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2018 collection. Big Beat is proud to announce that we have recently accessed one of the most worthy vaults known to UK 1960s rock history: the archives of producer Shel Talmy, the man behind 'You Really Got Me,' 'My Generation' and dozens of other signature records of Swinging Britain's mid-'60s glory days. Arriving on these shores in the summer of 1962, thanks to both undoubted ability and sheer bravado, Talmy quickly made a name for himself in the UK record business with hits from the Bachelors and others. Eventually he formed his own imprint, Planet Records, which issued two-dozen highly collectable releases before imploding due to distribution problems in late 1966. Planet Beat gathers two-dozen nuggets from the unlocked Talmy vault to present an unprecedented overview of his achievement in the beat group category. There are alternative versions of classics like the Breadcrumbs' 'Everybody Knows' and the First Gear's 'Leave My Kitten Alone,' with a young Jimmy Page tearing it up on the fuzz. Rare items from the Rising Sons and Untamed join choice gems from the Planet discography along with unreleased excitement from the likes of the Liberators, Johnny B Great and Imp-Acts. Everything on Planet Beat is drawn from the first generation master tapes and comes with copious illustrations and notes by compiler Alec Palao. A feast for anyone interested in the golden era of British beat.
TracksCredits
1 My Baby Is Gone - the Untamed
2 Leave My Kitten Alone - the First Gear
3 Why - the Pathfinders
4 There's Something About You - the Zephyrs
5 Lucy (You Sure Did It This Time) - the Dennisons
6 Everybody Knows - Sean Buckley & the Breadcrumbs
7 Lonely Man - the Lancastrians
8 It's Superman - the Imp-Acts
9 She Said Yeah - the Presidents
10 See You Later Alligator - Wayne Gibson
11 I'm Leaving - the Tribe
12 Gotta Have You - the Liberators
13 Casting My Spell - the Talismen
14 How Do They Know - the League of Gentlemen
15 Black Eyes - the Hearts
16 Our Love Is Gone - the Imp-Acts
17 What'd I Say - Johnny B Great & the Orchids
18 Please Go - the Trekkas
19 Was She Tall - the Lancastrians
20 Love Love Love - the Pathfinders
21 Talk to Me Baby - the Rising Sons
22 The Children Take Over - the Untamed
23 Ding Dong! the Witch Is Dead - Wayne Gibson
24 Just Can't Keep a Good Man Down - the Talismen
