The Betterdays - The Betterdays Hush Your Mouth

The raw Rhythm & Blues sound of The Betterdays has remained etched clearly in the memory of thousands of enthusiastic fans that heard them live, back in the early sixties. Playing all around the West Country to packed houses every night and very much in the vanguard of the exciting new sound that was taking the whole country by storm, The Betterdays were a sensation. Sadly they were all but overlooked by the London-centric music business of the day and their time in the limelight was cut short before they had the opportunity to gain the fame that their contemporaries such as the Stones and the Animals enjoyed. 

Many people yearn to re-live the electric atmosphere of those heady days and, sensationally, they now can – twenty seven tracks were recorded by the band, many of which were not released to the public… but here they are after all those years. What might have been, now is!

First-ever complete anthology of wild mid-'60s UK garage R&B band The Betterdays who briefly reformed in the early '90s. The West Country's leading exponents of British Garage R&B, The Betterdays' thrillingly raw sound and unkempt, long-haired appearance initially saw them banned by local promoters in their native Plymouth. The national success of The Rolling Stones turned the tide in their favour, and by mid-1964 they boasted a thriving local fan club and were provoking riots among audiences. Having acquired local hero status, they opted not to relocate to London, although they did cut a handful of demos at venues like RG Jones (Morden) Ltd and even released a single via Polydor in September 1965. By that juncture the R&B scene was fading, and The Betterdays duly disbanded although they did reform in the early '90s with the original five-man line-up, promptly recording the album they'd been denied in their mid-'60s heyday. 

CD1 (24 / 1:13:42)

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1.The Betterdays - Don't Want That (Single Version) (2:16)

2.The Betterdays - Here 'Tis (Single Version) (2:14)

3.The Betterdays - Aw Shucks Hush Your Mouth (2:51)

4.The Betterdays - Cracking Up (2:12)

5.The Betterdays - Here 'Tis (Practice Version) (3:08)

6.The Betterdays - Honey What's Wrong (3:16)

7.The Betterdays - Don't Want That (Demo Version) (2:13)

8.The Betterdays - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (3:57)

9.The Betterdays - I Wanna Be Loved (2:48)

10.The Betterdays - Parchman Farm (2:40)

11.The Betterdays - Dimples (2:58)

12.The Betterdays - Who Do You Love (2:30)

13.The Betterdays - Walkin' The Boogie (3:16)

14.The Betterdays - Roadrunner (3:56)

15.The Betterdays - I Was Fooled (Live, 1990) (4:24)

16.The Betterdays - Howling For My Baby (Fast Version) (3:51)

17.The Betterdays - Working Man (Live, 1990) (3:00)

18.The Betterdays - I Ain't Got You (1:57)

19.The Betterdays - You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (4:16)

20.The Betterdays - I'm Looking For A Woman (2:37)

21.The Betterdays - Keep Your Hands Off My Woman (2:20)

22.The Betterdays - Got Love If You Want It (3:29)

23.The Betterdays - I Was Fooled (3:09)

24.The Betterdays - Bright Lights, Big City (4:22)

CD2 (24 / 1:17:30)

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1.The Betterdays - Cracking Up (Re-recording) (2:55)

2.The Betterdays - I Can Tell (3:01)

3.The Betterdays - Goin' Upside Your Head (3:17)

4.The Betterdays - Raining In My Heart (3:05)

5.The Betterdays - Route 66 (2:51)

6.The Betterdays - Working Man (2:58)

7.The Betterdays - Don't Start Me To Talking (2:26)

8.The Betterdays - I Wish You Would (3:52)

9.The Betterdays - Don't Lie To Me (3:39)

10.The Betterdays - Howling For My Baby (3:28)

11.The Betterdays - Baby What You Want Me To Do (3:19)

12.The Betterdays - Boom Boom (3:13)

13.The Betterdays - Help Me (4:16)

14.The Betterdays - High Heel Sneakers (3:12)

15.The Betterdays - Pretty Thing (3:07)

16.The Betterdays - Two Fifty Three (2:39)

17.The Betterdays - Hello Josephine (2:51)

18.The Betterdays - Walking The Boogie (2:58)

19.The Betterdays - Just A Little Bit (2:49)

20.The Betterdays - Treat Her Right (3:31)

21.The Betterdays - I Know It's A Sin (2:49)

22.The Betterdays - Too Much Monkey Business (2:11)

23.The Betterdays - I'm Too Poor To Die (4:55)

24.The Betterdays - Road Runner (4:09)

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