Directions, The

Complete Studio Recordings

Formed in late 1978 by the Burke brothers along with friends Martin Wilson and Steve Martinez, The Directions have gone down in Mod folklore, and now we present to you their entire Studio recorded output on vinyl for the VERY FIRST time!!! This MUST have release comes housed in a beautiful GATEFOLD sleeve and features 25 tracks in total. YES, THREE more than the CD version as the band found three more alternate versions! The band hailed from the Goldhawk Road area in Shepherds Bush, London, an area synonymous with 60s Mod legends The Who. Taking their name from one of their early songs, the band hit the London gig circuit, starting at The Trafalgar and moving on to the famous Greyhound in Fulham. In 1979 the band released their one and only single, the infamous Three Bands Tonite on their managers Tortch label. 2000 copies of this single were pressed, but 800 got destroyed in a flood in their managers office, making this one of the most collectable releases of the Mod Revival era, they also had two tracks featured on the excellent Eddie Piller's Beat Generation & The Angry Young Men compilation album. The band called it a day in the early 80s, with them evolving into Big Sound Authority minus John the Vocalist, but their name has lived on in the hearts and minds of Mods everywhere, and now we give you everything youve ever dreamed of. 25 tracks, featuring the great single tracks, the compilation appearances and 21 TOTALLY unreleased studio tracks on vinyl, this is a truly ESSENTIAL release, get it now!

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Format
LP - 2 disk
Release date
27-02-2023
Label
Item-nr
562101
EAN
5032733019085
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In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. THREE BANDS TONITE (SINGLE VERSION)
2. WEEKEND DANCERS (ALTERNATE VERSION)
3. TILL THE END OF THE DAY
4. MY DESTINY
5. SUICIDE PACT
6. DADS BEEN NICKED AGAIN
7. BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN
8. WEEKEND DANCERS
9. PLENTY OF TIME
10. VINNY
11. ON THE TRAIN TO MY GIRL
12. THREE BANDS TONITE
13. DANGEROUS TIMES
14. WHAT GOES ON
15. LONELY WITHOUT YOU
16. WHEN TOMORROW COMES
17. IT MAYBE TOO LATE
18. SHE'S GONE
19. SOME BOYS (ALTERNATE VERSION)
20. IF YOUVE EVER BEEN HURT BY ME
21. ELLESMERE STREET
22. SOME BOYS
23. GIRL YOU'D BETTER HIDE
24. THE HEART OF THE CITY
25. SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER