A compilation bought to us by
RPM Records of obscure and now largely forgotten British girl singers from the early 60s and there are some real gems here from the Beat boom (and some which - lets say - are not quite so but nothing is that terrible). Things are started off by Polly Perkins (nowadays an actress in Eastenders, playing Rose Cotton) with "You too can be a Beatle" which has some amazingly zany lyrics and a general air of innocence and fun. Its a really great track. It also manages to rhyme "Jingo" with "Ringo" which sounds a lot better than it reads trust me.
Jenny Moss (who was one of the earliest Coronation Street actresses) gives us the amazing "Hobbies" which is a simple pop song with the infectious energy and fun of young love. Its my favourite song on here though there is some competition.
Carol Friday's "Gone tomorrow" is a real period piece going on about coffee bars on a Saturday night and has a great chorus and her "Everybody I know" is a real floor-filler. Van Lenton's "You don't care" is maybe the grooviest song on here and sounds like it should be the closing credit song to an ITC TV programme and is probably listened to best wearing kinky boots (i refrained).
These are just a few highlights, there are some other great tracks on here too including a few songs that have never been released before by Christine Holmes and has the usual RPM hallmarks of interesting liner notes on the performers on this 22-track album and plenty of archive photos. Its a win!
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