{"product_id":"1185084","title":"Various Artists - Surrender To The Rhythm ~ The London Pub Rock Scene Of The Seventies (Capacity Wallet) (3CD) [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharting the origins and development of the London pub rock scene throughout the 70s, featuring such key names as \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Feelgood, Ace, Kilburn \u0026amp; The High Roads, Dave Edmunds, Graham Parker \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eElvis Costello\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour hours of vital, vibrant music – including several previously unreleased tracks – bolstered by a 48-page booklet crammed with photos, memorabilia, and anecdotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe definitive aural document of a movement that would revolutionise the British music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecording an album in Kentish Town with \u003cstrong\u003eHendrix\/Slade \u003c\/strong\u003eproducer \u003cstrong\u003eChas Chandler\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the spring of 1971 exiled American band \u003cstrong\u003eEggs Over Easy \u003c\/strong\u003epersuaded the landlord of local pub The Tally Ho to let them perform at the venue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough the band were back in America by the end of the year, they inadvertently became the catalysts that sparked the pub rock revolution, with the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eBrinsley Schwarz, Ducks Deluxe \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eBees Make Honey \u003c\/strong\u003eplaying a burgeoning circuit that included The Kensington in Russell Gardens, The Lord Nelson on Holloway Road and The Nashville in West Kensington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the scene into the late 70s and the Stiff\/punk era with the arrival of new, younger blood that included \u003cstrong\u003eEddie \u0026amp; The Hot Rods, The 101’ers, The Jam \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eSqueeze\u003c\/strong\u003e, ‘Surrender To The Rhythm’ is an extensive study of a legendary scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding a host of bands who underpinned the scene but failed to cross over to mainstream success: \u003cstrong\u003eNational Flag \u003c\/strong\u003eplayed an extraordinary 24 times at the Marquee in the space of 15 months, \u003cstrong\u003eBearded Lady \u003c\/strong\u003ewere headlining the night that support band The Jam were spotted by Polydor, and \u003cstrong\u003eBrewers Droop \u003c\/strong\u003efeatured an earnest young guitarist by the name of \u003cstrong\u003eMark Knopfler\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith so many pub rock bands of the era having not recorded, we’ve plugged the gaps with a few acts (\u003cstrong\u003eStatus Quo, Mott, SAHB, Thin Lizzy\u003c\/strong\u003e) who had an agreeably down-to-earth, spit’n’sawdust mentality even though they were too big to play the circuit. After all, pub rock is a state of mind as much as a physical location…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55306302652801,"sku":"1185084","price":23.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61R_8ziMuVL._SL1500.jpg?v=1769804541","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1185084","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}