British Invasion (1963-1967) (3 CD Box Set) (2004)

Artist: Various Artists
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Product Summary
Label: Universal Music Group
UPC: 00602498148525
Release Date: 3/2/2004
Buy.com Sku: 60627831
Item#: M7TPNW
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25530
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas ~ Various Artists
2. I'm Telling You Now - Freddie & The Dreamers ~ Various Artists
3. I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield ~ Various Artists
4. Hippy Hippy Shake - The Swinging Blue Jeans ~ Various Artists
5. I Think Of You - The Merseybeats ~ Various Artists
6. Needles And Pins - The Searchers ~ Various Artists
7. Diane - The Bachelors ~ Various Artists
8. Little Children - The Dakotas/Billy J. Kramer ~ Various Artists
9. Anyone Who Had A Heart - Cilla Black ~ Various Artists
10. World Without Love, A - Peter & Gordon ~ Various Artists
11. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & The Pacemakers ~ Various Artists
12. Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield ~ Various Artists
13. Ain't She Sweet? - The Beatles ~ Various Artists
14. Have I The Right? - The Honeycombs ~ Various Artists
15. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann ~ Various Artists
16. You Really Got Me - The Kinks ~ Various Artists
17. She's Not There - The Zombies ~ Various Artists
18. Summer Song, A - Chad & Jeremy ~ Various Artists
Disc 2
Song TitleSample
1. Ferry Across The Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers ~ Various Artists
2. Yeh Yeh - Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames ~ Various Artists
3. I Can't Explain - The Who ~ Various Artists
4. Game Of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders ~ Various Artists
5. It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones ~ Various Artists
6. Catch The Wind - Donovan ~ Various Artists
7. You've Got Your Troubles - The Fortunes ~ Various Artists
8. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Silkie ~ Various Artists
9. Well Respected Man, A - The Kinks ~ Various Artists
10. My Generation - The Who ~ Various Artists
11. Sha-La-La-La-Lee - The Small Faces ~ Various Artists
12. Groovy Kind Of Love, A - The Mindbenders ~ Various Artists
13. Sun Ain't Gonna Shine, The (Anymore) - The Walker Brothers ~ Various Artists
14. Sorrow - The Merseys ~ Various Artists
15. Wild Thing - The Troggs ~ Various Artists
16. Bus Stop - The Hollies ~ Various Artists
17. With A Girl Like You - The Troggs ~ Various Artists
18. Black Is Black - Los Bravos ~ Various Artists
Disc 3
Song TitleSample
1. Sunshine Superman - Donovan ~ Various Artists
2. See See Rider - Eric Burdon & The Animals ~ Various Artists
3. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group ~ Various Artists
4. Georgy Girl - The Seekers ~ Various Artists
5. Pamela, Pamela - Wayne Fontana ~ Various Artists
6. Matthew And Son - Cat Stevens ~ Various Artists
7. Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) - Engelbert Humperdinck ~ Various Artists
8. Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes ~ Various Artists
9. I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group ~ Various Artists
10. Little Games - The Yardbirds ~ Various Artists
11. Paper Sun - Traffic ~ Various Artists
12. Whiter Shade Of Pale, A - Procol Harum ~ Various Artists
13. To Sir With Love - Lulu ~ Various Artists
14. Flowers In the Rain - The Move ~ Various Artists
15. I Can See For Miles - The Who ~ Various Artists
16. Love Is All Around - The Troggs ~ Various Artists
17. First Cut Is Deepest - Cat Stevens ~ Various Artists
18. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues ~ Various Artists



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Liner Note Author: Dave Thompson .
Photographers: Gered Mankowitz; David Farrell ; Ryan Rogers; Valerie Wilmer; Cyrus Andrews; Petra Niemeier; David Redfern; Harry Goodwin; Bob Baker.
There have been countless compilations covering the British Invasion, from budget-line single-disc rush jobs to exhaustive multi-volume series to box sets like Hip-O's 2004 three-disc compilation, The British Invasion: 1963-1967. While this isn't the best of the British Invasion sets released over the years -- that would be Rhino's The British Invasion: History of British Rock, a nine-volume set released in the late '80s and early '90s, which is sadly only partially in print as of this writing -- it's a solid set, heavy on hits and providing a good narrative of how British pop/rock evolved from Merseybeat to psychedelia and prog rock. Along the way, nearly all the major bands are represented -- the Rolling Stones and Dave Clark Five are the most glaring omission, the inclusion of Tony Sheridan's "Ain't She Sweet" as a Beatles track is a bit misleading (as is the Yardbirds' only entry, "Little Games"), while some could make the case for Herman's Hermits and the Pretty Things as being sorely missed -- which is not necessarily the same thing as having all the major singles present. Overlooking the aforementioned Beatles and Stones, there are plenty of classic singles that could and should have been here, anything from the Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" to the Small Faces' "Itchycoo Park," but apart from a handful of scattered tracks, it's hard to argue with what is here, since the selections are representative, the hits are plentiful, and the sequencing is sharp, with cult favorites like the Move and the Walker Brothers fitting nicely against the one-hit wonders and titans like the Who, Donovan, and the Kinks. It's especially nice that each disc has its own internal logic -- the first covers the early, innocent days of Merseybeat, the second dabbles in both sophisticated pop and hard rock, and the third is heavy on psychedelia and Baroque pop -- since it means all three work as their own entity while fitting as a piece. What keeps this from being completely essential is that it's limited by its three-disc scope -- it would be nice to have Rhino's exhaustive History of British Rock revived and updated for a new millennium -- and that the Animals, Yardbirds, and Small Faces' best work is all missing. That said, as an overview of the British Invasion, this is both accurate and highly enjoyable, a good primer on one of the most exciting times in pop history. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Producer: Chris Blackwell; Denny Cordell; Mike Smith; Geoff Stephens; George Martin; Walter J. Ridley; Ivor Raymonde; Jimmy Miller; Joe Meek; John Burgess; John Franz; John Lennon; Kenny Jones; Kit Lambert; Larry Page Orchestra; Mickie Most; Mike Hurst; Noel Walker

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 03/02/2004
Original Release Date : 2004
Catalog ID : 000184102
Label : Hip-O Records
Number of Discs : 3
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00602498148525

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (3/18/04, p.74)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "[s]urveys the British Empire's music as it was heard in the States during the early years of the [Beatles-led] occupation."

  
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5 of 5 Memorable music in one amazing collection Friday, March 12, 2004
A Listener from Los Angeles, CA  

For an incredible set of 60’s hits compiled into a 3 disc box set, the British Invasion album is definitely the place to find them. I found great songs like “Love is All Around” by The Troggs, “Wishin’ and Hopin’” by Dusty Springfield, “A Groovy Kind of Love” by The Mindbenders, and many more… These British hits are those that stay in my head and make me feel really good. Also these songs are now in selected soundtracks for popular movies and even in commercials. I enjoy the fact that I could find all these great songs in a wonderful collection.
 
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