[2018-06-29] Various Artists "Planet Beat: From The Shel Talmy Vaults" (Big Beat UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2018 6:44 pm

Description
Big Beat is proud to announce that we have recently accessed one of the most worthy vaults known to UK 1960s rock history: the archives of producer Shel Talmy, the man behind ‘You Really Got Me,’ ‘My Generation’ and dozens of other signature records of Swinging Britain’s mid-60s glory days.

Arriving on these shores in the summer of 1962, thanks to both undoubted ability and sheer bravado, Talmy quickly made a name for himself in the UK record business with hits from the Bachelors and others. But it was with the concurrent beat music boom that he really shone, bringing an authentic American edge to the studio scene and injecting some much-needed muscle into any record he supervised.

Talmy was also an entrepreneur, swiftly establishing an independent production operation with which to sign acts and lease them to major labels. Eventually he formed his own imprint, Planet Records, which issued two-dozen highly collectable releases before imploding due to distribution problems in late 1966.

“Planet Beat” gathers two-dozen nuggets from the unlocked Talmy vault to present an unprecedented overview of his achievement in the beat group category. There are alternative versions of classics like the Breadcrumbs’ ‘Everybody Knows’ and the First Gear’s ‘Leave My Kitten Alone,’ with a young Jimmy Page tearing it up on the fuzz. Rare items from the Rising Sons and Untamed join choice gems from the Planet discography along with unreleased excitement from the likes of the Liberators, Johnny B Great and Imp-Acts.

Everything on “Planet Beat” is drawn from the first generation master tapes and comes with copious illustrations and notes by compiler Alec Palao. A feast for anyone interested in the golden era of British beat.

Tracklist
1. My Baby Is Gone - The Untamed
2. Leave My Kitten Alone (alt take) - The First Gear
3. Why - The Pathfinders
4. There's Something About You - The Zephyrs
5. Lucy (You Sure Did It This Time) - The Dennisons
6. Everybody Knows (alt version) - Sean Buckley & The Breadcrumbs
7. Lonely Man - The Lancastrians
8. It's Superman - The Imp-Acts
9. She Said Yeah - The Presidents
10. See You Later Alligator (alt take) - Wayne Gibson
11. I'm Leaving - The Tribe
12. Gotta Have You - The Liberators
13. Casting My Spell - The Talismen
14. How Do They Know - The League Of Gentlemen
15. Black Eyes (alt take) - The Hearts
16. Our Love Is Gone - The Imp-Acts
17. What'd I Say - Johnny B Great & The Orchids
18. Please Go - The Trekkas
19. Was She Tall (demo) - The Lancastrians
20. Love Love Love - The Pathfinders
21. Talk To Me Baby - The Rising Sons
22. Kids Take Over - The Untamed
23. Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead (alt version) - Wayne Gibson
24. Just Can't Keep A Good Man Down - The Talismen

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CXYN914/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CXYN914/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2018 1:28 pm

Bump: Both pre-order links in the first post are now active.

[2018-06-29] Various Artists "Planet Beat: From The Shel Talmy Vaults" (Big Beat UK)

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