Climax Blues Band

'' 1000 Original Hits '' is the title of a compilation series published by EMI Plus (Europe). This release contains portions of this series, released in 2001, containing works performed from 1970 to 1979.

The Unicorn saga began in 1963 when Ken Baker met Pat Martin at secondary school in England. They were both learning to play the guitar at the time, and soon began jamming on British beat tunes and Beatles covers in Martin's garage. Drummer and soon lead vocalist Peter Perrier was brought in and various people filled in on bass until Trevor Mee (who had been jamming with Tony Rivers & the Castaways) came aboard as a guitarist, with Martin switching over to bass. By 1968, they were playing gigs as the Late Edition (or simply the Late, as they called themselves by 1968) and backing other singers. In 1969, during a month-long residency in Copenhagen, they listened to the Crosby, Stills & Nash album, which been released in May of that year.

If you're male, aged 30-50, have kids and are fond of your Playstation / stereo / football / shed / 'man-time', chances are you re a fan of Dad Rock. We know that making such sweeping generalisations is really out of order, but there's no smoke without fire and let's face it, you love a lot of the songs on this album. So, a quick vox pop of the kind of thing you're going to hear: Ocean Colour Scene Check. The Jam Check. The Quo Check. The La's Check. Super Furry Animals Yes, sir. We could go on… Greatest Ever Dad Rock brings together 3CDs of tracks designed to bring out the Dad in you. And possibly your wife and kids too. So get down to the shed (sorry, 'office') and crank up the volume: this album is for all you Dads out there. You rock.