Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CRSEG3BOX146


Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Clamshell Box

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-06-21

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929194601


Total Cap

9999

CDx3

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Grapefruit

<p>Grapefruit is a UK-based music label that specializes in psych/garage-era music from the 1966-70 timeframe. Managed by Cherry Red, Grapefruit focuses on releasing single-artist career anthologies and definitive versions of rare and classic albums. Each release features sympathetic artwork, rare photos, detailed liner notes, and high-quality sound from the original masters.</p>

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While 1963 belonged to the Merseyside-led beat boom, the following year saw the emergence
of homegrown R&amp;B as market leaders The Rolling Stones were joined on the Thames Delta by
a host of equally young, raw and enthusiastic British blues-hounds.


The Pretty Things, The Yardbirds and Manfred Mann would all come to national prominence,
but many other putative king bees - The Artwoods, Downliners Sect, early Ronnie Wood
outfit The Birds - would have to settle for a more localised audience.


Other hard-up heroes trying to pay the rent included The Who (as The High Numbers), Steve
Marriott (as leader of The Moments) and Rod 'The Mod' Stewart (with The Hoochie Coochie
Men), who all gave early notice of their developing talent to an indifferent world.


As a new wave of acne-scarred teenage degenerates clambered out of the primordial R&amp;B
soup, the R&amp;B revolution spread throughout the land: Newcastle likely lads The Animals
topped the charts, Birmingham outfit The Spencer Davis Group also made early commercial
progress, while The Betterdays were initially banned from Plymouth dancehalls for playing
what the local Mecca ballroom manager described as “n***** music”. Although more musically
sophisticated Flamingo Club regulars like Georgie Fame and Zoot Money are also represented,
the emphasis on ‘Having A Rave-Up! - The British R&amp;B Sounds of 1964’ is on what would
subsequently be labelled as garage R&amp;B/punk, with the bigger names joined by such equally
artless hopefuls as The Fairies, The Cops 'n' Robbers, The Authentics and The Primitives.


In addition to the various hits and misses, our overview includes tracks from ultra-rare private
pressings and numerous previously unissued tracks, including a pulverising six-minute rave-up
from The Tridents, featuring Jeff Beck just before he jumped ship to join The Yardbirds.


With 91 great tracks, three great chords and a 48-page booklet that's overflowing with rare
photos and memorabilia, the most blueswailing ‘Having A Rave-Up!’ is a thrilling reminder of a
time when rock music was young, loud and dangerous.


Having A Rave-Up! The British R&B Sounds of 1964

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Discover Having A Rave-Up! The British R&B Sounds of 1964 by Various on Grapefruit. 91 tracks capturing the raw energy of British blues in 1964.