All Things Bright And Beautiful - The UK Pop Explosion 1967-1969

A four-hour, 3CD anthology of the late 60s British pop scene during the early years of Radio 1. Big hits and intriguing misses from some of the biggest acts and most prominent writing/ production teams of the era.

In 1967, British pop radio underwent a seismic change when the pirate stations that had ruled the airwaves over the previous couple of years were declared illegal by an Act of Parliament and replaced by a national station controlled by publicly-funded broadcaster the BBC.

The arrival of Radio 1 saw the British pop scene remade in the station's own image, with a new wave of songwriting and production teams competing to create bright, brassy, relentlessly upbeat tracks that would be embraced by Radio 1's all-important playlist.

While The Love Affair, The Herd, The Tremeloes and The Foundations were among the groups who made the headlines, the key figures were really the backroom auteurs: names like Tony Macaulay, Howard Blaikley and arranger Keith Mansfield were all integral to the new, homogenised pop radio sound.

All Things Bright And Beautiful: The UK Pop Explosion is a 3CD, four-hour celebration of this pivotal period in British pop history, with a huge number of key hits – including several featured in the opening hour of Radio 1's first broadcast – joined by more minor successes and some 45s that received considerable airplay but nevertheless failed to make the grade.

Housed in Grapefruit's standard clamshell box packaging with a 48-page booklet and track- by-track annotation, it's another essential purchase for any late 60s pop aficionado.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1  FLOWERS IN THE RAIN - The Move

2  SIMON SMITH & THE AMAZING DANCING BEAR - Alan Price Set

3  YOU'RE ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL - Neil Christian

4  I LIVE FOR THE SUN - Vanity Fare

5  SMOKEY BLUE'S AWAY - A New Generation

6  BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU - The Foundations

7  THANKS - J. Vincent Edward

8  LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY - Living Daylights

9  CARRIE ANNE - The Hollies

10  ROUND, ROUND - Jonathan King

11  I'M A BOX (MUM-MUM-MUM) - The Hi-Fi's

12  FRIENDS – Arrival

13  HOUSE FOR SALE - Val McKenna

14  SLOW MOTION (demo version) - Sweetshop

15  EVERYTHING I AM - Plastic Penny

16  SHAME, SHAME - Magic Lanterns

17  WONDERBOY - The Kinks

18  MR. BLUE - Force West

19  THE LAMENT OF THE CHEROKEE RESERVATION INDIAN - Don Fardon

20 A WALK IN THE SUNSHINE - Davey Payne & The Medium Wave

21 SAMANTHA'S MINE - The Spectrum

22  LITTLE BIT O' SOUL - Candy

23  SOMETHING HERE IN MY HEART (KEEPS A TELLIN' ME NO) - The Paper Dolls

24  I THINK I NEED THE CASH - The Secrets

25  THE GLORIA BOSOM SHOW - The Sundowners

26  IN A MOMENT OF MADNESS - The Flower Pot Men

27  EXCERPT FROM “A TEENAGE OPERA” - Keith West

DISC TWO

1  BRINGING ON BACK THE GOOD TIMES - The Love Affair

2  THE BOAT THAT I ROW - Lulu

3  BEAUTIFUL DREAMS - Twiggy

4  BABY COME BACK TO ME - Simon De Lacy

5  WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH JULIET - The Wheels

6 COME BACK AND SHAKE ME - Clodagh Rodgers

7 MARCH - Cindy Ann Lee

8  SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE - Gene Latter

9  PLEASE LET ME HIDE - The Skatalites

10 A WAY OF LIFE - The Family Dogg

11  WIDE SMILES - The Episode

12  PEANUTS AND CHEWY MACS - The Cymbaline

13  THE SILENT SUN - Genesis

14 AND THE RAINS CAME DOWN - U.K. Jones

15  LOVELY LORETTA - The Merseys

16  I THOUGHT YOU THOUGHT - Chuckles

17  LOVIN' THINGS - The Marmalade

18  COOL IT - The Quotations

19  BAUBLES AND BANGLES - Mike Stuart Span

20  WOULD YOU BELIEVE WHAT I SAY – The Unit (Unit Four Plus Two)

21 GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN' - Whichwhat

22  HOOKEY - The Eggy

23  (IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE - Amen Corner

24  WHAT'S IT TO YOU - The Chocolate Watch Band

25  MICKY - Twinkle

26 ANYBODY AT THE PARTY SEEN JENNY - Tony Ritchie

27  GONE ARE THE SONGS OF YESTERDAY - Circus

28  GENTLE PEOPLE Pts. 1 and 2 - Violent Thimble

DISC THREE

1  ELOISE - Barry Ryan

2  I DON'T WANT OUR LOVING TO DIE - The Herd

3  MYSTERY LADY - The Mirage

4  (HERE WE GO ROUND THE) LEMON TREE - Jason Crest

5  PENELOPE BREEDLOVE - Dave Christie

6  JESAMINE - The Casuals

7  ROUND GOING ROUND - Grapefruit

8  PUBLICITY GIRL - The Gnomes Of Zurich

9  LAST NIGHT IN SOHO - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich

10  I REMEMBER - Harmony Grass

11  EVERYTHING'S GONE WRONG - Tony Hazzard

12  BLUEBERRY BLUE - Sun Dragon

13  GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (demo version) - Outer Limits

14  I CAN'T LET MAGGIE GO - The Honeybus

15  LET'S TAKE A TRIP DOWN THE RHINE - Apple

16  DING DONG BELL - Yellow Pages

17  HUMA-LUMA - The Carlew Choir

18  THINGS YOU DO - Sons And Lovers

19  WHILE WE'RE FRIENDS - Katch-22

20  THE TURTLE TORTOISE AND THE HARE - Guy Darrell Syndicate

21  I SEE RED - Steve Rowland

22 ANGELINE - Warm Sounds

23  DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE - Jimmy Henderson Set

24  JUST ONE THING - The Roll Movement

25  BRIGHT-EYED APPLES - Tuesday's Children

26  EVENINGS WITH CORRINA (SO LONG AGO) - The Picadilly Line

27  EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD - The Tremeloes