VARIOUS - MY FIRST DAY WITHOUT YOU - NEW RUBBLES VOL 1
various - my first day without you - new rubbles vol 1
Release Date: 07/11/2005
the first title in the brand new 'rubble' series compiled by nick 'bevis frond' saloman, this is a great slice of mid-'60's uk garage. includes marc grey, nightshades, north stars, west five, creatures, rocomars, mockingbirds, and more. the local sound of mid 60's britain at it's best. great to see this series re-vitalised.
The first title in the New Rubble series. This is a great slice of mid-'60s UK garage which we have christened Cleanbeat." Artists: The Llan, Marc Grey, The Nothings, The Pyramids, Pete Tierney & The Nighthawks, Neil Landon, The Roger James Four, The Nightshades, The North Stars, The J&B, Yemm & The Yemen, Johnny Sandon & The Remo, Bryan & The Brunelles, The Blue Rondos, The Hi-Fis, West Five, The Mockingbirds, The Rocamars, Tommy Bishop's Ricochets, The Creatures. Liner notes by Nick Saloman, aka Bevis Frond.
VARIOUS ARTISTS
New Rubble Volume1: My First Day Without You (Past & Present; CD)
New Rubble Volume2: Speaking My Mind (Past & Present; CD)
Now that Radioactive are at the helm of Past & Present, something of the original quality seems to have returned. A new series using an old (and instantly recognisable) title may be just the thing to kick off a new project but does it work? Well Volume 1 might just as easily have been called That Driving Beat Vol.6 because in essence (but with ten less tracks than that series usually sported on each volume) that is what it is. At the bottom of the rear tray track list, it is gleefully boasted 'introducing Cleanbeat the local sound of mid-60s Britain'. This, Nick Saloman informs us in his introduction (yes they've got liner notes again as well!) is not fuzztone guitars and dirty blues harp playing but '…the sound of Mecca dance halls all over Britain on any given Saturday night.' Clean, sharp, beat by local bands. OK then what's it sound like? The majority of these ditties have not been reissued before as far as I can tell. The twenty track set kicks off with the flip side to Welsh group, the Llan's $100 rated CBS single from '66 'Anytime'. It's A side 'Realise' was comped on That Driving Beat Vol.1 and both sides are worthy in beat currency. Most of these titles date from 1966, but a few such as The Hi Fis' 'I Keep Forgetting' are from '64. Oddities like the Rockomars' 'All In Black Woman' are a fetishists dream, whilst The North Stars 'Eenie Meenie Minee Mo' laments the ever expanding spectrum of demands on the singers meagre wage from his girlfriend and the cost of living, essentially the Classmates 'Payday' (on That Driving Beat Vol.2) revisited. Nice slice of life stuff it is too. Amongst others, standouts include The Blue Rondos rousing 'I Don't Want Your Loving' Yem & The Yemmen's 'Black is The Night' and The Roger James Four's 'Leave Me Alone'. The only two well known names present are The Mockingbirds ('I Can Feel We're Parting') and The J&B (AKA The State of Mickey & Tommy's debut single previously comped on a more recent CD only volume of Chocolate Soup), 'Wow! Wow! Wow!' The only problem I have with this volume is the inappropriate cover art that has no 60s or beat connections at all. Otherwise, a good effort for a debut in a series.
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