British Invasion: B-Squad

To me the British Invasion was the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Kinks- in that order. Though I was born long after the invasion I still grew up on and benefited from the music. One can easily hear the roots of garage rock and punk in the sounds of the British Invasion bands especially those whom I lovingly refer to as the B-Squad. Though not as big as the Big Four during their initial invasion of America, B-Squad British bands held their own during the ‘60s and every few years I discover yet another B-Squad gem to add to my British Invasion collection. Here are some of favorites. Enjoy!

The Who

01. The Who – “My Generation (Live)” (1967)
02. The Zombies – “How We Were Before” (1965)
03. The Easybeats – “Good Times” (1968)
04. Small Faces – “Afterglow ” (1968)
05. Manfred Mann – “Pretty Flamingo” (1966)
06. The Zombies – “I’ll Call You Mine” (1968)
07. The Searchers – “Take Me for What I’m Worth” (1965)
08. The Who – “The Kids Are Alright” (1965)
09. The Who – “So Sad About Us” (1966)
10. Small Faces – “All or Nothing” (1966)
11. The Yardbirds – “For Your Love” (1965)
12. Them – “My Lonely Sad Eyes” (1966)
13. Peter and Gordon – “I Go to Pieces” (1964)
14. Small Faces – “My Mind’s Eye” (1966)
15. The Ivy League – “Tossing and Turning” (1965)

Small Faces

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