{"title":"The Betterdays","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"hush-your-mouth-the-betterdays-anthology","title":"Hush Your Mouth - The Betterdays Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever complete anthology of wild mid-‘60s UK garage R\u0026amp;B band \u003cstrong\u003eThe Betterdays\u003c\/strong\u003e who briefly reformed in the early ‘90s. Includes previously-unissued live tracks from a 1964 show in their West Country heartland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing numerous rare photos and a new essay on the band with fresh quotes from leader Mike Weston. The West Country’s leading exponents of British Garage R\u0026amp;B, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Betterdays\u003c\/strong\u003e’ thrillingly raw sound and unkempt, long-haired appearance initially saw them banned by local promoters in their native Plymouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe national success of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rolling Stones\u003c\/strong\u003e turned the tide in their favour, and by mid-1964 they boasted a thriving local fan club and were provoking riots among audiences. Having acquired local hero status, they opted not to relocate to London, although they did cut a handful of demos at venues like RG Jones (Morden) Ltd and even released a single via Polydor in September 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy that juncture the R\u0026amp;B scene was fading, and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Betterdays\u003c\/strong\u003e duly disbanded – although they did reform in the early ‘90s with the original five-man line-up, promptly recording the album they’d been denied in their mid-‘60s heyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever complete anthology of their work, the 2-CD set \u003cem\u003eHush Your Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e brings together their small but valuable cache of mid-Sixties acetates, their feverishly-pursued Polydor single, a clutch of August 1964 live cuts (including three tracks now being heard for the first time) and those early ‘90s recordings – which initially gained a partial release as ‘No Concessions’ before an expanded version appeared in 2017 as ‘Backlash’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a 24-page booklet with numerous rare photos and a new essay on the band, \u003cem\u003eHush Your Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e is the final word on this legendary mid-‘60s British R\u0026amp;B band.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grapefruit","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50459088814411,"sku":"1141704","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/316dd470-478b-4bd8-bb2e-c850a4ccb334_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727217161"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/the-betterdays.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}