English Freakbeat, Volume 5 is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 in the English Freakbeat series

English Freakbeat series

The English Freakbeat Series is a group of compilation albums that were issued by AIP Records featuring recordings that were released in the mid-1960s by English rock bands in the early punk, proto-punk, R&B, mod, and beat genres...

 that has been issued in both LP and CD format.

Release Data

Although test pressings exist (on Rainbo Records) that were made in the same time period as the other LPs (1989), the album was evidently not released as an LP by AIP Records

AIP Records

AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records, being launched in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra,...

 until 1992 (as #AIP-10049). On the other hand, this is the second volume in the series to be released as a CD, in 1993 (as #AIP-CD-1049).

Vinyl-Only Tracks and CD Bonus Tracks

The English Freakbeat LPs and CDs have most tracks in common, although not always in the same order. In most cases, some of the LP tracks were not included on the CDs. Also, the CD bonus tracks are not always at the end of the album. This is the only album in the series that has been released in the conventional way, with all of the tracks on the LP given in the same order on the CD, with the bonus tracks at the end. Nevertheless, for consistency with the other articles, we have shown track listings for both editions of the album.

LP

Side 1:

1. The Pete Best Four
   Pete Best
   Pete Best is a British musician, best known as the original drummer in The Beatles. He was born in the city of Madras, British India...
   
   : "The Way I Feel About You"
2. The Darwin's Theory: "Daytime"
3. The Peeps: "Now Is The Time"
4. The Pickwicks: "Hello Lady"
5. George Bean: "Why Must They Criticize?"
6. Jason Eddie & The Centremen: "Come On Baby"
7. The Untamed: "It's Not True"
8. Geoff Goddard
   Geoff Goddard
   Geoff Goddard was an English songwriter. Working for Joe Meek in the early 1960s, he wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, Gerry Temple, The Tornados, Kenny Hollywood, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr, Screaming Lord Sutch, Gunilla Thorne, The Ramblers, Carter-Lewis and the Southerners and John...
   
   : "Sky Man"

Side 2:

1. The Eggy: "You're Still Mine"
2. New York Public Library: "Gotta Get Away"
3. Chris Sandford: "I Wish They Wouldn't Always Say I Sound Like The Guy From The USA Blues"
4. The Cryin' Shames
   The Cryin' Shames
   The Cryin' Shames were a mid 1960s pop/beat group, produced by Joe Meek. They had one UK hit single in 1966 with a cover of The Drifters' 1961 "Please Stay", written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard.-Career:...
   
   : "What's News, Pussycat"
5. A Wild Uncertainty: "A Man With Money"
6. The Truth: "Baby You've Got It"
7. Billy J. Kramer
   Billy J. Kramer
   Billy J. Kramer is a British Invasion/Merseybeat singer. In the 1960s he was managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed The Beatles, and he recorded several original Lennon and McCartney compositions.-Early life and career:He grew up as the youngest of seven siblings and attended the St George of...
   
   : "Chinese Girl"

CD

1. The Pete Best Four
   Pete Best
   Pete Best is a British musician, best known as the original drummer in The Beatles. He was born in the city of Madras, British India...
   
   : "The Way I Feel About You"
2. The Darwin's Theory: "Daytime"
3. The Peeps: "Now Is The Time"
4. The Pickwicks: "Hello Lady"
5. George Bean: "Why Must They Criticize?"
6. Jason Eddie & The Centremen: "Come On Baby"
7. The Untamed: "It's Not True"
8. Geoff Goddard
   Geoff Goddard
   Geoff Goddard was an English songwriter. Working for Joe Meek in the early 1960s, he wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, Gerry Temple, The Tornados, Kenny Hollywood, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr, Screaming Lord Sutch, Gunilla Thorne, The Ramblers, Carter-Lewis and the Southerners and John...
   
   : "Sky Man"
9. The Eggy: "You're Still Mine"
10. New York Public Library: "Gotta Get Away"
11. Chris Sandford: "I Wish They Wouldn't Always Say I Sound Like The Guy From The USA Blues"
12. The Cryin' Shames
    The Cryin' Shames
    The Cryin' Shames were a mid 1960s pop/beat group, produced by Joe Meek. They had one UK hit single in 1966 with a cover of The Drifters' 1961 "Please Stay", written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard.-Career:...
    
    : "What's News, Pussycat"
13. A Wild Uncertainty: "A Man With Money"
14. The Truth: "Baby You've Got It"
15. Billy J. Kramer
    Billy J. Kramer
    Billy J. Kramer is a British Invasion/Merseybeat singer. In the 1960s he was managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed The Beatles, and he recorded several original Lennon and McCartney compositions.-Early life and career:He grew up as the youngest of seven siblings and attended the St George of...
    
    : "Chinese Girl"
16. The Impac: "Too Far Out", CD bonus track
17. The Paul Stewart Movement: "Too Too Good", CD bonus track
18. The Greenbeats: "You Must Be The One", CD bonus track
19. Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men: "You Can't Judge A Book", CD bonus track
20. The Four + 1: "Don't Lie To Me", CD bonus track
21. Thane Russal: "I Need You", CD bonus track