Various Artists - Nothing Comes Easy (Basement Beat Volume 1) (2007)

Over the past 20 years there have been countless compilations of prime, raw British Beat. Many of these have featured tracks that have appeared several times already. This might give the impression that this particular well has run dry. The Psychic Circle label admits that the gushing torrent of undiscovered pure R&B frenzy has now been reduced to a babbling country brook, but if you dig deep enough, there are still some untapped reserves of top quality beat waiting to be unearthed. Nothing Comes Easy is a compilation of 20 such gems, previously un-compted on CD. Some of these bands may be familiar to you as they have appeared on other collections of this genre, some have never been compted until now. Artists include: The UK Bonds, the Pirates, the Dee-Tees, the Gamblers, the Peasants, Barry Benson, the Rats, the Panthers, Rey Anton & the Peppermint Men, the Luvvers, the Times, the Zephyrs, Winston G, the Cheatin' Hearts, Guy Darrell, the Marauders, the Liverpool Five, Tommy Bruce, the Mark Four and Ten Feet.