Various Artists - Wyld Beests And Weirdos (6CD Box Set)

Here we are then, in a nutshell, clamshell, box or whatever….the biggest sounds in one little box, fuelled with high explosive R&B punk, and loud, adrenalin-driven mayhem. Wyld beests? Weirdos? Who knows…but this is the most definitive and authentic account of the British R&B beat boom that you’re gonna get to hear in your life!

Comprising over 170 tracks featuring previously unreleased recordings, scarce export-only releases and insanely rare UK 45s, Wyld Beests And Weirdos captures the essence of that British R&B/Beat boom at its height. Combined with rare and obscure recordings from the 1963-1967 period, this landmark edition boasts a plethora of original artefacts, comprehensive liners, interviews, anecdotes and rare photos in a 96 page full colour booklet. Packed with vitriol, adrenaline and laced with crazed teenage dementia…..

Wyld Beests And Weirdos is the full measure of the primal force in 60s British R&B, beat punk.

Track listing:

Disc 1 - 'Don't Lie To Me': 1. Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions - That's Alright / 2. Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men - You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover / 3. The Chasers - Hey Little Girl / 4. Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds - Baby, Baby, Baby Pity Me / 5. The Brand - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter / 6. The Little Darlings - Easy To Cry / 7. Nashville Teens - Mona (I Need You Baby) / 8. Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages - The Train Kept-A-Rollin' / 9. Brian Howard & The Silhouettes - Hooked / 10. The Rockin' Berries - The Twitch / 11. Jason Eddie & The Centremen - Singing The Blues / 12. The Bruins - The Slide / 13. Casey Jones & The Governors - All You Wanna Do / 14. The Beat Merchants - Pretty Face / 15. Nix-Nomads - She'll Be Sweeter Than You / 16. Downliners Sect - Bloodhound / 17. Tony Jackson Group - Fortune Teller / 18. The Untamed - It's Not True / 19. Mark Leeman Five - Got My Mojo Working / 20. The Kingpins - You're My Girl / 21. The Fleets - Go Away / 22. Neil Christian - I Like It / 23. Gary & The Ariels - Say You Love Me / 24. Rhythm & Blues Inc. - Louie Louie / 25. The Kubas - I Love Her / 26. The Rats - Sack O' Woe / 27. Four + One - Don't Lie To Me. Disc 2 - 'Done Me Wrong': 1. The Snobs - Ding Dong / 2. Stovepipe No.4 - Pretty Thing / 3. Tony Howard & The Dictators - Just in Case / 4. The Presidents - Candy Man / 5. Mike Rabin & The Demons - Head Over Heels / 6. The Bruins - Nobody But You / 7. The Hairy Ones - Gloria / 8. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Road Runner / 9. The Raveons - She's A Spoon / 10. The Hullaballoos - Party Doll / 11. The Tributes - Can't Help Myself (previously unreleased) / 12. Denny Seyton & The Sabres - Baby What You Want Me To Do / 13. Cyril Davies & His All Stars - Country Line Special / 14. The Bambis - Not Wrong / 15. The Couriers - Done Me Wrong / 16. The Blackwells - Why Don't You Love Me / 17. The Stylos - Head Over Heels / 18. Pat Wayne & The Beachcombers - Roll Over Beethoven / 19. Heinz - Movin' In / 20. James Tamlin - Is There Time / 21. Buddy Britten & The Regents - She's About A Mover / 22. Washington DCs - Carol / 23. Dave Allen & The Exotics - The Monkey / 24. The Interns - Just Like Me / 25. The Talismen - Master Of War / 26. The Long & The Short - Take This Train / 27. Duffy's Nucleus - Hound Dog / 28. The Mark Four - Going Down Fast. Disc 3 - 'I'm Not A Bad Guy': 1. The Zephyrs - I Can Tell / 2. The Quakers - Down The Road Apiece / 3. Carter-Lewis & The Southerners - Skinny Minnie / 4. The Outlaws - Keep-A-Knocking / 5. Heinz - I'm Not A Bad Guy / 6. Mickey Finn & The Blue Men - I Still Want You / 7. The Dee Tees - Big Boss Man / 8. The Merseybeats - Funny Face / 9. Nashville Teens - Watcha Gonna Do / 10. Jason Eddie & The Centremen - Come On Baby / 11. Herbie's People - Sweet And Tender Romance / 12. Phase 4 - Listen To The Blues / 13. Rhythm & Blues Inc. - Honey Don't / 14. Terry Brandon & The Beatmen - Don't Bring Me Down / 15. The Jaguars - Now You Wonder Why / 16. The Thyrds - I've Got My Mojo Working / 17. The Wranglers - Liza Jane / 18. The Scorpions - (Ain't That) Just Like Me / 19. The Pied Pipers - Fat Marie / 20. Denny Seyton & The Sabres - House Of Bamboo (previously unrfeleased) / 21. The Shevelles - Oo Poo Pa Doo / 22. Barron Knights - Comin' Home Baby / 23. The Monotones - When Will I Be Loved / 24. The Commanches - Missed Your Lovin' / 25. Little Frankie - I'm Not Gonna Do It / 26. Shades Of Blue - Weak In The Knees / 27. Liverpool Five - Gotta Get A Move On / 28. The Dee Tees - Got Love If You Want It / 29. The Mark Four - Hurt Me If You Will. Disc 4 - 'Your Love Is Burning Me': 1. The Sheffields - Got My Mojo Working / 2. Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions - I'm Looking For A Woman / 3. The Pretty Things - Rosalyn / 4. The Shamrocks - Nursery Rhyme / 5. The Peasants - Let's Get Together / 6. The Thyrds - Hide And Seek / 7. The Pickwicks - Hello Lady / 8. The Wild Oats - You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover / 9. The Blue Rondos - Baby I Go For You / 10. The Syndicats - What To Do / 11. The Transatlantics - Don't Fight It / 12. The Jeeps - Don't Do It / 13. The Pupils - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / 14. Favourite Sons - That Driving Beat / 15. Thane Russal & Three - Your Love Is Burning Me / 16. The Sneekers - Bald Headed Woman / 17. The Clique - One Kinda Favour / 18. The Knack - She Ain't No Good / 19. The Zephyrs - Sweet Little Baby / 20. Shorty & Them - Jack The Ripper / 21. Dave Davani & The D-Men - Midnight Special / 22. George Bean - It Should Be You / 23. The Carefrees - Hot Blooded Lover / 24. Shades Of Blue Inc. - I'm Gonna Lose You / 25. The Merseybeats - You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover / 26. The Pirates - My Babe / 27. The Tales Of The City - Crawling Up A Hill / 28. Kenny & The Wranglers - Moonshine / 29. Gary Farr & The T-Bones - Louisiana Red. Disc 5 - 'Psychologically Unsound': 1. The Fairies - I'll Dance / 2. The Talismen - My Baby Left Me / 3. Downliners Sect - Sect Appeal / 4. David John & The Mood - Pretty Thing / 5. The Pickwicks - Little By Little / 6. Rey Anton & The Pro Form - Newsboy / 7. Screaming Lord Sutch - Come Back Baby / 8. Heinz & The Wild Boys - Diggin' My Potatoes / 9. Rick Brown & The Hi-Lites - Rock And Roll Machine / 10. The Sundowners - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues / 11. The Country Gentlemen - Baby Jean / 12. The UK's - I Know / 13. The Wild Ones - Bowie Man / 14. Pink People - Psychologically Unsound / 15. The Toggery Five - Bye Bye Bird / 16. Nashville Teens - Poor Boy / 17. Bean & Loopy's Lot - Haywire / 18. David John & The Mood - I Love To See You Strut / 19. The In-Be-Tweens - Security / 20. The Tomcats - A Tu Vera / 21. Bean & Loopy's Lot - A Stitch In Time / 22. Tanya Day & The Nu-Notes - I Get So Lonely / 23. The Muleskinners - Need Your Loving / 24. The Group Five - Hide And Seek / 25. David John & The Mood - To Catch That Man / 26. Mickey Finn & The Blue Men - Reelin' And Rockin' / 27. The Fairies - Baby Don't / 28. The Roulettes - Mebody / 29. Downliners Sect - All Night Worker. Disc 6 - 'Gonna Buy Me A Dog': 1. The Syndicate - Crawdaddy Simone / 2. The Boys Blue - You Got What I Want / 3. Paul & Ritchie & The Crying Shames - Come On Back / 4. Fingers Lee - I'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog / 5. Nashville Teens - That's My Woman / 6. The VIPs - Sad Story / 7. The Johnston McPhilbry - Woke Up At Eight / 8. The Renegades - Thirteen Women / 9. The New Breed - Unto Us / 10. Nashville Teens - TNT / 11. The Times - (She Can't Replace) The Love We Knew / 12. The Magic Lanterns - I Stumbled / 13. The Pete Best Combo - The Way I Feel About You / 14. The Kingpins - Maybe Sometime / 15. The Scorpions - Baby Back Now / 16. The Rainchecks - How Are You Boy / 17. Kenny & The Wranglers - Who Do You Think I Am / 18. The Chances Are - I'm Talking About You / 19. The Dominoes - Bye Bye Johnny / 20. The Addicts - That's My Girl / 21. The Stylos - Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye / 22. Cops N' Robbers - There's Gotta Be A Reason / 23. The Pete Best Combo - Castin' My Spell / 24. The Limeys - Cara-Lin / 25. Kenny - I Don't Miss You / 26. Force Five - Gee Too Tiger / 27. Nashville Teens - Find My Way Back Home / 28. The Knack - It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day) / 29. The Eccentrics - What You Got / 30. The Pack - Things That Bring Me Down / 31. The Fairies - Anytime At All