Artist: Various Artists Title: Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volumes 1-5: 82 UK Psych Classics Year Of Release: 2010 Label: Past & Present Records [PAPRBOX8] Genre: Psychedelic Pop/Rock, Garage Rock, Mod Quality: FLAC (tracks+log) Total Time: 3:51:45

Past & Present have gathered together in one box set all five volumes of the infamous series of British Psych classics that inspired the likes of Phil Smee, and others, to go on to produce more-legitimate collections of similar material. Collected here are all of the 82 classic Chocolate Soup tracks spanning favourites by Tintern Abbey, Apple, The Tickle, The Smoke, Fleur De Lys, with highlights by lesser-known artists such as Boo & the Boo-Boos, The Perishers, Graded Grains, The Australian Playboys, plus many, many more. The set also includes an informative 36 page booklet with artists' details, discographies and photographs. Chocolate Soup makes good addition to the Past & Present catalogue of box sets featuring re-issues of other classic material in a similar manner. I only ever managed to track down Chocolate Soup volume 2 on vinyl - I'm pleased to finally add the other volumes to my collection! As with previous Past & Present releases the source material can be variable - but all tracks sound better than my old 45's!! Chocolate Soup is a limited numbered release of 1000 - so don't delay if you want to be sure of a copy!

Tracklist: Vol 1

1. The Voice - The Train To Disaster (2:57)
2. Nuchez's - Open Up Your Mind (3:07)
3. Tintern Abbey - Vacuum Cleaner (3:08)
4. One In A Million - Double Sight (2:37)
5. The Misunderstood - Children Of The Sun (2:53)
6. Dantalian's Chariot - The Madman Running Through The Fields (4:13)
7. Nuchez's - B.G.'s One Eye (2:12)
8. The Flies - I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (2:38)
9. One In A Million - Fredereek Hernando (3:17)
10. Fire - Father's Name Is Dad (2:32)
11. Tintern Abbey - Beeside (3:08)
12. The Fresh Windows - Fashion Conscious (2:24)
13. Apple - The Otherside (3:09)
14. The Unexplained - A Walk Down Emily Lane (4:58)

Vol 2

1. Mike Stuart Span - Children Of Tomorrow (2:59)
2. Wimple Winch - Rumble On Mersey Square South (4:06)
3. The Fleur De Lys - Circles (2:58)
4. E-Craig - I Must Be Mad (2:39)
5. Apple - Buffalo Billy Can (2:59)
6. The Score - Please Please Me (2:26)
7. Winston's Fumbs - Snow White (2:26)
8. Him And The Others - She's Got Eyes That Tell Lies (2:44)
9. Big Boy Pete - Cold Turkey (2:22)
10. Hush - Grey (2:24)
11. Tickle - Subway (Smokey Pokey World) (2:24)
12. The Syn - 14 Hour Technicolour Dream (2:46)
13. State Of Mickey & Tommy - With Love From 1 To 5 (2:58)
14. Paper Blitz Tissue - Boy Meets Girl (2:33)

Vol 3

1. The Factory - Path Through The Forest (3:51)
2. Felius Andromeda - Meditations (4:04)
3. Wimple Winch - Save My Soul (3:06)
4. The Fleur De Lys - Mud In Your Eye (3:01)
5. Australian Playboys - Sad (2:54)
6. Graded Grains - Animal Majic (3:17)
7. The Accent - Red Sky At Night (3:11)
8. Chapter Four - In My Life (2:17)
9. The Poets - Wooden Spoon (2:28)
10. The Smoke - Have Some More Tea (2:12)
11. The Game - Help Me, Mummy´s Gone (2:39)
12. Graded Grains - Lucifer´s Son (2:48)

Vol 4

1. Chords Five - Universal Vagrant (2:53)
2. The Anteeks - I Don't Want You (2:35)
3. The Perishers - How Does It Feel (3:01)
4. The Exceptions - The Eagle Flies on Firday (2:46)
5. The Rebel Rousers - As I Look (2:04)
6. Alan Avon & the Toy Shop - Night to Remember (4:35)
7. The Dodos - Make Up Your Mind (2:19)
8. Roger Young - It's Been Nice (2:18)
9. Da Answer - Just a Fear (3:20)
10. Force Five - Don't Know Which Way to Turn (2:43)
11. Darwin's Theory - Hosanna (2:06)
12. The Transatlantics - Look Before You Leap (2:13)
13. The Longboatmen - Take Her Anytime (2:54)
14. Linda Van Dyck with Boo & the Boo Boo's - Stengun (2:55)
15. Gary Walker - You Don't Love Me (2:33)
16. Caleb - Woman of Distinction (2:39)
17. Trend - Shot on Sight (2:50)
18. Family - Scene through the Eye of a Lens (2:52)
19. Steve Aldo - You're Absolutely Right (2:32)
20. The Peasants - Let's Get Together (2:17)
21. The Original Roadrunners - Waterloo Man (4:07)

Vol 5

1. The Quotations - Cool It (3:01)
2. The Transatlantics - Don't Fight It (3:12)
3. The Longboatmen - Only In Her Hometown (2:08)
4. Ways & Means - Breaking Up A Dream (2:28)
5. Chords Five - I Am Only Dreaming (2:00)
6. The Moving Finger - Shake & Finger Pop (3:42)
7. The Authentics - Climbing Through (3:02)
8. The Mickey Finn - Garden Of My Mind (2:32)
9. Force Five - Baby Let Your Hair Down (2:19)
10. St Louis Union - English Tea (2:16)
11. The Magic Lanterns - I Stumbled (2:21)
12. The Bad Boys - She's A Breakaway (3:04)
13. The Sons Of Fred - Baby What You Want Me To Do (2:28)
14. Boo & The Boo Boo's - Oriental Boo (2:36)
15. Mike Rabin & The Demons - Head Over Heels (2:02)
16. Caleb - Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad (3:17)
17. Wayne Gibson - Baby Baby Baby Pity Me (2:12)
18. Petards - Tartarex (3:00)
19. The J.B.'s - Wow! Wow! Wow! (2:44)
20. Kingsize Taylor - Thinkin' (2:12)
21. The Four Squares - Don't You Know I Love You (2:07)