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A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Complete LPs & Singles 1966-1968

The Mindbenders (Artist) Format: Audio CD

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Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders
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Disc: 1

1	A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
2	LOVE IS GOOD
3	CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU, CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU
4	ONE FINE DAY
5	THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO
6	JUST A LITTLE BIT
7	SEVENTH SON
8	TRICKY DICKY
9	LITTLE NIGHTINGALE
10	DON'T CRY NO MORE
11	YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT LOVE
12	ROCKIN' JAYBEE
13	ALL NIGHT WORKER
14	ASHES TO ASHES
15	I WANT HER, SHE WANTS ME
16	THE MORNING AFTER

Disc: 2

1	WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW
2	FAR ACROSS TOWN
3	TO BE OR NOT TO BE
4	HONEY AND WINE
5	SCHOOLGIRL
6	A LITTLE PIECE OF LEATHER
7	SHOTGUN
8	MYSTERY TRAIN
9	HOMEWORK
10	AIRPORT PEOPLE
11	COOL JERK
12	OFF AND RUNNING
13	IT'S GETTING HARDER ALL THE TIME
14	THE LETTER
15	MY NEW DAY AND AGE
16	Schoolgirl
17	COMING BACK
18	BLESSED ARE THE LONELY
19	YELLOW BRICK ROAD
20	UNCLE JOE THE ICE CREAM MAN
21	THE MAN WHO LOVED TREES

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· At last all in one place, here are the full recordings of the 60's Manchester brit-popsters The Mindbenders as fronted by Eric Stewart following the departure from the band of Wayne Fontana. Comprising 2 LPs, 6 EPs, 10 singles.

· Includes the big hits A Groovy Kind of Love , Can't Live With You , Ashes to Ashes, The Letter.

· Plus the opportunity to hear their own well crafted heavier b-sides, and their totally in tune with the times tracks using wah-wah, phasing, off-beat drumming, lilting background vocals, and psychedelic sitar like solos.

· Includes tracks reissued for the first time on CD.

· Includes the sessions arranged by John Paul Jones.

· Presents fascinating early collaborations between future 10CC'ers Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman as the latter chipped in with song writing and production assistance during 1967. Stewart even began the foundations of Strawberry Studios as The Mindbenders entered their final phase.

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Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.4 x 14.2 x 1.19 cm; 115.95 Grams
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rpm
Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ CDRETRO865
Label ‏ : ‎ Rpm
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0032BVEWW
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Tjoepke55

Nice vocals from Wayne Fontana

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2015

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Everything from these guys are on this 2 CD's. A lovely collection of 60's pop tunes. Nice vocals from Wayne Fontana. Very good.

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Thbrookes

groovey kind of love

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 July 2014

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Groovy isnt saying very much i had forgotten just how good they where, great music i enjoy listerning as i drivee around on the verios places i visit

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Siriam

A sadly representative product of its times

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2010

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Never destined as a great group from their start as a pick up rehearsal band for `Wayne Fontana, the Mindbenders stayed together after he departed for the inevitable solo career (that finally went nowhere). They started with a an American written hit "Groovy kind of love" a fair sampling of mid-60s (1965) pop fare but never looked up after that. This collection as with all RPM products is the works, with full recording history including both hit and miss LPs, great liner notes on the group's history and slow demise and final collapse when faced a future on the UK Northern cabaret circuit, plus lots of period photos. The quality of the sound is fine but sadly the originals were nothing to do with hi-fi production (Fontana records never enjoying a high reputation for high production values like EMI say). Finally the group's choice of songs is pretty reflective of the period, with many beat group standards including older US pop hits plus rhythm and blues padding out the other half of originals, many of which despite the occasional presence of hit writer Graham Gouldman were mostly pretty forgettable and never destined to be hits. Truth is this double CD is best looked at as the apprenticeship period of Eric Stewart, before he went on to found Strawberry Studios in Manchester and later fame with 10CC, so is more an artefact rather than essential.

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Maknight

Nice Mix of R&B and Beat

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2010

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I am always keen to purchase CDs/Albums blindly - i.e. only knowing a few of the main hits of a band (A Groovy Kind of Love, The Morning After etc). And having heard the output of the band with Wayne Fontana, I thought I would give this CD a go. The Mindbenders were guitarist Eric Stewart, Bassist Bob Lang and drummer Ric Rothwell. and as this CD shows they were all very acomplished musicians, like many bands of the sixties who started with pop and beat, all tried there hand at R&B standards, which is the main reason for purchasing the cd.

This compilation of albums, singles and EPs, captures a number of alternative versions of standard R&B tracks - Just A Little Bit, Dont Cry No More, Shotgun, Homework and a very high falsetto attempt of Donnie Elberts A Little Piece of Leather. I was very impressed with the tight sound of the band, the guitar breaks and on some tracks a Freakbeat feel to them, just waiting to burst out. However, as much as i enjoyed listening to the CD, I couldnt help notice on some of the tracks on CD1 the actual sound quality was very echo-ey on the vocals, almost an empty studio with no soundproofing!!! Not all tracks like this but enough for me notice.

But dont let this put you off from buying this CD. If you like R&B and Beat then give this album a go, there are some excellent tracks on it - once you get past the Groovy Kind of Love then you start getting into the real Mindbenders - my favourite tracks being, To Be or Not To Be, Shotgun, Cool Jerk, The Seventh Son and Love Is Good, 90% of the CD are mid to fast tempo, im not a lover of slow tunes but accept on compilations like this it covers all of the tracks - so 4 out of 5 stars based on the sound quality.

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Our Song

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2012

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The was my wife and I's 'song' when we first met. The rest of the tracks are alas mediocre. Still, worth it just for the title track.

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Tony Marsden

MINDBENDINGLY ESSENTIAL

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2010

This compilation does as it says on the cover, comprehensively chronicling the Mindbenders' prolific post-Wayne Fontana career, including many tracks unavailable for four decades.

This version of the group got off to a good head start with the worldwide hit "A Groovy Kind Of Love" in early 1966, but only three further singles troubled British chart compilers with the group scoring their last (albeit minor) hit with a cover of the Box Tops' "The Letter" in the late summer of 1967. With the ending of consistent commercial success, the trio's membership atrophied; "The Letter" saw teenage drummer Paul Hancox replacing Ric Rothwell and, when bassist Bob Lang quit in early 1968, Graham Gouldman (who had already entered the group's story as a producer and by writing "Schoolgirl") joined up. Guitarist/Lead singer Eric Stewart proved the nucleus of the band and the B-sides included on this set manifest his evolution as a songwriter; along with the polished r'n'b based pop material and Graham Gouldman's involvement it points the way forward to 10cc. The lineup changes were not to the detriment of the group's output...

The bulk of the songs are in stereo, apart from the 'standalone' singles like their reading of Robert Knight's "Blessed Are The Lonely" and Graham Gouldman's "Uncle Joe The Ice Cream Man" (their last release in August 1968) which appear in their original mono. Another Gouldman song, the controversial "Schoolgirl", appears in both its stereo LP and re-recorded mono A-side versions from April and November 1967 respectively. There are many highlights apart from the hit singles, with strong songs (from notable writers like Rod Argent and the Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Toni Wine/Carole Bayer Sager teams) supported by equally strong musicianship and arrangements.

This is a good,consistent compilation which is of vital interest to those interested in classic 1960s pop and to 10cc fans wanting to discover Eric Stewart's previous work.

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bluescat

Great 1960's British Invasion Music!

Reviewed in the United States on 15 June 2013

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This is a 2 cd set based on two lps.One is selftitled and the other one is from the Woman in Mind Lp.All A and B sides from 1966-68 are included.Both cds are reaaly good.However,I enjoyed listening to cd 1 more because it is more uptempo and more rock'n'roll/pop. Cd 2 is more 1960's pop of which is still good.Highly recommended for fans of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders or someone who enjoys listening to Great 1960's British music.

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mikematthews

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 2 June 2015

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Got vhs time after time early! Thanks!

So Cal Woman

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 2 March 2016

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Great, thanks!

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