This definitive compilation celebrates and charts the many sounds and the different faces of mod culture, from original U.S. r&b / soul (Ray Charles, Booker T and The MGs, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin) and cool jazz (Mose Allison, Mel Torme), to the growth of homegrown r&b (The Kinks, The Action, The Creation, Herbie Goins), to the adoption of Jamaican ska (Desmond Dekker, The Skatalites, Harry J Allstars,), to the subsequent development and rise of the northern soul scene (Frankie Valli, Gene Chandler, Archie Bell, Chairmen Of The Board). Mod Anthems features a floor-filling selection of both the popular and the rare northern soul, r&b and ska all nighter club classics. 2LP - Gatefold, 180 Gram Heavyweight Double LP version of featuring 28 classics
