The complete recordings by Manchester beat group, Freddie And The Dreamers, for EMI in the 1960s, compiled and annotated by respected author and pop historian, Bob Stanley of St. Etienne. Includes the UK Top 10 hits ‘If You Want To Make A Fool Of Somebody’ (#3), ‘I’m Tellin’ You Now’ (#2), ‘You Were Made For Me’ (#3) and ‘I Understand’ (#5) and all their albums including their UK Top 5 self-titled debut. Two albums, Sing-Along Party (1965) and what Bob Stanley refers to as a “psychedelic pop primer for kids”, Oliver In The Overworld (1970), are issued on CD for the first time plus another makes its debut on CD in the UK, King Freddie And His Dreaming Knights (1967). Bob Stanley writes in the the box's booklet notes that: "Freddie & The Dreamers were the jokers in the pack of the British beat boom, or what America knew as the British Invasion. They were a great visual act and, especially, a conduit for children who may have loved The Beatles too but wanted someone of their own. TV shows like Crackerjack and Blue Peter were happy to invite them on, and gave them a ready-made audience. The Monkees may have been tagged the Pre-Fab Four, but there’s little doubt some of their zaniness sprung from the on-stage antics of Freddie Garrity and the group’s candy beat, proto-bubblegum music."