Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. The In Crowd - Dobie Gray
2. Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye
3. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas
4. Cool Jerk - The Capitols
5. I Can't Stand It - The Soul Sisters
6. See Saw - The Goodtimers, Don Covay
7. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
8. One, Two, Three - Len Barry
9. Too Many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes
10. What'cha Gonna Do About It - Small Faces
11. Get Out Of My Life, Woman - Lee Dorsey
12. Put Yourself In My Place - The Elgins
13. Devil With The Blue Dress - Shorty Long
14. (Take A Little) Piece Of My Heart - Erma Franklin
15. Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms, The Enchanters
16. Don't Fight It - Wilson Pickett
17. Who's Cheating Who? - Little Milton
18. I'm The Face - The High Numbers
19. Air Travel - Chris Farlowe
20. Going To A Go-Go - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
21. When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes - The Supremes
22. Woman's Got Soul - The Impressions
23. Finger Poppin' - Ike Turner, Tina Turner
24. Think - James Brown & The Famous Flames
25. Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's

Disc 2:

1. That Driving Beat - Willie Mitchell
2. The Right Track - Billy Butler, The Enchanters
3. Helpless - Kim Weston
4. (I'm A) Road Runner - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
5. Tell Mama - Etta James
6. Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers
7. I've Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo
8. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
9. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
10. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide - Sonny Boy Williamson
11. Leaving Here - Eddie Holland
12. The Twist - Hank Ballard, The Midnighters
13. Ball O' Fire - The Skatalites
14. Penny Reel - Eric Morris
15. King Of Kings - Jimmy Cliff
16. A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe
17. Wade In The Water - Ramsey Lewis Trio
18. I Do Love You - Billy Stewart
19. My Girl - The Temptations
20. It's All Right - The Impressions
21. Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) - The O'Jays
22. Love Has Gone - Four Tops
23. It Will Stand - The Showmen
24. The Entertainer - Tony Clarke
25. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers

Disc 3:

1. Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
2. I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
3. Whatcha Gonna Do About It - Doris Troy
4. Sitting In The Park - Billy Stewart
5. Yeh, Yeh - Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
6. The Monkey Time - Major Lance
7. Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles
8. Walkin' Up A One-Way Street - Willie Tee
9. Sock It To Em J.B. - Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers
10. Stop Her On The Sight (S.O.S) - Edwin Starr
11. You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells
12. Try It Baby - Marvin Gaye
13. Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
14. Come On And See Me - Tammi Terrell
15. Tune Up - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
16. Can You Jerk Like Me - The Contours
17. Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
18. All For You - Earl Van Dyke, The Soulbrothers
19. High Heel Sneakers - Tommy Tucker
20. My Babe - Little Walter
21. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
22. Shame, Shame, Shame - Jimmy Reed
23. Ain't Doing Too Bad (Parts 1 & 2) - Bobby Bland
24. If Somebody Told You - Anna King
25. Image - Alan Haven

Disc 4:

1. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere - The Who
2. Biff Bang Pow - The Creation
3. Cruncher - Jay-Jays
4. Leaving Here - The Birds
5. Almost Grown - Small Faces
6. I Got You I Feel Good - James Brown
7. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Solomon Burke
8. Baby You Got It - The Action
9. Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I - The Velvelettes
10. Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark
11. Hot Dog (My Baby's Comin' Home) - The Four Shells
12. Little Girl - Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, The Graham Bond Organization
13. We Don't Know - The Attack
14. You Can's Sit Down (Parts 1 & 2) - Phil Upchurch Combo
15. Bert's Apple Crumble - The Quik
16. In The Meantime - Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
17. Got My Mojo Workin' - Jimmy Smith
18. Boogaloo Party - The Flamingos
19. All Or Nothing - Small Faces
20. I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group
21. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye
22. Time Is On My Side - Irma Thomas
23. That's The Way It's Got To Be - The Poets
24. First I Look At The Purse - The Contours
25. The "In" Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76192 in Music
• Released on: 2001-04-23
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Running time: 213 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Though it's impossible to comprehensively catalogue the musical nuances of a scene as diverse as mod--even across four CDs--the lavishly packaged box set The In Crowd, which comes complete with glossy booklet, makes a highly commendable stab at it. The "ace face" fraternity will probably sneer at the preponderance of over-familiar cuts, but these 100 tracks are a near-perfect introduction to the UK's most enduring youth cult. Berry Gordy's nascent Motown label was a touchstone for the mod movement and is well represented here, as is its equally influential counterpart, the grittier more groove based Atlantic. It's not all US soul here however. There are also generous smatterings of ska, blues, jazz and R&B. Not to mention a pretty definitive roll call of original Brit-mod combos. All in all, The In Crowd is guaranteed to float the boating blazer of any self-respecting boy (or girl) about town. The weekend starts here. --Chris King

Customer Reviews

Bit expensive, but worth it
Luckily the time period of this collection ignores the mod revivalist 1980's music of the Jam and subsequent pretenders. What you get here is pretty much an insight into the music of swinging sixties, before all the drugs, hippies and psychedelia took over. Not that there's anything wrong with all that, but this music is particularly of its period and more than any compilation recreates its subject matter in all its glory. A lot of this compilation is American music in particular Soul and R&B, and even Jazz (don't let that put you off, this is far removed from modern Jazz and very much pop music.) What's great about this collection is that unlike the narrower and in my opinion less accesible 'Northern Soul' music a lot of these tracks would have appeared on Motown, Atlantic or even 60's rock and Roll compilations. The music here is very wide indeed, but essentially very good. Maybe there are too many 12 bar blues songs, and some really slow ballads which seem out of place next to the more upbeat songs but overall the tracks are catchy and accessible. The only downside is probably the broad music represented here as whatever your tastes there are bound to be a few tracks you won't like, but there are bound to be so many more you do like. More than recommended for any 60's affecionado; its a must im afraid.

Image Is Everything
An intelligent, beautifully assembled package, especially the detailed booklet. Not only does it offer smart surveys of mod (The Who, Birds, Creation), Motown, R&B and soul, but it throws in the odd surprise track like "Image" by Alan Haven, a mid-'60s Hammond keyboard specialist who manages to distill the sounds of swinging London '65 and "The Avengers" TV series of the time into an ab fab 2:59. In other words, it's the perfect accompaniment to a night out with John Steed and Emma Peel. It might sound like hype, but, for me, the entire box set was worth purchasing for this one track.

Style music struts its stuff!
For anyone who is a fan of Mod, Northern Soul, or Motown, this is a must-have collection. The set traces some of the roots of this music from the late 1950's, and through the heyday of the 1960's. Most of this is excellent stuff, whether you lived through it as an original Face, or whether (like me), you are a lot younger and are looking to past music for enjoyment and inspiration. Not too much to criticise, although CD2 is not that great, and parts of CD1 are a bit average. However, CDs 3 and 4 are absolutely top-drawer. Buy it! It will be a worthy addition to your music collection. And you can tell 'em I told you so.