The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

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1. Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
8
5%
2. White Room - Cream
21
14%
3. I've Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees
10
7%
4. Sky Pilot-Pt. I - Eric Burdon & The Animals
7
5%
5. Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade
5
3%
6. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
20
14%
7. Zabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
2
1%
8. I Don't Want Our Loving To Die - The Herd
0
No votes
9. Rainbow Chaser - Nirvana
5
3%
10. Atlantis - Donovan
3
2%
11. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies
4
3%
12. Hush - Deep Purple
13
9%
13. With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
7
5%
14. Words - The Bee Gees
5
3%
15. Dance In The Smoke - Argent
2
1%
16. Lalena - Donovan
3
2%
17. (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart With Faces
8
5%
18. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
12
8%
19. Smile A Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine
3
2%
20. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
8
5%
 
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The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby pcqgod » 12 Jul 2018, 21:16

Pick your five favorite tracks from this assortment of singles by UK bands and the Bee Gees that I assume were hits somewhere in the world.

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Re: The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby Charlie O. » 12 Jul 2018, 21:37

"Atlantis", "Hush", "Dance In The Smoke", "(I Know) I'm Losing You", annnnd... "Words".
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Postby toomanyhatz » 12 Jul 2018, 21:43

"Fire" is easily the best thing here. One of those once-in-a-lifetime perfect time and place for an eccentric talent situations.

Also voted for Cream, Thunderclap, Nirvana, and "Atlantis." All utterly charming and/or inspired, and roughly tied for a very distant second.
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Postby joels344 » 12 Jul 2018, 21:50

Some of these may be overplayed, but I can’t deny how much I like them:

Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
White Room - Cream
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies
Hush - Deep Purple
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
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Postby sloopjohnc » 13 Jul 2018, 00:13

A Message to You - Bee Gees
Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman
Long Cool Woman - Hollies
I Think I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundation
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Re: The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby toomanyhatz » 13 Jul 2018, 00:31

sloopjohnc wrote:Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundation


This is a runner-up for me, though it USED to be way overplayed when the oldies station here still played anything before 1975 or so...

I love that Ivan Julian (of Dick Hell's Voidoids) was the guitarist in a touring version of this band as a teenager.
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Postby trans-chigley express » 13 Jul 2018, 00:40

I went with Cream, Deep Purple, Thunderclap Newman, Joe Cocker and Argent. That debut Argent is surprisingly good.
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Re: The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby Count Machuki » 13 Jul 2018, 03:13

Just me for "Smile a Little Smile?"
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Postby Bent Fabric » 13 Jul 2018, 04:01

Count Machuki wrote:Just me for "Smile a Little Smile?"
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Re: The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 13 Jul 2018, 05:42

I love this series (though this may be my least favorite disc).

I picked:

Words - Bee Gees
Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
Refelections of My Life - Marmalade (what a track!)
Lalena - Donovan
Smile a Little Smile - The Flying Machine
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Re: The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby The Modernist » 13 Jul 2018, 07:22

Bee Gees, Thunderclap, Nirvana..
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Re: The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby Rayge » 13 Jul 2018, 08:33

Cream Eric Thunderclap Nirvana and Lalena, although only the last two I'd actually agree to listen to again. Fire is all played out for me, Zabadak and the Foundations were all right at the time, I suppose, and the rest is vile swill or stuff I avoided back then
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Re: The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby Darkness_Fish » 13 Jul 2018, 08:49

Fire was pretty good for a novelty song, and Build Me up Buttercup is sometimes a welcome staple at weddings, depending on how poor the DJ is. But that's just about all the positivity I can provide for this list.
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Re: The British Invasion, Volume 9 (Rhino, 1991)

Postby pcqgod » 13 Jul 2018, 15:36

No love for The Herd, lol.

Davey the Fat Boy wrote:Refelections of My Life - Marmalade (what a track!)


Yeah, immense track. I voted for that one, "Atlantis," "Hush," "Something in the Air" and "Buttercup."
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