NUGGETS II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969 CD
Various Artists
4CD (rhino)
Another absolutely essential box set for the 60's fans. If the first "Nuggets" box was devoted to US Garage and 60's Punk in all their varieties, this time the result is amazing as well. This collection covers bands from the same period from the rest of the world, with special attention to the british artists, but also continental Europe, Australia, Canada and even South America are well represented. One hundred and nine tracks in four CD's, with a 100-page book with notes by Greg Shaw, Mike Stax, Alec Palao and Gary Stewart, augmented by lots of pictures and information. From the rawest british R&B to baroque Psychedelia through Freakbeat, Popsike, Mod bands, canadian Garage, Dutch Beat and South American psych. There are some familiar names for those who are remotely interested in 60's music (Small Faces, Troggs, Easybeats, Los Bravos, Them, Status Quo, Pretty Things, Action, Tomorrow, Creation, Masters Apprentices, Downliners Sect, John's Children, The Move, Sorrows, Kaleidoscope, Birds, Guess Who, Outsiders, Q65, Motions, Smoke...) plus many other lesser known but great, interesting bands (Fire, The Eyes, La De Das, Fleur De Lys, Mickey Finn, Koobas, Thoughts, Misunderstood, Wimple Winch, Craig, Caleb, Rupert's People, Syn, Boots, Twilights, Los Chijuas, Bluestars, Syndicats, Open Mind, Elois, Episode Six, The Voice, Slaves, Red Squares, Dantalian's Chariot, Los Shakers, Tintern Abbey, Thor's Hammer, Wheels, Zipps, Fairies, Chants R&B, Blossom Toes...)
Otra caja absolutamente esencial para los fans de los 60. Si la primera caja de "Nuggets" estaba dedicada al Garage americano en sus múltiples variedades, en esta ocasión el resultado no es menos espectacular, con grupos de aquella misma época del resto del mundo, con especial atención a los británicos aunque con nutrida representación de Europa continental, Australia, Canadá e incluso Sudamérica. Ciento nueve temas repartidos en cuatro CD's, con un libro de cien páginas con notas de Greg Shaw, Mike Stax, Alec Palao y Gary Stewart, y montones de fotos e información. Desde el R&B británico hasta la Psicodelia más barroca, pasando por el Freakbeat, el Popsike, los grupos Mods, el Garage canadiense, el Beat holandés o la Psicodelia sudamericana. Encontramos grupos más o menos familiares para los iniciados (Small Faces, Troggs, Easybeats, Los Bravos, Them, Status Quo, Pretty Things, Action, Tomorrow, Creation, Masters Apprentices, Downliners Sect, John's Children, The Move, Sorrows, Kaleidoscope, Birds, Guess Who, Outsiders, Q65, Motions, Smoke...), así como muchos otros más desconocidos pero no por ello menos interesantes (Fire, The Eyes, La De Das, Fleur De Lys, Mickey Finn, Koobas, Thoughts, Misunderstood, Wimple Winch, Craig, Caleb, Rupert's People, Syn, Boots, Twilights, Los Chijuas, Bluestars, Syndicats, Open Mind, Elois, Episode Six, The Voice, Slaves, Red Squares, Dantalian's Chariot, Los Shakers, Tintern Abbey, Thor's Hammer, Wheels, Zipps, Fairies, Chants R&B, Blossom Toes...)