Clamshell Box • Celebration of the mid-60s Swinging London scene at its brash, colourful zenith. • A cornucopia of club-friendly mod R&B/soul, era-defining pop hits and cult TV/film themes as England swung like a pendulum do. In April 1966, American magazine Time ran a front-page feature, captioned “You Can Walk Across It On The Grass”, that proclaimed London to be the most swinging city in the world and leader of contemporary pop culture. The concept of Swinging London – a zeitgeist-capturing collision of the most daring fashions, the coolest actors/models, the grooviest pop music – had already been fermenting for a year or two, but Time’s feature propelled it from well-kept local secret to internationally-acknowledged phenomenon. Over four hours and three CDs, ‘You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London’ documents a scene that, 60 years later, still grips the public’s imagination. From the notorious Profumo affair that brought down the Government and ended the age of deference to Bobby Moore accepting a still-gleaming Jules Rimet Trophy from Queen Elizabeth in the high summer of 1966, ‘You Can Walk Across It On The Grass’ celebrates a period in which Carnaby Street and the King’s Road seemed to be the centre of the universe. Era-defining hit singles from The Kinks, The Who, Small Faces, Manfred Mann and The Troggs are joined by solo performers (Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield etc) and a plethora of groups that played their brand of R&B/soul/jazz at such clubs as The Flamingo, The Cromwellian, The Scotch of St. James and, of course, The Marquee. In addition to various young mods-about-town (The Action, The Creation, David Bowie), we feature cheeky, kinky singles from such names as Avengers pair Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee, Twiggy and Mandy Rice-Davies, and a clutch of instrumentals that were hits in their own right (‘I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman’) or gained popularity as TV/radio themes (The Avengers, Man In A Suitcase). With a 48-page booklet that features some fabulous Swinging London images, ‘You Can Walk Across It On The Grass’ is a nostalgia-inducing time capsule of the original Cool Brittania era. Climb aboard for the ride but, in the words of Dave Dee and his pals, “Hold tight!”. – 1 – 1. A Touch of Velvet, a Sting of Brass – the Mood-Mosaic 2. Hold Tight! – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich 3. Why Dont I Run Away From You – Kiki Dee 4. I Wanna Be (Your Everything) – Jimmy James &Amp; the Vagabonds 5. When I Think of You – Twiggy 6. Theme From “the Avengers” – the Laurie Johnson Orchestra 7. Kinky Boots – Patrick Macnee &Amp; Honor Blackman 8. Emergency 999 – the Alan Bown Set 9. Invitation – a Band of Angels 10. 5-4-3-2-1 – Manfred Mann 11. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – the Yardbirds 12. That Little Old Heartbreaker Me – David John &Amp; the Mood 13. Girl Dont Tell Me – Tony Rivers &Amp; the Castaways 14. Dolly Catcher Man – the Knack 15. Little By Little – Dusty Springfield 16. She Shot a Hole In My Soul – Geno Washington &Amp; the Ram Jam B 17. I Dont Wanna Know – the Mike Cotton Sound 18. You Better Believe It Baby – the End 19. In My Lonely Room – the Action 20. I Really Learnt How To Cry – Zoot Moneys Big Roll Band 21. Mockingbird – Glenda Collins With the Riot Squad 22. On the Ball (Theme For the World Cup) – the John Schroeder O 23. She Said Yeah – Neil Christian &Amp; the Crusaders 24. London Look – the Hi-Fis 25. Walking Down the Street – Electric Banana 26. Winchester Cathedral – John Carter 27. Im Gonna Put Some Hurt On You – Phillip Goodhand-Tait &Amp; the 28. Christine – Miss X 29. Youve Got What It Takes – Mandy Rice-Davies 30. Dont Blow Your Cool – the Caravelles – 2 – 1. I Cant Control Myself – the Troggs 2. Cant Help Thinking About Me – David Bowie With the Lower Th 3. Try and Stop Me – the Creation 4. Viva La Tamla Motown – the London Studio Group 5. New Directions – Dave Anthonys Moods 6. Dedicated Follower of Fashion – the Kinks 7. Shes a Liar – the Shots 8. Caroline – the Fortunes 9. A Man In a Suitcase – Ron Grainer 10. Help Me Girl – Eric Burdon &Amp; the Animals 11. I Like What Im Trying To Do – Waygood Ellis 12. Wade In the Water – the Graham Bond Organisation 13. Im a Boy – the Who 14. Red White and You – Sounds Around 15. Put Yourself In My Place – Episode Six 16. Mr. Frantic – Bluesology 17. Little Games – Des James 18. Chills and Fever – Tom Jones 19. Take Me To the Dance – Twinkle 20. I Was Kaiser Bills Batman – Whistling Jack Smith 21. Big City – the Artwoods 22. Little Girl – John Mayalls Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton 23. Looking Back (Single Version) – the Spencer Davis Group 24. Because I Love You (Aka I Do Love You) – the Mickey Finn 25. Sorrow (Demo Version) – the Merseys 26. If Trees Could Talk – Samantha Juste 27. Portobello Road – the Spectrum 28. Julie Brown Loves Captain Cook – Les &Amp; Paul Barrett 29. Morningtown Ride – Stan Butcher, His Birds &Amp; Brass 30. Whatcha Gonna Do About It – the Mirage 31. London – My Home Town – the Chantelles – 3 – 1. Friday On My Mind – the Easybeats 2. The Cost of Living – the Downliners Sect 3. The Hustle – Basil Kirchin &Amp; John Coleman 4. Crazy Feeling – Carl Douglas &Amp; the Big Stampede 5. Do the Dog – Georgie Fame &Amp; the Blue Flames 6. Ill Go Crazy – the Untamed 7. I Get Excited – Moons Train 8. Im Out – the Richard Kent Style 9. Henrys Panter – Wynder K. Frogg 10. Whatcha Gonna Do About It – Small Faces 11. Im Following You – the Syn 12. Im Gettin Tired (of Drinkin and Gamblin Etc) – Jack Bruc 13. Town Talk – Ken Woodman &Amp; His Piccadilly Brass 14. If You Need Me – the Union 15. Im Out of My Own – the Roll Movement 16. Where Did My Heart Go – the Good Time Losers 17. Get Out of My Way – the Drag Set 18. Dont You Ignore Me – the Extreem 19. Dont Stop and Stare – Gary Farr &Amp; the T-Bones 20. Lose Your Money (But Dont Lose Your Mind) – the Moody Blues 21. Cheat and Lie – Miki Dallon 22. Havent They Got Better Things To Do – the Profile 23. Shes a Raver – Dana Gillespie 24. Im Waiting For the Day – Peanut 25. Im Back – the Good Things 26. Not the Sort of Girl You Take To Bed (Alternative Version) – 27. How Long is Time – the Odyssey 28. The Music Goes Round – the Jeeps 29. We Love the Pirates – the Roaring 60s 30. Pageing Sullivan – the London Studio Group 31. Love Ya Illya – Angela &Amp; the Fans 32. England Swings – Petula Clark
