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You may not have heard of them, and if you have it may be just because of their glorious cover of the Who’s Circle’s – an ultimate freak beat anthem which this compilation is named after – but the singles they released in the second half of the 1960s are one of the greatest collections of singles by any band, ranging from R\u0026amp;B through freakbeat and psych and back into club soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging from the English South Coast’s competitive club scene they signed to Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham’s pioneering indie label Immediate where they recorded two singles before being taken under the wing of Frank Fenter who worked out of the UK Polydor office running the UK arm of Atlantic. The group went through numerous line-up changes as they recorded a series of singles which are now some of the most collectible of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcid Jazz and Countdown Records have been the custodians of the Fleur De Lys catalogue for the last decade and this compilation is the culmination of that work containing all the singles that they released for Immediate, Polydor and Atlantic (where they pipped Led Zepplin to become the first UK signed band to that legendary label). Issued digitally, on CD and in a limited edition gatefold coloured double vinyl, it has been produced with the full co-operation of the group’s Keith Guster, allowing us to use previously unseen photos and illustrations. Compiled by Eddie Piller and Dean Rudland and the band’s official biographer Paul ‘Smiler’ Anderson, who has contributed an extended note that tells the band’s story in compelling detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr\u003e\nCircles\u003cbr\u003e\nMud In Your Eye\u003cbr\u003e\nHold On\u003cbr\u003e\nGong With The Luminous Nose\u003cbr\u003e\nTick Tock\u003cbr\u003e\nHammer Head\u003cbr\u003e\nOne City Girl\u003cbr\u003e\nI Forgive You\u003cbr\u003e\nBrick By Brick (Stone By Stone)\u003cbr\u003e\nI Can See A Light\u003cbr\u003e\nProdigal Son\u003cbr\u003e\nNothing To Say\u003cbr\u003e\nStop Crossing The Bridge\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Bitter With The Sweet\u003cbr\u003e\nSo Come On\u003cbr\u003e\nYou’ve Got To Earn It\u003cbr\u003e\nTwo Can Make It Together\u003cbr\u003e\nI’ve Been Trying\u003cbr\u003e\n(You’re Just A) Liar\u003cbr\u003e\nMoondreams\u003cbr\u003e\nWait For Me\u003cbr\u003e\nLove Them All (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\nGotta Get Enough Time (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\nI Walk The Sands\u003cbr\u003e\nYeah I Do Love You (Demo)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"acid jazz","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":52280151769425,"sku":"VAINSCD102","price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":52280151802193,"sku":"VAINSLP102","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/5302\/4337\/files\/FDLFRONTCOVERONLY.webp?v=1762346270"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-rare-mod","title":"The Best Of Rare Mod (Colour Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Pre-Order\/ Releases 17 May*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ‘Rare Mod’ series has been one of the most enduring Acid Jazz- curated comps of recent years. This included the CD Volumes 1-3 and a 3CD Boxset, uncovering a host of lost classics that capture sound of the original Mod scene: Hard R’n’B, Beat \u0026amp; Soul, and archetypal Pop from the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, the Best Of… is available on vinyl, with choice selections from across the series, presented in a hip, evocative sleeve, with printed inner, and on orange transparent vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tracklist contains a couple from the legendary Fleur De Lys, as well as a track from their brief billing as ‘Shyster’. Elsewhere, there are several productions from unsung hero and prolific session man Graham Dee, and even a turn from young David Bowie performing with The Riot Squad!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn absolute must-have collection of the less-heard tracks from one of the most iconic periods of British music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull tracklist –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Mud In My Eye – The Fleur De Lys\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA2. It’s A Hard Way To Go – Catherdral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA3. She’s Got The Time – The Afex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA4. Tick Tock – Shyster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5. Big Bird – Dog Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA6. I’m A Man – The Top Six\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA7. Waiting For The Man – The Riot Squad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB1. Two Can Make It Together – Tony \u0026amp; Tandy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB2. A Love I Believe In – Maxine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB3. Brick By Brick (Stone By Stone) – The Fleur De Lys\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB4. Soul Ride – Mike Berry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB5. Just A Misunderstanding – Richard Kent Style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB6. Sing A Simple Song – Ossie Layne Show\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB7. 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After all, Ed originally founded the label (with Maxine Forte and Terry Rawlings), as an offshoot of Stiff Records, against the backdrop of the mod revival of the early ‘80s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSomething that we have been looking to do for a while is launch a special series of Countdown 7” singles, looking back at the original Mod classics of the 1960s – and the time is now!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe first release is from the Fleur De Lys – who we have been working with for some time – pairing their 1965 cover of Pete Townshend’s ‘Circles’, with the first-time single release of their cover of The Temptations’ ‘You’ve Got To Earn It’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe band emerged from the vibrant Southampton scene with a love of Soul and R\u0026amp;B, and were signed to the Immediate label by Tony Calder, who had connections on the South Coast. Their first single was ‘Moondreams’ (produced by Jimmy Page no less), before their incendiary take on ‘Circles’ – a number originally slated as The Who’s follow up to ‘My Generation’, before getting caught up in legal matters. The Fleur De Lys version remains one of the finest slices of the Pop Art Mod sound, and is as fresh today as it was then. Originally released to take advantage of The Who’s misfortunes, it was rush-released and failed to chart. It proved to be their final release on Immediate, before they signed with Frank Fenter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e‘You’ve Got To Earn It’ is from a tantalising, lost session from 1966 (which also included takes of The Impressions ‘Amen’ and Don Covay’s ‘Sookie Sookie’). All that survived from the session was an acetate of this amazing cut, found by group member Gordon Haskell, from which this cut derives. We originally released it as the title track of the first Fleur De Lys compilation on Acid Jazz in 2013. It has never before been available on 7” vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe record will be presented in a classy new Countdown housebag, designed by The Unknown, taking the vintage motor racing imagery to knew heights with a befitting \u003cem\u003ecircular\u003c\/em\u003e ‘chequered flag’ monochrome geometric sleeve. With sharp black labels and a great new series logo, it seemed only right that we pressed this on white vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWe have several more releases lined up in the series later in the year, so keep your eyes peeled for more Countdown Mod Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"acid jazz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52280202789201,"sku":"DOWN9S","price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/5302\/4337\/files\/FleurCirclesPackshot-scaled.jpg?v=1762347244"},{"product_id":"fleur-de-lys-mud-in-your-eye","title":"Fleur De Lys - 'Mud In Your Eye' \/ 'I've Been Trying' (7\" Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e*Pre-Order \/ Releases 24 October*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eContinuing our sensational ‘Mod Classics’ series on Countdown Records, we present this essential Fleur De Lys 7”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn 1966, after two spectacular singles for Andrew Loog Oldham’s Immediate label, Fleur De Lys signed to Frank Fenter’s production company, Fenter-Rose. Fenter, as head of Atlantic Records UK office, allied the band with Atlantic’s distributor Polydor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTheir Polydor debut was an astounding 45 led by ‘Mud In Your Eye’, which was backed by a cover of The Impressions ‘I’ve Been Trying’. The A-side is a coruscating Who-influenced breakbeat masterpiece that should be in everyone’s collection. The flip takes the Curtis Mayfield ballad at a funereal pace, adds an almost trip-hop beat and gives us one of very best cover versions of the original mod era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAcid Jazz and Countdown have been the home of the Fleur De Lys since 2010, and to celebrate our continued relationship, we are releasing this 300-copies, limited edition 7” on Countdown Mod Classics. 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