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Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond

$64.98 CD

They wanted to be Beatles. 
They wanted to be The Stones. 
OK, so a couple of them made it... but what about the rest?

During the humble days of these Original Artyfacts, most lads would just have to content themselves with pub gigs and day jobs. Never mind that singer of David Jones & The Lower Third who would go on to enjoy fame and supermodels as one David Bowie. Or Birds guitarist Ron Wood who would become a card-carrying Rolling Stone. This is the story of the bands that rock forgot.

But who needs a memory when you’ve got a staff of crate-diggers and an A&R budget? After the immense success of the original and very American Nuggets box, Rhino was all too happy to scan the remainder of the globe for further forays in garage rock obscurity. Covering the nether regions of 1964-’69, Nuggets II is a virtually hitless, yet absolutely priceless, collection of mod, psychedelic, British R&B, freakbeat, twee-pop, and countless other momentary genres.

We’re talkin’ about another four discs of treasures from the underground, including all the usual extras: a massive 100-page book with new essays from Bomp editor Greg Shaw and Nuggets II producers Alec Palao and Gary Stewart, plus complete track info by Ugly Things editor Mike Stax, and a lorry-load of rare pix.

Selection # 76787