Jon Savage : 1966 Year The Decade Exploded / Var

(2-CD set) Next year will be the 50th anniversary of 1966 - the year that author Jon Savage hails as the one that shaped the future of pop music. This bumper 48-track double CD is the soundtrack to Savage's book of the same name, which is released by Faber & Faber on November 19th. It features some of the biggest artists of the time - the Who, the Velvets, Dusty Springfield, Love, Otis Redding, the Four Tops, James Brown - a fantastic mixture of musical styles and genres. The package includes a 24-page booklet with a 9000 word note by Savage, so you can enjoy this as a stand-alone listening experience as well as the soundtrack to the book.