American music radio changed overnight when the Beatles hit in 1964, as the Fab Four cleared the way for a seemingly endless stream of British combos and singers, all feeding off American rhythm and blues records at a time when U.S. teenagers were ignoring them in favor of teen idols like Bobby Vinton and Bobby Rydell (Why were all these guys named Bobby?). This two-disc collection does a great job of capturing the invasion, as long as you don't need cuts by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, or the Kinks, none of whom are represented here. Included, though, are timeless singles by the Zombies ("Tell Her No"), the Small Faces ("Itchycoo Park"), the Honeycombs ("Have I the Right"), the Tremeloes ("Here Comes My Baby"), and the Fortunes ("You've Got Your Troubles"). Having all these groups and their biggest hits in one package is a plus, leaving lots of room on the shelf for your complete Beatles collection. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
Ultimate British Invasion Collection
01/21/2003 | Wea International
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Crispian St. Peters
- Performer
- Hedgehoppers Anonymous
- Performer
- Ted Carson
- Remastering
- Manfred Mann Chapter Three
- Performer
- The Tremeloes
- Performer
- Garry Newman
- Executive Producer
- The Hollies
- Performer
- The Honeycombs
- Performer
- The Nashville Teens
- Performer
- Cilla Black
- Performer
- Lulu
- Performer
- The Swinging Blue Jeans
- Performer
- New Vaudeville Band
- Performer
- Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
- Performer
- The Fortunes
- Performer
- Jonathan King
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- Chad & Jeremy
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- Petula Clark
- Performer
- The Spencer Davis Group
- Performer
- Donovan
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- Freddie & the Dreamers
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- Gerry & the Pacemakers
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- Herman's Hermits
- Performer
- Billy J. Kramer
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- Peter & Gordon
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- The Searchers
- Performer
- The Seekers
- Performer
- The Small Faces
- Performer
- Dusty Springfield
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- The Troggs
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- The Zombies
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