VA – The Best Of Rare Mod – Acid Jazz UK 2LP

The ‘Rare Mod’ series has been one of the most enduring Acid Jazz-curated comps of recent years. This included the CD Volumes 1-3 and a 3CD Boxset, uncovering a host of lost classics that capture sound of the original Mod scene: Hard R’n’B, Beat & Soul, and archetypal Pop from the 1960s.

For the first time, the Best Of… is available on vinyl, with choice selections from across the series, presented in a hip, evocative sleeve, with printed inner, and on orange transparent vinyl.

The tracklist contains a couple from the legendary Fleur De Lys, as well as a track from their brief billing as ‘Shyster’. Elsewhere, there are several productions from unsung hero and prolific session man Graham Dee, and even a turn from young David Bowie performing with The Riot Squad!

An absolute must-have collection of the less-heard tracks from one of the most iconic periods of British music.

tracklist:

A01 Mud In My Eye – The Fleur De Lys
A02 It’s A Hard Way To Go – Catherdral
A03 She’s Got The Time – The Afex
A04 Tick Tock – Shyster
A05 Big Bird – Dog Soul
A06 I’m A Man – The Top Six
A07 Waiting For The Man – The Riot Squad

B01 Two Can Make It Together – Tony & Tandy
B02 A Love I Believe In – Maxine
B03 Brick By Brick (Stone By Stone) – The Fleur De Lys
B04 Soul Ride – Mike Berry
B05 Just A Misunderstanding – Richard Kent Style
B06 Sing A Simple Song – Ossie Layne Show
B07 Mr. Super Cool – Graham Dee