Ace Records is thrilled to be working with seminal singer-songwriter, toast of this year's Olivier Awards and all-round Sheffield legend Richard Hawley on this, the first volume of a compilation series of some of his favourite singles. This is a selection of 28 7''s that Richard has collected on his travels around the globe, through friends, family, collectors, word of mouth, thrift shop finds, pub jukebox gems and everything in between. Richard refers to the glue that joins these selections together as 'Little Bangers' as they are all mini hand grenades; bright lights that explode and fizzle out, some big names, some rarities, some lost souls, some obscurities, some by artists he actively enjoys knowing almost nothing about other than they want to get him on his feet and dance. Many are garage instrumentals, exposing the guitar-line as lead melody and the art of telling a story without lyrics.

We're extra proud that the Hendrix Estate have allowed us to include Curtis Knight & The Squires' ferocious and never previously licensed 'Hornet's Nest' which naturally we proudly kick off with. We feature the five-minutes-plus long version that has never been released before. The pace never slackens, taking in the Shadows, Link Wray, the Troggs, the Champs, Jimmy Gordon and so many more besides. It's joyful, it's relentless, and you can listen to it on repeat for a thousand miles.

Tracklist:
1. Hornet's Nest - Curtis Knight & the Squires Ft. Jimi Hendrix
2. Nasty - the Time Keepers
3. Path Through the Forest - the Factory
4. Get On This Plane - the Premiers
5. Scotch On the Socks - the Shadows
6. Quasimoto - the Road Runners
7. Lazy Rebel - Twangy Rebels
8. Swinging Drums - Ronny Kae
9. Ronald & the Rebels
10. Honky - the Ho-Dads
11. Black Night - Cheryl Thompson
12. Long Line Rider - Bobby Darin
13. Poppin' Popeye - Link Wray
14. Hot-Rod - King Curtis
1. Feels Like a Woman - the Troggs
2. Cuttin' Out - the Pirates
3. Where You Gonna Go - Art Guy
4. Neb's Tune - Ahab & the Wailers
5. Buzzzzzz - Jimmy Gordon
6. Jungle Walk - the Dyna-Sores
7. Surfin' & Swingin' - Les Brown Jr
8. Tahiti - Jimmy & Stan
9. Bawana Jinde - Al Duncan
10. Dead End Part 1 - the Executioners
11. Requiem For Love - Bobbie Gentry & Jody Reynolds
12. 3/4 Mash - the Champs
13. El Gato - the Chandelles
14. It's Nothing To Me - Sanford Clark