It’s approaching 6 years since the passing of Werner Voran AKA “The Lolly Pope”.
Werner and his friend Ralf Van Daale started the blogspot Roots and Traces: Spurensicherung,
Although Werner’s specialty was collecting rare German beat records, he, in turn, had gathered enough
British Beat era records to put together a comp series he called “The Tommyknockers obscure music from the British Beat era”.
His posts spanned from the early to late sixties.
It’s more eclectic than the name sounds. There’s some Pop, Ballads, and Psych mixed around the R&B.
The series began in 2011 and ended up shortly until his passing in 2013. These files have been deleted and are long gone until now.
I asked and received permission from Ralf (who still runs the site) to repost the series over here.
There is a total of 23 comps in the series and each one of his posts contained a brief meticulous thumbnail describing the group and the song.
Thanks also to Philo[not me] who sorted all the files out to this great series and providing this information.
I’m posting a link to each original comp for anyone who would like to see the info it provides.
If you end up enjoying any of this please send a thank you over to Ralf.
http://spurensicherung.blogspot.com/
So here is Vol 1/2 of The Tommyknockers series
VA -Tommyknockers 2.zip
https://www31.zippyshare.com/v/OgbrX8Q6/file.html
VA -Tommyknockers 1.zip
https://www31.zippyshare.com/v/PXnOyh1V/file.html
I have a cunning plan ...
as Baldrick says, but not involving turnips. Contact me for further details please Phil, BEFORE you put up any more volumes here for free.
Cheers.
Steve.
The http://spurensicherung.blogspot.com/ site is working ok Wallace I just checked it but quite a few offerings on there need links re upping but the owner is very friendly
tHESE ARE THE TRACKS I CHOSE.
nOTHING MUCH ON tOMMYkNOCKERS IS PSYCH OR PROG, BUT HERE ARE EARLY INCARNATIONS:
ORANGE BICYCLE - SING THIS ALL TOGETHER
NOEL REDDING EXPERIENCE - DREAM
FLEUR DES LYS - ONE GIRL CITY
THE PETER B'S - JODRELL BLUES (Bardens of Camel)
HARD MEAT -RAIN
MIRAGE - LAZY MAN
PAUL & BARRY -PROGRESS
DAVE HEENAN SET - ALICE IN WONDERLAND
JACK BRUCE -ROOTIN' TOOTIN'
THE IDLE RACE - THE MORNING SUNSHINE
GODS - COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT BABY
ALEX HARVEY AND HIS SOUL BAND - AIN'T THAT JUST TOO BAD?
WALHAM GREENE E WAPPING CARPET CLEANING RODENT & BOGGETT EXTERMINATION - DEATH OF A KIND
HOLLIES -AFTER THE FOX
DON SHINN & SOUL AGENTS - PITS OF DARKNESS(Shinn influenced Emerson)
BLUES SECTION - CALL ME ON YOUR TELEPHONE
JOHN DEEN & THE TRAKK - HEY BULLDOG
BRIAN AUGER TRINITY - FOOL KILLER
THE ARTWOODS - MOLLY ANDERSON'S COOKERY BOOK
DON SHINN & SOUL AGENTS - A MINOR EXPLOSION
SUNSHINE THEATRE - MOUNTAIN
THE ARTWOODS - IN THE DEEP END
MARC BOLAN - SAN FRANCISCO POET
GRAHAM BOND ORGANIZATION - LOVE COME SHINING THROUGH
BLUES SECTION - HEY HEY HEY
ELMER GANTRY'S VELVET OPERA - FLAMe