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VARIOUS ARTISTS "Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1963-1970"
(Ace International XXQLP 041)

Brand new limited edition LP pressed on 180gram YELLOW VINYL.
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) – all featured in this gorgeously packaged collection.
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. The company’s productions carried a sense of excitement, urgency and frequently an audible adoration for US soul and pop sounds. Visiting US producer Shel Talmy, for example, was headhunted by Dick Rowe, Decca’s head of A&R, precisely because of his studio experience with American surf and R&B acts. “Dick was one of the few people in England who was pro-American, not averse to giving young guys some kind of chance to do something,” said Talmy in Stoned, Andrew Loog Oldham’s autobiography.
Factory-sealed from new with printed inner bag.
Tracks:— I'm In Love With You - Billie Davis No! No! No! - Dana Gillespie That's Right Baby - Marianne Faithfull Where The Good Times Are - Beverley Poor Old Johnny - Twinkle Love Hit Me - The Orchids I Stand Accused (Of Loving You) - The Satin Bells I Wanna Go Back There Again - Truly Smith Something Beautiful - Adrienne Poster I'll Come Running Over - Lulu Hey Boy - Barry St John Little Boy - Goldie & The Gingerbreads