Downliners Sect - Sect Maniacs: The Complete Sixties Sessions

The first-ever complete anthology of their work in the 60s (the original band would reform in 1977 at the height of punk), Sect Maniacs: The Complete Sixties Sessions is a three-CD clamshell box set that revolves around their trio of albums for EMI Columbia but also includes their various non-LP singles, two acetate-only early demos, the highly sought after private pressing EP 'Nite At Gt. Newport Street' and a trio of psychedelic blues-flavoured 1968 tracks that only appeared at the time in Sweden on obscure various artists jukebox EPs.

Also included are six tracks making their first appearance on CD - a cancelled early 1964 EP and alternative versions of 'All Night Worker' and 'Outside' that were only issued at the time in Sweden. 'Sect Maniacs' features a new essay on the band, some fabulous photos and remastered sound quality. It's the definitive anthology of one of the mid-60s British R&B scene's most engaging, uncompromising grassroots talents.