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VA - The Bristol Mod Explosion 1979-1987 (2024)

Posted By: Rtax
VA - The Bristol Mod Explosion 1979-1987 (2024)

VA - The Bristol Mod Explosion 1979-1987 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 275 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 100 MB
39:21 | New Wave, Post-Punk, Mod | Label: Bristol Archive Records

This album covers the period 1979 to 1987 and features 14 tracks. When punk rock started to fizzle out and Squat Punks started to appear on the streets, many of the UK's disaffected youths had already moved sideways into Modernism and fell in love with bands like The Jam, Secret Affair, The Purple Hearts, The Lambrettas and The Chords but lets also remember our love for The Beat, Madness and The Specials. Mod was another gang culture, to some a way of life, to some it became life. The smart, striking fashion sense, the scooters, the music; (some from the 60's, soul and Motown), some from the 70's and 80's, guitar driven power pop. Wow! Mod was the real deal.

VA - You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)

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VA - You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)

VA - You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,01 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 544 Mb | 03:57:15
Pop, R'n'B, Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Mod, Stage & Screen | Label: Grapefruit Records, Cherry Red Records

Celebration of the mid-60s Swinging London scene at its 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.

VA - Mod Jazz And Then Some! (2014)

Posted By: Rtax
VA - Mod Jazz And Then Some! (2014)

VA - Mod Jazz And Then Some! (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 348 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 173 MB
1:05:21 | Full Scans Included | Soul, Soul-Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Mod | Label: Kent Dance

You probably know the “Mod Jazz” drill by now: 24 cuts that have the feel of a smoky early 60s basement about them, with plenty of jazz attitude, a touch of the blues (as Bobby “Blue” Bland might have sung) and a pinch of latin spice. It’s the sort of music that makes you want to don a midnight blue mohair two-piece with some well polished Bass Weejuns and take to the dancefloor.

Bo Street Runners - Never Say Goodbye: The Complete Recordings 1964-1966 (2014)

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Bo Street Runners - Never Say Goodbye: The Complete Recordings 1964-1966 (2014)

Bo Street Runners - Never Say Goodbye: The Complete Recordings 1964-1966 (2014)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 166 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 105 MB
43:17 | Rock, Mod, Beat, Rhythm & Blues | Label: RPM Records

Bo Street Runner (and other tracks) have been hugely popular on the Mod scene over the years. The Bo Street Runners were a mid-60s British R&B/Beat band who issued a string of now-collectable 45s and a privately-pressed 100-rated EP on R.G. Jones Oak label. The bands place in the history books was secured by the future careers of drummer Mick Fleetwood and second vocalist Mike Patto.

The Sorrows - One Album, The Pye A & B Sides Plus More On Two Discs (Remastered) (1965/2021)

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The Sorrows - One Album, The Pye A & B Sides Plus More On Two Discs (Remastered) (1965/2021)

The Sorrows - One Album, The Pye A & B Sides Plus More On Two Discs (Remastered) (1965/2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 677 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 353 MB
2:14:55 | Full Scans Included | Rock, Beat, Mod | Label: BGO Records

Coventry band The Sorrows leapt into the UK charts in 1965 with their hard-edged R&B/Freakbeat hit ‘Take A Heart’. This package contains their PYE album plus A and B sides and Italian and German material. Though the band’s follow-ups gained extensive airplay, particularly on the off-shore pirate stations, they couldn’t repeat their initial chart success. Vocalist Don Fardon left the band, going on to score a UK Top 3 single with ‘Indian Reservation’. Digitally remastered and slipcased.

VA - Instro-Hipsters A Go-Go! British & European Instrumentals, Volume 4 (2003)

Posted By: Designol
VA - Instro-Hipsters A Go-Go! British & European Instrumentals, Volume 4 (2003)

VA - Instro-Hipsters A Go-Go! British & European Instrumentals, Vol. 4 (2003)
25 Of The Coolest Instrumentals Of The Late 1960s & Early 70s

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 530 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 205 Mb | Scans included | 01:12:35
Instrumental Pop/Rock, Psychedelic, Mod, Jazz, Easy Listening | Past & Present | # PAPRCD2055

And so the series continues - Groovy Hammond sounds, swingin, horn sections, spacey sitars, jangling guitars, jazzy flute excursions. From the spy movie chic of The Reg Guest Syndicate to The Gabrieli Brass. Dig the mellow eastern vibe of Andy Summers & Zoot Money's 'Soma', move to the cool soul of Music Through Six. Evocative, smooth, rocking, eminently danceable and very cool.

VA - Wig Out! Freak Out! (Freakbeat and Mod Psychedelia Floorfillers 1964-1969) (2023)

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VA - Wig Out! Freak Out! (Freakbeat and Mod Psychedelia Floorfillers 1964-1969) (2023)

VA - Wig Out! Freak Out! (Freakbeat and Mod Psychedelia Floorfillers 1964-1969) (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 414 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 182 Mb | 01:19:08
Freakbeat, Beat, Mod, Psychedelic Rock | Label: Two Piers Records

Wig Out! Freak Out!, the latest compilation from Two-Piers, dives into the world of Freakbeat, Psych and Mod from 1964-1969. Pulling the cream of tracks from the UK and United States Freakbeat and Garage scenes of the time. Featuring tracks from The Sonics, The Kinks, The Action, Chocolate Watch Band, The Haunted, The Standells, Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Shadows of Knight, The Yardbirds, The Seeds and more Wig Out! Freak Out! is packed full of Freakbeat and Mod classics as well as rare sought after nuggets.

VA - Into Tomorrow: The Spirit Of Mod 1983-2000 (4CD) (2023)

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VA -  Into Tomorrow: The Spirit Of Mod 1983-2000 (4CD) (2023)

VA - Into Tomorrow: The Spirit Of Mod 1983-2000 (4CD) (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 2,15 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 725 Mb | 05:16:08
Rock, Mod, New Wave, Powerpop | Label: Cherry Red Records

4CD box set celebrating the new post-Jam era and the mod scene as it progressed after their break up. 92 tracks showing the scene as an underground network and an influence on the mainstream music scene. With rarities on CD for the first time including singles by Wipeout, The Playn Jayn and Steve Cradock’s first band The Boys.

VA - 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo (2020)

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VA - 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo (2020)

VA - 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo (2020)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,54 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 543 Mb | 03:56:54
Punk Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Mod Revival, Powerpop | Label: Cherry Red Records

On 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo, we investigate the sounds of 1978 as the original punk template fractured into a dazzling day-glo riot of sub-genres: new wave, post-punk, proto-Oi, power-pop, punk poets, the mod revival, ska-punk, synth-oriented electronic/industrial music and a whole load of additional noises that, over forty years later, have still to be classified by the fifth estate, the fourth column or even the Third Reich. We document various regional scenes, paying close attention to the likes of Manchester, Scotland and, in particular, Northern Ireland, where the arrival of punk was a life-affirming relief from the horrors of everyday life.

The Action - Rolled Gold (2002)

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The Action - Rolled Gold (2002)

The Action - Rolled Gold (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 222 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 132 Mb
Label: Reaction | # REACT-CD-001 | Time: 00:51:10 | Scans included
Rock, Mod, British Invasion, Psychedelic, Garage

The term "lost classic" is applied liberally and often erroneously to unreleased recordings that resurface years later in a maelstrom of hype. However, for the forgotten mod rock also-rans the Action, the term is not only justified, it is painfully bittersweet. On par with such classics of the era as The Who Sell Out or Ogden's Nut Gone Flake but more focused than either, the Action's Rolled Gold goes beyond "lost classic" – it is the influential masterpiece no one was ever allowed to hear. Despite being signed to Beatles producer George Martin's AIR label and benefiting from a strong club following, the Action never scored a chart hit. By the time they recorded these demo tracks in 1967, the band had grown weary of the musically limited mod scene, which was on its last legs. Guitarist Pete Watson had been replaced by Martin Stone, and the band had developed a more mature sound, one only hinted at on such previous cuts as "Twenty-Fourth Hour".

VA - Mod Jazz Forever (2012)

Posted By: Rtax
VA - Mod Jazz Forever (2012)

VA - Mod Jazz Forever (2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 345 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 178 MB
1:10:25 | Scans Included | Soul, Soul-Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Mod, Jazz-Funk | Label: Kent Dance

2012 release, an installment in the popular Mod Jazz series of compilations. This best-selling series offers Jazz that is accessible, touching on it's Blues, Soul and Latin influences while always having a danceable beat. It includes the super-rare, the well known and the previously unreleased. Here are a couple of impossible-to-find tracks in the form of Troy Dodd's' 'The Real Thing' and Jesse Davis 'Night Bloomin' Jasmin'. Both are B-sides of super-expensive Northern rarities, but are excellent Mod Jazz tracks in their own right. We've chosen five previously unreleased cuts, including a stunning organ version of 'Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolf', a future R&B monster from Floyd White and a great boogaloo from Dave Hamilton. Kent Records.

The Who - Who’s Next (Steven Wilson Remix) (2023)

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The Who - Who’s Next (Steven Wilson Remix) (2023)

The Who - Who’s Next (Steven Wilson Remix) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) - 713 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 256 MB
1:48:47 | Hard Rock, Mod | Label: Polydor / UMC

My remix of what for many is the greatest rock album ever made (and who am I to disagree?), Who’s Next by The Who is released as part of a lavish box set by Universal on 15th September. The set is really a beautiful thing to behold, although I appreciate that some many have preferred a cheaper option in order to hear the remix (the Atmos mix will however also be available on streaming services). I made new stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos mixes of 8 of the original 9 album tracks (the multitrack for Bargain was not available so appears as a Penteo upmix), as well as new stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos mixes of 14 bonus tracks from the 1970-72 era, meaning there are a total of 22 tracks newly mixed from the multitracks. The stereo and 5.1 mixes are in 96/24, the Atmos mixes are at 48/24.

VA - Get on the Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska (2014)

Posted By: Rtax
VA - Get on the Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska (2014)

VA - Get on the Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska (2014)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 838 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 562 MB
3:50:02 | Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Mod, Jazz, Ska | Label: Fantastic Voyage

2014 three CD collection. GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK brings together 90 magnificent recordings, mostly R&B, but with a smattering of Jazz and Ska, which reflect what mods would have been enjoying on the early to mid '60s club scene. The first two discs on GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK collect together the R&B, Blues, Soul, Jazz and Ska singles you would have heard at during the '60s. Disc 3, meanwhile, captures the sounds from the same period (many of which were unreleased in the UK at the time) that light up the mod scene today. GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK has been carefully compiled to avoid track overlap with Fantastic Voyage's previous mod collection Boogie Chillen.

The Who - Who’s Next : Life House (Super Deluxe) (2023)

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The Who - Who’s Next : Life House (Super Deluxe) (2023)

The Who - Who’s Next : Life House (Super Deluxe) (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 3.8 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.3 GB
9:48:35 | Hard Rock, Mod | Label: UMC - Polydor

Who's Next is not an album lacking for reissues. In addition to a deluxe edition from 2003, there have also been multiple audiophile editions and remasters of the album since its 1971 release. So what could a "super deluxe edition" possibly contain? Quite a bit, as it turns out. As even casual Who fans know, the genesis of Who's Next was as Lifehouse, a multimedia rock opera even more ambitious than Tommy. Pete Townshend had developed a bizarre, dystopian story that somehow merged his devotion to Indian guru Meher Baba, his recent fascination with synthesizers, and the idea that the only thing that could save humanity from a test-tube-bound future was "real rock 'n' roll." Yeah, the aftereffects of the '60s were wild.

VA - No. 1 Dad (The Ultimate Collection) (2017)

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VA - No. 1 Dad (The Ultimate Collection) (2017)

VA - No. 1 Dad (The Ultimate Collection) (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 803 MB
5:48:04 | Full Scans Included | Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam, New Wave, Punk, Pop Rock, Country Rock, Blues Rock, Mod, Power Pop, Reggae, Dub, Synth-pop, Downtempo, Britpop, Indie Rock, House, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Novelty | Label: Universal UMC / Union Square Music

For Dads that rock! Spoil your Dad this Father’s Day with this fantastic collection of songs designed to appeal to the coolest fathers on the block. From classic reggae, country, punk and rock to irresistible indie, Ultimate Dad is the perfect way to show your Dad you care, and that you know just how awesome he is. So crank up the volume and get your Dad dance on to Free, Thin Lizzy, the mighty Quo, The Damned, the Boomtown Rats, Johnny Cash, the Jam and many many more.