English Freakbeat, Volume 1 is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 in the English Freakbeat series

English Freakbeat series

The English Freakbeat Series is a group of compilation albums that were issued by AIP Records featuring recordings that were released in the mid-1960s by English rock bands in the early punk, proto-punk, R&B, mod, and beat genres...

 that has been issued in both LP and CD format.

Release Data

The album was released as an LP in 1988 by AIP Records

AIP Records

AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records, being launched in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra,...

 (as #AIP-10039) and as a CD in 1992 (as #AIP-CD-1039).

Vinyl-Only Tracks and CD Bonus Tracks

The English Freakbeat LPs and CDs have most tracks in common, although some of the LP tracks were not included on the CDs; also, the CD bonus tracks are not always at the end of the album. Thus, for clarity, we have shown tracks for both editions of the album, with vinyl-only tracks and CD bonus tracks indicated.

LP

Side 1:

1. The Groundhogs
   The Groundhogs
   Groundhogs are a British rock band founded in late 1963, that toured extensively in the 1960s, achieved prominence in the early 1970s and continued sporadically into the 21st century.-Career:...
   
   : "Shake It" — rel. 1964
2. Johnny Neal and the Starliners: "Walk Baby Walk" — rel. 1965
3. The In-be-tweens: "Girl, I Am Your Evil Witchman"
4. The Betterdays: "Don't Want That" — rel. 1965, vinyl-only track
5. The Rebounds: "Help Me"
6. The Primitives: "Help Me" — rel. 1964
7. The Primitives: "Let Them Tell"
8. The Beat Merchants: "Pretty Face" (McKinley Morganfield)

Side 2:

1. Steve Davies: "She Said Yeah" — rel. 1968
2. The Loot: "Baby Come Closer" — rel. 1967
3. Miki Dallon
   Miki Dallon
   Miki Dallon is an English musician, songwriter and producer . Miki's first published work was a Mickie Most b-side called "That’s Alright" on which Miki also played piano. One success of his was the song "Take A Heart" by The Sorrows...
   
   : "I'll Give You Love" — rel. 1965
4. The Chasers
   The Chasers
   The Chasers is a 1959 Norwegian film directed by Erik Løchen. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Rolf Søder - Bjørn* Bente Børsum - Guri * Tor Stokke - Knut* Harald Aimarsen* Bjarne Bø* Anders Boger...
   
   : "Inspiration" — rel. 1966
5. The Sheffields: "Plenty of Love" — rel. 1964
6. The Courier: "Done Me Wrong"
7. The Rats
   The Rats (UK group)
   The Rats were a rock band, first established in 1963, from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.In May 1998, the independent record label, Angel Air released a CD compilation of their work, entitled The Rats' Rise and Fall of Bernie Gripplestone and the Rats From Hull.-Band members:Members...
   
   : "Headin' Back"
8. The Wild Ones: "Purple Pill Eater" — rel. 1964

CD

1. The Groundhogs
   The Groundhogs
   Groundhogs are a British rock band founded in late 1963, that toured extensively in the 1960s, achieved prominence in the early 1970s and continued sporadically into the 21st century.-Career:...
   
   : "Shake It" — rel. 1964
2. Johnny Neal & Starliners: "Walk Baby Walk" — rel. 1965
3. The In-Be-Tweens: "Girl, I Am Your Evil Witchman"
4. The Rebounds: "Help Me"
5. The Primitives: "Help Me" — rel. 1964
6. The Primitives: "Let Them Tell"
7. The Beat Merchants: "Pretty Face" (McKinley Morganfield)
8. Steve Davies: "She Said Yeah" — rel. 1968
9. The Loot: "Baby Come Closer" — rel. 1967
10. Miki Dallon
    Miki Dallon
    Miki Dallon is an English musician, songwriter and producer . Miki's first published work was a Mickie Most b-side called "That’s Alright" on which Miki also played piano. One success of his was the song "Take A Heart" by The Sorrows...
    
    : "I'll Give You Love" — rel. 1965
11. The Chasers
    The Chasers
    The Chasers is a 1959 Norwegian film directed by Erik Løchen. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Rolf Søder - Bjørn* Bente Børsum - Guri * Tor Stokke - Knut* Harald Aimarsen* Bjarne Bø* Anders Boger...
    
    : "Inspiration" — rel. 1966
12. The Sheffields: "Plenty of Love" — rel. 1964
13. The Couriers: "Done Me Wrong"
14. The Rats
    The Rats (UK group)
    The Rats were a rock band, first established in 1963, from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.In May 1998, the independent record label, Angel Air released a CD compilation of their work, entitled The Rats' Rise and Fall of Bernie Gripplestone and the Rats From Hull.-Band members:Members...
    
    : "Headin' Back"
15. The Wild Ones: "Purple Pill Eater" — rel. 1964
16. The Primitives: "Yeeeeah!", CD bonus track
17. The Primitives: "Cara-Lin", CD bonus track
18. The Primitives: "Forget It", CD bonus track
19. Birds Birds: "Say Those Magic Words" — rel. 1966, CD bonus track
20. Birds Birds: "Daddy Daddy" — rel. 1966, CD bonus track