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 01  The Go-Go Train                         

                            - Mike Stevens & The Shevelles 1967

 02  Baby What You Want Me To Do

                                                             - Steve Aldo 1964

 03  (Just a) Little Misunderstood

                                                           - Rod Stewart 1966

 04  Take a Heart - The Sorrows 1965

 05  I Stand Accused - Tony Colton 1965

 06  Come Home Baby

                                  - P.P. Arnold & Rod Stewart 1966

 07  End Of The Season - The Ugly’s 1966

 08  Stroll On - The Yardbirds 1967

 09  I Wanna Talk About My Baby

                                                     - The Riot Squad 1965

 10  I Can’t Believe What You Say

                                                         - Val McKenna 1965

 11  Hey, Hey Lover Boy - The Sheffields 1964

 12  Walking The Dog

                                - Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band 1964

 13  East Side Story - St Louis Union 1966

 14  (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet - Peter’s Faces 1964

 15  I Go To Sleep - The Truth 1966

 16  (We Ain’t Got) Nothing Yet - The Spectres 1967

 17  Five O’Clock World - The Vogues 1965

 18  Every Minute Of Every Day

                                            - Mal & The Primitives 1965

 19  A Man With Money - A Wild Uncertainty 1965

 20  I’ll Cry Instead - Joe Cocker 1964

The cities in the UK had their own club scene which was very different from the charts, with both live performers and specialist DJs.

Clubs in the early 60’s, particularly in London, weren’t about playing the latest chart hits, they were more into Rhythm & Blues, soul, modern jazz or bluebeat (later known as Ska).  

At its best, the Club scene provided a meeting place for the fashionable young - a place to dance, listen to their favourite sounds and new music from the USA and Jamaica.

A fuller version of this will appear within the 60s articles, which are under preparation.