The British Music Invasion: Collectors Quick Reference

By R. Duane Cozzen

The British Music Invasion Collectors Quick Reference is a must have for record collectors!
The book includes all 41 Invasion artist of the 60's, from The Animals to The Zombies.
Includes short bios of each artist and complete U.S. Discographies (albums, single 45's, Extended Play 45's (EP's), Mini Albums (jukebox editions) and Flexi Discs) plus track listings.
Discography years covered are from 1963 through 1971.
Also included are rare, hard-to-find releases.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Apr 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781329031951

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The British Music Invasion: Collectors Quick Reference

The British Music Invasion: Collectors Quick Reference

Includes U.S. Discographies

R. Duane Cozzen

Copyright © 2015 R. Duane Cozzen

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

First Printing: 2015

ISBN: 978-1-329-03195-1

Cozzen Publications

Claremont, NC 28610

www.cozzenconnectionentertainmentgroup.com

Dedication

To my brother Tony Cozzen who, like I, was an avid British Music Invasion fan.

I lost my brother July 13, 2013.

Rest In Peace Bro.

The Artists

The Animals

The Beatles

Cilla Black

Chad & Jeremy

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

The Dave Clark Five

Petula Clark

The Spencer Davis Group

Donovan

Marianne Faithful

Freddie and The Dreamers

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders

The Fortunes

Gerry and The Pacemakers

Herman's Hermits

The Hollies

The Honeycombs

The Hullaballoos

Tom Jones

The Kinks

Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas

The Liverpool Five

Lulu

Manfred Mann

The Moody Blues

The Nashville Teens

Peter & Gordon

The Pretty Things

The Rolling Stones

The Searchers

The Small Faces 

Dusty Springfield

The Swinging Blue Jeans

Them / Van Morrison

Brian Poole & The Tremeloes

The Troggs

Ian Whitcomb

The Who

The Yardbirds

The Zombies

Preface

The artist in this book were a part of The British Music Invasion that hit the U.S in the mid 60's.

The Invasion began with The Beatles, in 1964, and continued through 1966. The discographies cover the years 1963 through 1971. By 1971 most of the original artist had changed directions musically or gotten out of the business all together.

There are acts that were a huge success in the U.K. and other countries, like Germany and Japan, but never released anything in the United States. I'll save them for another book.

Most of the 41 artists in this book were performing and releasing records before the Invasion began but I've limited those releases to no earlier than 1963. My reason is, The Beatles are credited for starting the Invasion in 1964 but their single I Want To Hold Your Hand b/w I Saw Her Standing There was actually released in December 1963. It wasn't until February 1964 before it caught on.

I've done extensive research on the discographies to make them as complete and accurate as possible. If I have missed anything, my apologies.

The discographies include tracks and are for the U.S. only. Formats are LP's (albums), 45's (singles), EP's (extended play 45's), Mini Albums (7" disc that play at 33 1/3 rpm that were distributed to jukebox vendors). Mini Albums are included in the LP category. I've also included Flexi Discs, a paper thin flexible record.

I've also put photos of the labels at the end of the discographies to give you an idea of what the label looked like at the time of the release to help in your search.

Introduction

The British Invasion! What can I say! When it hit, it hit hard! Turning my adolescent life upside down!

1964, the year music changed forever and the beginning of a music revolution that never died.

I was a student at Knox Jr. High School in Salisbury, North Carolina when I was first introduced to this new sound.

I remember walking into my homeroom on that fateful morning, to find all the girls hovering over a school desk, giggling. The male population was gathered on the other side of the room.

After asking the guys what was going on, they quickly told me that the girls had gone crazy over a  record one of the girls had brought to school. It was by a band called The Beatles.

Curious, I eased over to the flock of girls and was able to look over their shoulders to see a picture sleeve 45 of The Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand b/w I Saw Her Standing There.

The picture on the sleeve was a black and white of the Fab Four all dressed in matching suits with no collar on the jackets. I'd never seen that! And God forbid one of them (Paul) was holding a lit cigarette! When I pointed that out to the girls, I was quickly banished to the other side of the classroom.

After school, as I walked into the living room, I spotted a copy of the same Beatles 45 laying on our coffin sized Magnavox console TV / radio / record player. If mom had bought a copy, I figured they can't be all that bad, so I played the record. I was immediately hooked on this new Merseybeat Sound from Britain.

That  Christmas I got a new portable record player and my cousin Jimmy gave me a copy of  The Dave Clark Five's Return LP. That was my first exposure to the Tottenham Sound and I became an avid DC5 fan from that moment on.

My younger brother, Tony, became a big Beatles fan and up to his passing in 2013, we enjoyed discussing and debating the pro's and con's of The Beatles and Dave Clark Five's music styles.

This quick reference book features the 41 British Acts that crossed over to the U.S. charts during the British Music Invasion Years.

These artist are generally agreed upon as part of the original British Music Invasion. Some made it big, some didn’t, but all-in-all they did their part to change rock 'n' roll music as we know it. I feel very fortunate to have been around during the Invasion which is a part of music history.

THE ANIMALS

The Animals were originally called the Alan Price Trio and changed their name to The Animals when Eric Burden joined the band. They were formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 60's and moved to London in 1964.

The original members were Eric Burdon (vocals), Chas Chandler (bass/vocals), Alan Price (keyboards/vocals), John Steel (drums), Hilton Valentine (guitar/vocals). Price left in 1965, because of his fear of flying, and was replaced by Dave Rowberry.

The original band disbanded in 1966. Eric Burden continued on with Eric Burdon & The Animals.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 1994

Albums (LP's)

1964

The Animals

The Animals: (Side 1) The House Of The Rising Sun / The Girl Can’t Help It / Blue Feeling / Baby Let Me Take You Home / The Right Time / Talkin' Bout You  (Side 2) Around and Around / I'm In Love Again / Gonna Send You Back To Walker / Memphis, Tennessee / I've Been Around -  MGM E/SE  4264

The Animals On Tour: (Side  1) Boom Boom / How You've Changed / Mess Around / Bright Lights, Big City / I Believe  In My Soul / Worried Life Blues (Side 2) Let The Good Times Roll / Ain't Got You / Hallelujah, I Love Her So / I'm Crying / Dimples / She Said Yeah - MGM E/SE 4281

Get Yourself A College Girl (soundtrack): (Side 1) Whenever You're Around - The Dave Clark Five / Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto / Around And Around -The Animals / The Sermon - Jimmy Smith Trio / Get Yourself A College Girl - Mary Ann Mobley (Side 2) Thinking Of You Baby - The Dave Clark Five / Sweet Rain - Stan Getz / Blue Feeling - The Animals / Comin' Home Johnny - Jimmy Smith Trio / Talkin' About Love  - Freddie Bell w/Roberta Linn & the Bell Boys / The Swim - The Standells - MGM SE 4273

1965

Animal Tracks: (Side 1) We Gotta Get Out Of This Place / Take It Easy Baby / Bring It On Home To Me / The Story of Bo Diddley (Side 2) Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / I Can't Believe It / Club A Go-Go / Roberta / Bury My Body / For Miss Caulker - MGM E/SE 4305

1966

Animalization: (Side 1) Don't Bring Me Down / One Monkey Don't Stop No Show / You're On My Mind / Cheating / She'll Return It / Inside Looking Out (Side 2) See See Rider / Gin House Blues / Maudi / What Am I Living For / Sweet Little Sixteen / I Put A Spell On You - MGM E/SE 4384

Animalism: (Side 1) All Night Long / Shake / The Other Side Of This Life / Rock Me Baby / Lucille / Smoke Stack Lightning (Side 2) Hey Gyp / Hit The Road Jack / Outcast / Louisiana Blues / That's All I Am To You / Going Down Slow - MGM E/SE 4414

The Best of The Animals: (Side 1) It's My Life / Gonna Send You Back To Walker / I'm Mad / House Of The Rising Sun / We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (Side 2) Boom Boom / I'm In Love Again / Roberta / I'm Crying / Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - MGM E/SE 4324

1967

Eric Burdon and The Animals

Eric Burdon & The Animals: Winds Of Change: (Side 1) Winds Of Change / Poem By The Sea / Paint It Black / Yes I Am Experienced (Side 2) San Franciscan Nights / Man-Woman / Hotel Hell / Good Times / Anything / It's All Meat - MGM E/SE-4484

Eric Is Here: (Side 1) In The Night / Mama Told Me Not To Come / I Think It's Gonna Rain / This Side Of Goodbye / That Ain't Where It's At / True Love (Comes Only In A Lifetime) (Side 2) Help Me Girl / Wait Till Next Year / Losin' Control / It's Not Easy / The Biggest Bundle Of Them All / It's Been A Long Time Comin' - MGM E/SE-4433

The Best Of Eric Burdon And The Animals-Vol II: (Side 1) When I Was Young / A Girl Named Sandoz / Don't Bring Me Down / She'll Return It / See See Rider / The Other Side Of This Life (Side 2) Hey Gyp / Help Me Girl / That Ain't Where It's At / You're On My Mind / Inside-Looking Out / Cheating - MGM E/SE-4454

1968

The Twain Shall Meet: (Side 1) Monterey / Just The Thought / Closer To The Truth / No Self Pity / Orange And Red Beams  (Side 2) Sky Pilot / We Love You Lil / All Is One - MGM E/SE4537

Every One Of Us: (Side 1) White Horses / Uppers And Downers / Serenade To A Sweet Lady / The Immigrant Lad / Year Of The Guru (Side 2) St. James Infirmary / New York 1963 - America 1968 - MGM SE 4553

Love Is (double album): (Side 1) River Deep, Mountain High / I'm An Animal / I'm Dying (Or Am I)  (Side 2) / Ring Of Fire /Colored Rain (Side 3) To Love Somebody / As The Years Go Passing By (Side 4) Madman / Gemini - MGM SE-4591-2

1969

The Greatest Hits Of Eric Burdon And The Animals: (Side 1) River Deep, Mountain High / San Franciscan Nights / Year Of The Guru / Anything / Monterey (Side 2) White Horses / Winds Of Change / To Love Somebody / Sky Pilot - (*)MGM SE 4602 -  Original Issue

The Greatest Hits Of Eric Burdon And The Animals: (Side 1) River Deep, Mountain High / San Franciscan Nights / Year Of The Guru / Anything / Monterey (Side 2) White Horses / Winds Of Change / To Love Somebody / Sky Pilot - (*) Polydor 827 570-1 Y01  (*) Different Label - REISSUE

Singles (45's)

1964

The Animals

>Baby Let Me Take You Home b/w Gonna Send You Back To Walker-  MGM K1342

>The House of the Rising Sun b/w Talkin' Bout You - MGM K13264

>I'm Crying b/w Take It Easy - MGM K13274

1965

>Boom Boom b/w Blue Feeling - MGM K13298

>Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood b/w Club A-Go Go - MGM K13311

>Bring It On Home to Me b/w For Miss Caulker - MGM K13339

>We Gotta Get Out Of This Place  b/w I Can't Believe It- MGM K13382

>It's My Life b/w I'm Going to Change the World- MGM K13414

1966

Eric Burdon and The Animals

>Inside-Looking Out b/w You're On My Mind - MGM K13468

>Don't Bring Me Down b/w Cheating - MGM  K13514

>See See Rider b/w She'll Return It - MGM K13582

>Help Me Girl b/w That Ain't Where It's At - MGM K13636

1967

>When I Was Young b/w A Girl Named Sandoz - MGM K13721

>San Franciscan Nights b/w Good Times - MGM K13769

>Monterey b/w Ain't It So - MGM K13868

>MGM Celebrity Scene: Eric Burdon & The Animals Special Editon 5 single box set: (Record 1) >(K13791) Don't Bring Me Down b/w When I Was Young  (Record 2) >(K13792) See See Rider b/w Hey Gyp  (Record 3)   >(K13793) Inside-Looking Out b/w Help Me Girl  (Record 4) >(K13794)  San Franciscan Nights b/w Good Times (Record 5) >(K13795) The Other Side Of Life b/w It's All Meat