Bass – Brian 'Licorice' Locking*Drums – Brian BennettGuitar – Big Jim SullivanWritten-By – Bennett*
3
–The Phantoms*
Phantom Guitar
Written-By – Lenrow*, De Schroeder*
4
–Bobby Taylor
Temptation
Accompanied By – The Alan Tew OrchestraWritten-By – Brown*
5
–The Hunters
The Storm
Bass – John Rogers Guitar – Brian ParkerWritten-By – Parker*, Stracey*
6
–Dennis Newey
Title Unknown
Backing Band – The NumenWritten-By – Newey*, Hawker*, Shakespeare*
7
–The Executives
No Room For Squares
Organ – Tony AshtonPerformer – Roy CarrWritten-By – Carr*
8
–The Nu-Notes
Fury
Guitar – Roger Dean Written-By – Sainty*
9
–The Cougars
Fly By Nite
Written-By – Barratt*
10
–The Champions
Circlorama
Written By – Diamond
11
–The Fentones
The Mexican
Written By – Jones, Murray
12
–The Gimmicks
Am I Worth It?
Written-By – Widling*, Loversun*
13
–Dunhill* & Weiser*
Red Leather Jacket
Written-By – Weiser*, Dunhill*
14
–The Packabeats
The Traitors
Producer – Joe MeekWritten-By – Douglas*
15
–The Planets
Jungle Street
Written-By – Geller*
16
–The Johnny Howard Group
Mind Reader
Leader – Johnny Howard Written-By – Moorhouse*, Wakley*
17
–Rhet Stoller
Big City
Written-By – Stoller*
18
–The Players
Bizet As It May
Arranged By – Wagner*
19
–The Violents
Ghia
Written-By – Hammarstrom*
20
–Group X
Cross Beat
Written By – Richards
21
–The Barons
Cossack
Written By – Bourner
22
–Bob Miller & The Millermen
Trouble Shooter
Written-By – Barry*
23
–The Vengers
Shakedown
Written By – Rowena, Williams
24
–The Gladiators*
Tovarich
Written By – Carr, Woodman
25
–The Royal Showband, Waterford*
The One Nighters
Leader [Fronted By] – Brendan BowyerWritten By – Collisson, French
Companies, etc.
Mastered At
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Hiltongrove Mastering
Credits
Compilation Producer [Produced By]
–
Jude Holmes,
Steven Carr
Compiled By
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Nick Saloman
Design
–
Bigkick! Creations
Liner Notes
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NS*
Mastered By
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Dave Blackman*
Notes
In the three year span between Rock & Roll and the full flush of Beat, guitar-led instrumental groups took control of the UK. In the wake of The Shadows and their magical brand of twanging melody, coffee bars, dancehalls and fairgrounds reverberated to the sound of Binson echo units and primitive Bigsby-esque tremolo arms. This CD ventures back in time a little further than previous Psychic Circle releases to round up a string-bending selection of some the finest examples of this genre. You'll hear an unreleased acetate from the guy who wrote the Match Of The Day theme, a live stormer from an Irish showband and a gem from Alvin Stardust's first backing band. There's a quick visit to Joe Meek's studios, and a track from The Gladiators without Nero, plus a whole lot more. Me? I'm having another go on the Dodgems.
