The Roots of Mod (2-CD)
by Various Artists

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CD Details

  • Released: July 18, 2011
  • Originally Released: 2011
  • Label: Chrome Dreams

Description by OLDIES.com:

Long before Mod reached the masses, circa 1964, there existed 'Modernists', a central London cult that pre-empted the dress sense in constant flux. It was these same early harbingers of sartorial elegance who drew-up the blueprint for the sonic delights that continue to dominate mod-culture half a decade after it emerged. This compilation - augmented with extensive sleevenotes - brings together an impressive 54 tracks that illustrate perfectly what got the younger siblings of the first rock & roll generation onto the dance floors.

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.Wade In the Water - The Sunset Four Jubilee Singers
  • 2.Night Time Is the Right Time - Roosevelt Sykes
  • 3.Moody's Mood for Love - James Moody
  • 4.Pink Champagne - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
  • 5.Night Train - Buddy Morrow
  • 6.Je Suis Comme Je Suis - Juliette Gr,co
  • 7.Flamingo - Earl Bostic
  • 8.Daddy Rolling Stone - Otis Blackwell
  • 9.Get on the Right Track - Ray Charles
  • 10.Walkin' Shoes - Gerry Mulligan Quartet
  • 11.I'm a Man - Bo Diddley
  • 12.Django - The Modern Jazz Quartet
  • 13.Please Please Please - James Brown
  • 14.Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
  • 15.My Boy Lollipop - Barbie Gaye
  • 16.I Love the Life I Live - Muddy Waters
  • 17.Parchman Farm - Mose Allison
  • 18.Nebuchadnezzar - Laurel Aitken
  • 19.Everybody Loves a Lover - Doris Day
  • 20.Don't You Just Know It - Huey "Piano" Smith
  • 21.House of Bamboo - Andy Williams
  • 22.She Made My Blood Run Cold - Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm
  • 23.Just a Little Bit - Rosco Gordon
  • 24.Gimme That Wine - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
  • 25.Sister Sadie - Horace Silver
  • 26.Mashed Potatoes - The Swans / Nat Kendrick
  • 27.For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler / The Impressions

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.Blue Rondo a La Turk - Dave Brubeck
  • 2.What'd I Say - Ray Charles
  • 3.Caesar's Pad - Googie Rene
  • 4.Work Song - Nat Adderley
  • 5.Shop Around - The Miracles
  • 6.Respectable - The Isley Brothers
  • 7.Twist and Shout - The Top Notes
  • 8.Cutest Little Woman - Owen Gray
  • 9.My Girl Josephine - Bill Black's Combo
  • 10.Plain As the Nose on Your Face - Ann Cole
  • 11.Humpty Dumpty - Eric Morris & His Drumbago All-Stars
  • 12.I Don't Mind - James Brown
  • 13.Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker
  • 14.You Can't Sit Down, Pts. 1-2 - Phil Upchurch Combo
  • 15.It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike Turner / Tina Turner
  • 16.Let the Sunshine In - Teddy Randazzo
  • 17.Little Egypt - The Coasters
  • 18.Turn on Your Love Light - Bobby "Blue" Bland
  • 19.Chaquita - The Dave Clark Five
  • 20.I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
  • 21.Chaquita - The Dave Clark Five
  • 22.Baby It's You - The Shirelles
  • 23.Buttered Popcorn - The Supremes
  • 24.Volcano - Billy Preston
  • 25.Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
  • 26.Nite Owl - The Dukays
  • 27.Gonzo - James Booker

Product Info

  • UPC: 823564619729
  • Shipping Weight: 0.27/lbs (approx)
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