English Freakbeat, Volume 4 is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 in the English Freakbeat series

English Freakbeat series

The English Freakbeat Series is a group of compilation albums that were issued by AIP Records featuring recordings that were released in the mid-1960s by English rock bands in the early punk, proto-punk, R&B, mod, and beat genres...

 that has been issued in both LP and CD format.

Release Data

The album was released as an LP in 1989 by AIP Records

AIP Records

AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records, being launched in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra,...

 (as #AIP-10051) and as a CD in 1997 (as #AIP-CD-1051).

Vinyl-Only Tracks and CD Bonus Tracks

The English Freakbeat LPs and CDs have most tracks in common, although not always in the same order. In most cases, some of the LP tracks were not included on the CDs, although that is not true of this album. Also, the CD bonus tracks are not always at the end of the album. Thus, for clarity, we have shown tracks for both editions of the album, with vinyl-only tracks and CD bonus tracks indicated.

LP

Side 1:

1. Tony Dangerfield: "She's Too Way Out"
2. The Others: "Oh Yeah" — rel. 1964
3. The Soul Agents: "Don't Break it Up"
4. The Soul Agents: "Mean Woman Blues" (Roy Orbison
   Roy Orbison
   Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
   
   )
5. Thane Russal & Three: "Security"
6. Mal Ryder & the Spirits: "Forget It" — rel. 1964
7. The Snobs: "Ding Dong"

Side 2:

1. The Syndicats
   The Syndicats
   The Syndicats were an English group, who were Steve Howe's first band. Their three singles on Columbia were produced by Joe Meek. When lead guitarist Howe left for Tomorrow in 1965, he was replaced by Ray Fenwick. Fenwick played lead guitar on the band's most famous song "Crawdaddy Simone"...
   
   : "Crawdaddy Simone"
2. The Primitives: "Johnny No"
3. Cops & Robbers: "I've Found Out"
4. Cops & Robbers: "You'll Never Do it Baby"
5. Mickey Finn & the Bluemen: "Reelin' and Rockin'"
6. The Wheels: "Call My Name"
7. Shorty and Them: "Dimples"

CD

1. Thane Russal & Three: "Security"
2. Cops & Robbers: "I've Found Out"
3. Cops & Robbers: "You'll Never Do it Baby"
4. The Clique
   The Clique (1960s UK band)
   The Clique was a band of musicians formed in England.It was formed in 1963 by John Rowe , Peter Westgarth , Trevor Roberts and Adrian Stambach . Joined shortly after by John Kitchin...
   
   : "She Ain't No Good" — rel. 1965, CD bonus track
5. The In Crowd: "Things She Said" — rel. 1965, CD bonus track
6. Mal Ryder and the Spirits: "Forget It" — rel. 1964
7. The Snobs: "Ding Dong"
8. The Sons of Fred: "Baby What You Want Me to Do", CD bonus track
9. The Sons of Fred: "I'll Be There", CD bonus track
10. The Sons of Fred: "Sweet Love", CD bonus track
11. The Soul Agents: "Don't Break it Up"
12. The Soul Agents: "Mean Woman Blues"
13. The Soul Agents: "I Just Wanna Make Love to You", CD bonus track
14. The Syndicats
    The Syndicats
    The Syndicats were an English group, who were Steve Howe's first band. Their three singles on Columbia were produced by Joe Meek. When lead guitarist Howe left for Tomorrow in 1965, he was replaced by Ray Fenwick. Fenwick played lead guitar on the band's most famous song "Crawdaddy Simone"...
    
    : "Crawdaddy Simone"
15. Tony Dangerfield: "She's Too Way Out"
16. The Wheels: "Call My Name"
17. Mickey Finn and the Blue Men: "Reelin' & Rockin'"
18. The Others: "Oh Yeah" (Elias B. McDaniel) — rel. 1964
19. The Primitives: "Johnny Noooooo!!!"
20. Shorty & Them: "Dimples"
21. 4 Degrees: "Too Much Monkey Business", CD bonus track
22. 4 Degrees: "I've Got My Brand on You", CD bonus track
23. Stovepipe No. 4: "Pretty Thing" (Elias B. McDaniel), CD bonus track