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Freakbeat

Freakbeat is the name for rare, collectable, and obscure British Invasion records. Usually, these are rare British blues and garage rock, bands that sounded a bit like the Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, or the Bluesbreakers, but occasionally some of the tougher Merseybeat bands fit this category, too. The criteria for freakbeat is a little vague, and known basically to collectors who specialize in the style, but it generally is fairly obscure British Invasion of all types.

Freakbeat Album Highlights

Come See Me: The Very Best of the Pretty Things
The Pretty Things Come See Me: The Very Best of the Pretty Things
Hen's Teeth
Brinsley Schwarz / Kippington Lodge Hen's Teeth
Action Painting
The Creation Action Painting
Original Album Classics, Vol. 1
Spirit Original Album Classics, Vol. 1
Joe Meek's Freakbeat: 30 Freakbeat, Mod and R&B Nuggets
Joe Meek Joe Meek's Freakbeat: 30 Freakbeat, Mod and R&B Nuggets
Get a Buzz: The Best of the Fontana Years
The Pretty Things Get a Buzz: The Best of the Fontana Years
Get the Picture?
The Pretty Things Get the Picture?
The Soft Machine, Vol. 1
Soft Machine The Soft Machine, Vol. 1
Still Unrepentant
The Pretty Things Still Unrepentant
Bouquets from a Cloudy Sky: The Complete Pretty Things Collection
The Pretty Things Bouquets from a Cloudy Sky: The Complete Pretty Things Collection
Gonna Have a Good Time
The Easybeats Gonna Have a Good Time
Our Music Is Red: With Purple Flashes
The Creation Our Music Is Red: With Purple Flashes
We Are Paintermen/How Does It Feel to Feel
The Creation We Are Paintermen/How Does It Feel to Feel
Action Packed
The Action Action Packed
Children of the Sun: Complete Recordings 1965-1966
The Misunderstood Children of the Sun: Complete Recordings 1965-1966
The EP Collection
The Pretty Things The EP Collection
The Pretty Things [UK]
The Pretty Things The Pretty Things [UK]
Emotions
The Pretty Things Emotions
Terry Reid
Terry Reid Terry Reid
Latest Writs: Greatest Hits [Madfish]
The Pretty Things Latest Writs: Greatest Hits [Madfish]
The Pretty Things/Get the Picture?
The Pretty Things The Pretty Things/Get the Picture?
Soft Machine: Live & Demos
Soft Machine Soft Machine: Live & Demos
The BBC Sessions
The Pretty Things The BBC Sessions
Psychedelic Years, 1966-1970
The Pretty Things Psychedelic Years, 1966-1970
The Very Best of The Pretty Things
The Pretty Things The Very Best of The Pretty Things
Singles A's & B's [Repertoire]
The Pretty Things Singles A's & B's [Repertoire]
First Among Equals: The Greatest Hits
The Equals First Among Equals: The Greatest Hits
Friday on My Mind/Falling off the Edge of the World
The Easybeats Friday on My Mind/Falling off the Edge of the World
Tomorrow
Tomorrow Tomorrow
Friday on My Mind
The Easybeats Friday on My Mind
Session Man, Vol. 1
Jimmy Page Session Man, Vol. 1
Session Man, Vol. 2
Jimmy Page Session Man, Vol. 2
Complete Collection, Vol. 1: Making Time
The Creation Complete Collection, Vol. 1: Making Time
Complete Collection, Vol. 2: Biff Bang Pow
The Creation Complete Collection, Vol. 2: Biff Bang Pow
The Party Ain't Over Yet
Status Quo The Party Ain't Over Yet
Collectors' Guide to Rare British Birds
The Birds Collectors' Guide to Rare British Birds
Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
Status Quo Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
We Are Paintermen
The Creation We Are Paintermen
How Does It Feel to Feel?
The Creation How Does It Feel to Feel?
Shadows and Reflections: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968
The Action Shadows and Reflections: The Complete Recordings 1964-1968
Rolled Gold
The Action Rolled Gold
The Ultimate Action
The Action The Ultimate Action
The Arrival of the Eyes
The Eyes The Arrival of the Eyes
Reflections
Les Fleur de Lys Reflections
Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible, Vol. 2)
Gong Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible, Vol. 2)
Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys: The Anthology...
The Equals Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys: The Anthology...
Think I'm Going Weird: Original Artefacts from the British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968
Various Artists Think I'm Going Weird: Original Artefacts from the British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968
Birth of Suave
The Downliners Sect Birth of Suave
The Very Best of the Easybeats
The Easybeats The Very Best of the Easybeats
You Gotta Believe It's...
Sharon Tandy You Gotta Believe It's...
Skip Bifferty
Skip Bifferty Skip Bifferty
From Keflavik, With Love
Thor's Hammer From Keflavik, With Love
Original Syn
The Syn Original Syn
Marc Bolan at the BBC
Marc Bolan Marc Bolan at the BBC
Take a Heart
The Sorrows Take a Heart
High in a Room: The Smoke Anthology
The Smoke High in a Room: The Smoke Anthology
The Complete John's Children
John's Children The Complete John's Children
Tales from the Sinking Ship
Wimple Winch Tales from the Sinking Ship
Baby Come Back [DJ Specialist]
The Equals Baby Come Back [DJ Specialist]
The Very Best of the Equals
The Equals The Very Best of the Equals
Listen to the Sky: The Complete Recordings 1964-1969
The Others Listen to the Sky: The Complete Recordings 1964-1969
I Feel Good: The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry's Rebels 1965-1969
Larry's Rebels I Feel Good: The Essential Purple Flashes of Larry's Rebels 1965-1969
Box of Pin-Ups: The British Sounds of 1965
Various Artists Box of Pin-Ups: The British Sounds of 1965
Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin': Black Music in Britain in the Sixties
Various Artists Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin': Black Music in Britain in the Sixties
About Time! Definitive Mod-Pop Collection 1966-68
The Attack About Time! Definitive Mod-Pop Collection 1966-68
Gimme Gimme: Singles and Unreleased Rarities 1965-1966
The Untamed Gimme Gimme: Singles and Unreleased Rarities 1965-1966
Let's Live for Today: The Rokes in English 1966-1968
The Rokes Let's Live for Today: The Rokes in English 1966-1968
The Mod Scene
Various Artists The Mod Scene
The Freakbeat Scene
Various Artists The Freakbeat Scene
Complete Collection 1965-1968
The Flies Complete Collection 1965-1968
Singles A's & B's
Love Affair Singles A's & B's
British Invasion: The History of British Rock
Various Artists British Invasion: The History of British Rock
Mod Scene, Vol. 2
Various Artists Mod Scene, Vol. 2
The Complete de Wolfe Sessions
Electric Banana The Complete de Wolfe Sessions
Diggin' for Gold: Joe Meek's Tea Chest Tapes
David John & the Mood Diggin' for Gold: Joe Meek's Tea Chest Tapes
It's Smoke Time
The Smoke It's Smoke Time
Ka-Pow! An Explosive Collection 1967-1968
Powder Ka-Pow! An Explosive Collection 1967-1968
1963-1968
Four Fours / The Human Instinct 1963-1968
Beeside: The Complete Recordings
Tintern Abbey Beeside: The Complete Recordings
Music for the Herd of Herring
Jet / John's Children / Radio Stars Music for the Herd of Herring
Smashed Blocked!
John's Children Smashed Blocked!