Various Artists - Just Great Groups *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 2nd January 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

With 66 tracks across 3 CDs, great vocals unite with matching musicianship as this collection celebrates 66 fantastic groups!

Kicking off the with the iconic ‘London Calling’ by The Clash, which leads into more new-wave and punk influenced hits from The Jam, Blondie and Pretenders. Next up, timeless 70s rock including tracks from Electric Light Orchestra, 10cc and Thin Lizzy, and following huge 80s rock smashers from Journey and REO Speedwagon, the first disc closes with 60s classics from The Byrds, The Troggs and Fleetwood Mac.

Disc Two opens with 60s soul classics from Diana Ross & The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas and Four Tops. A Stellar run of 90s indie pop from Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream and The Stone Roses, leads to massive 80s hits rounding out the disc including from, New Order, Adam & The Ants, Duran Duran and Frankie Goes To Hollywood with their 9 week chart-topper ‘Two Tribes’.

Glam-rock hits kick off disc 3 from Sparks, Sweet, Mud and roxy music, ahead of 60s pop from The Monkees, The Mamas & The Papas and The Ronettes. Soulful hits from Jackson 5 and Commodores are celebrated alongside disco floor fillers from Earth, Wind & Fire, Chic, Sister Sledge. This incredible collection closes with a pair of all time favourites from The Walker Brothers ‘The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore’, and Gerry & The Pacemakers with ‘You'll Never Walk Alone’.

Tracklist:

CD1

1. The Clash - London Calling
2. The Jam - Going Underground
3. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
4. Pretenders - Message of Love
5. The Stranglers - Duchess
6. Squeeze - Cool For Cats
7. Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
8. 10cc - Good Morning Judge
9. Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World
10. Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi
11. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
12. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
13. Marillion - Garden Party
14. ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
15. Boston - More Than a Feeling
16. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
17. Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love
18. REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
19. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
20. The Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running
21. The Troggs - Wild Thing
22. Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman

CD2

1. Diana Ross & The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On
2. Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
3. Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
4. The Temptations - Get Ready
5. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion
6. UB40 - Food For Thought
7. Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life
8. Primal Scream - Rocks
9. The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums
10. Kula Shaker - Hush
11. The Lightning Seeds - Change
12. Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart
13. Simple Minds - Waterfront
14. New Order - Blue Monday '88
15. The Human League - Mirror Man
16. Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
17. Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
18. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter
19. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven)
20. The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
21. Duran Duran - The Wild Boys
22. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes

CD3

1. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
2. Sweet - Teenage Rampage
3. Mud - Rocket
4. Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
5. Mott The Hoople - All the Young Dudes
6. Smokie - Needles and Pins
7. Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me
8. Herman's Hermits - I'm into Something Good
9. The Monkees - Daydream Believer
10. The Mamas & The Papas - Monday, Monday
11. The Ronettes - Walking In the Rain
12. The Crystals - He's a Rebel
13. Jackson 5 - ABC
14. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Let's Hang On
15. Earth, Wind & Fire - September
16. Chic - Everybody Dance
17. Sister Sledge - Lost in Music
18. Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After
19. Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again
20. Commodores - Easy
21. The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
22. Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone

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