VA - Warner Girl Group Nuggets Vol. 1-8 [2015-2020] (8 x CDs)

GIRL GROUPS

VA - Warner Girl Group Nuggets Vol. 1-8 [2015-2020] (8 x CDs)

The Warner Girl Group Nuggets series, spanning eight volumes, is a revelation for anyone serious about the excavation of 1960s pop history. Released by Warner Special Products in the early 1990s, this sprawling collection dives deep into the vaults of Warner Bros., Reprise, Atlantic, and affiliated labels, unearthing a trove of girl group and female-fronted gems that had long slipped out of circulation. Each volume is a standalone delight, but taken together, they form one of the most comprehensive and lovingly curated surveys of the genre outside of the major box sets.

What sets this series apart is its commitment to showcasing not just the charting hits, but the regional singles, B-sides, and label experiments that defined the era’s sonic palette. You’ll find familiar names, The Cookies, The Paris Sisters, Reparata & The Delrons, but often with lesser-known tracks that reveal new dimensions. Volume 3, for instance, includes the haunting “I’m Just a Girl in Love” by The Pussycats, a Reprise single that never charted but carries the emotional weight of a lost classic.

Atlantic’s deep soul imprint is well represented, with tracks like Barbara Lewis’s “Straighten Up Your Heart” and Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles’ early sides offering a glimpse into the crossover ambitions of the time. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. and Reprise deliver more polished pop productions, often with lush orchestration and studio sheen, think The Cake’s “Baby That’s Me” or The Honeys’ “The One You Can’t Have.”

The series also excels in sequencing. Each volume feels like a radio hour from a parallel universe, where these songs never faded from rotation. The fidelity is surprisingly strong, with most tracks sourced from master tapes or clean vinyl transfers. Liner notes are minimal, but the catalog numbers and label credits are intact, making this a goldmine for archivists and collectors.

Across all eight volumes, the series captures the diversity of the girl group sound, from Brill Building polish to garage grit, Motown-inspired soul to surf-pop shimmer. This is documentation. These songs weren’t just background noise, they were cultural signals, shaping identity, emotion, and style. Warner Girl Group Nuggets doesn’t just preserve them, it reanimates them. (B)

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Track lists

Vol. 1

01 Diane Renay - Falling Star 2:27

02 Lynette West - This is Where I Came In 2:10

03 Raindrops - The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget 2:09

04 Ramona King - It's in His Kiss 2:01

05 Ladybugs - Sooner Or Later 1:59

06 Charades - He's Not Your Boyfriend 1:59

07 Johnson Sisters - Tough Lookin' Guy 2:21

08 Honeys - He's A Doll 1:59

09 Pat Powdrill - Luckiest Girl in Town 2:17

10 Shelby Flint - Wonderland 2:11

11 Jill Jackson - Pixie Girl 1:48

12 Joanie Sommers - Don't Pity Me 2:47

13 Tiffanys - I Just Wanna Be Your Girl 2:40

14 Connie Stevens - Something Beautiful 2:03

15 Jeanne Thomas - Life of The Party 3:00

16 Jessica James & The Outlaws - Give Her Up (Baby) 2:31

17 Blossoms - That's When The Tears Start 2:27

18 Lainie Hill - Time Marches On 2:32

19 Judy Henske - Let The Goodtimes Roll 2:51

20 Bonnie - Close Your Eyes 2:49

21 Paris Sisters - Some of Your Lovin' 2:51

22 Gail Martin - Let's Not Take The Lovin' Out of Love 3:09

Vol. 2

01 Cannon Sisters - I'm Sorry I Went 2:07

02 Tiaras - I'm Gonna Forget You 2:32

03 Lori Martin - The Home of The Boy I Love 2:26

04 Diane Renay - Tender 2:27

05 Pat Powdrill - Happy Anniversary 2:24

06 Raindrops - Hanky Panky 2:36

07 Joys - I Still Love Him 2:33

08 Chic-Lets - I Want You to Be My Boyfriend 2:00

09 Ramona King - You Say Pretty Words 2:22

10 Joanie Sommers - I'm Gonna Know He's Mine 2:47

11 Hale & The Hushabyes - Yes Sir That's My Baby 2:21

12 Connie Stevens - Now That You've Gone (Puisque Tu Pars) 3:06

13 Joni Lyman - I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself 2:34

14 Barbara Jackson - Big Man 2:12

15 Toys - A Lover's Concerto 2:37

16 Jill Jackson - I'll Love You for Awhile 2:02

17 Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles - Groovy Kind of Love 2:12

18 Shelby Flint - Cast Your Fate to The Wind 2:07

19 Felice Taylor - It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring) 2:50

20 Paris Sisters - Long After Tonight is All Over 2:37

21 Leola Jiles - Keep it Coming 2:56

22 Carolines - You're My Baby 2:04

Vol. 3

01 Cathy Carroll - The Young Ones 2:55

02 Barbara English & The Fashions - Bad News 2:11

03 Tiaras - You Told Me 1:55

04 Raindrops - What A Guy 2:20

05 Essex - Easier Said Than Done 2:10

06 Dean Cannon - When Love Goes Wrong 2:30

07 Debbie Dovale - Hey Lover 2:10

08 Rev-Lons - After Last Night 2:08

09 Parlettes - Because We're Very Young 2:03

10 Joanie Sommers - I'd Be So Good for You 3:04

11 Emeralds - Did You Ever Love A Guy 2:44

12 Ramona King - Make The Night A Little Longer 2:06

13 Connie Stevens - Lost in Wonderland 2:04

14 Lorie Burton - Yeh, Yeh, Yeh (That Boy of Mine) 2:39

15 Jill Jackson - Here Comes The Night 2:49

16 Orchids - Love is What You Make It 2:23

17 Patty Lemann - I Could Have Loved You So 2:17

18 Boyd Sisters - I'm Just Barely Sixteen 2:16

19 Brenda Hall - Soldier Baby of Mine 2:08

20 Blossoms - Good, Good Lovin' 2:47

21 Annabelle Fox - Lonely Girl 2:07

22 Tammy Grimes - The Big Hurt 2:17

Vol. 4

01 Cookies - Stranger in My Arms 2:35

02 Idalia Boyd - Some Kined of Wonderful 2:31

03 Cookies - Softry in The Night 2:03

04 Carole King - He's A Bad Boy 2:24

05 Cookies - I Want A Boy for My Birthday 2:42

06 Story Tellers - Time Will Tell 2:14

07 Cookies - Girl Grow Up Faster Than Boys 2:47

08 Caroline Day - Teenage Prayer 2:25

09 Caroline Day - Steam 2:10

10 Cinderellas - Please Don't Wake Me 2:42

11 Cinderellas - Baby Baby (I Still Love You) 2:38

12 Cookies - The Old Crowd 2:43

13 Cookies - I Never Dreamed 2:37

14 Jewels - Opportunity 2:27

15 Little Eva - Makin' With The Magilla 2:27

16 Lullabyes - My Heart Cries for You 2:20

17 Spandells - Say No Girl 2:21

18 Little Eva - Talkin' Back What I Said 2:40

19 Patty Livingston - Playin' With Fire 2:19

20 Jewels - Smokey Joe 2:04

Vol. 5

01 Ronettes - I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead 2:19

02 Shelley Fabares - Telephone (Won't You Ring) 2:41

03 Shelley Fabares - Big Star 2:44

04 Barry Sisters - Too Smart (For My Own Good) 2:06

05 Girlfriends - My One and Only, Jimmy Boy 2:17

06 Girlfriends - For My Sake 2:02

07 Toni Wine - My Boyfriend's Coming Home for Christmas 2:48

08 Shelley Fabares - Football Seasons Over 2:07

09 Shelley Fabares - He Don't Love Me 1:59

10 Barry Sisters - I Must Be Dreaming 2:38

11 Earl-Jean - I'm Into Somethin' Good 2:53

12 Earl-Jean - We Love and Learn 2:36

13 Jackie & The Raindrops - Down Our Street 2:01

14 Toni Wine - A Boy Like You 2:21

15 Bernadette Castro - His Lips Get in The Way 2:16

16 Bernadette Castro - Sports Car Sally 2:07

17 Earl-Jean - Randy 2:14

18 Earl-Jean - They're Jealous of Me 2:56

19 Toni Wine - A Girl is Not A Girl 2:30

20 Bernadette Castro - A Girl in Love Forgives 2:21

Vol. 6

01 Caterina Valente With Werner Muller & His Orchestra - Where 2:39

02 Alma Cogan - Just Couldn't Resist Her With Her Pocket Transistor 2:27

03 Sil Malmkvist - Wedding Cake 2:18

04 Manuela - Schuld War Nur Bossa Nova (Blame it on The Bossa Nova) 2:27

05 Sheila - Chaque Instant De Chaque Jour (Any Old Time of Day) 2:37

06 Noeleen Bailey - Forgive Me 2:01

07 Helen Shapiro - He Knows How to Love Me 2:59

08 Carol Deene - Hard to Say Good Night 2:17

09 Ria Bartok - See If I Care 2:15

10 Jean & The Statesides - Cold, Cold Winter 2:19

11 Linda Laine & The Sinners - Don''t Say it Baby 2:10

12 Three Bells - Over and Over Again 2:40

13 McKinleys - Give Him My Love 2:17

14 Ria Bartok - Ecoute Mon Coeur 3:10

15 Sylvan - We Don't Belong 2:13

16 Beryl Marsden - Gonna Make Him My Baby 2:26

17 Beryl Marsden - Break-A-Way 2:42

18 Chantelles - I Think of You 2:43

19 Gullivers People - Splendor in The Grass 2:17

20 Peanut - I'm Waiting for The Day 2:24

21 Jackie Lee - You Too (Can Have Heartaches) 2:49

22 Emma Rede - I Gotta Be With You 3:01

23 Deano - Baby Let Me Be Your Baby 2:03

24 Francoise Hardy - Comment to Dire Adieu 2:28

25 Sharon Tandy - The Way She Looks at You 2:46

Vol. 7

01 Ronnie & The Relatives - I Want A Boy 2:08

02 Dee Dee Warwick - You're No Good 2:28

03 Little Eva - The Trouble With Boys 2:33

04 Shelley Fabares - Welcome Home 2:10

05 Parlettes - Tonight I Met an Angel 1:50

06 Connie Stevens - They're Jealous of Me 2:41

07 Emeralds - Wanna Make Him Mine 2:23

08 Dionne Warwick - Any Old Time of Day 3:18

09 Tamiko - Don't Laugh If I Cry at Your Party 2:37

10 Jill Jackson - Hey Handsome Boy 2:00

11 Jill Jackson - I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself 3:06

12 Sugar N' Spice - Come Go With Me 2:01

13 Judy Hughes - Fine, Fine, Fine 2:12

14 Shelby Flint - Lonely Cinderella 2:19

15 Gay Shingleton - In My Time of Sorrow 2:26

16 Marian Angel - Tomorrow's Fool 2:17

17 Marian Angel - It's Gonna Be Alright 2:44

18 Nancy Wayburn - The World Goes on Without Me 2:28

19 Apollas - You're Absolutely Right 2:32

20 Connie Stevens - All of My Life 2:44

21 Toys - Can't Get Enough of You Baby 2:44

22 Linda Elliot - A Little Girl Grew Up A Little Last Night 2:40

23 Teen Turbans - We Need to Be Loved 2:14

24 Meantime - Friday Kind of Monday 2:39

25 Joanie Sommers - Talk Until Daylight 3:18

Vol. 8

01 Shelby Flint - Magic Wand 2:24

02 Shelley Fabares - I'm Growing Up 2:19

03 Little Eva - Where Do I Go? 2:13

04 Cathy Carroll - But You Lied 1:50

05 Little Eva - Just A Little Girl 2:57

06 Connie Stevens - A Girl Never Knows 2:02

07 Royalettes - There He Goes 2:39

08 Ramona King - Run Johnny Run 2:33

09 Nita Garfield - The Gold Cup 2:20

10 Helen Shapiro - Tomorrow is Another Day 2:22

11 Ike & Tina Turner - Somebody Needs You 2:38

12 Piccola Pupa - Break Away 2:10

13 Alma Cogan - How Many Nights 1:58

14 Barbara English - All Because I Love Somebody 2:33

15 Toys - Attack 3:06

16 Ashes - Is There Anything I Can Do 2:28

17 Dolls - And That Reminds Me 2:29

18 Apollas - Mr.Creator 2:45

19 Felice Taylor - I'm Under The Influence of Love 2:37

20 Apollas - You'll Always Have Me 2:38

21 Françoise Hardy - Je Ne Sais Pas Ce Que Je Veux 3:09

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