[2016-03-25] VA "Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1962-1970" (Ace UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:22 pm

Description
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) – all featured in this gorgeously packaged collection.

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. The company’s productions carried a sense of excitement, urgency and frequently an audible adoration for US soul and pop sounds. Visiting US producer Shel Talmy, for example, was headhunted by Dick Rowe, Decca’s head of A&R, precisely because of his studio experience with American surf and R&B acts. “Dick was one of the few people in England who was pro-American, not averse to giving young guys some kind of chance to do something,” said Talmy in Stoned, Andrew Loog Oldham’s autobiography.

“Love Hit Me!” is packaged with a 20-page booklet featuring many rare colour photos and notes incorporating interviews with Billie Davis, Dana Gillespie, Georgina Oliver of the Orchids and Truly Smith.

Tracklist
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

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BLSLWHY/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BLSLWHY/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2016 5:51 pm

[2016-03-25] VA "Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1962-1970" (Ace UK)

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