Various Artists Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands The Bostin' Sounds Of Brumrock 1966-1974 Tracks: Disc One: 1 I Must Be Mad - Craig 2 Security (Extended Version) - The 'N Betweens 3 Rescue Me - Doc Thomas Group 4 Life's Not Life - The Moody Blues 5 Let Me Get By - The Bobcats 6 Chicken George - Deep Feeling 7 On The Beach - The Extreem 8 Baby Get Your Head Screwed On - Double Feature 9 I Can Hear The Grass Grow - The Move 10 Say You Don't Mind - Denny Laine 11 On Time - Capitol Systems* 12 Imposters Of Life's Magazine - The Idle Race 13 No Face, No Name, No Number - Traffic 14 Moonshine - The Spencer Davis Group 15 Yellow Rainbow - The Rockin' Berries 16 Don't Leave Me In The Dark - Young Blood 17 An Apple A Day - The U-No-Who 18 Nsu - Ideal Milk 19 Trouble In The Air - Ace Kefford 20 When The Train Comes Back - Chicken Shack 21 I Know What Her Name Is (Demo Version) - Simon's Secrets 22 Cherry Wood Green - Just William 23 Baby I Need You - Giorgio & Marco's Men 24 Yellow Cave Woman - Velvett Fogg 25 Mr Armageddon (Single Version) - The Locomotive 26 I've Seen The Light - The Ugly's Disc Two: 1 Daughter Of The Sun - The Ace Kefford Stand 2 Roundabout - The Montanas 3 Like A Tear - World Of Oz 4 Don't Torture Your Mind - The Exception 5 Masochists Of Strangulation - Jardine 6 Boredom - Tea & Symphony 7 The Journey - Gordon Jackson 8 Big Bear Ffolly - Bakerloo 9 Candy - Cinnamon Quill 10 Like Uncle Charlie - The Climax Chicago Blues Band 11 Imaginations - Revolver 12 You've Got Your Troubles - The Californians 13 His Guiding Hand (Single Version) - Medicine Head 14 Goodbye Mary - Paradox 15 A Modern Day Fairy Tale - Galliard 16 It's A Hard Way - Cathedral* 17 Suicide - Trapeze 18 Dance In The Smoke - Kansas Hook* 19 Ballad Of Marmalade Emma And Teddy Grimes - Hard Meat 20 Donna - Bachdenkel 21 When You're Dead - The Ghost 22 Time Of The Season - Big Bertha* Disc Three: 1 She Said Yes - Fable 2 Lamp Lighter Man - Sheridan & Price 3 One Way Hotel - Slade 4 We're Gonna Change All This - Fred's Box* 5 Reminiscing - Luv Machine 6 People - Salamander 7 Brown Girl - Steve Gibbons 8 Ill Wind - Dave Morgan 9 Shadow Bright - Ptolomy Psycon 10 Omnibus - Mail 11 Disheartened And Disillusioned - Possessed 12 Talking Progressive Blues - Jimmy Powell 13 Eve - Jim Capaldi 14 Dear Elaine - Roy Wood 15 Ball Park Incident - Wizzard 16 Roll Over Beethoven (Album Version) - The Electric Light Orchestra 17 Circus - Fairfield Ski 18 Just A Day - Ironbridge 19 The Beast (2021 Remix) - Bedlam 20 Rocka Rolla - Judas Priest 21 Bye Bye Birmingham - Blackfoot Sue * previously unreleased Line up: This 3CD box includes rare tracks by Young Blood, Ace Kefford, Ideal Milk and Bedlam, all featuring Cozy Powell. Record Label / Year of Release: Cherry Red Records 2021 Notes: A 3-CD, four-hour celebration of the post-Brumbeat late '60s/early '70s rock scene in the West Midlands. Tracing the evolution and development of that scene as local musicians embarked on an epic journey that embraced mod pop, psychedelia, blues, progressive rock, glam-rock and heavy metal, inspired by the emergence of chief catalysts The Move. Revolving around the area’s big hitters, with key selections from The Move, The Moody Blues, The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, The Idle Race, Slade, The Electric Light Orchestra, Roy Wood and Wizzard, Judas Priest and others. When the beat/R&B explosion died out around 1965, so did the influence of cities like Liverpool and Manchester. However, the live scene in Birmingham and surrounding towns went from strength to strength. By the end of the decade, the West Midlands had become the smelting house of the nascent hard rock/metal revolution. Including a bunch of classic cult 45s (The Craig, Locomotive, Medicine Head, The Ghost) and essential cuts from enduring local legends like Steve Gibbons and his band The Ugly’s, Denny Laine, The Montanas and Jimmy Powell. Also featuring several previously unreleased tracks, including music from post-World Of Oz outfit Kansas Hook, Big Bertha, Cathedral and the first-ever recording (made in 1967) to feature future Magnum vocalist Bob Catley. Housed in a stylish clamshell box that includes a heavily illustrated and annotated 48- page booklet, ‘Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands’ is a fascinating microcosm of the post-beat/pre-punk development of British rock music that will be of huge appeal far beyond its narrow geographical focus.