Over the past 20 years there have been countless compilations of prime, raw British Beat. As any interested observer will have noticed, many of these have featured tracks that have appeared several times already. This might give the impression that this particular well has run dry. I will admit that the gushing torrent of undiscovered pure R&B frenzy has now been reduced to a babbling country brook, but if you dig deep enough there are still some untapped reserves of top quality beat waiting to be unearthed. ‘Nothing Comes Easy’ is a compilation of 20 such gems, previously uncomped on CD. Some of these bands may be familiar to you as they have appeared on other collections of this genre. For instance, The Mark Four’s ‘Hurt Me If You Will’ has turned up on quite a few comps (I’ve counted seven!), but ‘Slow Down’ has never, as far as I’m aware, been comped till now. Much of the fun I’ve had putting this set together has been discovering new (to me at least) little nuggets. I hope you’ll feel the same way.
Track Listing:
1. THE UK BONDS: The Last Thing I Ever Do
2. THE PIRATES: Can’t Understand
3. THE DEE-TEES: Got Love If You Want It
4. THE GAMBLERS: Find Out What’s Happening
5. THE PEASANTS: Got Some Lovin’ For You Baby
6. BARRY BENSON: Sunshine Child 7. THE RATS: Gimme That Wine
8. THE PANTHERS: I’ll Be Pleased
9. REY ANTON & THE PEPPERMINT MEN: Nothing Comes Easy
10. THE LUVVERS: Most Unlovely
11. THE TIMES: Tomorrow Night
12. THE ZEPHYRS: Wonder What I’m Gonna Do
13. WINSTON G: That Way Too
14. THE CHEATIN’ HEARTS: The Bad Kind
15. GUY DARRELL: Stupidity
16. THE MARAUDERS: Lucille
17. THE LIVERPOOL FIVE: I Can Only Give You Everything
18. TOMMY BRUCE: Over Suzanne
19. THE MARK FOUR: Slow Down
20. TEN FEET: Got Everything But Love
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