NIGHT COMES DOWN continues RPM’s ongoing pedigree in creating bespoke Sixties compilations of rare British music aimed at discerning collectors.
Many tracks make their official debut on CD, including rarities by The Gnomes Of Zurich, Kevin ‘King’ Lear, Dominic Grant, The Shadrocks, The Reaction, Al Saxon, The Hammers, etc. In addition, ‘Cypress’ by The Truth is a previously unissued variant of Donovan’s ‘Hey Gyp’.
Familiar names (The Spencer Davis Group, Laurel Aitken, The Moody Blues, Arthur Brown) are joined by cult favourites (John’s Children, Mickey Finn, The Bo Street Runners) and relative unknowns (Five’s Company, The Second Thoughts).
Across the three CDs, NIGHT COMES DOWN charts the development of Beat music in its various guises, from the gutsy yet jazzy R&B which opens Disc 1 through to horn-laden Brit Soul (Norma Lee, The Brothers Grimm), fuzz-laden Freakbeat (Favourite Sons, The Tomcats, The In Crowd), Femme Pop (Twiggy, Twinkle), and groovy Loungecore (courtesy of Mark Wirtz and Les Reed’s British Lion Orchestra).
Disc 3 reflects the influence of Psychedelia, as Swinging London became multi-coloured, with assorted treats from The Alan Bown, The Mike Stuart Span and The Spectrum, with some unlikely Mod-ish discoveries by “hairy” bands such as The Deviants and Fat Mattress.
CD1
1. Lita Roza – Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)
2. Ronnie Jones & The Nightimers – I Need Your Loving
3. Laurel Aitken – Baby Don't Do It
4. Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated – Taboo Man
5. Mickey Finn & The Blue Men – Pills
6. James Royal – Work Song
7. The Second Thoughts – Seventh Son
8. The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus – Comin' Home Baby
9. Phillip Goodhand-Tait & The Stormsville Shakers – It's A Lie
10. The Bo Street Runners – And I Do Just What I Want
11. The Moody Blues – And My Baby's Gone
12. The Mike Cotton Sound – Like That
13. A Band Of Angels – Gonna Make A Woman Of You
14. The Attraction – She's A Girl
15. The Rocking Vickers – It's Alright
16. The Clockwork Oranges – Ready, Steady
17. The Cymbaline – Can You Hear Me
18. The Tomcats – A Tu Vera
19. Five's Company – I Ain't Got You
20. Kevin 'King' Lear – The Snake
21. Oliver Bone – Jugger Tea
22. Just Five – Don't That Beat Them All
23. Chad & Jeremy – No Other Baby
24. Eden Kane – Gotta Get Through To You
25. Heinz with The Wild Boys – Big Fat Spider
26. Glenda Collins – You're Gonna Get Your Way
27. Twinkle – What Am I Doing Here With You
28. Norma Lee – Rolling On
29. The Caravelles – The Other Side Of Love
30. Four + One – Time Is On My Side
CD2
1. Mickey Finn – Night Comes Down
2. Spencer Davis Group – Short Change
3. The British Lion Orchestra – Big Bare Beat
4. Robb And Dean Douglas – Phone Me
5. Ronnie Jones – My Love
6. The Stormsville Shakers – The Society For the Protection Of Love
7. Guy Darrell – What's Her Name
8. Kevin 'King' Lear – Count Me Out
9. Mike Patto – Can't Stop Talkin' About My Baby
10. The Mike Cotton Sound – Soul Serenade
11. Oliver Bone – Knock On Wood
12. The Outer Limits – Just One More Chance
13. Dominic Grant – Don't Stop Girl
14. Twiggy – When I Think Of You
15. The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus – Yeh, Yeh
16. The Favourite Sons – That Driving Beat
17. The In Crowd – Blow Up
18. The Attraction – Party Line
19. Andy Ellison – Arthur Green
20. The Truth – Cypress (Hey Gyp - instrumental)
21. Circus – Sink Or Swim
22. Doc Thomas Group – She Was Really Saying Something
23. Rusty Harness – Take Me For A Little While
24. The Hammers – Baby And Me
25. Mike Hurst & Mike D'Abo – Going Going Gone
26. The Shadrocks – There Is
27. The Web – Afrodisiac
28. The Reaction – Falling In Love With You
29. Al Saxon – East Side 628
30. The Brothers Grimm – A Man Needs Love
CD3
1. The British Lion Orchestra – Girl On A Motorcycle
2. The Exceptions – The Eagle Flies On Friday
3. The Spectrum – London Bridge Is Coming Down
4. Grapefruit – Elevator
5. Sun Dragon – Peacock Dress
6. Davey Payne & The Medium Wave – Looking Towards The Sky
7. The Alan Bown – Violin Shop
8. Mike Stuart Span – Remember The Times
9. Rupert's People – Hold On
10. The Lomax Alliance – Give What You Take (Demo)
11. The Gnomes Of Zurich – Second Fiddle
12. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – I've Got Money
13. John's Children – Come And Play With Me In The Garden
14. The Deviants – Fire In The City
15. Big Jim Sullivan – Sunshine Superman
16. The Mirage – Tomorrow Never Knows
17. The 23rd Turnoff – Flowers Are Flowering (Demo)
18. Episode Six – Mr. Universe
19. Fat Mattress – I Don't Mind
20. Sounds Incorporated – How Do You Feel
21. The Secrets – Infatuation
22. The Good Vibrations – Call Me Lightning
23. Ken Moule's London Jazz Chamber Group – Mae West
24. Katch 22 – Pumpkin Mini
25. Tony Rivers & The Castaways – Einer Kleiner Miser Musik
26. The Matchmakers – Thank You Baby For Coming
27. Putney Bridge – The Meaning Of Love
