Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1962-1970

For British girl-pop, 1960s Decca is a goldmine. The label had its A&R hounds sniffing into every nook and cranny of the British Isles, signing up Midlands schoolgirls (the Orchids), London folk club denizens (Dana Gillespie, Beverley), former child actresses (Adrienne Poster, Sandra Barry), Liverpudlian girl groups (the Vernons Girls, the Satin Bells), soulful northerners (Elkie Brooks, Truly Smith) and Scots (Lulu, Barry St John), well-connected Chelsea girls (Louise Cordet, Twinkle, Marianne Faithfull), Merseybeat wannabes (Beryl Marsden), talent show winners (Billie Davis, Babbity Blue, Jean Martin) and even transient Americans (Goldie & the Gingerbreads). Decca"'s female roster was largely placed in the skilled hands of producers, arrangers and writers such as Mike Leander, Andrew Loog Oldham, Shel Talmy, Charles Blackwell and Tony Meehan, who sourced a steady supply of homemade and American soul, folk-rock, beat and pop. This gorgeously packaged collection, compiled by Mick Patrick, is available in 24-track CD and 12-track vinyl album formats, each with notes by Sheila Burgel. The CD version comes with a 20page booklet featuring many rare colour photos. 1. I"'M IN LOVE WITH YOU - Billie Davis 2. NO! NO! NO! - Dana Gillespie 3. THAT"'S RIGHT BABY - Marianne Faithfull 4. WHERE THE GOOD TIMES ARE - Beverley 5. POOR OLD JOHNNY - Twinkle 6. LOVE HIT ME - The Orchids 7. I STAND ACCUSED (OF LOVING YOU) - The Satin Bells 8. I WANNA GO BACK THERE AGAIN - Truly Smith 9. SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - Adrienne Poster 10. I"'LL COME RUNNING OVER - Lulu 11. HEY BOY - Barry St John 12. LITTLE BOY - Goldie & The Gingerbreads 13. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT - The Exceptions 14. SO HARD TO BE GOOD - Louise Cordet 15. REALLY GONNA SHAKE - Sandra Barry & The Boys 16. THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO - Elkie Brooks 17. I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY - Billie Davis 18. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - Jean Martin 19. LOVE IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME - Beryl Marsden 20. DON"'T MAKE ME MAD - The Orchids 21. DAT"'S LOVE - The Vernons Girls 22. DON"'T MAKE ME (FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU) - Babbity Blue 23. GOLDEN LIGHTS - Twinkle 24. HIER OU DEMAIN - Marianne Faithfull