The Action

When George Martin signed the Action in 1965, they were a young mod band whose live shows rivaled concerts by the Who and Small Faces. But when elements of psychedelic-tinged rock crept into the Action's Northern Soul-soaked sound, their label dropped them. Almost 40 years later, Rolled Gold proves to be a heady, vindicating listen.

The Action were the other great English band produced by George Martin in the 1960s:
London mods who pressed guitar havoc and the airtight pop of Martin's star clients, the
Beatles, into a sparkling R&B sealed by the exquisite agony of singer Reg King. After their
'65-'67 singles with Martin fell shy of hitsville, the Action cut their own set of demos. But the
band broke up, and the tapes were shelved -- until now. Rolled Gold has an unfi... More >