Name: Mod Classics: 1964-1966
Brand: Dark Peak Productions
SKU: 161700
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Mod Classics: 1964-1966

Rating

Album: Mod Classics: 1964-1966
#	Song Title		Time
1)	It's Got the Whole World Shakin'	More Info...
2)	Papas Got a Brand New Bag	More Info...
3)	El Bandido	More Info...
4)	Dawn Yawn	More Info...
5)	Get On the Right Track, Baby	More Info...
6)	Lovey Dovey	More Info...
7)	See Saw	More Info...
8)	Soul Stomp	More Info...
9)	The World Is Round	More Info...
10)	Monkeying Around	More Info...
11)	Sweet Thing	More Info...
12)	Something	More Info...
13)	Point of No Return	More Info...
14)	Lil' Darlin'	More Info...
15)	Funny How Time Slips Away	More Info...
16)	Preach and Teach	More Info...
17)	Parchman Farm	More Info...
18)	Move It On Over	More Info...
19)	Last Night	More Info...
20)	Music Talk	More Info...
21)	Sick and Tired	More Info...
22)	Outrage	More Info...
23)	The Monkey Time	More Info...
24)	Work Song	More Info...

Album: Mod Classics: 1964-1966
#	Song Title		Time
1)	It's Got the Whole World Shakin'	More Info...
2)	Papas Got a Brand New Bag	More Info...
3)	El Bandido	More Info...
4)	Dawn Yawn	More Info...
5)	Get On the Right Track, Baby	More Info...
6)	Lovey Dovey	More Info...
7)	See Saw	More Info...
8)	Soul Stomp	More Info...
9)	The World Is Round	More Info...
10)	Monkeying Around	More Info...
11)	Sweet Thing	More Info...
12)	Something	More Info...
13)	Point of No Return	More Info...
14)	Lil' Darlin'	More Info...
15)	Funny How Time Slips Away	More Info...
16)	Preach and Teach	More Info...
17)	Parchman Farm	More Info...
18)	Move It On Over	More Info...
19)	Last Night	More Info...
20)	Music Talk	More Info...
21)	Sick and Tired	More Info...
22)	Outrage	More Info...
23)	The Monkey Time	More Info...
24)	Work Song	More Info...

Performer Notes

For someone who was so popular at the height of the British Invasion, Georgie Fame's mid-'60s catalog has been surprisingly patchily served on CD, with the exception of best-of compilations. This 24-track anthology doesn't totally fill the gap, but does much to deepen the available selection of Fame's material from the era beyond the hits. True, the hits collections are better than this compilation, which is missing such top-flight smashes as "Yeh Yeh," "Get Away," and "Sittin' in the Park." But you're not turning to this CD for those hits; you're searching for something beyond the most commonly reissued early Fame cuts, of which this disc presents a generous heap. The emphasis is on soul and R&B covers, a few of which rank among the best recordings he ever made, especially the Mose Allison-goes-R&B of "Get on the Right Track Baby," the actual Allison cover "Parchman Farm," the jazzy rendition of Gene McDaniels' "Point of No Return," and his little-known mid-sized 1965 U.K. hit "Something" (written by John Mayall, though Mayall didn't record it). But if some of the rest verges on more typical organ-based R&B with a Fame spin, with just two original compositions in the lot, it's still good, and never less than competent. The likes of Rufus Thomas, Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, William Bell, and Sam Cooke all get the Fame treatment here, with some outings into less-expected territory on covers of Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away," Hank Williams' "Move It on Over," and Oscar Brown and Nat Adderley's "Work Song." While the bulk of the cuts come from 1964 and 1966 LPs, there are some other rarities on offer from EPs and 45s, like Booker T. & the MG's' instrumental "Outrage" (from a 1965 B-side), one of the best showcases for his organ. There's also an outtake, a version of Earl Van Dyke's snazzy instrumental "Soul Stomp," that previously appeared only on a 2006 Japanese reissue. ~ Richie Unterberger

Professional Reviews

Record Collector (magazine) (p.83) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The songs are] all served up in driving band orchestrations based on the man's soulful, husky voice, Hammond organ and brass."