I Love To See You Strut – More ’60s Mod, RNB, Brit Soul and Freakbeat Nuggets

Halcyon Days is the eagerly awaited sequel to 2020’s successful album that was inspired by the RPM Records bespoke compilations Looking Back, Keep Lookin', and Night Comes Down.

Celebrating Mod-friendly 1960’s beat music, the album features disc one focusing on club-based sounds, disc two on Mod legends, and disc three on groovier, heavier, and psychedelic acts.

The album includes previously unissued Mod RnB tracks from The Fingers, The SW4, and The Trendbender Band, as well as first legal time on CD Mod RnB, Soul, and Freakbeat rarities from The Profile, The Athenians, Laris McLennon, and The Scots of St James. Also included is a rare version of The Moody Blues’ ‘I’ll Go Crazy’ that was not issued in the UK.

Disc One features tracks from artists like Georgie Fame, Jimmy James And The Vagabonds, Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band, Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band, and Manfred Mann. Disc Two includes Mod legends like The Who and Small Faces, along with tracks from The Pretty Things, The Artwoods, and The Downliners Sect. Disc Three showcases acts like Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger And The Trinity, The Easybeats, The Kinks, and more.

The album also features early recordings from artists like David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and future Cream members Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.

From Miki Dallon’s Go label, there are Freakbeat rarities from The Drag Set and The Scots of St James, while producer Mike Hurst’s archives provide groovy Brit soul from Chris Rayburn and Mod youths The Favourite Sons.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE:
1. Dusty Springfield – Live It Up
2. Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames – Last Night
3. Jimmy James And The Vagabonds – "Ain’t Love Good, Ain’t Love Proud"
4. Geno Washington – "(I Gotta) Hold On To My Love"
5. Herbie Goins And The Nightimers – Coming Home To You
6. Carl Douglas – Something For Nothing
7. The Chants – Baby I Don’t Need Your Love
8. VIPs – Straight Down To The Bottom
9. Chris Farlowe – Voodoo
10. Manfred Mann – What You Gonna Do?
11. Graham Bond Organisation – Harmonica (from Gonks Go Beat)
12. Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band – The Cat
13. Dr K’s Blues Band – Messin’ With The Kid
14. Bo Street Runners – Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do
15. The Moody Blues – I’ll Go Crazy (Canadian mono version)
16. The ’Takers (The Undertakers) – Think
17. The All Night Workers – Tell Daddy
18. Wynder K Frog – Turn On Your Lovelight
19. Johnny And John – Bumper To Bumper
20. Phillip Goodhand Tait – What More Do You Want
21. The Trendbender Band – Unchain My Heart (previously unreleased)
22. The Fingers – Something You Got (previously unreleased)
23. Laris McLennon – Turn Me Loose
24. Ronnie Jones – I’m So Clean
25. Jimmy Royal And The Hawks – I’m Leaving You
26. David John And The Mood – I Love To See You Strut
27. The Athenians – I’m A Lover Not A Fighter
28. The SW4 – No Matter What You Do (previously unreleased)
29. Mickey Finn And The Blue Men – I Still Want You

DISC TWO:
1. The Who – Run, Run, Run (mono version)
2. Small Faces – Come On Children (French EP version)
3. The Pretty Things – Come See Me
4. The Kinks – I Need You
5. The Downliners Sect – All Night Worker
6. The Artwoods – I Feel Good
7. The Zombies – Is This The Dream
8. Tony Colton – You’re Wrong There Baby
9. The Animals – See See Rider
10. The Untamed – I’m Going Out Tonight
11. David Bowie – Good Morning Girl
12. The Riot Squad – Working Man
13. The Scots Of St James – Tic Toc
14. The Eyes – You’re Too Much
15. The Herd – This Boy’s Always Been True
16. The Koobas – Face
17. The Alan Bown Set – I Really Really Care
18. The Yardbirds – He’s Always There (Alternate version)
19. The Misunderstood