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Various Artists - The British Invasion : The History Of British Rock

Track listing:
Volume 2
  1. All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks 2:25
  2. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann 2:24
  3. To Know You Is To Love You - Peter & Gordon 2:37
  4. I'll Keep You Satisfied - Billy J Kramer With The Dakotas 2:07
  5. I Like It - Gerry & The Pacemakers 2:16
  6. A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy 2:39
  7. Good Golly Miss Molly - The Swinging Blue Jeans 2:07
  8. Bad Time - The Roulettes 2:39
  9. Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers 2:17
  10. Catch The Wind - Donovan 2:20
  11. Poor Man's Son - The Rockin' Berries 2:41
  12. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds 2:30
  13. You're My World - Cilla Black 3:00
  14. I Don't Want To See You Again - Peter & Gordon 2:01
  15. That's Why I'm Crying - The Ivy League 2:37
  16. I'm Alive - The Hollies 2:26
  17. You Were Made For Me - Freddie & The Dreamers 2:10
  18. Tell Her No - The Zombies 2:08
  19. I'll Be There - Gerry & The Pacemakers 3:15
  20. I Love You - The Zombies 3:21
Volume 3
  1. Love Potion Number Nine - The Searchers 2:08
  2. It's Gonna Be Alright - Gerry & The Pacemakers 2:12
  3. From A Window - Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas 1:58
  4. Willow Weep For Me - Chad & Jeremy 2:35
  5. Tossing And Turning - The Ivy League 2:29
  6. Sha La La - Manfred Mann 2:33
  7. Tired Of Waiting For You - The Kinks 2:33
  8. In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Sounds Incorporated 2:13
  9. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers 2:45
  10. I'll Keep Holding On - The Action 3:42
  11. Bus Stop - The Hollies 2:55
  12. She's Coming Home - The Zombies 2:38
  13. Wild Thing - The Troggs 2:36
  14. I'm A Man - The Yardbirds 2:38
  15. True Love Ways - Peter & Gordon 2:40
  16. Making Time - The Creation 2:58
  17. Do The Freddie - Freddie & The Dreamers 2:07
  18. I Go To Pieces - Peter & Gordon 2:24
  19. Colours - Donovan 2:47
  20. I Remember When I Loved Her - The Zombies 1:59
Volume 4
  1. Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds 2:28
  2. A Well Respected Man - The Kinks 2:42
  3. Stop Stop Stop - The Hollies 2:52
  4. Trains And Boats And Planes - Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas 2:31
  5. Whenever You're Ready - The Zombies 2:43
  6. Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group 2:46
  7. Universal Soldier - Donovan 2:15
  8. You Turn Me On - Ian Whitcomb 2:45
  9. Ferry Across The Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers 2:24
  10. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group 2:59
  11. Pay You Back With Interest - The Hollies 2:42
  12. Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann 2:34
  13. All Night Stand - The Thoughts 2:28
  14. Lady Godiva - Peter & Gordon 2:27
  15. Just Out Of Reach - The Zombies 2:09
  16. Painter Man - The Creation 2:52
  17. Georgy Girl - The Seekers 2:23
  18. Take A Heart - The Sorrows 3:17
  19. With A Girl Like You - The Troggs 2:10
  20. Woman - Peter & Gordon 2:28
Volume 5
  1. Ain't She Sweet - The Beatles 2:14
  2. Telstar - The Tornados 3:20
  3. Shout - Lulu & The Luvers 2:55
  4. Some Other Guy - The Big Three 1:50
  5. Yeh, Yeh - Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames 2:24
  6. My Bonnie - The Beatles With Tony Sheridan 2:08
  7. Everything's Alright - The Mojos 2:23
  8. Downtown - Petula Clark 3:08
  9. Game Of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 2:09
  10. Baby, Please Don't Go - Them 2:44
  11. Road Runner - The Pretty Things 3:14
  12. Diane - The Bachelors 2:33
  13. It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones 2:03
  14. Gloria - Them 2:40
  15. Go Now! - The Moody Blues 3:14
  16. I Think Of You - The Merseybeats 2:31
  17. I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield 2:39
  18. You've Got Your Troubles - The Fortunes 3:25
  19. Sunshine Superman - Donovan 3:33
  20. Before And After - Chad & Jeremy 2:42
Volume 6
  1. Concrete And Clay - Unit 4+2 2:20
  2. Look Through Any Window - The Hollies 2:19
  3. Here Comes The Night - Them 2:49
  4. Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield 2:57
  5. Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers 3:15
  6. It's Just A Little Bit Too Late - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 2:23
  7. Sha-La-La-La-Lee - The Small Faces 2:56
  8. I Know A Place - Petula Clark 2:49
  9. Marie - The Bachelors 2:21
  10. Come Tomorrow - Manfred Mann 2:51
  11. Mystic Eyes - Them 2:45
  12. Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes 2:49
  13. Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations 2:39
  14. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Silkie 2:13
  15. This Strange Effect - Dave Berry 2:27
  16. My Mind's Eye - The Small Faces 2:04
  17. To Sir With Love - Lulu 2:47
  18. On A Carousel - The Hollies 3:15
  19. When The Night Falls - The Eyes 2:34
  20. A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders 2:00
Volume 7
  1. Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats 2:45
  2. Black Is Black - Los Bravos 2:59
  3. Mellow Yellow - Donovan 3:43
  4. Smashed! Blocked! - John's Children 3:00
  5. Pamela, Pamela - Wayne Fontana 2:15
  6. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield 2:51
  7. Everyone's Gone To The Moon - Jonathan King 2:31
  8. My Love - Petula Clark 2:47
  9. Girl On A Swing - Gerry & The Pacemakers 2:09
  10. My Friend Jack - The Smoke 3:10
  11. All Or Nothing - The Small Faces 3:06
  12. See See Rider - Eric Burdon & The Animals 2:50
  13. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker Brothers 3:04
  14. Carrie-Anne - The Hollies 2:58
  15. A Man With Money - Wild Uncertainty 2:09
  16. To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees 3:03
  17. Silence Is Golden - The Tremeloes 3:10
  18. Sorrow - The Merseys 2:17
  19. Teenage Failure - Chad & Jeremy 3:07
  20. Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band 2:24
Volume 8
  1. I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group 2:42
  2. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream 3:04
  3. Kites - Simon Dupree & The Big Sound 3:46
  4. Dear Eloise - The Hollies 3:07
  5. Love Is All Around - The Troggs 3:02
  6. Matthew And Son - Cat Stevens 2:47
  7. Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan 3:16
  8. When I Was Young - Eric Burdon & The Animals 3:03
  9. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 4:00
  10. Desdemona - John's Children 2:29
  11. My White Bicycle - Tomorrow 3:19
  12. Conquistador - Procol Harum 4:12
  13. Flowers In The Rain - The Move 2:31
  14. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones) - The Bee Gees 2:12
  15. Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Status Quo 3:11
  16. San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon & The Animals 3:23
  17. We Are The Moles - The Moles 4:33
  18. The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde - Georgie Fame 3:12
  19. Knight In Rusty Armour - Peter & Gordon 2:39
  20. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues 4:27
Volume 9
  1. Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown 2:55
  2. White Room - Cream 3:03
  3. I've Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees 3:07
  4. Sky Pilot - Pt. 1 - Eric Burdon & The Animals 3:00
  5. Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade 4:16
  6. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman 3:54
  7. Zabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 3:43
  8. I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - The Herd 2:57
  9. Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana 2:38
  10. Atlantis - Donovan 5:04
  11. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies 3:18
  12. Hush - Deep Purple 4:21
  13. With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker 4:57
  14. Words - The Bee Gees 3:20
  15. Dance In The Smoke - Argent 6:22
  16. Lalena - Donovan 2:58
  17. (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart With The Faces 3:44
  18. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations 3:01
  19. Smile A Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine 3:01
  20. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies 4:21

Notes

AMG Review:

Rhino's nine-volume British Invasion:
The History of British Rock is the most exhaustive and essential overview of '60s British pop/rock available.

Although the collection doesn't include tracks from the Beatles , the Rolling Stones , the Who , Herman's Hermits, the Dave Clark Five, and the early Animals , their absence doesn't hurt the series, since it spotlights several artists who never had more than a handful of hits, plus many forgotten gems.

And there are plenty of major acts here, as well: The Kinks , the Small Faces, the Yardbirds, Donovan , the Hollies, the Zombies, the Spencer Davis Group, the Searchers, Manfred Mann , and Them are all represented by their best-known tracks.

The collection runs from the beginnings of Merseybeat to the aftermath of psychedelia, meaning that it chronicles the evolution of British pop/rock quite effectively.

But The History of British Rock shouldn't be thought of as simply an educational overview of one of the most vital eras of pop; each volume is fun and exciting, and sounds more like a good time than a history lesson.

The series is one of the cornerstones of any comprehensive pop/rock collection.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine