Description
The MOD scene evolved on the cusp of the sixties as Britain was emerging from the postwar blues. Likeminded teenagers shrugged off the economic depression and carved a place for themselves that was filled with good-times, danceable rhythms, sharp suits and an air of elitism. And those rhythms – immortalised here – were a heady, dazzling, mix of American R&B, jump blues, jazzy lounge vibes and the feel-good, floor-shaking, sound of ska!
Mod has moved on since its early days, but the fact it has survived at all suggests that at its heart was something special, something akin to a philosophy that could and would last throughout decades and into the future. It has endured and thrived with its cool, self-regard, unscathed and these choice cuts – sounding every bit as urgent today – are testament to its longevity.
TRACKS
SIDE A
MOSES DAVIS For Dancers Only
JERRY FULLER The Killer
FRANCES FAYE Comin' Home Baby
THE DYNAMIC 7 Squeeze Me (Part 1)
BUSTER BROWN Fannie Mae
HOMESICK JAMES Crossroads
WILBERT HARRISON Kansas City
ALTON ELLIS AND THE FLAMES Dance Crasher
SIDE B
RED PRYSOCK Groovy Sax
BENNY SPELLMAN Fortune Teller
ALVIN CASH Doin' The Ali Shuffle
THE OLYMPICS Secret Agents
THE SHARPEES Do the 45
DEE CLARK That's My Girl
ROBERT PARKER Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)
DESMOND DEKKER AND THE FOUR ACES Get Up Adina
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