Various Artists

Once Upon a Time in the West Midlands: The Bostin’ Sounds of Brumrock 1966-1974

Release date November 26, 2021

Tracklist

1
I Must Be Mad
2:47
2:47
2
Security (extended version)
2:54
2:54
3
Rescue Me
2:33
2:33
4
Life’s Not Life
2:36
2:36
5
Let Me Get By
2:22
2:22
6
Chicken George
2:37
2:37
7
On the Beach
2:24
2:24
8
Baby Get Your Head Screwed On
2:44
2:44
9
I Can Hear the Grass Grow
3:08
3:08
10
Say You Don't Mind
3:11
3:11
11
On Time
2:14
2:14
12
Imposters of Life’s Magazine
2:20
2:20
13
No Face, No Name and No Number
3:34
3:34
14
Moonshine
2:36
2:36
15
Yellow Rainbow
2:49
2:49
16
Don’t Leave Me in the Dark
2:35
2:35
17
An Apple a Day
2:29
2:29
18
N.S.U.
2:38
2:38
19
Trouble in the Air
3:44
3:44
20
When the Train Comes Back
3:33
3:33
21
I Know What Her Name Is (demo version)
2:20
2:20
22
Cherrywood Green
2:31
2:31
23
Baby I Need You
2:58
2:58
24
Yellow Cave Woman
6:58
6:58
25
Mr. Armageddon (mono single version)
4:41
4:41
26
I See the Light
3:37
3:37
27
Daughter of the Sun
4:33
4:33
28
Roundabout
2:46
2:46
29
Like a Tear
3:13
3:13
30
Don't Torture Your Mind
2:49
2:49
31
Masochists of Strangulation
3:07
3:07
32
Boredom
3:31
3:31
33
The Journey
4:49
4:49
34
Big Bear Ffolly
3:57
3:57
35
Candy
2:50
2:50
36
Like Uncle Charlie
4:15
4:15
37
Imaginations
3:15
3:15
38
You’ve Got Your Troubles
3:16
3:16
39
His Guiding Hand (original single version)
2:04
2:04
40
Goodbye Mary
2:57
2:57
41
A Modern Day Fairy Tale
3:16
3:16
42
It’s a Hard Way
2:36
2:36
43
Suicide
4:51
4:51
44
Dance in the Smoke
3:02
3:02
45
The Ballad of Marmalade Emma and Teddy Grimes
3:03
3:03
46
Donna
4:16
4:16
47
When You're Dead
4:28
4:28
48
Time of the Season
5:49
5:49
49
She Said Yes
3:08
3:08
50
Lamp Lighter Man
2:59
2:59
51
One Way Hotel
2:42
2:42
52
We’re Gonna Change All This
2:31
2:31
53
Reminiscing
2:53
2:53
54
People
2:53
2:53
55
Brown Girl
3:48
3:48
56
Ill Wind
2:30
2:30
57
Shadow Bright
4:20
4:20
58
Omnibus
3:27
3:27
59
Disheartened & Disillusioned
5:39
5:39
60
Progressive Talking Blues
3:34
3:34
61
Eve
3:41
3:41
62
Dear Elaine
4:10
4:10
63
Ball Park Incident
3:41
3:41
64
Roll Over Beethoven
7:04
7:04
65
Circus
3:14
3:14
66
Just a Day
3:35
3:35
67
The Beast
5:30
5:30
68
Rocka Rolla
3:06
3:06
69
Bye Bye Birmingham
3:26
3:26

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Various Artists will be next performing at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Saturday 06 June 2026, and is scheduled to play 3 concerts across 1 countries in 2026.

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