Side A
Artist	Song
dusty springfield	can I get a witness Dusty (1964)
manfred mann	smokestack lightning Singles (1964)
searchers, the	the system Pye Anthology (1964)
lulu	that's really some good Best Of (1964)
zombies, the	leave me be Singles A's & B's (1964)
rod stewart	good morning little schoolgirl The Beat Goes On (1964)
kinks, the	so mystifying The Kinks (1964)
georgie fame & the blue flames	green onions Very Best (1964)
yardbirds, the	I wish you would Very Best (1964)
sandie shaw	ya-ya-da-da 1964-67 Complete (1964)
gerry & the peacemakers	you got what I like Best Of (1964)
john mayall & the bluesbreakers	crawling up a hill Best Of (1964)
mysteries, the	give me rhythm & blues The Girl's Scene (1964)
honeycombs, the	have I the right Portrait Of A Genius (1964)
frays, the	keep me covered R& B Scene (1964)
animals, the	bury my body Complete (1965)
beatles, the	think for yourself Rubber Soul (1965)
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
spencer davis group, the	keep on running Eight Gigs A Week (1965)
freddie & the dreamers	do the freddie Greatest Hits (1965)
sharon tandy	now that you've gone Pye Girls Are Go (1965)
mal & the primitives	every minute of every day Doin' The Mod Vol 1 (1965)
them	just a little bit Them (1965)
pretty things, the	get a buzz Singles As & Bs (1965)
small faces, the	what'cha gonna do about it Small Faces (1965)
truth, the	who's wrong Doin' The Mod Vol 4 (1965)
chantelles, the	I want that boy Go Girl (1965)
moody blues, the	go now Collection (1965)
petula clark	heart Pye Anthology Vol 1 (1965)
sorrows, the	teenage letter Doin' The Mod Vol 3 (1965)
herman's hermits	just a little bit better Very Best (1965)
rolling stones, the	that's how strong my love is Out Of Our Heads (1965)
who, the	the good's gone My Generation (1965)
syndicate, the	crawdaddy simone Alchemist Of Pop (1965)

Comment:

All artists are 98% UK, Sharon Tandy & Manfred Mann are South African. All dates are taken from the sleeve. The Syndicate on Amazon is 1966, on the sleeve it is 1965. I've tried hard in most of these mixes to avoid the obvious - or at least the obvious track. After this British rock would define itself as a seperate entity. No longer would there be such a reliance on blues, Motown etc for padding out both albums and Eps. As we all know, the Uk may have lacked a certain originality & authenticity (The Animals I don't suppose knew where New Orleans was) but they managed to introduce the blues, R'N'B & much of Soul to the white US audience who believed Pat Boone was the author of Ain't That A Shame. The British Invasion begun in 1964 and ended in 1966. This mix is not meant to be a picture of this phenomenon though many of these artists were 'the invaders.' Dusty Springfield was responsible for Motowns invasion of the UK by guesting their acts on her TV Show. I suppose one could say she is the god-mother of Northern Soul Scene which lived & breathed the Motown beat. The Northern Soul scene was made up of Mods & skinheads who remained loyal to the sound when psychedelia took over. Enough of the ramble - enjoy.

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