Before the mid-sixties, The British were primarily known for bad teeth, bland cuisine and driving on the wrong side of the road. All that changed in February 1964, when a young English rock’n’roll combo called The Beatles arrived on these shores, kicking off a musical explosion that took the country by storm and still reverberates to this day. Shout! Factory revisits the time when the nation’s airwaves grooved to the swinging sounds of London with a comprehensive collection of music from the artists that followed the Beatles across the pond—from the Kinks to the Troggs, Manfred Mann to the Moody Blues and Donovan to Dusty Springfield.

The British Beat: Best Of The ’60s includes numerous #1 Billboard hits like the raunchy “Wild Thing” by The Troggs, the tender “To Sir With Love” by Lulu and the psychedelic “Sunshine Superman” by Donovan. This beautifully packaged box set showcases the amazing variety of the UK pop scene, encompassing the pop perfection of the Hollies, the grungy riffing of the early Kinks and the ethereal sound of the Moody Blues and Procol Harum.