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Largely remembered today at the first group of future Charlatans main man Martin Blunt, Makin’ Time emerged as a breath of fresh air from the 1980s mod scene. Younger than the revival bands that had gone before instead of watered down punk their music was a glorious mix of power pop and 1960s pop and soul.

Signed to Eddie Piller and Maxine Forrest’s Stiff distributed Countdown label it was seen as a possible contender for pop crossover, and was given a full on recording and marketing budget. The album that emerged was the vibrant and exciting Rhythm & Soul.

The band was fronted by the bob-headed, strong voiced organ playing Fay Hallam and guitarist and vocalist Mark McGounden, and these two along with Martin Blunt provided a strong set of self penned songs. A dynamic band live ‘Here Is My Number’, ‘Feels Like It’s Love’ ‘Only Time Will Time’ and the other self penned numbers were already fan anthems by the time they were recorded.

This new reissue is the first time the album has been available since its original release. Pressed on milky clear vinyl!

Countdown Records was founded by Eddie Pillar, Maxine Forrest and Terry Rawlings as an offshoot of the legendary Stiff Records.

It became a central label in the '80s Mod Revival, signing two of the most important bands of the era: The Prisoners and Makin' Time.

Reignited under the Acid Jazz umbrella, a series of new and catalogue releases are anticipated. Watch this space!