A Well Respected Man-The Kinks

There are not many more well respected men out there than Ray Davies of the The Kinks.
It doesn't look likely and of course 'it wouldn't be the same', but having never seen them live I still hope they could get together for one last tour/show!
I'll just have to check out Ray's show at Kenwood House on Saturday 27th June.

How Does It Feel To Feel-The Creation

Legendary Mod outfit The Creation serve up 'How Does It Feel To Feel'.
Much admired by Pete Townsend this classic slice of English freakbeat has the power and speed to stand up with the best....and yes, this is the band Alan McGee named his record label after (and band..biff bang pow)

There's A Ghost In My House-R Dean Taylor

Keeping the Motown/Northern Soul vibe going here is the excellent R Dean Taylor with his classic track, 'There's A Ghost In My House'. Seriously underrated, check out his excellent website and get yourself a decent compilation.

I Feel Much Better-The Small Faces

OK, so maybe not the 'mod-ist' Small Faces track, but great none the less...how could it not be...taken from their second album, 'Small Faces' from 1967...issued also, with different track listing as 'There Are But Four Small Faces' in The USA.

The Rise Of The Brighton Surf-Kim Fowley

I'm off to Brighton this weekend so I'd thought i'd pop up a few mod(-ish) records, starting with this oddity from Kim Fowley. If you don't know who he is...well you should, check him out as he's been involved in lots and lots of great records over the years...Bubblegum, Alley-oop,The Trip, to name just a few...
This fun track is from his 'Outlaw Superman' album which collects various odd singles Fowley put out...Oh, and you may well recognise the tune...

Mad Monster Party-Ethel Ennis

Mad Monster Party by Ethel Ennis from the superb Rankin/Bass animated film of the same name, see trailer above(sick-a-dilic?).The soundtrack to the film is mostly instrumental but here we get a great Bond-type track that sets the scene perfectly!

The film also features the inimitable Phyllis Diller...whether or not we'll ever 'be ready for that', well, only time will tell!