She'S All Right With Me: Girl Group Sounds Usa She'S All Right With Me: Girl Group Sounds Usa LP Vinyl

For those who prefer to own their music on vinyl, here is an eclectic and gorgeously packaged selection of American girl group artefacts from the 60s. The album opens with 'Whirlwind' by producer Gary Paxton prot?g?es the Rev-Lons, the trio's final recording but also their best, and closes with 'He's All Right With Me' by the Mirettes (the Ikettes incognito). Other highlights include the Supremes-style 'Cupid's Got A Hold On Me' by the Belles; the Sweethearts' recording of 'Beauty Is Just Skin Deep', a song originally intended for the Ikettes; and 'Summertime Is Surfin' Time' by the Surf Bunnies - three more terrific instances of the West Coast girl group sound. But not all the tracks here emanate from that part of the USA - viz 'Mr Everything' by New York-based Little Eva Harris and little-heard examples from the Pets, Tren-Teens and Lovettes, all from New Jersey. Felice Taylor - here with her unissued-at-the-time 'Sing Me A Love Song' - graces the eye-popping jacket, which houses a colourful inner sleeve featuring a 3,000-word track commentary and an array of illustrations. Compilation and notes by Mick Patrick.

1. Whirlwind - The Rev-Lons 2. Cupid’s Got A Hold On Me - The Belles 3. Too Bad He’s Bad - Beverly Williams 4. Sir Galahad - The Elites 5. Is It Better To Live Or To Die - Mary Saxton 6. Beauty Is Just Skin Deep - The Sweethearts 7. I Say Yeah - The Pets 8. Summertime Is Surfin’ Time - The Surf Bunnies 9. First Love Baby - Lena Calhoun ; The Emotions 10. Your Yah-Yah Is Gone - The Tren-Teens 11. So In Luv - Othello Robertson 12. You Are My First Love - Pat Hunt 13. I Need A Guy - The Lovettes 14. Sing Me A Love Song - Felice Taylor 15. Mr Everything - Little Eva Harris 16. He’s All Right With Me - The Mirettes