Time! Gentlemen! - Pub Rock Rhythm N Grooves - Classic Cuts and Rarities 1974-1982

Time! Gentlemen! is a 72-track / 3 CD box set containing four hours of both groove-laden and downright rocking music from the (mostly London) Pub Rock scene’s heyday of the mid 70s through to the early 80s.

Including many hits (and should have beens!), this collection also features a sizeable collection of tracks making their CD debut – with some not being heard at all since back in the day! Every track has been expertly and lovingly remastered by renowned studio wizard Tim Turan, ensuring they’ve never sounded as good. Satisfaction guaranteed!

The extravagant booklet contains a fully illustrated track-by-track annotation and overview by Simon Matthews, author of Before It Went Rotten: The Music That Rocked London’s Pubs.

In some respects, a lavish follow-up to Grapefruit’s highly successful 2019 Surrender To The Rhythm set which highlighted Pub Rock’s pioneers, Time! Gentlemen! features a selection of cuts from many of the usual suspects of the genre such as Brinsley Schwarz, Dr. Feelgood, Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers, and Kokomo, but excitingly, goes beyond the usual fare by including some of their lesser-known gems.

Not only a virtual treasure trove of great 70s rock, the set also covers the scene’s ‘new’ talent, many of which managed to have big hit singles in the latter part of the 70s, such as Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Nick Lowe, and The Stranglers – to name but a few!

In covering Pub Rock from the mid-70s onwards, other musical styles also start to exert their influence on the acts featured, so there’s also evidence of punk, new wave, the mod revival, and even a little reggae in addition to huge helpings of straight-ahead classic rock, good old rock ‘n’ roll, rollicking RnB - and a dash of Brit soulfulness, of course.

The key to this collection lies in its sub-title, Rhythm ‘N’ Grooves; it is just packed chock-full of real good time music that might just, as old Rod once espoused, “make you dance, sing, or do anything” …or perhaps you simply do nothing and just lie back and enjoy it.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

The Stranglers – “Go Buddy Go”

Dr. Feelgood – “Down At The (Other) Doctors”

Frankie Miller – “Be Good To Yourself”

Steve Gibbons Band – “Tulane”

Roogalator – “Cincinnati Fatback [original 1977 album version]”

No Dice – “Why Sugar”

Red Beans And Rice – “That Driving Beat”

The Bogey Boys – “Friday Night”

The Chromatics – “I’m A Rep”

The Motors – “Dancing The Night Away [7” version]”

Live Wire – “Lone Car Cruising [‘Honky Tonk Demos’ version]”

Clancy – “Steal Away”

Graham Parker & The Rumour – “Soul Shoes”

Rory Gallagher – “Juke Box Annie”

Elvis Costello – “Mystery Dance”

Split Rivitt – “Soul Limbo”

Straight Eight – “Will You Love Me”

Starry Eyed And Laughing – “Oh What?”

Deke Leonard – “Get Off The Line”

Deaf School – “Knock Knock Knocking”

Kursaal Flyers – “Pocket Money [Live]”

Nine Below Zero – “Pack, Fair & Square [Live]”

Mick Farren – “I Want A Drink”

DISC TWO

The Pirates – “Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee”

The Blues Band – “Death Letter”

Mickey Jupp – “Switchboard Susan [E.P. version]”

Roll-Ups – “Blackmail”

Leyton Buzzards – “I’m Hanging Around”

Beggar – “All Night [Live]”

Jackie Lynton – “Learning How To Rock ‘N’ Roll”

Remus Down Boulevard – “Only For You [Live]”

Nasty Pop – “Stage And Plays”

Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers – “Jungle Song [demo version]”

Meal Ticket – “Day Job”

Fabulous Poodles – “See You Later Alligator”

Dave Edmunds – “Crawling From The Wreckage”

Johnny G – “All Aboard”