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Track Listings
| 1. Anymore Than I Do |
| 2. Feel Like Flying (Aka Making It) |
| 3. Created By Clive (Previously Unreleased) |
| 4. Try It |
| 5. Go Your Way |
| 6. Too Old |
| 7. Colour Of My Mind |
| 8. Lady Orange Peel |
| 9. Sympathy For The Devil |
| 10. Neville Thumbcatch |
| 11. Strange House |
| 12. Created By Clive |
| 13. Mr Pinnodmy's Dilemma |
| 14. Come On Up (Previously Unreleased) |
| 15. Freedom For You |
| 16. Hi Ho Silver Lining |
| 17. Magic In The Air (Aka Watch With Mother) |
| 18. Anything (Previously Unreleased) |
| 19. We Don't Know |
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Album Description
Making up the four great bands of the 1966 pop-apocalypse were The Who, The Action, The Creation and finally The Attack. Four names that in their brevity summed up the instant flash of mod-pop appeal. They had more energy than an H-bomb after flash, and they hit the senses and the soul with a long awaited wake up call.
Led by ex Ready Steady Go dancer Richard Shirman, aka Jivin'K. Boots (!), and future Nice guitarist David O'List , the Attack recorded four singles for Decca, plus a number of unreleased tracks and a radio session; all included here.
A definitive collection, which includes such stand outs as - ‘Try It’ "bugged out insanity,with sexual overtones blowing the Standells version into oblivion"; ‘We Don't Know’"a tight explosion of mod-soul" ; ‘Anymore Than I Do’, a freak beat classic! Plus of course their pre-Jeff Beck version of ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’.
This gorgeous package by Phil Smee and with full involvement of Richard Shirman is a must for all Mod / Pop-Sike collectors.
Includes all four Decca singles and previously unreleased material.
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MAKING UP THE FOUR GREAT BANDS OF THE 1966 POP-APOCALYPSE WERE THE WHO, THE ACTION, THE CREATION AND FINALLY THE ATTACK. FOUR NAMES THAT IN THEIR BREVITY SUMMED UP THE INSTANT FLASH OF MOD-POP APPEAL. THEY HAD MORE ENERGY THAN AN H-BOMB AFTER FLASH, AND THEY HIT THE SENSES AND THE SOUL WITH A LONG AWAITED WAKE UP CALL. LED BY EX READY STEADY GO DANCER RICHARD SHIRMAN, AKA JIVIN'K. BOOTS (!), AND FUTURE NICE GUITARIST DAVID O'LIST , THE ATTACK RECORDED SINGLES FOR DECCA, PLUS A NUMBER OF UNRELEASED TRACKS (INCLUDING TWO ONLY RECENTLY UNEARTHED ON ACETATE) AND A RADIO SESSION. ALL INCLUDED HERE. STAND OUT TRACKS BEING TRY IT "BUGGED OUT INSANITY, WITH SEXUAL OVERTONES BLOWING THE STANDELLS VERSION INTO OBLIVION"; WE DON'T KNOW "A TIGHT EXPLOSION OF MOD-SOUL" ; ANYMORE THAN I DO "A FREAK BEAT CLASSIC" - PLUS OF COURSE THEIR PRE-JEFF BECK VERSION OF HI HO SILVER LINING. A SPECIAL PACKAGE BY PHIL SMEE, WITH FULL INVOLVEMENT OF RICHARD SHIRMAN, AND NOTES BY CHRIS WELCH WHO FOLLOWED THE BAND FOR MELODY MAKER IN 1968. A MUST FOR ALL MOD COLLECTORS. FEATURES ...ANYMORE THAN I DO / MAKING IT (AKA FEEL LIKE FLYING) / CREATED BY CLIVE * / TRY IT / GO YOUR WAY / TOO OLD / COLOURS OF MY MIND / LADY ORANGE PEEL / SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL * / NEVILLE THUMBCATCH / STRANGE HOUSE / CREATED BY CLIVE / MR PINNODMY'S DILEMMA / COME ON UP * / FREEDOM FOR YOU * / HI HO SILVER LINING / WATCH WITH MOTHER (AKA MAGIC IN THE AIR) * / ANYTHING * / WE DON'T KNOW * PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A superb nineteen track collection of The Attack's unreleased gems, Decca singles and radio sessions. About every cut here is truly out-standing, like "Anymore Than I Do", "Feel Like Flying", "Try It" (saw the Grassroots perform this song on the oldies circuit many moons ago), the awesome "Go Your Way", the total grooving "Colour My Mind", "Lady Orange Peel" (great guitar licks), their happening Stones cover "Sympathy For The Devil", the uptempo "Neville Thumbcatch". Several line-up changes took place during the short time The Attack was together, but the most vital personnel appears to have been Richard Shirman-vocals, Geoff Richardson-guitar, George Watt-organ, Kenny Harold-bass and Chris Allen-drums. Comes with nicely assembled 14-page booklet packed with plenty of info, pics, art work and complete band discography. Essential UK '60's psych. Should do a LOT for fans of the Action, Q 65, Open Mind, Syn, early Who, the Creation and Les Fleurs De Lys. Another upside with this CD it is has nearly an all-different track listing as The Attack - 'Early Daze' disc that was released on the Angel Air label a few years back. Highly recommended.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This group were good...very good in fact, and are right up there in sixties freakbeat folklore. If you like the Creation, Wimple Winch and freakbeat sounds, and have not yet checked this band out, then do so.
There are a couple of lesser tracks to be sure, but on the whole, this CD will not be a disappointment. I really enjoyed it and recommend it and it is Mod also as Mod music is not just the Who and the Small Faces but the glorious sounds to had here...
There are a couple of lesser tracks to be sure, but on the whole, this CD will not be a disappointment. I really enjoyed it and recommend it and it is Mod also as Mod music is not just the Who and the Small Faces but the glorious sounds to had here...
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Never heard of this group before,apart from one song on a four disc MOD set,thought I'd see if they had any albums,lucky for me they did,albeit all four singles and B-sides plus never released material! And I have got to say its the best C.D I've bought for a while! Great tracks like 'Try it' 'Go your way' and a great little pop song called 'Created by Clive'!
If you like a bit of rough sometimes heavy R & B then I recommend! I'm truely loving this record!
If you like a bit of rough sometimes heavy R & B then I recommend! I'm truely loving this record!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
This Lot In The Same Breathe As...................?
Seems like there`s only Mauricio talking any sense here. How the hell can one hmnn hmnn "reviewer" even mention this lot in the same breath as Fleur De Lys - how sad is that? Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. Foss
Misleading
I agree with Mauricio from Brazil - The Attack are no 'Mod' band, not sure what they are but whatever it is, it's pretty average.
Published on 29 Jun 2008 by Shelby Mustang
Mod??
Why people have this obsession of calling everything from the sixties as "mod"? They surely have fooled me. There's nothing mod about this guys or their songs! Nothing! Read more
Published on 23 April 2008 by Mauricio Cordeiro
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