"The Rubble Collection" Vol. 20 [10 CD Box Set No. 2] 2007

This is: Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Freakbeat, Garage Rock, Mod, Pop.
The second box in as many years of a truckload of obscure British psychedelia. Here are ten more CDs' worth of serious rarities by some bands that barely scratched the surface of the British freakbeat scene during rock's golden era, and a few who went on to other things. In all, there are 128 cuts here, all compiled and annotated by Phil Smee -- of Perfumed Garden fame (also issued by Past And Present). While some of these acts, such as the Poets, the Human Instinct, Outer Limits, and Denny Laine left marks on the scene, as did mod bands such as les Fleur De Lys and the Buzz; many others came from the swamp and returned with only these few minutes of glory for all of their efforts. As one would imagine, this is a mixed bag, with some of this material being absolutely sublime, while some never should have been recorded at all, with the vast majority falling in between the two poles somewhere. Nonetheless, for those who have been bitten by the Nuggets bug, and procured the highly sought after Perfumed Garden volumes, this second set of Rubble will no doubt feed the jones in you like nothing else. [Thom Jurek, AllMusic. Score: 4/5 stars]First, good luck assembling this collection of tracks on your own. I'm sure there are musicians who forgot they recorded these tracks :-) Unlike some other series where after about 4 discs, the quality heads seriously south, these are very consistent up to the very end.
And yes, there is actually a difference between the first 10 and this set. The first ten do contain more heavy green dripping fuzztone psychedelic and these tend to veer towards more pop psychedelic though we're not exactly talking about Ron Dante ... perhaps it's just the sound quality is a bit better, they simply might be more seasoned musicians or perhaps they were taking the lead of where their more success brethern were taking, I'm not sure. I was not alive then and I'm no music historian. All I judge on is quality and the genre - these sets are obviously a big commitment financially and not for everyone but if you're a serious or avid collector of music, this is a great set with tracks you will have to search years to find again. If you love psych of any kind, you absolutely need this set. [Amazon customer review]
trax:
01. Blossom Toes / What On Earth 02. The Apple / Buffalo Billy Can 03. Soft Machine / Love Makes Sweet Music 04. Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup / Which Dreamed It 05. The David / Light Of Your Mind 06. Kate / Don't Make A Sound 07. Argosy / Mr. Boyd 08. The Bump / Winston Built A Bridge 09. Adjeef The Poet / Ieek! I'm A...Freak 10. Pandemonium / The Sun Shines From His Eyes 11. Chapter Four / In My Life 12. Fleur De Lys / Mud In Your Eye 13. Crazy World Of Arthur Brown / Devil's Grip 14. The Beautiful / Walter's Dream 15. Art / Supernatural Fairytales 16. The Beatstalkers / Silver Tree Top School For Boys
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