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Post-Modern?

What happened when the Mod bands of the mid-60s evolved? Well, that’s the theme of a new collection, Feelin’ Alright! Subtitled “Mod Rock, Funky Prog, Heavy Jazz 1967-1971”, this 3-CD runs he gamut of musical styles around a backbone of groovy rock from the original

Counting Back To The Sixties

Released tomorrow, Get Ready For The Countdown is our new 86-track 3-CD collection containing a bespoke, mod-friendly mix of 1960s musical styles with the subtitle Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets. Like most previous Mod and 60s-themed compilations, this boasts many tracks for which

Spend Some Time With Spencer

The Spencer Davis Group were one of the coolest British R&B/Mod bands of the 1960s. In 1967, with a new line-up, they adopted a more Psychedelic yet still bluesy sound on hit singles 'Mr. Second Class' and 'Time Seller', as well as their 1968 LP With Their New Face On and tracks from that year’s soundtrack album Here We

Mighty Baby In Action!

Created in 1969 out of the ashes of Mod favourites The Action, Mighty Baby embraced the "playing" style of West Coast psychedelic bands like The Grateful Dead, alongside a fascination with Sufism.   The result was a unique fusion of psychedelia, blues, world music and other styles.   Cherry Red now represent their cult 1971 album A Jug Of

Cherry Red Acquires Mike Cotton Recordings

Back in 1964, jazzer Mike Cotton and his band cut one of the legendary Mod albums of the period, which has never been reissued. Rooted in the same fusion of R&B and jazz popularised by Georgie Fame, and driven by Hammond organ, the Mike Cotton