The Rubble Collection Vol.11-20 [Box set]

The Rubble compilations rounded up almost all the best pysch singles made in the '60s. Not surprisingly, the average quality of each individual album began to fall around the early 'teens as most of the real gems had been on the early compilations. For this reason you should get the box set of Rubble 1-10 before getting this.

Nevertheless, it's worth going for both, simply because you're buying each album for a fiver, and once you've got both you've got the '60s basically sorted in your collection. Any time friends come round and say that the '60s were about Motown, Sandie Shaw and Freddie and the Dreamers, or even the Beatles and Stones, play them some of this stuff and it'll soon shut them up.

Thought a list of what's actually on the CDs would be of help to those thinking of buying the beast...

Now I hope all these aging artistes are getting some much needed royalties from these reissues to keep them in Joss Sticks and Brown Rice..

if you see any mistakes just add a comment and I will adjust it toot sweet.

Here is the all important track listing.
Track listing
1. Wind of Change - Accent
2. Wooden Spoon - Poets
3. Cheadle Heath Delusions - Andromeda, Felius
4. Looking for the Sun - Plague
5. Listen to Mary Cry - Fairytale
6. Treacle Toffee World
7. Colours of My Mind - Attack
8. Follow Me - Californians
9. Guess I Was Dreaming - Fairytale
10. Meditations - Andromeda, Felius
11. Dream Machine - Sauterelles
12. Lady Orange Peel
13. In Your Tower - Poets
14. Woodstock - Turquoise
15. Fade Away Maureen - Cherry Smash
16. Iceman

1. Portucllis Gate - Bulldog Breed
2. Secret - Virgin Sleep
3. Vacuum Cleaner - Tintern Abbey
4. Michael Angelo - 23rd Turnoff
5. A Day in My Mind's Mind - Human Instinct
6. Northern Hemisphere - East of Eden
7. Peter's Birthday (Black & White Rainbows) - World of Oz
8. Catherine's Wheel - Laine, Denny
9. Beeside - Tintern Abbey
10. Pink Dawn - Human Instinct
11. Gene Is the Sad Man - Timebox
12. Glastonbery
13. Help Me Please - Outer Limits
14. Like a Tear - World of Oz
15. Nite-Is-A-Comin'/Smeta Murgaty - Warm Sounds

1. You're Holding Me Down - Buzz
2. Gong with a Luminous Nose - Fleur de Lys
3. Take a Heart - Boys Blue
4. Blackeyed Woman - Deejays
5. Just the Same as You - Southern Sound
6. Just a Little Bit
7. Yeah, I'm Waiting - Force Five
8. Just a Fear - Answers
9. 9 'Till 5 - French Revolution
10. Train Keeps Rollin' - Zona Swamp Company
11. I Don't Wanna Go - Southern Sound
12. She's a Girl - Attraction
13. Help Me Mummy's Gone - Game
14. You Got What I Want - Boys Blue
15. Mazy - Peep Show
16. Dawn - Gallagher, George & The Pathfinders

1. If (Would It Turn Our Wrong) - Espirit de Corps
2. Sueno
3. A Little Bit of Shangri-La - Our Plastic Dream
4. I Can Show You - Rupert's People
5. The Wind - Groove
6. Baby I Need You - Curiosity Shoppe
7. The Castle Has Fallen - Ghost
8. June - Nirvana
9. Magic Rocking Horse - Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
10. Jabberwock - Boeing Duveen & the Beautiful Soup
11. Dream on My Mind - Rupert's People
12. Love Years Coming - Strawberry Children
13. You Got Me High - Science Poption
14. Encansulated Marigold - Our Plastic Dream
15. Grounded - Syn
16. Ma-Mari-Huana
17. Untitled

1. Paper Man - Noah's Arkweld
2. Nobody Knows Where You've Been - State of Mickey & Tommy
3. When You Tell It, Tell It Well - Zipps
4. Eagle's Son - Pretty Things
5. In the Land of Dreams - House of Lords
6. Romantic Attitude - Fitch, John
7. Strange Light from the East - Tuesday's Children
8. Turquoise Tandem Cycle - Jason Crest
9. Alexander - Pretty Things
10. Jack in the Box - Jackpots
11. Groovin' Slow - Sound Barrier
12. I've Got the Love - Rupert's People
13. My Way of Loving You - Wallace Collection
14. With Love from 1 to 5 - State of Mickey & Tommy
15. Moscow - Wonderland
16. Blow Your Mind - Pretty Things

1. Francis - Walker, Gary & the Rain
2. So Many Things - Fleur de Lys
3. All You've Got - Lovin' Spoonful
4. Inspiration - Chasers
5. Brother Can You Spend a Dime - Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
6. Undecidedly - Sea-ders
7. Softly, Softly - Dreams
8. Gravy Booby Jamm - Kefford, Ace Stand
9. Live Like a Lady - Remo 4
10. Qiii - Eyes of Blue
11. Thanks a Lot - Sea-ders
12. Keep on Believin' - Lovin' Spoonful
13. Grey Skies
14. Feel Right - Caariage Company
15. Butchers & Bakers - Staccatos
16. Love by Numbers

1. Seek and You Find - Fox
2. Spot the Lights
3. Golden Apples - Californians
4. The Room Revolves Around Me - Oscar Bicyles
5. Easy to Know - Gentle Influence
6. Sunday - Andwella's Dream
7. She's a Soldier Boy - New Generation
8. Virgin Sunrise - Colt, Christopher
9. Light - Lion Tamers
10. The Remedies of Doctor Brohnicoy
11. Hey! Mr. Carpenter - Fox
12. Running by the River - Lincoln, Philamore
13. She's Got the Time - Afex
14. In Love
15. Silver Butterfly - James, Nicky
16. Toymaker - Wild Silk

1. Dance 'Round the Maypole - Acid Gallery
2. Imagine - Argosy
3. Love-Maker - Bryce, Calum
4. Dr. Gentle - Lyons & Malone
5. The Wall - Fruit Machine
6. Dream with Me - Forray, Andy
7. Wallapaper - Pregnant Insomnia
8. The Real Thing, Pt. 1 & 2 - Morris, Russell
9. The River - Octopus
10. Ain't Nobody Else - Doomsday Machine
11. Exploding Galaxy - Infantes Jubilate
12. My Kingdom Cannot Loose - Still Life
13. Someday You'll Need Someone - Dee & The Quotom
14. Strange Loves of Gwyneth - Saint David's Road
15. The Thief - Octopus
16. Turn Back Time/Bird in the Wind - Time Machine

1. (In My) Mind's Eye - Rameses & Selket
2. Katja - Lion of Judah
3. She's Alright - Lyons & Malone
4. Pain of My Misfortune - Moving Fingers
5. Dawn Breaks Through
6. Candy - Cinnamon Quill
7. Timothy - Scots of St. James
8. The Devil Rides Out - Icarus
9. Honey Chile - Fourmyula
10. We Can Fly - Portobello Explosion
11. Crazy One - Rameses & Selket
12. The House Beside the Mine - Wood, Hayden
13. Elderdown Clown - Scots of St. James
14. Memories of Melinda - Together
15. Tracey Smith - Price, Rick & Mike Sheridan
16. Fire - Cymbelines

1. What on Earth - Blossom Toes
2. Buffalo Billy Can - Apple
3. Love Makes Sweet Music - Soft Machine
4. Which Dreamed It - Boeing Duveen & the Beautiful Soup
5. Light of Your Mind
6. Don't Make a Sound
7. My Boyd - Argosy
8. Winston Built a Bridge - Bump
9. Ieek! I'm A... Freak - Adjeef the Poet
10. The Sun Shines from His Eyes - Pandemonium
11. In My Life - Chapter Four
12. Mud in Your Eyes - Fleur de Lys
13. Devil's Grip
14. Walter's Dream - Beautiful
15. Supernatural Fairytales - Art
16. Silver Tree Top School for Boys - Beatstalkers

I have had all the Rubble compilations for some time now, and at first I was in agreement with the customer who thought that the quality deteriorated once the Rubbles got to the early `teens. However, I recently dug them out again, and I would now say that volumes 11-20 are every bit as strong as the first half of the collection. In my opinion, volumes 11 and 15 are amongst the best in the whole series, whilst on the earlier collection, volume 9 was comparatively rather weak, so one can hardly say that all the best tracks were on the early volumes, and the later ones represent only the dregs, for this is not the case.
For those not already familiar with Rubbles 1-10, Rubble is arguably the greatest collection of obscure 1960s psych/freakbeat on the market; the sound quality is very good (forget "Chocolate Soup..."etc - this is the real deal!) and a large majority of the material is first class. As I have already said, the later volumes are every bit as good as the earlier ones. Featured bands include the legendary Rupert's People ("I've Got The Love" is great!), The Pretty Things ("Eagle's Son" represents their strongest venture into the psychedelic world) and Southern Sound (their "I Don't Wanna Go" from 1966 was voted number 4 in MOJO magazine's Freakbest Top 50).
I could talk all day about the virtues of Rubble, but it won't do any good; you really need to hear this stuff before you can appreciate its magic.