The most enlightening and informative mod collection yet to see issue, Boogie Chillen not only provides a fascinating history lesson, but also delivers a compelling 3 ½ hours of great music.
At the start of the sixties, Britain bore witness to a new, brash youth movement, which up until the onset of hippy-dom later that decade, dominated the country's fashion and musical landscape. These young modernists embraced a smart, stylish look along with the coolest sounds emanating from the US, and later, Jamaica. While the subculture eventually faded from British mainstream consciousness, it has never disappeared altogether, attracting new followers worldwide with each new generation.
Yet despite its enduring popularity, the music that inspired the original mod stylists has remained largely undocumented. Boogie Chillen sets to put the record straight, collecting 75 of the most popular and influential tracks on the burgeoning mod scene of the early sixties. Annotated and compiled by first generation mod, Rob Nicholls, the 3CD set takes a musical journey, highlighting an array of classic R&B, jazz and rock & roll classics that found favour among those considered Britain s coolest youths.
Disc One features recordings from 1952 through to 1960, from the elemental electric blues of John Lee Hooker, Slim Harpo and Elmore James, to the jazz grooves of Cannonball Adderley, via the rock & roll of Link Wray and Dale Hawkins. There are R&B cuts of all shades, from the New Orleans sounds of Huey Smith and Frankie Ford to the polished sound of Lloyd Price.
Discs Two and Three concentrates on the early 1960s, presenting sounds that were contemporaneous with the blossoming mod club scene. The net is cast wide to include James Brown, early Motown and Stax sides, the Latin jazz of Ray Barretto and the sophisticate vocals of Mel Torme. It is this variety of styles that sets Boogie Chillen apart from other mod compilations: the early mod scene embraced all forms of popular music from Neil Sedaka to Booker T & The MG s as long as it satisfied the discerning early mods taste for cool grooves and rocking rhythms.
Tracklist
Boogie Chillen
1-1. John Lee Hooker - Walkin’ The Boogie
1-2. Muddy Waters - I Just Want To Make Love To You
1-3. Elmore James - Dust My Blues
1-4. Clarence "Frogman" Henry - Ain’t Got No Home
1-5. Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love?
1-6. Dale Hawkins - Susie-Q
1-7. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
1-8. Slim Harpo - I’m A King Bee
1-9. Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One
1-10. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns - Don’t You Just Know It
1-11. Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive
1-12. Lazy Lester - I’m A Lover Not A Fighter
1-13. Clyde McPhatter - A Lover’s Question
1-14. Link Wray - Rumble
1-15. Mose Allison - Parchment Farm
1-16. Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
1-17. Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise
1-18. Dee Clark - Hey Little Girl
1-19. The Fiestas - So Fine
1-20. Johnny And The Hurricanes - Red River Rock
1-21. Neil Sedaka - One Way Ticket
1-22. The Coasters - I’m A Hog For You
1-23. Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes
1-24. Howlin' Wolf - Tell Me
1-25. Cannonball Adderley - Work Song
Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go
2-1. Buster Brown - Fannie Mae
2-2. The Miracles - Shop Around
2-3. Rosco Gordon - Just A Little Bit
2-4. Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)
2-5. Brook Benton - Kiddo 06
2-6. Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Parts 1 & 2)
2-7. James Brown - I’ll Go Crazy
2-8. Joe Jones - You Talk Too Much
2-9. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go
2-10. Bill Black's Combo - My Girl Josephine
2-11. Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man
2-12. Ray Charles - One Mint Julep
2-13. Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law
2-14. The Shirelles - Mama Said
2-15. Bo Diddley - Pills
2-16. Bobby Bland - Turn On Your Love Light
2-17. Chuck Berry - Come On
2-18. James Ray - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
2-19. Gary U.S. Bonds - Quarter To Three
2-20. Chubby Checker - The Twist
2-21. Lee Dorsey - Do-Re-Mi
2-22. Ike & Tina Turner - It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
2-23. The Impressions - Gypsy Woman
2-24. Howlin' Wolf - Down In The Bottom
2-25. The Showmen - It Will Stand
Land Of 1000 Dances
3-1. Don & Bob - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
3-2. Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step
3-3. Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On
3-4. James Brown - Night Train
3-5. The Isley Brothers - Twist And Shout
3-6. Bunker Hill - Hide And Go Seek (Part 1)
3-7. Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
3-8. Wilbert Harrison - Let’s Stick Together
3-9. Clyde McPhatter - Lover Please
3-10. The Cookies - Chains
3-11. Chuck Jackson - I Keep Forgettin'
3-12. Homesick James - Crossroads
3-13. Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - I Need Your Loving
3-14. Chris Kenner - Land Of 1000 Dances
3-15. Booker T & The MG's - Green Onions
3-16. Mary Wells - You Beat Me To The Punch
3-17. Lighting' Slim - Mind Your Own Business
3-18. The Drifters - When My Little Girl Is Smiling
3-19. Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller
3-20. Richard Barrett - Some Other Guy
3-21. The Cascades - The Rhythm Of The Rain
3-22. Jimmy Smith - Walk On The Wild Side
3-23. Willie Mabon - Got To Have Some
3-24. Ray Barretto - El Watusi
3-25. Mel Tormé - Comin’ Home Baby
