Even some pretty middle of the road pop music had give some ground to the now sound if they wanted to cut it in the wilder mid-60s. Up and down the country fledgling outfits modified their approach by the day, as falling “behind the time” was tantamount to resigning oneself to the dreaded cabaret circuit. The mods, who with speed-fuelled energy filled the all-night clubs, also wanted edgy bands that reflected their fast moving lifestyle of ever-changing sharp fashions, scooters, pep pills and violence. In addition rhythm & blues rave-ups had become a powerful force on the live circuit and US soul had also made a big impact. This left a great number of acts who needed to piece together a new attitude in order to survive. Merseybeat, which had been the driving force in the UK for the early part of the 1960s, was more or less over and done at this stage, with The Beatles having moved well away from their roots by the time of Rubber Soul, their second album of 1965.

This new 3CD set which puts forward a case for 1965 perhaps being of equal merit, offering a bright array of different sounds. Having stated in the recent Think I’m Going Weird review (which you can read here) that 1966 was a hugely important year in UK music, along comes Box Of Pin-Ups.

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