Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls 1963-68 / Various Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls 1963-68 / Various CD

2016 collection. Located in London's West End, Pye Records boasted a super stable of female talent. Released hot on the heels of our recent Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls collection, Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls comprises two-dozen peachy selections from Pye and sister label Piccadilly's 1960s output. The compilation is titled after the opening track by Jan Panter, a Mark Wirtz-produced must-have for those who prefer their girl-pop records beefed up with a dose of fuzz guitar. Tony Hatch, the most successful of Pye's in-house producers, is represented by cherry-picked titles by the Breakaways, Petula Clark, cult favorite Sandra Barry, the Baker Twins and Julie Grant. 'Heart' has to be the rocking-est track Petula ever recorded, so much so that it was covered in the USA by garage band the Remains.

1. Scratch My Back - Jan Panter 2. Ev'ry Day - Billie Davis 3. Come on Baby - Kim D 4. Now That You've Made Up Your Mind - Val McKenna 5. He Doesn't Love Me - the Breakaways 6. Heart - Petula Clark 7. It's Hard to Believe It - Glenda Collins 8. Run - Sandie Shaw 9. Something to Give - Nita Rossi 10. Da-Di-Da-Da - the Satin Bells 11. We Were Lovers (When the Party Began) - Sandra Barry 12. I Got a Feeling - Tawny Reed 13. Why Don't I Run Away from You - Antoinette 14. Nobody Knows What's Goin' on (In My Mind But Me) - Tammy St John 15. Incense - Sheila Carter ; Episode Six 16. Pay You Back with Interest - Dana Gillespie 17. Well How Does It Feel - Barbara Ruskin 18. I've Found Love - Sharon Tandy 19. It's So Fine - Dee King 20. He Knows I Love Him Too Much - Glo MacAri 21. He's No Good - the Baker Twins 22. Don't Lie to Me - Jeannie ; the Big Guys 23. I Only Care About You - Julie Grant 24. Hippy Hippy Shake - Pat Harris ; the Blackjacks