Artist: Various
Album: Looking Back (80 Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets)
Label: RPM Records
Format: Box Set, Compilation, 3 x CD
Released: 2011
Genre: Mod, Beat, Rhythm & Blues
Audio codec: FLAC | lossless

A mammoth eighty-track compendium of the finest (mostly) British Mod sounds of the 60s, housed in a Clambox with a 48-page booklet.

Looking Back boasts a smattering of previously unissued gems from the likes of A Wild Uncertainty, Tony Rivers & The Castaways, The Thoughts, The Trekkas and The Knave.

Many tracks were new to CD when this esteemed boxset was first released, including nuggets from the Lloyd Alexander Real Estate (who later became Audience), and soul obscurities from Maynell Wilson, Hoagy Benson and Watson T. Brown & Explosive.

Looking Back is designed by Andy Morten (Shindig magazine, Rev-Ola).

Many of the rarities here are drawn from cult British labels such as Planet, Ember and Chapter One. Other obscurities were only issued abroad (The Sorrows, The Alan Bown Set). Many of the artists, such as Arthur Brown and The Groundhogs, went on to enjoy huge success. The Valentines, for example, were fronted by a pre-AC/DC Bon Scott!

Disc One of Looking Back concentrates on Beat-era nuggets and R&B rarities, including classics by The Syndicats, The In Crowd and John Lee's Groundhogs.
Disc Two presents more soulful material, inspired by the mid-60s Motown boom, with dancefloor faves from Brothers Grimm, J.J. Jackson and Watson T. Browne.
Disc Three dips into the Psychedelic era with an assortment of Swinging London 45s and a smattering of Femme Pop wonders.

Tracklist:
CD1
1-1 The Spencer Davis Group– Looking Back/Written-By – Sawyer, Davis
1-2 The Arthur Brown Set– Don't Tell Me/Written-By – Bouchety, Bourtayre
1-3 The Untamed – It's Not True /Leader [Fronted By] – Lindsay Muir/Piano – Nicky Hopkins
1-4 The Syndicats– Crawdaddy Simone /Guitar – Ray Fenwick
1-5 The Bats – On The Waterfront /Written By – O'Brien, O'Brien
1-6 John Lee's Groundhogs– I'll Never Fall In Love Again Performer – Tony McPhee
1-7 Lloyd Alexander Real Estate– Watcha' Gonna Do (When Your Baby Leaves You)
1-8 The In Crowd – Things She Says /Lead Vocals – Keith Hopkins
1-9 The Rocking Vickers– I Don't Need Your Kind
1-10 The Midnights– Show Me Around
1-11 The Other Side– Out My Light
1-12 The Tribe – Gamma Goochie
1-13 Ray Singer– Ah Oop
1-14 The Mood-Mosaic– Bond Street P.M.
1-15 Laurel Aitken– Bongo Jerk
1-16 The Others – Oh Yeah /Performer – Rob Freeman, Ian McLintock
1-17 Ray Hoff & The Offbeats– My Good Friend Mary Jane
1-18 The Ministry Of Sound– Mary Mary
1-19 Lindsay Muir's Untamed– Daddy Long Legs
1-20 The Trekkas– Please Go
1-21 The Alleykatz– The Friendly Undertaker
1-22 Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers– Can Your Monkey Do The Dog
1-23 The Couriers– Done Me Wrong /Lead Guitar – Dick Laws
1-24 The Quiet Five– Tomorrow I'll Be Gone /Performer – Kris Ife, Richard Barnes
1-25 A Wild Uncertainty– Broken Truth /Bass – Tony Savva/Performer – Eddie Hardin
1-26 The Thoughts– Call Me Girl
1-27 Earl Preston's Realms– Daddy Rolling Stone (Live)

CD2
2-1 The Soul Purpose – Hip Huggin' Mini /Vocals – Russ Kennedy
2-2 The Brothers Grimm– Looky, Looky
2-3 J.J. Jackson– Come See Me /Drums – John Marshall/Guitar – Terry Smith
2-4 The Arthur Brown Set– Baby You Know What You're Doing
2-5 Lloyd Alexander Real Estate– Gonna Live Again
2-6 The Mirage– You Can't Be Serious
2-7 Laurel Aitken & The Soulmen– Last Night
2-8 The Knave– Ace Of Clubs
2-9 The Fadin' Colours– (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet
2-10 Glen Ingram– I'll Be Doggone
2-11 Tony Rivers & The Castaways– Can't Make It Without You Baby
2-12 A Wild Uncertainty– La La La Lies
2-13 The Mike Stuart Span*– WorkoutWritten-By – Hobday
2-14 The Spencer Davis Group– Every Little Thing
2-15 The Couriers– Take Away
2-16 Bobby Johnson & The Atoms*– Tramp
2-17 The Corduroys– Too Much Of A WomanPerformer – Norman Oliver, Tony Wilson
2-18 Maynell Wilson– Motown Feeling
2-19 Watson T. Browne & The Explosive– I Close My Eye
2-20 Ram John Holder– Yes I Do
2-21 Hoagy Benson– KangarooBacking Band – Pat Daniels Band
2-22 John Lee's Groundhogs*– Over You BabyPerformer – John Cruickshank
2-23 The In Crowd – Stop! Wait A MinuteGuitar – Steve Howe
2-24 The Trekkas– We Got A Good Thing GoingBass – Ron Baird /Drums – Ken   Caylor  Guitar – Martin Day , Mike Casey Organ – Angela PenkethVocals – Mike Simmons
2-25 The Valentines – Love Makes Sweet Music/Performer – Bon Scott
2-26 The Sorrows– Ypotron
2-27 John's Children– But She's Mine

CD3
3-1 Kris Ife– Hush
3-2 Watson T. Browne & The Explosive– Crying All Night
3-3 The Mojos– Until My Baby Comes Home
3-4 The Ministry Of Sound– White Collar WorkerLead Vocals – Mickey Keen
3-5 Katch 22 – Baby Love
3-6 John's Children– Just What You Want, Just What You'll Get
3-7 The Flies– I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Demo)
3-8 The Birds – No Good Without You
3-9 The Renegades – Thirteen Women
3-10 The Kirkbys– It's A Crime
3-11 The Mirage– Hold OnDrums – David Hynes
3-12 The Alan Bown Set– Jeu De Massacre (The Killing Game)
3-13 The Sorrows– Which WayGuitar – Roger Lomas
3-14 Hardin & York– Little Miss Blue
3-15 The Picadilly Line– Gone Gone GonePerformer – Rod Edwards, Roger Hand
3-16 Salon Band– Sweet Motion
3-17 Sugar Simone– Take It Easy
3-18 Twinkle (3)– Micky
3-19 Val McKenna– I'll Be Satisfied
3-20 Jacki Bond– Reviewing The Situation
3-21 Barbara Ruskin– Pawnbroker, Pawnbroker
3-22 The McKinleys– Sweet And Tender Romance/Guitar – Jimmy Page
3-23 She Trinity– Climb That TreeBacking Band – The Onyx
3-24 The Explosive– Step Out Of LineGuitar – Del Taylor
3-25 Ray Singer– What's Done Has Been Done
3-26 Episode Six– Jak D'orPerformer – Ian Gillan, Roger Glover