Merseybeat – The Story of the 60s Liverpool Sound

Short-lived it may have been but for a brief, explosive period Liverpool was the unlikely epicentre of a worldwide music scene. This 50-track compilation explores the phenomen of Merseybeat with a welter of hit recordings, cult classics and intriguing rarities. Incorporating the rockers, girl groups, balladeers and beet merchants this is the ultimate primer of the movement which effectively kick started modern British music