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Genre of rock music in the 1960s
Freakbeat is a subgenre of rock music centred on Swinging London in the mid-to-late 1960s, its name referring to hard-edged mod music characterised by
Freakbeat
Pop and rock genre
23 January 2016. Richie Unterberger (3 April 2007). "Joe Meek's Freakbeat: 30 Freakbeat, Mod and R&B Nuggets - Joe Meek | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic
Beat_music
Group of compilation albums
The English Freakbeat series is a group of five compilation albums, released in the late 1980s, that were issued by AIP Records. The LPs featured recordings
English_Freakbeat_series
Music genre
Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years". www.xsnoize.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025. "NEWS: British Mod Sounds of The 1960's Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years"
Psychedelic_rock
1980 compilation album
instead, the CD featuring the songs on this LP was released as English Freakbeat, Volume 6. The album was released in 1980 by BFD Records (as #BFD-5023)
Pebbles, Volume 6 (1979 album)
Pebbles,_Volume_6_(1979_album)
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
before signing with Deram Records. Around this time Bowie also joined the freakbeat group the Riot Squad; their recordings, which included one of Bowie's
David_Bowie
English psychedelic pop band
exploratory lyrics. Music historian Vernon Joynson has referred to the band as freakbeat. In early 1963, after several name changes, Just Four Men settled in Manchester
Wimple_Winch
Subculture in England
the Action, the Smoke and John's Children. Many of these groups played freakbeat, a style of distorted rock music influenced by R&B and British beat which
Mod_(subculture)
English rock band
Joe Edwards – Bass Greg Mighall – Drums Out of Dreams Suspicious Wit Freakbeat Phantom I'll Give You Sympathy I'll Give You Sympathy (Night Time Version)
The_Rascals_(English_band)
2001 mixtape by Bassnectar
Freakbeat for the Beatfreaks is the first album by the electronic artist Bassnectar/Lorin. It was released in 2001 through Amorphous Music. The album
Freakbeat_for_the_Beatfreaks
Rock music from the United Kingdom
194-6. "Freakbeat Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2021. Richie Unterberger (3 April 2007). "Joe Meek's Freakbeat: 30 Freakbeat, Mod
British_rock_music
1965 studio album by the Who
"Circles" was notably covered by contemporaries of the group, British freakbeat outfit Les Fleur de Lys. The cover version has found some notice after
My_Generation_(album)
of rock music and R'n'B developed around Liverpool in the late 1950s. Freakbeat subsequently grew out of the beat-scene in the 1960s, simultaneously with
List_of_beat_bands
Musical artist
to the formation of King Crimson, he was part of the eccentric pop and freakbeat trio Giles, Giles and Fripp along with his brother, bassist Peter, and
Michael_Giles
Indie rock group from Nottingham, England
in 2017. Their sound has drawn from a mixture of influences including freakbeat, garage rock, UK R&B, neo-psychedelia, surf rock, krautrock, funk and
Little_Barrie
British band
of the band's career, they played several different genres, including freakbeat, mod and pop. Two of their single releases sold in excess of one million
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Dave_Dee,_Dozy,_Beaky,_Mick_&_Tich
English rock band
referred to by sources such as Record Collector magazine and AllMusic as freakbeat, a retrospective genre of intense and raw music bridging British rhythm
Small_Faces
Compilation album
English Freakbeat, Volume 3 is a compilation album in the English Freakbeat series, featuring recordings that were released decades earlier, in the mid-1960s
English_Freakbeat,_Volume_3
English rock group (1967–1968)
Music historian Vernon Joynson retrospectively likened their music to freakbeat and sunshine pop. The group eventually evolved into pioneering progressive
Giles,_Giles_and_Fripp
Subgenre of psychedelic rock music
Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years". www.xsnoize.com. Retrieved 2025-07-08. "NEWS: British Mod Sounds of The 1960's Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years"
Acid_rock
Music that foreshadowed the punk rock genre
coming from the UK underground and mod scenes, later identified as freakbeat. Freakbeat represented a link between the music of the 1960s counterculture
Proto-punk
1988 compilation album
English Freakbeat, Volume 1 is a compilation album in the English Freakbeat series, featuring recordings that were released decades earlier, in the mid-1960s
English_Freakbeat,_Volume_1
British freakbeat/psychedelic rock band
The Knack were a British R&B-based freakbeat and psychedelic rock band from Ilford, near London in the United Kingdom who were active 1960s. They are
The_Knack_(British_band)
English musical group (1967–1968)
active in the 1960s, whose music touched on psychedelic rock, pop and freakbeat. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel, who featured
Tomorrow_(band)
Specialized or niche genre
of rare or obscure recordings. Early examples include Northern soul, freakbeat, garage punk, and sunshine pop. By the late 2000s and early 2010s, the
Microgenre
US cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s
Retrieved April 28, 2016. "Freakbeat", Allmusic, retrieved June 30, 2011. Nicholson, Chris (September 25, 2012). "Freakbeat, The Garage Rock Era". Ministry
British_Invasion
Collection of compilation albums
is one of the first series of compilation albums of psychedelic rock, freakbeat, rhythm and blues, garage rock and beat music of the mid to late 1960s
Rubble_series
English pop/beat group
The Cryin' Shames were a mid-1960s English freakbeat group produced by Joe Meek. They had one UK hit single in 1966 with a cover of The Drifters' 1961
The_Cryin'_Shames
British counterculture
the mod culture and, for a period, had an overlap in musical styles. Freakbeat was music "beyond the formula required for commercial success" that was
UK_underground
Genre of rock music
referred to as Freakbeat, which is sometimes viewed as a more stylish British equivalent of garage rock. Several bands often mentioned as Freakbeat are the Creation
Garage_rock
British band
"Organization" with a Z. Record Collector magazine have referred to the group as freakbeat, a retrospective label describing the transition from British beat and
The_Graham_Bond_Organisation
English freakbeat rock band (1966–1967)
St. Louis Union were a short-lived mid-1960s English freakbeat rock band from Manchester who formed part of the mod rock scene. They were formed by singer
St._Louis_Union
Music genre
would characterize much of the later British punk rock of the 1970s. Freakbeat, a more distorted style of music, emerged as the psychedelic, British
Punk_rock
English pop singer (born 1940)
Don Fardon Born Donald Arthur Fardon (1940-08-19) 19 August 1940 (age 86) Coventry, Warwickshire, England Genres Freakbeat, pop Label Piccadilly
Don_Fardon
rock Extreme metal Flamenco rock Folk metal Folk punk Folk rock Foxcore Freakbeat Funeral doom Funk metal Funk rock Garage punk Garage rock Geek rock Glam
List_of_rock_genres
1989 compilation album
English Freakbeat, Volume 2 is a compilation album in the English Freakbeat series, featuring recordings that were released decades earlier, in the mid-1960s
English_Freakbeat,_Volume_2
Music genre
Acid House Punk Rock Techno Trance Other Chillwave Vaporwave Dream-beat Freakbeat Italian occult psychedelia Sampledelia Synthedelia Subcultures Beat Generation
Dream_pop
Instrumental composed by John Entwistle, Nicky Hopkins, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend
Music journalist Phil Smee has placed the song in his list of top 50 freakbeat tracks; a retrospective label describing intense and raw music in the
The_Ox_(instrumental)
British rock band (1959–1972)
Sheridan & The Nightriders. The group has been retrospectively described as freakbeat. The band was initially formed in 1959, under the name Billy King and
The_Idle_Race
Compilation album
English Freakbeat, Volume 4 is a compilation album in the English Freakbeat series, featuring recordings that were released decades earlier, in the mid-1960s
English_Freakbeat,_Volume_4
British psychedelic rock band
The Eyes were a British freakbeat and psychedelic rock band, formed in 1964 and disbanded in 1967. During 1965 and 1966, they released a number of singles
The_Eyes_(band)
English blues and psychedelic rock band
Phil Smee referred to their single "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" as freakbeat, connecting earlier beat music with the 1966 current of psychedelic experimentation
The_Yardbirds
British musician and sex offender (born 1944)
few recording sessions by such artists as Thane Russell and a Scottish freakbeat band, the Poets. After Leander's group disbanded, he formed Boston International
Gary_Glitter
English band
biography". allmusic.com. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 21 March 2008. "Freakbeat, The Garage Rock Era". www.ministryofrock.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2024
The_Troggs
English rock band formed in 1963
fixture in the mod scene and their later work is sometimes referred to as freakbeat. The band was formed in 1963, and toured Germany for a month, playing
The_Sorrows
Icelandic rock band
surfaces. Their style can be described as garage rock, fuzz rock, and freakbeat, with noticeable influences from both The Who and The Beatles. Formed
Thor's_Hammer_(band)
English psychedelic pop group
have since appeared on the Rubble collections of British psychedelia and freakbeat, and the band garnered a modest cult following. Jason Crest's fourth single
Jason_Crest
French musical artist (1941–2019)
following year. Massiera continued to work as a producer for pop and freakbeat musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the single "Pardon
Jean-Pierre_Massiera
1970 studio album by John's Children
1966 Studio Advision Studios Genres Psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop, freakbeat Length 39:46 Labels White Whale WWS-7128 (USA); SWWL-933978 (Aus) Producer
Orgasm (John's Children album)
Orgasm_(John's_Children_album)
Baggy Mangue bit New wave of new wave Noise pop Slowcore Arena rock Beat Freakbeat Italian beat Nederbeat Blues rock Boogie rock Punk blues Brazilian rock
List of music genres and styles
List_of_music_genres_and_styles
English composer and instrumentalist (1946–2022)
pair were introduced to Robert Fripp and Michael Giles, joining their freakbeat group Giles, Giles and Fripp which led to the formation of King Crimson
Ian_McDonald_(musician)
British band (1964–1969)
1965 in the transitional Beat to psychedelic music genre, later known as freakbeat. The band had varied line-ups; only drummer Keith Guster was a member
The_Fleur_de_Lys
1960s British R&B band
Fairy Tales. Record Collector magazine have referred to the group as freakbeat, a retrospective label describing the transition from British beat and
The_V.I.P.'s_(band)
Compilation album
English Freakbeat, Volume 5 is a compilation album in the English Freakbeat series, featuring recordings that were released decades earlier, in the mid-1960s
English_Freakbeat,_Volume_5
English beat group
Maker. Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List". "When Freakbeat Met Soul". Anorak Thing. Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia
The_Koobas
Australian rock band
1987. The Easybeats were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005. "The Freakbeat Era". Archived from the original on 20 May 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2024
The_Easybeats
British psychedelic rock group (1968–1973)
known as The Drag Set Origin London, England Genres Psychedelic rock freakbeat garage rock Years active 1968–1973 Label Philips Members Mike Brancaccio
The_Open_Mind_(band)
2008 studio album by The Rascals
on the UK Albums Chart dropping out of the charts the following week. "Freakbeat Phantom" (16 June 2008, Deltasonic) "I'll Give You Sympathy" (29 September
Rascalize
English rock drummer
pieces of various manufacturers’ equipment. Bunker briefly played in freakbeat group The Toggery Five. Between 1967 and 1971, he drummed for Jethro Tull
Clive_Bunker
1967 single by The Smoke
"My Friend Jack" is a psychedelic rock song released by the English freakbeat group The Smoke in 1967. It was included originally in their debut album
My_Friend_Jack
Topics referred to by the same term
an Austrian metalcore/melodic death band The Sorrows, a 1960s English freakbeat band Sorrows (album), a 2025 album by Cwfen The Sorrow (album), a 2010
Sorrow
1966 single by The Move
Fear" is the debut single by British rock band the Move. The song, a freakbeat, psychedelic pop, and power pop record, was written by member Roy Wood
Night_of_Fear
1980 studio album by Michael Hurley
emphasis on Hurley's vocals. There is traditional folk influenced by freakbeat, blues and jazz. Lyrics on the tracks tend to be serious, satirical, and
Snockgrass
Genre of soul music
Acid House Punk Rock Techno Trance Other Chillwave Vaporwave Dream-beat Freakbeat Italian occult psychedelia Sampledelia Synthedelia Subcultures Beat Generation
Cinematic_soul
British pop band (1965–1968)
Flies, also known as No Flies on Us, were an English psychedelic pop and freakbeat band formed in Wanstead, East London in 1965. Releasing three singles
The_Flies_(English_band)
English rock band
The Attack were an English freakbeat/psychedelic rock band formed in 1966 around singer Richard Shirman (26 April 1949, Earl's Court, South West London
The_Attack_(band)
1960s British R&B band
The Fairies were a British rhythm and blues and freakbeat band led by drummer John "Twink" Alder. They recorded three singles between 1964 and 1965. The
The_Fairies_(British_band)
American actress (born 1986)
she played the keytar. As part of her training, she took DJ lessons at Freakbeat Records. Maki performed in the television film iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)
Ally_Maki
English psychedelic rock group formed in 1966
Andromeda Origin London, England Genres Psychedelic rock, freakbeat, acid rock, progressive rock, hard rock Years active 1966–1969 Past members John Du
Andromeda_(English_band)
Genre of rock music
2016. Wilson Neate, Space Ritual review, AllMusic "Ozric Tentacles – Freakbeat 1990". Ozrics.elementfx.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018
Space_rock
British garage rock group
R&B, rock & roll, blues, rock, garage rock, garage punk, beat music, freakbeat, psychedelic rock Years active 2004–present Label Parliament Members Rob
The_Fallen_Leaves
1965 song by the Beatles
lead acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar Ringo Starr – drums The English freakbeat rock band St. Louis Union's version of "Girl" reached No. 11 in the UK
Girl_(Beatles_song)
English band
(1968) Shazam (1970) Looking On (1970) Message from the Country (1971) "Freakbeat, The Garage Rock Era". www.ministryofrock.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2024
The_Move
1960s counterculture neologism
Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years". www.xsnoize.com. Retrieved 2025-07-08. "NEWS: British Mod Sounds of The 1960's Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years"
Freak-out_(slang)
British psychedelic pop band (1966–1970)
1970. They were initially known as The Ingoes and played beat music, freakbeat, R&B, and soul covers. They were then renamed and signed to the Marmalade
Blossom_Toes
1966 album by Tages
Freddie Skantze. "Guess Who" can be considered an early expression of Freakbeat. On the album, Larsson takes up more instruments than his usual guitar;
Tages_2
The Toggery Five were an English freakbeat band from Manchester, England, that was formed in the midst of the Manchester beat scene. The band emerged
The_Toggery_Five
English rock band
referred to some of the Who's work from this period, such as "The Ox", as freakbeat, a retrospective label describing intense and raw rock in the transition
The_Who
Record label
featuring British music were released in the ensuing years, the English Freakbeat series and Electric Sugar Cube Flashbacks series. Although LPs are still
AIP_Records
Youth-driven cultural revolution centred in London in the 1960s
fashion Cool Britannia – a Britain-wide phenomenon in the mid-1990s Mod Freakbeat Timeline of London 1960–1969 UK underground – London 1960s counter-culture
Swinging_Sixties
1978 compilation album by Various Artists
LP and CD—with the CD release of Volume 6 being shifted to the English Freakbeat series—adding to the confusion. However, the overlap is far from complete;
Pebbles_(series)
English rock musician (born 1946)
He attended the Moseley College of Art, but was expelled in 1964. The freakbeat group the Move was formed from other Birmingham-based groups, and quickly
Roy_Wood
English R&B and rock band
in Bed Now, of Course...) (2015) Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood (2020) "Freakbeat, The Garage Rock Era". Ministryofrock.co.uk. Archived from the original
The_Pretty_Things
2016 studio album by Psychic TV
Feel" is a cover of the 1967 song "How Does It Feel to Feel" by UK mod/freakbeat group The Creation. According to Pitchfork.com "if Psychic TV sound like
Alienist_(album)
Musical artist
journalist Phil Smee identified their song Johnny noooo! as a key example of freakbeat. Mal attracted most interest by media and fans, leading to the group splitting
Mal_(singer)
British rock band
Rock Origin Preston, Lancashire, England Genres Psychedelic rock, hard rock, freakbeat (early) Years active 1969 (1969)–1972 (1972) Label Transatlantic
Little_Free_Rock
English freakbeat band (1963–1966)
The Syndicats were an English freakbeat band formed in September 1963 in North London. The group initially consisted of John Lamb on vocals, Steve Howe
The_Syndicats
English progressive rock band
Psychedelica and co-editor of the UK psychedelic garage rock magazine Freakbeat. Allen reviewed the tape in both magazines. Despite disliking some material
Porcupine_Tree
British beat group
"Cold Turkey", a track which was later anthologised as an example of freakbeat and covered by the Damned. Miller moved to San Francisco in the mid-1970s
Peter_Jay_and_the_Jaywalkers
British musician, singer and academic
and Rowan: Morrison (with The Rowan Amber Mill). She also sings with freakbeat band The Mighty Sceptres (along with Nick Radford, who has also released
Angeline_Morrison
Anti-establishment cultural phenomenon
rhythm and blues, ska, jazz, and later splintering off into rock and freakbeat after the peak mod era); and motor scooters (usually Lambrettas or Vespas)
Counterculture_of_the_1960s
Hungarian indie-garage rock band
November 2009. "Freakbeat - Itt a Trousers új nagylemeze (exkluzív premier)". langologitarok.blog.hu. 16 April 2013. "The Trousers: Freakbeat". est.hu. 25
The_Trousers_(band)
Record label
Un-Cyclopedia. Algora Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87586-227-9. Freakbeat USA (1993). Freakbeat USA (Spring 1993). "Andre Williams: farewell to R&B's raunchiest
Fortune_Records
English music journalist, designer and record collector
wherein he retroactively coined the microgenre and phrase known as "freakbeat" in the liner notes, specifically to refer to a style of British rock
Philip_Lloyd-Smee
English musician (born 1950)
Frampton became a successful child singer, and in 1966 he became a member of freakbeat group the Herd. He was the lead guitarist and singer, scoring several
Peter_Frampton
English rock band (1962–1997)
(1994) BBC Sessions: 1964–1977 (2001) Do It Again, 2009 documentary film Freakbeat Swinging London Hinman 2004, p. 219. Hinman 2004, p. 298. Hinman 2004
The_Kinks
Scottish band
The Poets were a Scottish blues, freakbeat and psychedelic pop band, who were managed and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Some of their singles were released
The_Poets
Range of popular music styles and genres
Acid House Punk Rock Techno Trance Other Chillwave Vaporwave Dream-beat Freakbeat Italian occult psychedelia Sampledelia Synthedelia Subcultures Beat Generation
Psychedelic_music
English guitarist (1947–2013)
the guitar and work in another studio again. In 1965 Banks joined the freakbeat group the Syndicats, replacing guitarist Ray Fenwick. After leaving the
Peter_Banks
1967) featured "topical songs" such as The Times They Are a-Changin'" or freakbeat in "Hi Ho Silver Lining", the former of which was a charting album in
The_Hounds_discography
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