Before The Beatles conquered the world in the 60s, rock’n’roll was a mostly US-based phenomenon. But, as everybody knows, the Fab Four’s arrival dramatically altered the playing field and countless British bands stormed the charts worldwide. Almost all of these are featured on this 57-track set. While it’s not a definitive collection (no Beatles, Stones or Who), almost all of the bands that followed in the mop tops’ wake are here.
Certain regions can be pinpointed to as giving birth to a musical revolution (New York in the 70s, Seattle in the 90s, etc), and London in the 60s was
