The Yardbirds are joined by cult names and such glorious one-shot unknowns as Glenn Athens & The Trojans and Irish band The Spectres, both now legally included on CD for the first time.

The Hollies - Clаrke, Hicks & Nаsh Yeаrs: The Cоmplete Hоlliеs (April 1963-Octоber 1968) [2011, 6CD Box Set] Re-up

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The Hollies - Clаrke, Hicks & Nаsh Yeаrs: The Cоmplete Hоlliеs (April 1963-Octоber 1968) [2011, 6CD Box Set] Re-up

The Hоllies - Clаrke, Hicks & Nаsh Yeаrs: The Cоmplete Hоlliеs (April 1963-Octоber 1968)
XLD | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Parlophone, 962422 | ~ 2212 or 908 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 49 Mb
Early Pop-Rock / British Invasion / Merseybeat

Just as the subtitle says, this six-CD, 158-track collection has "The Complete Hollies April 1963-October 1968". That's everything recorded when singer Allan Clarke, guitarist/singer Tony Hicks, and guitarist/singer Graham Nash, who were the three constants in the band (though drummer Bobby Elliott was there for all but the earliest of these recordings, too). As such, it's a major British Invasion document. Even if it's missing some work postdating Nash's departure in late 1968 which is highly regarded by some fans (including their hits "He's Not Heavy, He's My Brother," "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," and "The Air That I Breathe"), most fans would agree that the Nash era is by far the band's most significant…

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Best Of The 60's (2000)

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The Swinging Blue Jeans - Best Of The 60's (2000)

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Best Of The 60's (2000)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Disky Communications, SI 250762 | ~ 257 or 104 Mb | Scans
Merseybeat / Pop-Rock

One of several Liverpool pop groups to achieve international success in the sixties, the Swinging blue jeans were actually formed in 1958, when (acknowledging their hero, Gene Vincent), they called themselves the Bluegenes. They were already regular performers at the Cavern club when the Beatles made their debut in 1961 at that now-famous venue - indeed, the Beatles occupied the guest spot on their show…

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Don't Make Me Over (1998)

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The Swinging Blue Jeans - Don't Make Me Over (1998)

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Don't Make Me Over (1998)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Rock-In-Beat-Records, RB 030 | ~ 395 or 189 Mb | Scans
Merseybeat / Pop Rock

This German release of the rare Canadian Capitol LP Don't Make Me Over not only contains the original dozen tracks from this long lost album, but 19 extra bonus tracks culled from various European singles, and previously unreleased material…

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Original Hits (1995)

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The Swinging Blue Jeans - Original Hits (1995)

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Original Hits (1995)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Disky, BA 860902 | ~ 259 or 104 Mb | Scans
Merseybeat / Pop-Rock / Rock & Roll

The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four-piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", issued in 1964. Subsequent singles released that year and the next made no impression…

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Live Aus Dem Cascade Beat-Club In Köln (1994)

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The Swinging Blue Jeans - Live Aus Dem Cascade Beat-Club In Köln (1994)

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Live Aus Dem Cascade Beat-Club In Köln (1994)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Repertoire Records, REP 4492-WY | ~ 254 or 90 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 25 Mb
Rock / Merseybeat / British Invasion

Live aus dem Cascade Beat Club in Köln is one of the rarest albums by a hit British Invasion band released near the peak of its popularity. Its existence is unknown even to most Swinging Blue Jeans fans, and the material doesn't even appear on the otherwise thorough four-CD set of their 1960s recordings, Good Golly, Miss Molly! The EMI Years 1963-1969…

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake: The Definitive Collection (1993)

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The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake: The Definitive Collection (1993)

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake: The Definitive Collection (1993)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
EMI, 0777 7080256 2 7 | ~ 367 or 145 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 32 Mb
Merseybeat / Pop-Rock / Rock & Roll

All of their U.K. and U.S. hits are included on this compilation. Highlights are "You're No Good," "Hippy Hippy Shake," and their fine (pre-Who) cover of Johnny Kidd's "Shakin' All Over," though even for the Anglophile, about half of this CD is forgettable, especially the dreary post-1966 stuff. This anthology includes several non-LP/rare singles and unreleased songs.