English Freakbeat, Volume 1


English Freakbeat, Volume 1 is a compilation album in the English Freakbeat series, featuring recordings that were released decades earlier, in the mid-1960s.

Release data

The album was released as an LP in 1988 by AIP Records and as a CD in 1992.

Vinyl-only tracks and CD bonus tracks

The English Freakbeat LPs and CDs have most tracks in common, although some of the LP tracks were not included on the CDs; also, the CD bonus tracks are not always at the end of the album. Thus, for clarity, we have shown tracks for both editions of the album, with vinyl-only tracks and CD bonus tracks indicated.

Track listing

LP

Side 1:
  1. The Groundhogs: "Shake It" — rel. 1964
  2. Johnny Neal and the Starliners: "Walk Baby Walk" — rel. 1965
  3. The In-be-tweens: "Girl, I Am Your Evil Witchman"
  4. The Betterdays: "Don't Want That" — rel. 1965, vinyl-only track
  5. The Rebounds: "Help Me"
  6. The Primitives: "Help Me" — rel. 1964
  7. The Primitives: "Let Them Tell"
  8. The Beat Merchants: "Pretty Face"
Side 2:
  1. Steve Davies: "She Said Yeah" — rel. 1968
  2. The Loot: "Baby Come Closer" — rel. 1967
  3. Miki Dallon: "I'll Give You Love" — rel. 1965
  4. The Chasers: "Inspiration" — rel. 1966
  5. The Sheffields: "Plenty of Love" — rel. 1964
  6. The Couriers: "Done Me Wrong"
  7. The Rats: "Headin' Back"
  8. The Wild Ones: "Purple Pill Eater" — rel. 1964

CD

  1. The Groundhogs: "Shake It" — rel. 1964
  2. Johnny Neal & Starliners: "Walk Baby Walk" — rel. 1965
  3. The In-Be-Tweens: "Girl, I Am Your Evil Witchman"
  4. The Rebounds: "Help Me"
  5. The Primitives: "Help Me" — rel. 1964
  6. The Primitives: "Let Them Tell"
  7. The Beat Merchants: "Pretty Face"
  8. Steve Davis: "She Said Yeah" — rel. 1968
  9. The Loot: "Baby Come Closer" — rel. 1967
  10. Miki Dallon: "I'll Give You Love" — rel. 1965
  11. The Chasers: "Inspiration" — rel. 1966
  12. The Sheffields: "Plenty of Love" — rel. 1964
  13. The Couriers: "Done Me Wrong"
  14. The Rats: "Headin' Back"
  15. The Wild Ones: "Purple Pill Eater" — rel. 1964
  16. The Primitives: "Yeeeeeeh!", CD bonus track – listed on the booklet but not actually on the CD
  17. The Primitives: "Cara-Lin", CD bonus track
  18. The Primitives: "Forget It", CD bonus track; actually by Mal Ryder & the Spirits
  19. Birds Birds: "Say Those Magic Words" — rel. 1966, CD bonus track
  20. Birds Birds: "Daddy Daddy" — rel. 1966, ''CD bonus track''