Demon is back with a Mod-themed collection. This time the There’s No Stopping Us Now: The Female Mods’ Forgotten Story box set.
It’s a 98-track box set over four CDs. I know CDs aren’t as popular as they were – although there is something of a revival going on for physical media – but it’s still a nice thing if you spin the metal discs.
As you might have guessed, it’s a collection loosely inspired by the Ready Steady Girls book, which was published way back in 2016 via Suave Publishing and is now ridiculously hard to find. Yes, it was a limited run and unlikely to reappear again.
That book, subtitled ’the other half of the Mod equation,’ focused on the role of women in the Mod scene, which is often dominated by men, not least when it comes to Mod-based literature.
The box set looks to do the same musically, describing itself as ‘original soul and beat from pioneering female artists’ as well as ‘the cream of the 60’s Mod scene’ over those four discs.
Looking at the tracks, it’s an interesting collection, but one that seems to take in the broader (and sometimes more obvious) 1960s beat and soul sounds rather than focusing purely on a Mod viewpoint. Have a look and see what you think.
There are track-by-track sleeves, too, and packaging that mimics the original book. It’s so nice to have the two together. But you will have to wait a bit. This is on pre-order now but doesn’t land until 7th February 2025. If you want to pre-order, you can do that for £35.99.
Find out more at the Amazon website
Tracklisting:
Disc: 1
1 Respect – Aretha Franklin
2 Big Boss Man – Erma Franklin
3 You’d Better Stop – Doris Troy
4 Can I Get a Witness – Dusty Springfield
5 Nowhere to Run – Martha & The Vandellas
6 Soulville – Dinah Washington
7 Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You) – Carla Thomas
8 My Momma Told Me – Inez and Charlie Foxx
9 Stronger – Thelma Jones
10 I’m So Glad (I Found Love in You) – Etta James
11 I’ve Got a Claim On You – Betty Everett
12 If You See What I Mean – P.P. Arnold
13 Whatcha Gonna Do – Billie Davis & the LeRoys
14 Do-wah-diddy Diddy – The Exciters
15 It’s Not Like You – Lydia Marcelle
16 When I’m Gone – Brenda Holloway
17 One Step at a Time – Maxine Brown
18 Think It Over Baby – Mary Love
19 I Put a Spell On You – Nina Simone
20 You Can Have Him – The Cake
21 California Nights – Lesley Gore
22 Love Makes the World Go Round – Sharon Tandy
23 What’s Easy for Two Is So Hard for One – Mary Wells
24 These Things Will Keep Me Loving You – The Velvelettes
25 Stop! In the Name of Love – The Supremes
Disc: 2
1 Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid – Ketty Lester
2 Fever – Helen Shapiro
3 Another Night – Dionne Warwick
4 I’ve Been Wrong Before – Cilla Black with George Martin’s Orchestra
5 I Know You Love Me Not – Julie Driscoll
6 Where Does That Leave Me? – Nancy Wilson
7 That’s How Heartaches Are Made – Baby Washington
8 Baby I’m Yours – Barbara Lewis
9 My Best Friend’s Man – Dee Dee Sharp
10 You Can Have Him – Timi Yuro
11 You Forgot How to Love – Patti LeBelle & the Blue Belles
12 Little Man – Sonny & Cher
13 Keep an Eye Out for Love – Ernestine Anderson
14 The More I See You – Joy Marshall
15 I’m Not Sayin’ – Nico
16 I’ve Got Nothing But Time – Julie Felix
17 You’ll Lose a Good Thing – Barbara Lynn
18 A Little More Love – Kim Weston
19 Make Me Yours – Bettye Swann
20 Come On and See Me – Tammi Terrell
21 New Lover – Jackie Ross
22 A Lover’s Concerto – The Toys
23 Too Much of a Good Thing – The Shirelles
24 You’re the One – Kathy Kirby
Disc: 3
1 You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore
2 Goin’ Out of My Head – Dominic West
3 (You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am – Kiki Dee
4 Look at Them – Gillian Hills
5 All Over the World – Francoise Hardy
6 Beautiful Dreams – Twiggy
7 That’s the Way – The Honeycombs
8 Thou Shalt Not Steal – Dick & Dee Dee
9 Baby It Hurts – Glenda Collins
10 Pay You Back With Interest – Dana Gillespie
11 Two Lovers – Louise Cordet
12 Girl Don’t Come – Sandie Shaw
13 I Know a Place – Petula Clark
14 Can’t Hear You No More – Lulu
15 Call On Me – Susan Maughan
16 New York – The Caravelles
17 Can’t Get You Out of My Mind – Julie Grant
18 Right Now and Not Later – The Shangri-Las
19 People Say – The Dixie Cups
20 Sweet and Tender Romance – The McKinleys
21 I’ve Got a Feeling – The Orchids
22 He Doesn’t Love Me – The Breakaways
23 The Girls Are at It Again – Polly Perkins
24 Christine – Miss X
Disc: 4
1 One Fine Day – The Chiffons
2 Baby I Love You – The Ronettes
3 Keep Your Hands Off My Baby – Little Eva
4 I Wonder – The Crystals
5 Keep On Searchin’ – Candy and The Kisses
6 The Boy from New York City – The Ad-Libs
7 Good Time Tonight – The Soul Sisters
8 What’d I Say – Brenda Lee
9 Please Please – Goldie and The Gingerbreads
10 Sweet William – Millie
11 Troubles – Derrick and Patsy
12 Bread – Norma Tanega
13 Break-a-way – Irma Thomas
14 My Love – The Shondells
15 Evil One – The Sapphires
16 I Really Got Carried Away – Madeline Bell
17 Something’s Got a Hold On Me – Elkie Brooks
18 Don’t You Pass Me By – Cleo Laine
19 Baby I Love You – Aretha Franklin
20 I Don’t Wanna Fuss – Sugar Pie Desanto
21 Recovery – Fontella Bass
22 Worth Every Tear I Cry – Dee Dee Warwick
23 A Touch of Venus – Sandy Wynns
24 Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead – The Marvelettes
25 There’s No Stopping Us Now – The Supremes
