VARIOUS-PROG & PSYCH Where The Action Is! LA Nuggets 1965 - 1968 (Sealed 2009 UK 4-CD album set - In Los Angeles during the mid 60's, music was everywhere - from the garages of Orange County, to the dingbat apartments of the San Fernando Valley, to the bungalows of Laurel Canyon. But without a doubt, the epicentre of the music scene was the Sunset Strip, where 'freaks' filled the rock clubs lining the famed Hollywood thoroughfare. Rhino continues the storied Nuggets tradition withabox set that mines the city's rich musical history for unsung gems. 'Where The Action Is!' encompasses four discs arranged thematically to cover different aspects of the pop, rock, club, and Top 40 sounds of the era. The first covers some of the most notable bands that performed in the clubs of Hollywood's Sunset Strip. Disc 2 features a sampling of the musicians who began life in South LA, East LA, and such far-flung suburbs as Riverside and Bakersfield. Disc 3 delves into the artistry of LA's producers, arrangers, and Wrecking Crew of studio players. The final disc takes us from the nascent seeds of folk rock to the first blooms of canyon rock, country rock, and full-blown psychedelia in the region. It also shows how rock pioneers such as Del Shannon and Rick Nelson took their own stabs at fitting in with 'the kids'. Beautifully packaged in a coffee table book resembling the San Francisco Nuggets collection from 2006, the set provides a wealth of information about Los Angeles' music scene, including a comprehensive timeline, unpublished photos, new quotes from many of the artists, a listing of the clubs and who performed there, an essay about the LA radio stations that defined the era, plus a track-by-track commentary with detailed session info on each song. This copy is still sealed from new in it's hype-stickered shrinkwrap)