VA - Le Beat Bespoké 3-7 (2008-2017)

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Le Beat Bespoké 3-7
Year Of Release: 2008-2017
Label: Circle Records
Genre: Rock, Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock, Mod
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 4:30:49
Total Size: 657 mb / 1.68 gb
WebSite: Album Preview

:: TRACKLIST ::

2008 - Le Beat Bespoké 3
1. The Paragons – Abba
2. Syd's Group – Times A Good Thing
3. Soul Inc – Love Me When I'm Down
4. The Noon Express – Flashback
5. The Bit'A Sweet – Is It Off - Is It On
6. Fire And Ice – Mirrors
7. Bastille – Music Ship
8. Ro-d-ys – Looking For Something Better
9. Joanna – Hold-up Inusite
10. Don Shinn & The Soul Agents – A-Minor Explosion
11. Douglas – Si Je Buvais Moins
12. Jonah P Jones – Sunrise Highway
13. Alex Harvey – Midnight Moses
14. Fire And Ice – Music Man
15. Whichwhat – It's All Over Again
16. Claude Bolling – Strange Magic
17. Tam White – Future Thoughts
18. Chris Britton – Fly With Me
19. Julie Felix – Snakeskin
20. Rick McClellan – Frozen Sunshine

2010 - Le Beat Bespoké 4
1. Jerry & Jeff – Voodoo Medicine Man
2. The Peaceful Coalition – False Alarm Love
3. The Paper Train – Brother
4. The New Life – Ha Lese (Le Di Khanna)
5. Tages – It's My Life
6. Trubrot – Eg Veit Ao Pu Kemar
7. Joy Unlimited – Feelin'
8. Rod St James – Has Anybody Seen The Superstar
9. Justin – Right Now
10. Russel Stone – Making The Same Mistake
11. Chris Carpenter – This World
12. Paul St John – Spaceship Lover
13. Simon Scott – I'm The Universe
14. The Persuaders – Burn
15. Kirk St James – Tears I Cry
16. Maceys Window – It's Getting Harder
17. Big Tom – No Thank You Mr Pusher
18. East Of Eden – King Of Siam
19. Le Coeur – Bye Bye City
20. The Twilights – Comin' On Down

2012 - Le Beat Bespoké 5
1 The Grabbeltons– Make Love
2 Billy Joe Young & The Jades– Little Tin Soldier
3 Fun Of It– Silly Baby
4 The Deep Set– That's The Way Life Goes
5 Maximus– A Better Mind
6 Sense Of Humour– Sunset Show
7 The Hush– Giny
8 Los Delphines– Ahora Ella Se Fue (Now She’s Gone)
9 Sands Of Time– Turn Out The Lights
10 Dickie Loader– Gingerbread Man
11 Simon De Sade– Girl
12 Early Christian– Automatic Fly
13 Gary Scruggs– Gentle When You Say The Word
14 Tobias– I’d Like To Know
15 James Curtis– One Fine Morning
16 La Révolution Française– Y’Mouille A Sciaux
17 Vince Brittan Jnr.– The Only Thing
18 Satin Bells– Come C’mon
19 Joy & The Hit Kids– I’m Still A Child
20 The Outcasts– Loving You Sometimes

Each 60’s reissue compilation series (or any compilation or any curated art event) necessarily reflects the taste and the collection of its curator. The LE BEAT BESPOKE series, curated by Rob Thomas (aka ace 6T’s club DJ “Dr. Robert”), reflects excellent and diverse taste in late 60’s world-beat, with a psych flavor and usually with a dance-able beat (he’s a club DJ, after all). With the sputtering out of the Piccadilly Sunshine series (the volumes since 7 have been spotty), Le Beat Bespoke may well among the strongest ongoing series of its type. Thomas is not afraid to mix obscure US local singles with European singles few outside the home country have heard (a number of Belgian tracks here, all fine) with the one-off track from South Africa or Canada or Australia or the UK expatriate recording in another country. The end result is an eclectic mix that’s always fresh and full of surprises, that reflects the many ways the international psychedelic and beat movements infected and energized every pocket of the under-25 population everywhere, and most importantly, the album is chock full of tracks we’ve never heard before, for the most part…and the BEAT orientation of the material makes the collection totally infectious, but in a trippy way. Yes, 4 or 5 tracks have horns, so if that kills the deal for you, so be it. Give your unwanted copy to me and I’ll give it to a friend.

Some purists have balked at this series—-it’s not solid garage, it’s not solid psych, they say—-and no, it isn’t, because that’s not what it’s trying to do. It’s trying to be the ultimate late 60’s psychedelic discotheque club set—and at that, it is wildly successful.

In many ways it resembles the comps coming out of Spain, although with less of a soul-rock and horn-rock orientation. But it has the open-ears one finds of European comps, where all kinds of variations on the psych-beat formula sit comfortably next to each other, and where the album gets deeper with each play.

That’s what you’ve got here. And since the recordings are usually from places off the beaten path, the mix of elements is a bit off-putting sometimes, but that’s why I’ve played the earlier volumes of this series many times, probably 50+ times each. And you know what? This may be the strongest volume so far in the series, and THAT is saying something.

Every track rocks, there’s nothing fey or twee or pretentious, and every band has a unique sound, a unique mix of elements—there are no clones of any particular band here. For me, who has most every compilation of obscure 60’s material going back to the early days of compilations in the late 70’s, I’d rate this one VERY high. But again, it’s a diverse mix. I can assure you this will be on repeat at my home, and when I travel to Houston or Dallas or whatever, this will be blasting in the car at 2 a.m. on the highway, keeping me awake and fueling my spirit.

I’d heard of Gary Scruggs and Dickie Loader, but I’ll confess most of the other bands are either unknown to me or footnotes where I’ve maybe heard one other record by them…s0 I’m not going to pretend to be knowledgeable about these obscure Belgian bands or whatever. Just get the album if you are into late 60’s comps. And I cannot wait for Volume 6, gentlemen/ladies at New Untouchables.

2015 - Le Beat Bespoké 6
1 Jerry Holmes– I'm The Man 2:12
2 The Omen & Their Luv– Maybe Later 2:13
3 Crystal Revelation– Life 2:46
4 Troy Marrs– My Baby's Got Me 2:21
5 Bird And The Bees– Tiger Dance 2:06
6 Chris Rayburn– One Way Ticket 2:36
7 Marian Ruxell– It's So Much The Better 2:25
8 Monica– Freedom 2:48
9 Sheephouse– Ladder 3:23
10 Perhaps Next Tide– Back To My Lady 2:38
11 The Group– People In The Night 2:16
12 Paul Martin– It Happened 2:10
13 Damon– Poor Poor Genie 2:53
14 Paul St. James & The Franky's– Girl In The Future 3:38
15 The Tears– Rat Race 2:30
16 Spontaneous Generation– Purple, Purple 2:52
17 The Dutch Masters– The Expectation 2:21
18 Samurai– Temple Of Gold 2:16
19 Catapult– No Time To Turn Me On 2:41

Volume 6, A NUT’s production for Detour records featuring rare underground dancefloor fillers from the New Untouchables club scene with bespoke artwork from Pip! Pip! , In this collection arecurrent hits from Dr Robert’s DJ set as well as some new discoveries and forgotten gems in some cases compiled for the 1st time ever.

2017 - Le Beat Bespoké 7
1 Dan Nix And The Teen Sounds– I Know
2 Chuck Conlon– Won't You Say Yes To Me, Girl
3 The Fabulous Depressions– Can't Tell You
4 Frankie St. John & The Penetrations– Doubtful
5 Finnigans Wake– Situation Sad
6 Travis Pike's Tea Party– If I Didn't Love You Girl
7 The Snaps– Polka Dotted Eyes
8 The Cords– Too Late To Kiss You Now
9 Ron Gray– Hold Back The Sunrise
10 Bill Eucker– Norwegian Skies
11 The Sound Track– Face The New Day
12 Paragraph Music– Noone Knows The Day
13 Obsession Of Sound– Set Your Mind Free
14 Adrian Hoes– A Rose And A Heart
15 Little Bare Big Bear– Dr. Morgan's Panacea
16 Jocelyn Joyca / Dr Robert– Time
17 Marilyn Mattson– He Means So Much To Me
18 The Wrench– The Day Is Hard
19 The Showmen– Such A Good Thing
20 Mike Burnett– Saying Things

As well as a collection of rare and un-issued tracks from the Golden era "Le Beat Bespoke" is an international festival every Easter in London. This is volume seven of this popular series and like its predecessors LBB7 is restored and mastered to the highest standard. The selections are sequenced like a fast-moving DJ set featuring current dancefloor hits, new discoveries, unreleased gems and an exclusive Dr Robert re-mix. The songs in this collection are obscure underground sixties club sounds overlooked on release but revered by dj's, dancers and collectors today. Dr Robert first tests these discs out at London club night the Mousetrap where the cool and curious gather for nights of hipshakin' fun, once satisfied they have passed 'The Mousetrap test' he starts spinning them on his DJ adventures. Some of these songs have made it onto this album for your dancing, listening and partying pleasure!