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MOD STORY |
EARLY
ROOTS |
SCOOTER
BOYS |
R
U A
MOD ? |
HERE
COMES
THE MODS |
THE
MYTH OF
SWINGING LONDON |
YOUR
STORIES |
ATLANTIC
RECORDS |
BLUEBEAT
RECORDS |
LONDON
RECORDS |
ISLAND
RECORDS |
MOTOWN
RECORDS |
PYE
INT/
CHESS
RECORDS |
STATESIDE
RECORDS |
SUE
RECORDS |
HOME |
R U A MOD ?
This
is my own personal singles selection from 4 of my teenage years, which ended
in 1966.
We had won the World Cup and London and the rest of the country were preparing
to get out their Kaftans and beads as many old mods started hitting the hippie
trail.
The songs below are my youth and I still get them out every now and again till
the kids tell me to “Turn that music down”
None of the original Temptations are alive, Otis, Rufus and Marvin have gone,
most of the good record labels have also gone Soul, R&B, Ska, and Bluebeat
was our music and the common denominator is that we wanted to dance.
The list is in years that they were released and the tracks are mainly American,
because that was what we were into. Perhaps The Who, Small Faces and The Action
were the only real mod groups around at the time but with the 45 we could play
our favourites any time we liked.
Love to make an album of these songs as I am sure the kids of today would see
where we were at (heard my son singing “Build me up buttercup” the
other day!!!) They stand the test of time so don't be surprised if you hear
a modern version of something below someday. If anyone has their views on what
they thought were mod songs let me know and we can try and get a top 100.
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IF YOU KNOW NONE
OF THE RECORDS BELOW YOU ARE DEFINITELY NOT A MOD
IF YOU KNOW MORE
THAN HALF OF THIS LIST YOU WERE PROBABLY THERE BETWEEN ‘63 AND ‘66
IF YOU KNOW ALL
OF THEM WITHOUT CHEATING YOU ARE A TOP FACE AND A TASTY GEEZER (OR SALT)
WHO SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT THEY ARE STILL HERE !!!!!!
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1962
GREEN
ONIONS * BOOKER T * London Records
1963
BOOM
BOOM * JOHN LEE HOOKER
* Stateside
CAN
I GET A WITNESS * MARVIN GAYE * Stateside
CAN
YOUR MONKEY DO THE DOG * RUFUS THOMAS * London
Records
LOUIE
LOUIE * THE KINGSMEN * Pye International
MOCKINGBIRD
* CHARLIE AND INEZ FOXX * Sue Records
STUPIDITY
* SOLOMON BURKE * London
WALKING
THE DOG * RUFUS THOMAS * LONDON
WHAT'S
EASY FOR TWO IS HARD FOR ONE * MARY WELLS * Stateside
1964
AINT
LOVE GOOD AINT LOVE PROUD * TONY CLARKE * Pye
International
DADDY
ROLLING STONE * DEREK MARTIN * Sue Records
DIMPLES
*JOHN LEE HOOKER * Stateside
DO
THE DOG * GEORGE FAME * Columbia
EVERYBODY
NEEDS SOMEONE TO LOVE * SOLOMON BURKE * Atlantic
GIRL
WHY YOU WANNA MAKE ME BLUE * TEMPTATIONS * Stateside
HI
HEEL SNEAKERS * TOMMY TUCKER * Pye International
HAVE
YOU BEEN HURT BY LOVE* CHARLIE AND INEZ FOXX *
Sue Records
I
CANT STAND IT * SOUL SISTERS * Sue Records
I
DON’T WANNA FUSS * SUGAR PIE DE SANTO * Pye
International
I'M
THE FACE * THE HIGH NUMBERS *Fontana
ITS
GONNA WORK OUT FINE * IKE & TINA TURNER * Sue
Records
JUMP
BACK * RUFUS THOMAS * Atlantic Records
LAST
MINUTE * JIMMY McGRIFF * Sue Records
MY
GIRL SLOOPY * THE VIBRATIONS * London Records
NEEDLE
IN A HAYSTACK * THE VELVELETTES * 1964 Stateside
NIGHT
TRAIN * JAMES BROWN * Sue (originally released
on London 1962)
OOH
BABY (WE'VE GOT A GOOD THING GOING) * BARBARA LYNN *
London
MY
GUY * MARY WELLS * STATESIDE
SHAME,
SHAME, SHAME * JIMMY REED * Stateside
SMOKESTACK
LIGHTNING * HOWLIN’ WOLF * Pye International
SO
FAR AWAY * HANK JACOBS * Sue Records
SOULFUL
DRESS * SUGAR PIE DE SANTO * Pye International
THE
JERK * THE LARKS * Pye International
YOU'RE
A WONDERFUL ONE * MARVIN GAYE * Stateside
1965
AL
CAPONE * PRINCE BUSTER * Blue Beat
EVERYTHINGS
GONNA BE ALRIGHT * WILLIE MITCHELL * LONDON
EL
PUSSYCAT * MONGO SANTAMARIA * CBS
HARLEM
SHUFFLE * BOB AND EARL * Sue Records
INCENSE
* THE ANGLOES * Fontana
LETS
GO BABY (WHERE THE ACTION IS) * DONNIE ELBERT–
B side of
LITTLE
PIECE OF LEATHER * DONNIE ELBERT * Sue Records
MY
GIRL * THE TEMPTATIONS * Stateside.
Oo
WEE BABY, I LOVE YOU * FRED HUGHES * Fontana
SEE
SAW * DON COVAY * Atlantic Records
THE
BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY * THE AD LIBS * Red Bird
THE
ENTERTAINER * TONY CLARKE * Chess Records
THE IN CROWD * DOBBIE
GRAY * London Records
THE
WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO * THE TEMPTATIONS
* Stateside
TREAT
HER RIGHT * ROY HEAD * Vocation
TWINE
TIME * ALVIN CASH * Stateside
WATCHA
GONNA DO ABOUT IT * SMALL FACES * Decca
WOOLLY
BULLY * SAM THE SHAM * MGM
1966
AINT
THAT A GROOVE *JAMES BROWN * Pye International
BAREFOOTIN
* ROBERT PARKER * Island Records.
BILLY’S
BAG * BILLY PRESTON * Sue Records
BOOGALOO
PARTY * FLAMINGOS * Phillips
COOL
JERK * THE CAPITOLS * Atlantic Records
I
SPY (FOR THE FBI) * JAMO THOMAS * Polydor
KING
BEE * SLIM HARPO * Stateside
PHILLY
FREEZE * ALVIN CASH * Stateside
SHOTGUN
WEDDING * ROY C * Island Records
WILLIE
NILLY * RUFUS THOMAS * Atlantic
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MOD STORY |
EARLY
ROOTS |
SCOOTER
BOYS |
R
U A
MOD ? |
HERE
COMES
THE MODS |
THE
MYTH OF
SWINGING LONDON |
YOUR
STORIES |
ATLANTIC
RECORDS |
BLUEBEAT
RECORDS |
LONDON
RECORDS |
ISLAND
RECORDS |
MOTOWN
RECORDS |
PYE
INT/
CHESS
RECORDS |
STATESIDE
RECORDS |
SUE
RECORDS |
HOME |
