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This item will be released on Friday 26th June. It will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date.

One of the leading bands on the thriving London-based R&B scene of the mid-60s, Downliners Sect - led by the deerstalker-wearing Don Craine - were briefly stars in Scandinavia (their single 'Little Egypt' reached the Top Three in Sweden in April 1965) but somehow never quite achieved the global success of some of their Thames Delta contemporaries. The first-ever complete anthology of their work in the 60s (the original band would reform in 1977 at the height of punk), 'Sect Maniacs' is a three-CD clamshell box set that revolves around their trio of albums for EMI Columbia but also includes their various non-LP singles, two acetate-only early demos, the highly sought after private pressing EP 'Nite At Gt. Newport Street' and a trio of psychedelic blues-flavoured 1968 tracks that only appeared at the time in Sweden on obscure various artists jukebox EPs. Also included are six tracks making their first appearance on CD - a cancelled early 1964 EP and alternative versions of 'All Night Worker' and 'Outside' that were only issued at the time in Sweden. 'Sect Maniacs' features a new essay on the band, some fabulous photos and remastered sound quality. It's the definitive anthology of one of the mid-60s British R&B scene's most engaging, uncompromising grassroots talents.

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This item will be released on Friday 26th June. It will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date.

One of the leading bands on the thriving London-based R&B scene of the mid-60s, Downliners Sect - led by the deerstalker-wearing Don Craine - were briefly stars in Scandinavia (their single 'Little Egypt' reached the Top Three in Sweden in April 1965) but somehow never quite achieved the global success of some of their Thames Delta contemporaries. The first-ever complete anthology of their work in the 60s (the original band would reform in 1977 at the height of punk), 'Sect Maniacs' is a three-CD clamshell box set that revolves around their trio of albums for EMI Columbia but also includes their various non-LP singles, two acetate-only early demos, the highly sought after private pressing EP 'Nite At Gt. Newport Street' and a trio of psychedelic blues-flavoured 1968 tracks that only appeared at the time in Sweden on obscure various artists jukebox EPs. Also included are six tracks making their first appearance on CD - a cancelled early 1964 EP and alternative versions of 'All Night Worker' and 'Outside' that were only issued at the time in Sweden. 'Sect Maniacs' features a new essay on the band, some fabulous photos and remastered sound quality. It's the definitive anthology of one of the mid-60s British R&B scene's most engaging, uncompromising grassroots talents.

Track Listing

DISC ONE - The Sect

1. Hurt By Love

2. One Ugly Child

3. Lonely And Blue

4. Our Little Rendezvous

5. Guitar Boogie

6. Too Much Monkey Business

7. Sect Appeal

8. Baby What's On Your Mind

9. Cops And Robbers

10. Easy Rider

11. Bloodhound

12. Bright Lights

13. I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank

14. Be A Sect Maniac

Bonus tracks

15. Cadillac

16. Roll Over Beethoven

17. Beautiful Delilah

18. Shame, Shame, Shame

19. Green Onions

20. Nursery Rhyme

21. Bright Lights Big City

22. I Need You Baby (Mona)

23. Do The Dog

24. Rock 'n' Roll Music

25. Baby What's Wrong

26. Little Egypt

27. Find Out What's Happening

28. Insecticide

DISC TWO

The Country Sect

1. If I Could Just Go Back

2. Rocks In My Bed

3. Ballad Of The Hounds

4. Little Play Soldiers

5. Hard Travelin'

6. Wait For The Light To Shine

7. I Got Mine

8. Waiting In Heaven

9. Above And Beyond

10. Bad Storm Coming

11. Midnight Special

12. Wolverton Mountain

13. Wreck Of The Old '97

14. I Want My Baby Back

15. Leader Of The Sect

16. Midnight Hour

17. Now She's Dead

DISC THREE - The Rock Sect's In

1. Hang On Sloopy

2. Fortune Teller

3. Hey Hey Hey Hey

4. Everything I've Got To Give

5. Outside

6. I'm Hooked On You

7. Comin' Home Baby

8. Why Don't You Smile Now

9. Don't Lie To Me

10. May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose

11. He Was A Square

12. I'm Looking For A Woman

13. The Rock Sect's In Again

14. Brand New Cadillac

15. All Night Worker (UK single version)

16. All Night Worker (Swedish single version)

17. Outside (Swedish single version)

18. Glendora

19. I'll Find Out

20. The Cost Of Living

21. I Can't Get Away From You

22. Roses

23. Spider

24. Lord Of The Ring

25. White Caterpilla

Details
  • Product Type: Audio CD
  • Barcode: 5013929196124
  • Release Date: June 26, 2026
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