A girl group collection of seldom seen material all remastered and perfect for the hard core collector or all around girl group enthusiast. Featuring selections that showcase the sounds of soul and pop, the dancing beat o... more »f rock and roll and the surf sounds. With liner notes by John Clemente, author of Girl Groups Fabulous Females That Rocked The World, sprinkled with a few seldom seen pics, this compilation has a bit of something for everyone.« less
A girl group collection of seldom seen material all remastered and perfect for the hard core collector or all around girl group enthusiast. Featuring selections that showcase the sounds of soul and pop, the dancing beat of rock and roll and the surf sounds. With liner notes by John Clemente, author of Girl Groups Fabulous Females That Rocked The World, sprinkled with a few seldom seen pics, this compilation has a bit of something for everyone.
"I have one of the largest CD collections of girl-group music anywhere, and I was startled to see the MANY hits I did not have on this CD. The word "gems" is a perfect description. This is a blend of 1960s songs that each should have been #1, but have not been heard by most people.A neophyte collector or fan of this music would love the CD, and the long-time fan will find a CD packed with fabulous songs that require playing over and over. The liner notes by girl-groups author John Clemente give a lot of extra interesting info, too."
It's a Blast!
Chad Sosna | Chicago | 10/12/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"All of these songs are really good. The ones by Annette, the Blossoms and Donna Loren are as good as anything by the Supremes, and the other songs are great, too. I just can't figure out why these weren't released to be hits! Is there a Volume II coming out anytime soon?"
Gems? Hits? Potential No. 1s? I Don't Think So
Chuck Mallory | 09/03/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Let me begin by saying that, yes, if you're a die-hard collector of the "girl group" sound, this is a nice addition to your collection. But let's get a couple of things straight. First of all, of all the artists included, only two had actual hit records, Annette Funicello, of course [who had ten - none of which are in this CD], and The Blossoms, who had one, 1961's "answer" song to Mother-In-Law called Son-In-Law which topped out at # 79 in May [also not here].
Secondly, since record labels were in the business to make money, the fact that not one of these was released as a single at the time tells you that someone in authority had to make the decision that they would not be able to compete on the market with their contemporaries. Yes, there have been mistakes made by distributors to that end, but not many. So, to boldly say that all were better than The Supremes is just ridiculous.
Having cleared that up, let me hasten to add that this IS a neat little package with informative liner notes that should occupy a place in any collection of the "girl group" sound which dominated that portion of the 1960s.
But believe me, there are none here that could be described as "potential No. 1's." That's stretching it just a bit too far."
True gems--I play this constantly!
avid reader and listener | Denver | 09/22/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I was intrigued by these "lost gems" of songs from the early 1960s and was thrilled to first hear them. But now I realize I play this CD over and over. Most of these are GREAT songs--why weren't they released back then? I especially like the energetic "Gotta Tell It" by the Blossoms and "He's My Boyfriend" by Chris Anderson. Also, Donna Loren's "Muscle Buscle" is great. This is truly a combination of fun surf-type songs and soulful love songs."
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1