Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1963-1970

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. SIDE ONE 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 SIDE TWO 1. I STAND ACCUSED (OF LOVING YOU) - The Satin Bells 2. I WANNA GO BACK THERE AGAIN - Truly Smith 3. SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - Adrienne Poster 4. I"'LL COME RUNNING OVER - Lulu 5. HEY BOY - Barry St John 6. LITTLE BOY - Goldie & The Gingerbreads