VA - The Rubble Collection: Volumes 01 - 20

 

Extremely limited numbered repressing of this  box set that features volumes one through ten of this exceptional series of Psych compilations. Amongst the first and best Psych compilations ever put together, each and every volume is a mind-blowing treasure trove of Acid Rock and Pop from the late '60s, and comes housed inside a slipcase card replica of the original LP artwork.

Originally appearing on LP from the Bam Caruso label in the 1980s, and then on CD on the Past & Present imprint in 2003, these first ten volumes (boxed) in the Rubble Collection were conceived and collected by Phil Smee. For fans of the Nuggets series, both the two American volumes and the British Nuggets, you won't find a lot of overlap. The Nuggets comps were and are for people who want what was at least the stuff of legend, if not readily available. The collection here digs deep and are, for the most part, flawless in what they present. This set, and its companion volumes 11-20 (a separate box), are very different creatures. For starters, they dig a lot deeper into the hopelessly obscure 45s and tapes of Brit psychedelia, freakbeat, Mod, and pop. For every cut by Sharon Tandy & les Fleur de Lys, the Glass Menagerie, Pretty Things, and Flying Machine and the Clique, there is at least one to match from acts like Peter & the Blizzards, Skip Bifferty, Life 'N' Soul, and Factotums. You're getting the idea. This is for the listener who wants to dig down and get virtually everything. There are some things missing here (the second box picked up a lot of that slack), and like other series' that go down into the underbelly of the '60s, some of what's here is drek. But there are real gems, too -- ,check out the Sharon Tandy cuts like "Hold On," on disc nine, or the Velvett Fogg's "Lady Caroline," on disc ten, or Fairytale's "Lovely People" that kicks off volume six. Then there's the completely cracked and whacked, such as Dragonfly's "Celestial Empire," Orange Seaweed's "Pictures in the Sky," and Focus Three's "10,000 Years Behind My Mind." In addition to these ten handsome volumes in a single fold-in case, there is a 93-page booklet completely annotating tracks and offering discographies for artists who actually had them. In 2007, Fallout in the U.K. reissued this box again, in a limited numbered (on the bottom) limited license, limited edition of 1000 copies at a more reasonable price than the previous version. 

 

Vol. 01 - The Psychedelic Snarl

01. Wimple Winch - Atmospheres (4:21)
02. The Mirror - Faster Than Light (2:08)
03. Caleb - Woman Of Distinction (2:33)
04. Martin Cure & The Peeps - It's All Over Now (2:39)
05. The Living Daylights - Always With Him (2:39)
06. The Misunderstood - Never Had A Girl Like You Before (3:04)
07. The Open Mind - Cast A Spell (2:10)
08. The Dakotas - The Spider And The Fly (3:11)
09. Wimple Winch - Rumble On Mersey Square South (4:27)
10. The Open Mind - Magic Potion (3:31)
11. The Living Daylights - Let's Live For Today (2:49)
12. The Craig - I Must Be Mad (2:44)
13. Unit 4 + 2 - I Will (2:38)
14. The Hush - Grey (2:28)
15. Wimple Winch - Save My Soul (3:02)
16. The Mindbenders - The Morning After (2:08)

Vol. 02 - Pop-Sike Pipe-Dreams

01. The Mode - Eastern Music (2:21)
02. Wimple Winch - Marmalade Hair (2:54)
03. The Parking Lot - World Spinning Sadly (2:58)
04. The Pretty Things - Defecting Grey (4:21)
05. Keith West - Kid Was A Killer (2:26)
06. Shotgun Express - Indian Thing (2:57)
07. The Executive - Tracy Took A Trip (2:46)
08. Wimple Winch - Lollipop Minds (3:06)
09. The Talismen - You Break My Heart (2:04)
10. The Pretty Things - Walking Through My Dreams (3:30)
11. Bo Street Runners - Love (2:54)
12. Sons Of Fred - Sweet Love (2:51)
13. Wimple Winch - Bluebell Wood (3:27)
14. Idle Race - Knocking Nails Into My House (2:21)
15. Spencer Davis Group - After Tea (3:13)
16. Gordon Waller - Rosecrans Boulevard (2:44)

Vol. 03 - Nightmares In Wonderland

01. The Brain - Nightmares In Red (2:17)
02. Focus Three - 10,000 Years Behind My Mind (2:14)
03. The Pretty Things - Talking About The Good Times (3:37)
04. Bamboo Shoot - The Fox Has Gone To Ground (2:49)
05. Wild Silk - (Visions In A) Plaster Sky (2:25)
06. Mark Wirtz - (He's Our Dear Old) Weatherman (3:54)
07. The Lemon Tree - William Chalker's Time Machine (2:31)
08. The Koobas - Barricades (4:59)
09. Aquarian Age - 10,000 Words In A Cardboard Box (3:41)
10. The Pretty Things - Mr. Evasion (3:20)
11. The Executive - Gardena Dreamer (3:07)
12. The Chances Are - Fragile Child (2:25)
13. Ipsissimus - Hold On (3:31)
14. Edwick Rumbold - Shades Of Grey (2:31)
15. The Penny Peeps - Model Village (2:49)
16. Tomorrow - Revolution (3:43)

Vol. 04 - The 49 Minute Technicolour Dream

01. Jason Crest - Black Mass (4:50)
02. The Mirage - The Wedding Of Ramona Blair (2:17)
03. Caleb - Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad (3:18)
04. Kaleidoscope - Flight From Ashiya (2:41)
05. The Cymbaline - Matramonial Fears (3:46)
06. Finders Keepers - On The Beach (2:49)
07. The Californians - The Cooks Of Cake And Kindness (2:41)
08. Rings and Things - Strange Things Are Happening (2:32)
09. The Fox - Butterfly (3:29)
10. Unit 4 + 2 - 3.30 A.M. (3:09)
11. Kaleidoscope - A Dream For Julie (2:48)
12. Tempus Fugit - Come Alive (2:43)
13. The Misunderstood - Golden Glass (7:43)
14. Magic Mixture - Moonbeams (3:58)

Vol. 05 - The Electric Crayon Set

01. The Poets - That's The Way It's Gotta Be (2:38)
02. The Attack - Anymore Than I Do (2:05)
03. The Flies - I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (2:41)
04. The Game - Gotta Wait (2:19)
05. The Score - Please Please Me (2:45)
06. Mark Four - I'm Leaving (3:36)
07. Fire - Father's Name Is Dad (2:35)
08. Gene Latter - Mother's Little Helper (2:43)
09. The Game - Gonna Get Me Someone (2:46)
10. The Flies - House Of Love (2:17)
11. Keith Shields - Hey Gyp (2:15)
12. Attack - Try It (2:07)
13. The Poets - I Love Her Still (1:47)
14. Dream Police - Living Is Easy (3:37)
15. The Fairytale - Run And Hide (2:33)
16. Mark Four - Hurt Me (If You Will) (2:57)

Vol. 06 - The Clouds Have Groovy Faces

01. The Fairytale - Lovely People (3:38)
02. The Kinsmen - Glasshouse Green Splinter Red (3:18)
03. The Poets - I Am So Blue (2:45)
04. Ice - Anniversary Of Love (3:12)
05. The End - Shades Of Orange (2:38)
06. Turquoise - Tales Of Flossie Fillet (3:08)
07. Pudding - The Magic Bus (2:27)
08. The Attack - Neville Thumbcatch (3:02)
09. The Accent - Red Sky At Night (3:16)
10. The Elastic Band - 8,5 Hours To Paradise (3:59)
11. The Attack - Created By Clive (2:36)
12. Two & A Half - Suburban Early Morning Station (3:25)
13. Life 'n' Soul - Peacefully Asleep (3:49)
14. The Poets - I'll Cry With The Moon (2:56)
15. Falling Leaves - Beggar's Parade (2:54)
16. Tinkerbells Fairydust - 20-10 (2:44)

Vol. 07 - Pictures In The Sky

01. The Orange Seaweed - Pictures In the Sky (3:00)
02. The Glass Menagerie - You Didn't Have To Be So Nice (2:26)
03. Orange Machine - Real Life Permanent Dream (3:17)
04. Carnaby - Jump And Dance (2:39)
05. New Formula - Harekrishna (4:14)
06. The Onyx - So Sad Inside (2:35)
07. The Flying Machine - The Flying Machine (2:38)
08. The Primitives - You Said (2:22)
09. The Onyx - You Gotta Be With Me (2:35)
10. The Ivy League - My World Fell Down (2:51)
11. The Epics - Blue Turns To Grey (2:54)
12. Factotums - Cloudy (1:55)
13. Koobas - Better Make Up Your Mind (2:30)
14. Erky Grant & The Earwigs - I'm A Hog For You (2:08)
15. The Primitives - Help Me (3:40)
16. Velvett Fogg - Within The Night (4:46)

Vol. 08 - All The Colours Of Darkness

01. Yellow - Living A Lie (3:54)
02. Sharon Tandy & Fleur De Lys - Hold On (3:09)
03. Eyes Of Blue - Prodigal Son (5:26)
04. Jason Crest - Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree (3:00)
05. Rick Price & Sheridan - Lamp Lighter Man (2:52)
06. Jigsaw - Tumblin' (3:33)
07. Skip Bifferty - On Love (2:38)
08. Methuselah - High In The Tower Of Coombe (3:18)
09. Norman Conquest - Upside Down (2:40)
10. Jason Crest - A Place In The Sun (3:22)
11. Dantalion's Chariot - The Madman Running Through The Fields (4:08)
12. Sharon Tandy & Fleur De Lys - Daughter Of The Moon (3:48)
13. Mashmakhan - Days When We Are Free (3:05)
14. Mike Stuart Span - Children Of Tomorrow (3:14)
15. Serendipity - I'm Flying (2:24)
16. Second Hand - The World Will End Yesterday (3:47)

Vol. 09 - Plasic Wilderness

01. Dragonfly - Celestial Empire (2:35)
02. Peter & The Blizzards - You Know That I'll Be There (1:57)
03. Groep 1850 - Mother No-Head (3:25)
04. The Tower - Slow Motion Mind (2:20)
05. The Outsiders - Do You Feel Alright (3:27)
06. Sharks & Me - Buses (2:24)
07. Short '66 - Good Weekend (3:04)
08. The Motions - Wedding Of 100 Brides (2:35)
09. Sandy Coast - Back To The City (2:52)
10. The Zipps - Lotus Love (2:52)
11. The Bumble Bees - Girl Of My Kind (1:51)
12. The Young Ones - Mini Minnie (1:58)
13. St. Gile's System - Swedish Tears (3:50)
14. Q65 - So High I've Been, So Down I Must Fall (3:07)
15. Super Sister - A Girl Named You (3:16)
16. Les Baroques - Such A Cad (2:29)
17. The Golden Earrings - That Day (2:27)
18. The Golden Earrings - Things Go Better With Coke (2:37)

Vol. 10 - Professor Jordan's Magic Sound Show

01. The Onyx - Tamaris Khan (2:53)
02. The Glass Menagerie - Fredrick Jordan (3:16)
03. The Clique - We Didn't Kiss Didn't Love But Now We Do (2:34)
04. Montanas - A Step In The Right Direction (3:16)
05. The Floribunda Rose - Linda Loves Linda (3:30)
06. Velvett Fogg - Lady Caroline (2:25)
07. The Turnstyle - Riding On A Wave (2:47)
08. The Kytes - Frosted Panes (2:14)
09. Fresh Air - Running Wild (3:50)
10. The Orange Seaweed - Stay A While (2:25)
11. 5 AM Event - Hungry (2:27)
12. The Game - Gotta Keep On Moving Baby (2:41)
13. The Glass Menagerie - She's A Rainbow (2:20)
14. New Formula - Stay Indoors (4:15)
15. Writing On The Wall - Buffalo (3:15)
16. Orange Machine - You Can All Join In (3:36)

The second box in as many years of a truckload of obscure British psychedelia. Here are ten more CDs' worth of serious rarities by some bands that barely scratched the surface of the British freakbeat scene during rock's golden era, and a few who went on to other things. In all, there are 128 cuts here, all compiled and annotated by Phil Smee -- of Perfumed Garden fame (also issued by Past And Present). While some of these acts, such as the Poets, the Human Instinct, Outer Limits, and Denny Laine left marks on the scene, as did mod bands such as les Fleur De Lys and the Buzz; many others came from the swamp and returned with only these few minutes of glory for all of their efforts. As one would imagine, this is a mixed bag, with some of this material being absolutely sublime, while some never should have been recorded at all, with the vast majority falling in between the two poles somewhere. Nonetheless, for those who have been bitten by the Nuggets bug, and procured the highly sought after Perfumed Garden volumes, this second set of Rubble will no doubt feed the jones in you like nothing else.

Vol. 11 - Adventures In The Mist

01. The Accent - Wind Of Change (2:04)
02. The Poets - Wooden Spoon (2:30)
03. Felius Andromeda - Cheadle Heath Delusions (2:45)
04. The Plague - Looking For The Sun (2:37)
05. The Fairytale - Listen To Mary Cry (2:05)
06. Fire - Treacle Toffee World (2:11)
07. The Attack - Colours Of My Mind (2:31)
08. The Californians - Follow Me (3:02)
09. The Fairytale - Guess I Was Dreaming (3:03)
10. Felius Andromeda - Meditations (4:11)
11. Sauterelles - Dream Machine (2:31)
12. The Attack - Lady Orange Peel (2:28)
13. The Poets - In Your Tower (2:34)
14. Turquoise - Woodstock (3:34)
15. Cherry Smash - Fade Away Maureen (3:24)
16. The Ice - Iceman (2:58)

Vol. 12 - Staircase To Nowhere

01. Bulldog Breed - Porcullis Gate (2:34)
02. Virgin Sleep - Secret (2:23)
03. Tintern Abbey - Vacuum Cleaner (3:07)
04. 23rd Turnoff - Michaelangelo (2:26)
05. Human Instinct - A Day In My Mind's Mind (2:15)
06. East Of Eden - Northern Hemisphere (4:39)
07. World Of Oz - Peter's Birthday (Black & White Rainbows) (2:57)
08. Denny Laine - Catherine's Wheel (3:16)
09. Tintern Abbey - Beeside (3:27)
10. Human Instinct - Pink Dawn (1:59)
11. Timebox - Gone Is The Sad Man (3:44)
12. People - Glastonbury (2:31)
13. The Outer Limits - Help Me Please (2:30)
14. World Of Oz - Like A Tear (3:12)
15. Warm Sounds - Nite-Is-A-Comin' - Smeta Murgaty (5:46)

Vol. 13 - Freak Beat Fantoms

01. The Buzz - You're Holding Me Down (3:01)
02. Fleur De Lys - Gong With A Luminous Nose (2:35)
03. The Boys Blue - Take A Heart (2:47)
04. The Deejays - Blackeyed Woman (2:32)
05. Southern Sound - Just The Same As You (1:54)
06. The Act - Just A Little Bit (2:47)
07. Force Five - Yea, I'm Waiting (2:06)
08. The Answers - Just A Fear (3:17)
09. French Revolution - 9 'Til 5 (2:29)
10. Arizona Swamp Company - Train Keeps Rollin' (3:02)
11. Southern Sound - I Don't Wanna Go (2:23)
12. The Attraction - She's A Girl (2:37)
13. The Game - Help Me Mummy's Gone (2:41)
14. The Boys Blue - You Got What I Want (2:08)
15. The Peep Show - Mazy (3:08)
16. George Gallagher & White Trash - Dawn (2:41)

Vol. 14 - The Magic Rocking Horse

01. Esprit De Corps - If (Would It Turn Out Wrong) (2:56)
02. The Truth - Sueno (3:04)
03. Our Plastic Dream - A Little Bit Of Shangri-La (3:38)
04. Rupert's People - I Can Show You (2:39)
05. The Groove - The Wind (3:40)
06. Curiosity Shoppe - Baby I Need You (3:26)
07. The Ghost - The Castle Has Fallen (2:58)
08. Nirvana - June (2:40)
09. Pinkerton's Colours - Magic Rocking Horse (3:01)
10. Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup - Jabberwock (2:31)
11. Rupert's People - Dream In My Mind (3:22)
12. Strawberry Children - Love Years Coming (2:49)
13. Science Poption - You Got Me High (2:09)
14. Ourplastic Dream - Encapsulated Marigold (2:20)
15. The Syn - Grounded (2:22)
16. The Sub - Ma-Mari-Huana (4:49)
17. 101 Strings - Karma Sitar (1:48)

Vol. 15 - 5000 Seconds Over Toyland

01. Noah's Ark - Paper Man (2:13)
02. The State Of Mickey & Tommy - Nobody Knows Where You've Been (2:41)
03. The Zipps - When You Tell It, Tell It Well (3:10)
04. The Pretty Things - Eagle's Son (3:15)
05. House Of Lords - In The Land Of Dreams (3:05)
06. John Fitch & Associates - Romantic Attitude (3:14)
07. Tuesday's Children - Strange Light From The East (2:22)
08. Jason Crest - Turquoise Tandem Cycle (3:37)
09. The Pretty Things - Alexander (3:08)
10. The Jackpots - Jack In The Box (1:57)
11. Sound Barrier - Groovin' Slow (2:57)
12. Rupert's People - I've Got The Love (4:00)
13. Wallace Collection - My Way Of Loving You (3:25)
14. The State Of Mickey & Tommy - With Love From 1 To 5 (2:59)
15. Wonderland - Moscow (2:46)
16. The Pretty Things - Blow Your Mind (3:36)

Vol. 16 - Glass Orchid Aftermath

01. Gary Walker & The Rain - Francis (3:01)
02. John Bromley & Fleur De Lys - So Many Things (2:19)
03. The Lovin' - All You've Got (2:31)
04. The Chasers - Inspiration (2:32)
05. St. Valentine's Day Massacre - Brother Can You Spare A Dime (2:56)
06. The Sea-Ders - Undecidedly (2:16)
07. Dreams - Softly, Softly (2:00)
08. Ace Kefford Stand - Grav Booby Jamm (3:24)
09. The Remo Four - Live Like A Lady (2:33)
10. Eyes Of Blue - QIII (2:34)
11. The Sea-Ders - Thanks A Lot (2:21)
12. The Lovin' - Keep On Believin' (2:34)
13. The Pretty Things - Grey Skies (2:31)
14. Carriage Company - Feel Right (2:40)
15. Staccatos - Butchers & Bakers (2:46)
16. Mint - Love By Numbers (2:24)

Vol. 17 - A Trip In A Painted World

01. The Fox - Seek And You Will Find (2:24)
02. The Barrier - Spot The Light (3:00)
03. The Californians - Golden Apples (2:14)
04. The Oscar Bicycle - The Room Revolves Around Me (2:32)
05. Gentle Influence - Easy To Know (1:59)
06. Andwella's Dream - Sunday (3:07)
07. A New Generation - She's A Soldier Boy (2:55)
08. Christopher Colt - Virgin Suprise (2:54)
09. The Lion Tamers - Light (2:36)
10. The Act - The Remedies Of Doctor Brohnicoy (2:22)
11. The Fox - Hey! Mr Carpenter (2:37)
12. Philamore Lincoln - Running By The River (2:27)
13. The Afex - She's Got The Time (2:28)
14. Spice - In Love (3:12)
15. Nicky James - Silver Butterfly (2:45)
16. Wild Silk - Toymaker (2:58)

Vol. 18 - Rainbow Thyme Wynders

01. Acid Gallery - Dance 'Round The Maypole (2:42)
02. Argosy - Imagine (2:47)
03. Calum Bryce - Love-Maker (2:48)
04. Lyons & Malone - Dr. Gentle (3:01)
05. The Fruit Machine - The Wall (2:39)
06. Andy Forray - Dream With Me (2:39)
07. Pregnant Insomnia - Wallpaper (3:33)
08. Russell Morris - The Real Thing (Parts 1 & 2) (6:11)
09. Octopus - The River (3:13)
10. The Doomsday Machine - Ain't Nobody Else (2:31)
11. Infantes Jubilate - Exploding Galaxy (2:20)
12. Still Life - My Kingdom Cannot Lose (2:43)
13. Dee & The Quotum - Someday You'll Need Someone (3:00)
14. St. David's Road - Strange Loves Of Gwyneth (2:02)
15. Octopus - The Thief (3:37)
16. Time Machine - Turn Back Time-Bird In The Wind (5:21)

Vol. 19 - Eiderdown Mindfog

01. Ramases & Selket - (In My) Mind's Eye (2:34)
02. The Lions Of Judah - Katja (3:45)
03. Lyons & Malone - She's Alright (2:50)
04. The Moving Finger - Pain Of My Misfortune (2:29)
05. The Barrier - Dawn Breaks Through (2:20)
06. Cinnamon Quill - Candy (2:48)
07. The Scots Of St. James - Timothy (2:50)
08. Icarus - The Devil Rides Out (2:22)
09. The Fourmyula - Honey Chile (2:30)
10. Portebello Explosion - We Can Fly (2:38)
11. Ramases & Selket - Crazy One (3:11)
12. Hayden Wood - The House Beside The Mine (2:28)
13. The Scots Of St. James - Eiderdown Clown (2:16)
14. Together - Memories Of Melinda (2:25)
15. Sheridan & Price - Tracey Smith (2:06)
16. The Cymbaline - Fire (2:39)

Vol. 20 - Thrice Upon A Time (Nothing Is Real)

01. Blossom Toes - What On Earth (2:55)
02. Apple - Buffalo Billy Can (3:05)
03. Soft Machine - Love Makes Sweet Music (2:29)
04. Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup - Which Dreamed It (2:32)
05. The David - Light Of Your Mind (2:52)
06. Kate - Don't Make A Sound (2:45)
07. Argosy - Mr. Boyd (2:39)
08. The Bump - Winston Built A Bridge (3:02)
09. Adjeef The Poet - Ieek! I'm A... Freak (2:49)
10. Pandamonium - The Sun Shines From His Eyes (2:46)
11. Chapter Four - In My Life (2:17)
12. Fleur De Lys - Mud In Your Eye (3:01)
13. Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Devil's Grip (3:20)
14. The Beautiful - Walter's Dream (3:40)
15. Art - Supernatural Fairy Tales (3:34)
16. The Beatstalkers - Silver Tree Top School For Boys (2:08)