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Various Artists- You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: Boutique Sound Of Swinging London / Various

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Various Artists- You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: Boutique Sound Of Swinging London / Various
Various Artists- You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: Boutique Sound Of Swinging London / Various

Celebration of the mid-60s Swinging London scene at it's brash, colourful zenith. A cornucopia of club-friendly mod R&B/soul, era-defining pop hits and cult TV/film themes as England swung like a pendulum do. In April 1966, American magazine Time ran a front-page feature, captioned "You Can Walk Across It On The Grass", that proclaimed London to be the most swinging city in the world and leader of contemporary pop culture. The concept of Swinging London - a zeitgeist-capturing collision of the most daring fashions, the coolest actors/models, the grooviest pop music - had already been fermenting for a year or two, but Time's feature propelled it from well-kept local secret to internationally-acknowledged phenomenon. Over four hours and three CDs, 'You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London' documents a scene that, 60 years later, still grips the public's imagination. From the notorious Profumo affair that brought down the Government and ended the age of deference to Bobby Moore accepting a still-gleaming Jules Rimet Trophy from Queen Elizabeth in the high summer of 1966, 'You Can Walk Across It On The Grass' celebrates a period in which Carnaby Street and the King's Road seemed to be the centre of the universe. Era-defining hit singles from The Kinks, The Who, Small Faces, Manfred Mann and The Troggs are joined by solo performers (Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield etc) and a plethora of groups that played their brand of R&B/soul/jazz at such clubs as The Flamingo, The Cromwellian, The Scotch of St. James and, of course, The Marquee. In addition to various young mods-about-town (The Action, The Creation, David Bowie), we feature cheeky, kinky singles from such names as Avengers pair Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee, Twiggy and Mandy Rice-Davies, and a clutch of instrumentals that were hits in their own right ('I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman') or gained popularity as TV/radio themes (The Avengers, Man In A Suitcase). With a 48-page booklet that features some fabulous Swinging London images, 'You Can Walk Across It On The Grass' is a nostalgia-inducing time capsule of the original Cool Brittania era. Climb aboard for the ride but, in the words of Dave Dee and his pals, "Hold tight!"

Track List

  1. A Touch Of Velvet A Sting Of Brass – The Mood-Mosaic
  2. Hold Tight! - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich
  3. Why Don't I Run Away From You –Kiki Dee
  4. I Wanna Be (Your Everything) –Jimmy James ; The Vagabonds
  5. When I Think Of You - Twiggy
  6. Theme From “The Avengers” -The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
  7. Kinky Boots – Patrick Macnee ; Honor Blackman
  8. Emergency 999 – The Alan Bown Set
  9. Invitation - A Band Of Angels
  10. 5-4-3-2-1 – Manfred Mann
  11. Good Morning Little
  12. Schoolgirl – The Yardbirds
  13. That Little Old Heartbreaker
  14. Me – David John ; The Mood
  15. Girl Don't Tell Me – Tony Rivers ; The Castaways
  16. Dolly Catcher Man – The Knack
  17. Little By Little – Dusty Springfield
  18. She Shot A Hole In My Soul –Geno Washington ; The Ram Jam Band
  19. I Don't Wanna Know – The Mike Cotton Sound
  20. You Better Believe It Baby – The End
  21. In My Lonely Room – The Action
  22. I Really Learnt How To Cry –Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
  23. Mockingbird – Glenda Collins With The Riot Squad
  24. On The Ball (Theme For The
  25. World Cup) – The John Schroeder Orchestra
  26. She Said Yeah – Neil Christian ; The Crusaders
  27. London Look – The Hi-Fis
  28. Walking Down The Street – Electric Banana
  29. Winchester Cathedral – John Carter
  30. I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You – Phillip Goodhand-Tait ; The Stormsville Shakers
  31. Christine – Miss X
  32. You've Got What It Takes – Mandy Rice-Davies
  33. Don't Blow Your Cool – The Caravelles
  34. I Can't Control Myself – The Troggs
  35. Can't Help Thinking About Me –David Bowie With The Lower Third
  36. Try And Stop Me – The Creation
  37. Viva La Tamla Motown – The London Studio Group
  38. New Directions – Dave Anthony's Moods
  39. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion-The Kinks
  40. She's A Liar – The Shots
  41. Caroline – The Fortunes
  42. A Man In A Suitcase – Ron Grainer
  43. Help Me Girl – Eric Burdon ; The Animals
  44. I Like What I'm Trying To Do –Waygood Ellis
  45. Wade In The Water – The Graham Bond Organisation
  46. I'm A Boy – The Who
  47. Red White And You – Sounds Around
  48. Put Yourself In My Place –Episode Six
  49. Mr. Frantic - Bluesology
  50. Little Games – Des James
  51. Chills And Fever – Tom Jones
  52. Take Me To The Dance - Twinkle
  53. I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman –Whistling Jack Smith
  54. Big City – The Artwoods
  55. Little Girl – John Mayall's Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton
  56. Looking Back (Single Version) – The Spencer Davis Group
  57. Because I Love You (Aka I Do Love You) – The Mickey Finn
  58. Sorrow (Demo Version) – The Merseys
  59. If Trees Could Talk – Samantha Juste
  60. Portobello Road – The Spectrum
  61. Julie Brown Loves Captain Cook – Les ; Paul Barrett
  62. Morningtown Ride – Stan
  63. Butcher His Birds ; Brass
  64. What'cha Gonna Do About It –The Mirage
  65. London – My Home Town – The Chantelles
  66. Friday On My Mind – The Easybeats
  67. The Cost Of Living – The Downliners Sect
  68. The Hustle – Basil Kirchin ; John Coleman
  69. Crazy Feeling – Carl Douglas ; The Big Stampede
  70. Do The Dog – Georgie Fame ; The Blue Flames
  71. I'll Go Crazy – The Untamed
  72. I Get Excited – Moon's Train
  73. I'm Out – The Richard Kent Style
  74. Henry's Panter – Wynder K. Frogg
  75. Whatcha Gonna Do About It –Small Faces
  76. I'm Following You – The Syn
  77. I'm Gettin' Tired (Of Drinkin' And Gamblin' Etc) – Jack Bruce
  78. Town Talk – Ken Woodman ; His Piccadilly Brass
  79. If You Need Me - The Union
  80. I'm Out Of My Own – The Roll Movement
  81. Where Did My Heart Go – The Good Time Losers
  82. Get Out Of My Way – The Drag Set
  83. Don't You Ignore Me – The Extreem
  84. Don't Stop And Stare – Gary Farr ; The T-Bones
  85. Lose Your Money (But Don't
  86. Lose Your Mind) – The Moody Blues
  87. Cheat And Lie – Miki Dallon
  88. Haven't They Got Better Things
  89. To Do – The Profile
  90. She's A Raver - Dana Gillespie
  91. I'm Waiting For The Day - Peanut
  92. I'm Back* - The Good Things
  93. Not The Sort Of Girl You Take
  94. To Bed (Alternative Version) – John's Children
  95. How Long Is Time – The Odyssey
  96. The Music Goes Round – The Jeeps
  97. We Love The Pirates – The Roaring 60's
  98. Pageing Sullivan – The London Studio Group
  99. Love Ya Illya – Angela ; The Fans
  100. England Swings – Petula Clark
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Celebration of the mid-60s Swinging London scene at it's brash, colourful zenith. A cornucopia of club-friendly mod R&B/soul, era-defining pop hits and cult TV/film themes as England swung like a pendulum do. In April 1966, American magazine Time ran a front-page feature, captioned "You Can Walk Across It On The Grass", that proclaimed London to be the most swinging city in the world and leader of contemporary pop culture. The concept of Swinging London - a zeitgeist-capturing collision of the most daring fashions, the coolest actors/models, the grooviest pop music - had already been fermenting for a year or two, but Time's feature propelled it from well-kept local secret to internationally-acknowledged phenomenon. Over four hours and three CDs, 'You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London' documents a scene that, 60 years later, still grips the public's imagination. From the notorious Profumo affair that brought down the Government and ended the age of deference to Bobby Moore accepting a still-gleaming Jules Rimet Trophy from Queen Elizabeth in the high summer of 1966, 'You Can Walk Across It On The Grass' celebrates a period in which Carnaby Street and the King's Road seemed to be the centre of the universe. Era-defining hit singles from The Kinks, The Who, Small Faces, Manfred Mann and The Troggs are joined by solo performers (Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield etc) and a plethora of groups that played their brand of R&B/soul/jazz at such clubs as The Flamingo, The Cromwellian, The Scotch of St. James and, of course, The Marquee. In addition to various young mods-about-town (The Action, The Creation, David Bowie), we feature cheeky, kinky singles from such names as Avengers pair Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee, Twiggy and Mandy Rice-Davies, and a clutch of instrumentals that were hits in their own right ('I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman') or gained popularity as TV/radio themes (The Avengers, Man In A Suitcase). With a 48-page booklet that features some fabulous Swinging London images, 'You Can Walk Across It On The Grass' is a nostalgia-inducing time capsule of the original Cool Brittania era. Climb aboard for the ride but, in the words of Dave Dee and his pals, "Hold tight!"

Track List

  1. A Touch Of Velvet A Sting Of Brass – The Mood-Mosaic
  2. Hold Tight! - Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich
  3. Why Don't I Run Away From You –Kiki Dee
  4. I Wanna Be (Your Everything) –Jimmy James ; The Vagabonds
  5. When I Think Of You - Twiggy
  6. Theme From “The Avengers” -The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
  7. Kinky Boots – Patrick Macnee ; Honor Blackman
  8. Emergency 999 – The Alan Bown Set
  9. Invitation - A Band Of Angels
  10. 5-4-3-2-1 – Manfred Mann
  11. Good Morning Little
  12. Schoolgirl – The Yardbirds
  13. That Little Old Heartbreaker
  14. Me – David John ; The Mood
  15. Girl Don't Tell Me – Tony Rivers ; The Castaways
  16. Dolly Catcher Man – The Knack
  17. Little By Little – Dusty Springfield
  18. She Shot A Hole In My Soul –Geno Washington ; The Ram Jam Band
  19. I Don't Wanna Know – The Mike Cotton Sound
  20. You Better Believe It Baby – The End
  21. In My Lonely Room – The Action
  22. I Really Learnt How To Cry –Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
  23. Mockingbird – Glenda Collins With The Riot Squad
  24. On The Ball (Theme For The
  25. World Cup) – The John Schroeder Orchestra
  26. She Said Yeah – Neil Christian ; The Crusaders
  27. London Look – The Hi-Fis
  28. Walking Down The Street – Electric Banana
  29. Winchester Cathedral – John Carter
  30. I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You – Phillip Goodhand-Tait ; The Stormsville Shakers
  31. Christine – Miss X
  32. You've Got What It Takes – Mandy Rice-Davies
  33. Don't Blow Your Cool – The Caravelles
  34. I Can't Control Myself – The Troggs
  35. Can't Help Thinking About Me –David Bowie With The Lower Third
  36. Try And Stop Me – The Creation
  37. Viva La Tamla Motown – The London Studio Group
  38. New Directions – Dave Anthony's Moods
  39. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion-The Kinks
  40. She's A Liar – The Shots
  41. Caroline – The Fortunes
  42. A Man In A Suitcase – Ron Grainer
  43. Help Me Girl – Eric Burdon ; The Animals
  44. I Like What I'm Trying To Do –Waygood Ellis
  45. Wade In The Water – The Graham Bond Organisation
  46. I'm A Boy – The Who
  47. Red White And You – Sounds Around
  48. Put Yourself In My Place –Episode Six
  49. Mr. Frantic - Bluesology
  50. Little Games – Des James
  51. Chills And Fever – Tom Jones
  52. Take Me To The Dance - Twinkle
  53. I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman –Whistling Jack Smith
  54. Big City – The Artwoods
  55. Little Girl – John Mayall's Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton
  56. Looking Back (Single Version) – The Spencer Davis Group
  57. Because I Love You (Aka I Do Love You) – The Mickey Finn
  58. Sorrow (Demo Version) – The Merseys
  59. If Trees Could Talk – Samantha Juste
  60. Portobello Road – The Spectrum
  61. Julie Brown Loves Captain Cook – Les ; Paul Barrett
  62. Morningtown Ride – Stan
  63. Butcher His Birds ; Brass
  64. What'cha Gonna Do About It –The Mirage
  65. London – My Home Town – The Chantelles
  66. Friday On My Mind – The Easybeats
  67. The Cost Of Living – The Downliners Sect
  68. The Hustle – Basil Kirchin ; John Coleman
  69. Crazy Feeling – Carl Douglas ; The Big Stampede
  70. Do The Dog – Georgie Fame ; The Blue Flames
  71. I'll Go Crazy – The Untamed
  72. I Get Excited – Moon's Train
  73. I'm Out – The Richard Kent Style
  74. Henry's Panter – Wynder K. Frogg
  75. Whatcha Gonna Do About It –Small Faces
  76. I'm Following You – The Syn
  77. I'm Gettin' Tired (Of Drinkin' And Gamblin' Etc) – Jack Bruce
  78. Town Talk – Ken Woodman ; His Piccadilly Brass
  79. If You Need Me - The Union
  80. I'm Out Of My Own – The Roll Movement
  81. Where Did My Heart Go – The Good Time Losers
  82. Get Out Of My Way – The Drag Set
  83. Don't You Ignore Me – The Extreem
  84. Don't Stop And Stare – Gary Farr ; The T-Bones
  85. Lose Your Money (But Don't
  86. Lose Your Mind) – The Moody Blues
  87. Cheat And Lie – Miki Dallon
  88. Haven't They Got Better Things
  89. To Do – The Profile
  90. She's A Raver - Dana Gillespie
  91. I'm Waiting For The Day - Peanut
  92. I'm Back* - The Good Things
  93. Not The Sort Of Girl You Take
  94. To Bed (Alternative Version) – John's Children
  95. How Long Is Time – The Odyssey
  96. The Music Goes Round – The Jeeps
  97. We Love The Pirates – The Roaring 60's
  98. Pageing Sullivan – The London Studio Group
  99. Love Ya Illya – Angela ; The Fans
  100. England Swings – Petula Clark