Planet mod : Brit soul, R&B and freakbeat from the Shel Talmy vaults

"The name Shel Talmy, means different things to different people, and many record buyers all automatically remember the Chicago-born producer's work in Britain with legendary rock bands The Who and The Kinks ... However, how many people remember his production work with American blues men John Lee Hooker, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Ray Gates or with British R&B groups like The Soul Brothers, The Groundhogs and The Untamed? ... Now just over fifty years later, and the twenty-four tracks on Planet Mod-Brit Soul, R&B and Freakbeat From The Shel Talmy Vaults return for a welcome encore. There's singles, B-Sides, demos and alternate tracks that range from uptempo R&B dancers to beautiful ballads and songs that epitomise the mod sound. One of the architects of the mod sound was pioneering producer Shel Talmy whose career is celebrated on Planet Mod-Brit Soul, R&B and Freakbeat From The Shel Talmy Vaults, which is the perfect companion to Making Time: A Shel Talmy Production".

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