Details

Three CDs. 72-track set containing four hours of both groove-laden and downright rocking music from the (mostly London) Pub Rock scene's heyday of the mid 70s through to the early 80s. Also features a sizeable collection of tracks making their CD debut - with some not being heard at all since back in the day! Every track expertly and lovingly remastered by renowned studio wizard Tim Turan. They've never sounded as good. Satisfaction guaranteed! With an extravagant booklet containing a fully illustrated track-by-track annotation and overview by Simon Matthews, author of Before It Went Rotten: The Music That Rocked London's Pubs. In some respects, a lavish follow-up to Grapefruit's highly successful 2019 'Surrender To The Rhythm' set which highlighted Pub Rock's pioneers. 'Time! Gentlemen!' features a selection of cuts from many of the usual suspects of the genre such as Brinsley Schwarz, Dr. Feelgood, Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers and Kokomo, but excitingly, goes beyond the usual fare by including some of their lesser-known gems. Not only a virtual treasure trove of great 70s rock, the set also covers the scene's 'new' talent, many of which managed to have big hit singles in the latter part of the 70s, such as Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Nick Lowe and The Stranglers - to name but a few! In covering Pub Rock from the mid-70s onwards, other musical styles also start to exert their influence on the acts featured, so there's also evidence of punk, new wave, the mod revival and even a little reggae in addition to huge helpings of straight-ahead classic rock, good old rock 'n' roll, rollicking RnB - and a dash of Brit soulfulness, of course.

Label: Strawberry
UPC: 5013929433731
Release Date: April 04, 2025

Track List

1. The Stranglers Go Buddy Go
2. Dr. Feelgood Down At The (Other) Doctors
3. Frankie Miller Be Good To Yourself
4. Steve Gibbons Band Tulane
5. Roogalator Cincinnati Fatback [original 1977 album version]
6. No Dice Why Sugar
7. Red Beans And Rice That Driving Beat
8. The Bogey Boys Friday Night
9. The Chromatics Im A Rep
10. The Motors Dancing The Night Away [7 version]
11. Live Wire Lone Car Cruising [Honky Tonk Demos version]
12. Clancy Steal Away
13. Graham Parker ; The Rumour Soul Shoes
14. Rory Gallagher Juke Box Annie
15. Elvis Costello Mystery Dance
16. Split Rivitt Soul Limbo
17. Straight Eight Will You Love Me
18. Starry Eyed And Laughing Oh What?
19. Deke Leonard Get Off The Line
20. Deaf School Knock Knock Knocking
21. Kursaal Flyers Pocket Money [Live]
22. Nine Below Zero Pack Fair ; Square [Live]
23. Mick Farren I Want A Drink
24. The Pirates Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
25. The Blues Band Death Letter
26. Mickey Jupp Switchboard Susan [E.P. version]
27. Roll-Ups Blackmail
28. Leyton Buzzards Im Hanging Around
29. Beggar All Night [Live]
30. Jackie Lynton Learning How To Rock N Roll
31. Remus Down Boulevard Only For You [Live]
32. Nasty Pop Stage And Plays
33. Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers Jungle Song [demo version]
34. Meal Ticket Day Job
35. Fabulous Poodles See You Later Alligator
36. Dave Edmunds Crawling From The Wreckage
37. Johnny G All Aboard
38. Merton Parkas In The Midnight Hour
39. Wilko Johnson All Right [original album version]
40. The Bishops Too Much Too Soon
41. Blast Furnace ; The Heatwaves Can't Stop The Boy
42. Eddie ; The Hot Rods Living Dangerously
43. Dogwatch Ice Cream Man [studio version]
44. The Inmates Three Time Loser
45. Q-Tips Please Dont Stay At Home
46. Whirlwind Midnight Blue
47. Damned New Rose
48. Splodgenessabounds Two Pints Of Lager ; A Packet Of Crisps Please
49. Nick Lowe So It Goes
50. East Side Band Blowing Away
51. Squeeze Take Me I'm Yours
52. Sore Throat 7th Heaven
53. Philip Rambow Don't Call Me Tonto
54. Tyla Gang Suicide Jockey
55. Clover Take Another Look
56. Kokomo Lonely Town Lonely Street
57. Sniff N' The Tears The Thrill Of It All
58. Ian Gomm Hold On
59. Brinsley Schwarz Cruel To Be Kind
60. Electric Bluebirds Rockin ; Rollin With Granmaw
61. Brett Marvin ; The Thunderbolts Hurry Up Train
62. John Potter When The Boogie Breaks
63. The Little Roosters Aint Proud
64. 999 Crazy
65. Motor Boys Motor Drive Friendly [original single version]
66. The Records Insomnia
67. Warm Jets Big City Boys
68. Steve Hooker Band How Did You Know? [single edit]
69. Geraint Watkins ; The Dominators Casting My Spell
70. The Wilko Johnson And Lew Lewis Band Caravan Man [E.P. version]
71. Joe Jackson Sunday Papers
72. Rory McLeod Farewell Welfare