Name: Shadows And Reflections: The Complete Recordings
Brand: The Action

Tax rate EU

Default:19

Supplier EU

tonpool Medien GmbH

Total Cap

Format detail

Colour details

Discogs ID

Limited edition

Colour

Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Download code

Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2022-10-14

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

CRSEGBK045

UPC / Barcode

5013929184503

Artist

The Action

Label EU

Cherry Red Records

Genre EU

The Action were an English band of the 1960s, known for their soul music-influenced pop sound. Originally formed as The Boys in 1963, they changed their name to The Action after adding guitarist Peter Watson to the lineup. The band consisted of Reg King on lead vocals, Alan 'Bam' King on lead guitar and vocals, Mike "Ace" Evans on bass guitar and vocals, and Roger Powell on drums.
Despite critical acclaim, the band struggled to achieve commercial success with their singles. They signed with Parlophone and released "Land of a Thousand Dances" b/w "In My Lonely Room", which received positive reviews but sold poorly. After parting ways with their management in 1966, Peter Watson left the band. They continued as a quartet but were dropped by Parlophone in 1967.
In the late 1960s, keyboardist Ian Whiteman and guitarist Martin Stone joined The Action as they explored a mid-tempo psychedelic ballad style and later ventured into folk rock. Reg King departed from the band in 1967, leaving Alan King as the main lead vocalist. In 1969, they renamed themselves Mighty Baby when signing to John Curd's Head Records.

Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.

Cherry Red

Newest Listed Items

Sixties Mod band The Action only released six singles in their lifetime – or seven, if you count a pre-Action single by The Boys – but their legend has grown exponentially since their demise in 1968. The Action was the first band signed by Beatles producer George Martin after he left EMI to set up his own company AIR Productions. In due course, he produced the band’s five singles issued on Parlophone between 1965 and 1967 as well as tracks intended for a never-released album. Shadows And Reflections is far and away the most comprehensive tribute to The Action so far assembled, boasting all their known recordings in the studio and live on radio / TV. Many of the original Parlophone single mixes have never been reissued in their original form on compact disc - until now. The fresh discovery of multi-tracks and rehearsal tapes has led to a whole disc’s worth of previously unheard mixes and performances. The box set includes numerous photos of The Action in their heyday, with 16,000 words of sleeve-notes by David Wells and a 36-page booklet within a handsome 4-CD ‘digibook’. Includes all previous material issued from the band’s BBC sessions and post-Parlophone period, suitably remastered by Alec Palao.

Shadows And Reflections: The Complete Recordings

Music EU