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VA - ACE, British Beat Girls Series [2016-2025] (12 x CDs)
This collection of ACE Records’ Beat Girls anthologies shines a spotlight on the fierce, fabulous, and often overlooked women of the 1960s UK music scene. Rather than focus on chart-toppers or the usual suspects, these albums dig deep into the archives, rescuing tracks that radiate style, sass, and swinging cool songs that have somehow managed to dodge the spotlight until now.
The raison d'être for this series is clear: to reclaim and celebrate the contributions of British female vocalists who were part of the vibrant beat boom but often sidelined in favour of their male counterparts. The Beat Girls compilations offer a sonic journey through London boroughs, regional hotbeds, and the influential labels that shaped the decade. Whether it’s the infectious stomp of a Decca single or a dreamy gem from Pye’s back catalogue, each album serves as a cultural time capsule and a rebalancing of the narrative.
What makes these releases especially compelling are the rarities and near-forgotten tracks, some drawn from acetates, demo discs, or obscure B-sides. For example, the Am I Dreaming? trilogy doesn’t just gather 80 glorious Brit Girl recordings, it also presents them with stunning remastering and insightful liner notes, lifting the veil on artists who had dazzling talent but minimal mainstream exposure. Similarly, Shel’s Girls unearths treasures from the Planet Records vaults, highlighting the influence of maverick producer Shel Talmy and his knack for spotting dynamic female acts.
The care that ACE Records pours into these anthologies, right down to the detailed booklet essays, label scans, and vibrant artwork makes each volume feel like an archival gift. Together, the series not only showcases a mosaic of musical styles (mod pop, soul, beat, freakbeat) but gives voice to a generation of women whose songs were bold, expressive, and defiantly modern.
In essence, these albums are restorations of musical history. They remind us that the Beat Girls weren’t just backing dancers in the Swinging Sixties story, they were leading the beat. (B)
Included in this set are the following albums:
VA - Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1962-1970 - [2016]
VA - Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls 1963-1968 - [2016]
VA - Marylebone Beat Girls 1964-1967 - [2017]
VA - Live It Up! Bayswater Beat Girls 1964-1967 - [2019]
VA - She Came from Liverpool! Merseyside Girl-Pop 1962-1968 - [2019]
VA - Don't Blow Your Cool! More 60s Girls from UK Decca - [2020]
VA - She Wants You! Pye Records' Feminine Side 1964-1970 - [2021]
VA - You Got Me Hooked! More Marylebone Beat Girls - [2025]
VA - Am I Dreaming? 80 Brit Girl Sounds of the '60s, Disc 1 - [2017] on RPM
VA - Am I Dreaming? 80 Brit Girl Sounds of the '60s, Disc 2 - [2017] on RPM
VA - Am I Dreaming? 80 Brit Girl Sounds of the '60s, Disc 2 - [2017] on RPMVA - Shel's Girls: From the Planet Records Vaults - [2019]
This set was given to me by K and deservedly should be shared.
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Track lists
VA - Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls 1962-1970 - [2016]
1 Billie Davis - I'm in Love with You 2:27
2 Dana Gillespie - No! No! No! 2:50
3 Marianne Faithfull - That's Right Baby 2:49
4 Beverley - Where the Good Times Are 2:46
5 Twinkle - Poor Old Johnny 2:46
6 The Orchids - Love Hit Me 2:04
7 The Satin Bells - I Stand Accused (of Loving You) 2:40
8 Truly Smith - I Wanna Go Back There Again 2:29
9 Adrienne Poster - Something Beautiful 1:42
10 Lulu - I'll Come Running Over 3:00
11 Barry St. John - Hey Boy 2:47
12 Goldie and the Gingerbreads - Little Boy 3:19
13 The Exceptions - What More Do You Want 2:25
14 Louise Cordet - So Hard to Be Good 3:12
15 Sandra Barry and the Boys - Really Gonna Shake 1:58
16 Elkie Brooks - The Way You Do the Things You Do 2:42
17 Billie Davis - I Want You to Be My Baby 2:40
18 Jean Martin - Save the Last Dance for Me 2:47
19 Beryl Marsden - Love Is Going to Happen to Me 1:58
20 The Orchids - Don't Make Me Mad 1:46
21 The Vernons Girls - Dat's Love 2:10
22 Babbity Blue - Don't Make Me (Fall in Love with You) 2:29
23 Twinkle - Golden Lights 2:32
24 Marianne Faithfull - Hier Ou Demain 2:35
VA - Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls 1963-1968 - [2016]
1 Jan Panter - Scratch My Back 2:36
2 Billie Davis - Ev'ry Day 2:03
3 Kim D - Come On Baby 2:20
4 Val McKenna - Now That You've Made Up Your Mind 2:43
5 Various Artists - He Doesn't Love Me 1:57
6 Petula Clark - Heart 2:35
7 Glenda Collins - It's Hard To Believe It 2:59
8 Sandie Shaw - Run 2:37
9 Nita Rossi - Something To Give 2:16
10 The Satin Bells - Da-Di-Da-Da 2:26
11 Sandra Barry - We Were Lovers (When The Party Began) 2:19
12 Various Artists - I Got A Feeling 2:50
13 Various Artists - Why Don't I Run Away From You 2:41
14 Tammy St John - Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me) 2:18
15 Sheila Carter - Incense 2:44
16 Dana Gillespie - Pay You Back With Interest 2:47
17 Barbara Ruskin - Well How Does It Feel 2:39
18 Sharon Tandy - I've Found Love 2:14
19 Dee King - It's So Fine 2:20
20 Glo Macari - He Knows I Love Him Too Much 2:39
21 The Baker Twins - He's No Good 2:19
22 Jeannie & The Big Guys - Don't Lie To Me 2:17
23 Julie Grant - I Only Care About You 2:24
24 Pat Harris & The Blackjacks - Hippy Hippy Shake 2:26
VA - Marylebone Beat Girls 1964-1967 - [2017]
1 Liza and the Jet Set - Dancing Yet 2:37
2 Billie Davis and the Leroys - Whatcha' Gonna Do 2:41
3 The McKinleys - Sweet and Tender Romance 2:08
4 Julie Driscoll - Don't Do It No More 2:34
5 Alma Cogan - Love Is a Word 2:12
6 Helen Shapiro - Stop and You Will Become Aware 2:36
7 Beryl Marsden - Music Talk 2:55
8 Toni Daly - Like the Big Man Said 2:49
9 The Chantelles - I Want That Boy 1:59
10 Andee Silver - The Boy I Used to Know 2:42
11 Jean and the Statesides - Mama Didn't Lie 2:11
12 The Three Bells - He Doesn't Want You 2:21
13 Beverley Jones with the Prestons - Hear You Talking 2:46
14 She Trinity - He Fought the Law 2:22
15 Tiffany with the Thoughts - Find Out What's Happening 2:42
16 Helen Shapiro - Forget About the Bad Things 2:25
17 Julie Driscoll - I Know You Love Me Not 3:25
18 Peanut - I'm Waiting for the Day 2:23
19 Cindy Cole - Lonely City Blue Boy 2:27
20 The Three Quarters - The Pleasure Girls 2:28
21 Linda Laine with the Sinners - Ain't That Fun 2:31
22 Cilla Black - Suffer Now I Must 1:42
23 Barbara Ruskin - Euston Station 2:27
24 Valerie Avon - He Knows I Love Him Too Much 2:43
25 Judi Johnson - Make the Most of It 3:50
VA - Live It Up! Bayswater Beat Girls 1964-1967 - [2019]
1 Dusty Springfield - Live It Up 2:20
2 Madeline Bell - I Really Got Carried Away 2:18
3 Sharon Tandy - By My Side 2:22
4 Diana Dors - So Little Time 2:31
5 Angelina - I Just Don't Know How 2:17
6 Kiki Dee - With A Kiss 3:01
7 Friday Brown - 32nd Love Affair 2:23
8 The Caravelles - I Like A Man 1:55
9 Susan Maughan - Make Him Mine 2:29
10 Millie - My Street 2:44
11 Dusty Springfield - Heartbeat 4:21
12 Marilyn Powell - Please Go Away 2:23
13 Jenny Wren - Chasing My Dream All Over Town 2:05
14 The Kaye Sisters - Keep On Lovin' Me 2:28
15 Karol Keyes - You Beat Me To The Punch 2:30
16 The Caravelles - How Can I Be Sure? 2:09
17 Kiki Dee - Small Town 2:42
18 Friday Brown - Born A Woman 1:55
19 Clare Torry - The Music Attracts Me 2:15
20 Ayshea - Eeny Meeny 2:34
21 Karol Keyes - No-One Can Take Your Place 1:27
22 Ethna Campbell - Girls Like Boys 2:32
23 Angelina - Wishin' My Life Away 2:09
24 Jenny Wren - The Thought Of You 2:23
25 Sharon Tandy - Love Makes The World Go Round 2:30
VA - She Came from Liverpool! Merseyside Girl-Pop 1962-1968 - [2019]
1 Cilla Black - Love of the Loved 2:02
2 The Liverbirds - Long Tall Shorty 3:27
3 Beryl Marsden - Everybody Loves a Lover 2:24
4 Jeannie & the Big Guys - I Want You 2:30
5 Tiffany with the Thoughts - Baby Don't Look Down 2:13
6 The Three Bells - Someone to Love 2:35
7 Beryl Marsden - What's She Got (That I Ain't Got) 2:35
8 The Vernons Girls - Only You Can Do It 2:37
9 The Breakaways - That Boy of Mine 2:07
10 Glenda Collins - Something I've Got to Tell You 2:46
11 Nola York - I Don't Understand 2:18
12 Samantha Jones - Just for Him 1:57
13 Tiffany - Am I Dreaming? 2:32
14 Jacki Martin - Till He Tells Me 2:09
15 Cilla Black - A Shot of Rhythm and Blues 1:48
16 Jeannie & the Big Guys - Sticks and Stones 2:11
17 The Liverbirds - Why Do You Hang Around Me 2:22
18 Samantha Jones - I Don't Want to Be the One 2:26
19 Lyn Cornell - Sally Go 'Round the Roses 3:02
20 The De Laine Sisters - Puppet on a String 1:43
21 Sharades - Dumb Head 2:01
22 The Vernons Girls - Lover Please 2:08
23 Cindy Cole - Just Being Your Baby (Turns Me On) 2:21
24 The Satin Bells - Baby You're So Right for Me 2:29
25 Sandy Edmonds - Come See Me 2:31
VA - Don't Blow Your Cool! More 60s Girls from UK Decca - [2020]
1 Stevie Kimble - All The Time In The World 2:21
2 Dana Gillespie - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not 2:02
3 Antoinette - Jenny Let Him Go 2:25
4 Lulu - Take Me As I Am 3:07
5 Lorraine Child - You 2:44
6 Marianne Faithfull - With You In Mind 2:27
7 Kathe Green - Primrose Hill 3:47
8 Barry St. John - Mind How You Go 3:23
9 Vashti - Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind 2:18
10 Billie Davis - Me About You 2:46
11 Joy Marshall - Heartache Hurry On By 2:24
12 Twinkle - What Am I Doing Here With You 2:31
13 Beverley - Museum 2:35
14 Dana Gillespie - Tu N'As Vraiment Pas Change (You Just Gotta Know My Mind) 2:20
15 Barry St. John - Don't You Feel Proud 3:05
16 Margo - The Spark That Lights The Flame 3:06
17 Marianne Faithfull - Nuit D'Ete (Summer Nights) 1:48
18 Beverley - Picking Up The Sunshine 4:05
19 Adrienne Poster - Backstreet Girl 1:58
20 Orchids - Mr Scrooge 2:36
21 Caravelles - Don't Blow Your Cool 2:01
22 Kathe Green - Promise Of Something New 2:36
23 Clare Torry - Love For Living 3:17
24 Kathy Kirby - The Adam Adamant Theme 2:22
VA - She Wants You! Pye Records' Feminine Side 1964-1970 - [2021]
1 Petula Clark - Rain 2:58
2 Sandie Shaw - Reviewing The Situation 3:30
3 The Ferris Wheel - I Can't Break The Habit 2:12
4 Billie Davis - Just Walk In My Shoes 2:29
5 Lorraine Silver - Lost Summer Love 2:02
6 Sandra Barry - Question 2:25
7 The New Faces - The Life That I Lead 2:37
8 Julie Grant - Stop 2:22
9 Anita Harris - I Run To Hide 2:58
10 Tammy St. John - Dark Shadows And Empty Hallways 3:30
11 The Breakaways - Your Kind Of Love 2:58
12 Jackie Trent - Hollywood 3:06
13 Sharon Tandy - Hurtin' Me 2:35
14 Dana Gillespie - Adam Can You Beat That 1:53
15 Antoinette - There He Goes (The Boy I Love) 2:16
16 Peanut - Thank Goodness For The Rain 2:18
17 Maxine Darren - How Can I Hide It From My Heart 2:36
18 Glenda Collins - Run To Me 2:10
19 Margo & The Marvettes - Seven Letters 2:59
20 Jeannie & The Big Guys - I Want You 2:30
21 Mally Page - You Can Be Wrong About Boys 2:09
22 The Satin Bells - When You're Ready 2:56
23 Two Of Each - Trinity Street 2:45
24 Pickettywitch - Take Away The Emptiness Too 2:42
25 The Feminine Touch - Hurry On Home 2:50
VA - You Got Me Hooked! More Marylebone Beat Girls - [2025]
1 Alma Cogan - Snakes and Snails 2:36
2 Helen Shapiro - I'm Going Out (The Same Way I Came In) 2:45
3 Kathy Kissoon - Don't Let It Rain 2:41
4 The Soulmates - Too Late to Say You're Sorry 2:36
5 Friday Browne - Getting Nowhere 2:59
6 Jackie Lee - The Town I Live In 2:50
7 Cilla Black - From Now On 1:51
8 The Three Bells - Cry No More 2:43
9 Elkie Brooks - He's Gotta Love Me 2:34
10 Liza and the Jet Set - How Can I Know 2:38
11 Valerie Mitchell - You Can Go 2:16
12 Emma Rede - Just Like a Man 2:52
13 Glenda Collins - Baby It Hurts 2:23
14 Elkie Brooks - Stop the Music 2:47
15 The Three Bells - He Doesn't Love Me 2:39
16 Tiffany - I Know 2:15
17 Ottilie Patterson accompanied by Sonny Boy Williamson - Baby Please Don't Go 1:47
18 Millicent Martin - Get Lost My Love 2:44
19 Jane Hillery - Take Me Away 2:19
20 Kathy Kissoon - Will I Never See the Sun 3:24
21 Barbara Ruskin - Come Into My Arms Again 2:44
22 Vashti - Train Song 2:15
23 Lesley Duncan - You Kissed Me Boy 2:27
24 Friday Browne - And (To Me He Meant Everything) 1:43
25 The Jet Set - You Got Me Hooked 2:40
26 Vashti - Love Song 1:57
VA - Am I Dreaming? 80 Brit Girl Sounds of the '60s, Disc 1 - [2017]
1 Christine Quaite - Tell Me Mama 2:31
2 The Vernons girls - Only You Can Do It 2:37
3 Kathy Kirby - Big Man 2:24
4 The Springfields - Come On Home 2:22
5 Sue & Sunshine - A Little Love (Will Go A Long Way) 2:31
6 Jan Dalton - Your Nose Is Gonna Grow 1:55
7 The Caravelles - The Last One To Know 2:26
8 Glenda Collins - Thou Shalt Not Steal 2:16
9 Lorraine Child - Something I've Got To Tell You 2:26
10 Cloda Rodgers - End Of The Line 2:12
11 Petula Clark - Baby It's Me 2:20
12 Jackie Trent - I Heard Somebody Say 2:09
13 Susan Hampshire - When Love Is True 2:21
14 Kathy Kirby - Dance On 2:29
15 Nola York - I Don't Understand 2:17
16 Beryl Marsden - I Only Care About You 2:34
17 Cilla Black - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 1:48
18 Elkie Brooks - Something's Got A Hold On Me 2:43
19 Greta Ann - Children's Song 2:57
20 Billie Davis - Say Nothin' Don't Tell 2:06
21 Antoinette - Jenny Let Him Go 2:25
22 Maureen Evans - Never Let Him Go 2:46
23 Angelina - I Just Don't Know How 2:18
24 Marianne Faithfull - The Sha La La Song 2:31
25 Lorraine Child - You 2:45
26 Gillian Hills - Look At Them 3:00
27 Kiki Dee - Baby I Don't Care 2:21
28 Dusty Springfield - Something Special 2:21
29 Sandy Edmonds - Georgy Girl 2:00
30 Barbara Ewing - So Long Babe 2:30
VA - Am I Dreaming? 80 Brit Girl Sounds of the '60s, Disc 2 - [2017]
1 Jan Panter - My Two Arms Minus You = Tears 2:23
2 Louise Cordet - Two Lovers 2:30
3 Kim Davis - The Losing Kind 3:02
4 Marilyn Powell - Please Go Away 2:23
5 Exceptions, The - Soldier Boy 1:56
6 Carols, The - Give Me Time 2:30
7 New Faces - You'll Be Too Late 2:16
8 Barry St. John - Mind How You Go 3:22
9 Jacki Martin - Till He Tells Me 2:09
10 Dollies, The - You Touch Me Baby 1:49
11 Lulu - Stop Fooling Around 1:45
12 Adrienne Poster - He Doesn't Love Me 2:38
13 Caravelles, The - New York 2:25
14 Barry St. John - Don't You Feel Proud 3:06
15 Cheryl St. Clair - My Heart's Not in It 2:32
16 Kiki Dee - Why Don't I Run Away From You? 2:38
17 Helen Shapiro - The Way of the World 2:17
18 Flamma Sherman - Where Is He 3:00
19 Peanut - Thank Goodness for the Rain 2:19
20 Truly Smith - Taking Time Off 2:46
21 Carrolls, The - We're in This Thing Together 2:17
22 Val and the V'?S - Take My Love 2:32
23 Norma Lee - Hurt 2:52
24 Maynell Wilson - Motown Feeling 3:33
25 Cilla Black - (Love Is Like A) Heatwave 2:09
VA - Am I Dreaming? 80 Brit Girl Sounds of the '60s, Disc 3 - [2017]
1 Samantha Jones - I Live My Life 3:25
2 Jacky - Love Is Now 3:23
3 Sylvia McNeill - Catch a Robber by the Toe 3:17
4 Val and the V'?S - Do It Again a Little Bit Slower 2:21
5 Squibby and the Reflections - Ragamuffin 2:48
6 Christine Perfect - No Road Is the Right Road 2:47
7 Friday Brown - Take What You Want (Unreleased) 2:33
8 Nicola Davies - Infatuation 2:20
9 Butterflies, The - Love Me Forever 2:44
10 Mellow Candle - Tea With the Sun 3:19
11 Judi Scott - Billy Sunshine 3:07
12 Jan Panter - Stella in Lights 2:45
13 Tammy St. John - Concerning Love 2:41
14 Petula Clark - Love Is a Long Journey 2:35
15 Barbara Ruskin - You Won't See Me Leaving (Unreleased) 1:55
16 Cinnamon - Broken Hearted Me, Evil Hearted You 2:55
17 Maxine Nightingale - Spinning Wheel 2:25
18 Tina Charles - Rich Girl 2:40
19 Triplets, The - Rainbow (Unreleased) 1:53
20 Sue Wilshaw - Empty Sunday 2:16
21 Christine Perfect - When You Say 3:04
22 Lesley Duncan - A Road to Nowhere 3:57
23 Sylvia McNeill - Save Me, Save Me 2:29
24 Birds of a Feather - All God's Children Got Soul 2:57
25 Sandie Shaw - Your Time Is Gonna Come 3:31
VA - Shel's Girls: From the Planet Records Vaults - [2019]
1 Liz Shelley - No More Love 3:11
2 Perpetual Langley - Surrender 2:35
3 Dani Sheridan - Guess I'm Dumb 2:28
4 The Blue Orchids - Oo-Chang-A-Lang 2:33
5 Van Lenton - You Don't Care 2:08
6 Margo & The Marvettes - Say You Will 2:12
7 Colette & The Bandits - A Ladies' Man (Alternate Version) 3:20
8 Liz Shelley - Make Me Your Baby 2:41
9 Debbie Sharron - Cruel Way to Be 2:10
10 Perpetual Langley - We Wanna Stay Home 2:29
11 Dani Sheridan - Songs of Love 2:03
12 The Plain & Fancy - Surrender 2:45
13 Christine Holmes - A Shoulder to Cry On 3:13
14 The Blue Orchids - Gonna Make Him Mine 2:15
15 Sherri Weine - Don't Forget 2:31
16 Liz Shelley - You Made Me Hurt 2:59
17 Van Lenton - Gotta Get Away 2:50
18 Unknown Beat Girls - Grave Digger 2:38
19 Perpetual Langley - Two By Two 2:13
20 Stevie Holly - A Strange World 2:14
21 The Blue Orchids - Stay at Home 2:21
22 Margo & The Marvettes - This Heart Is Not for Sale 2:19
23 Liz Shelley - Tar and Cement 2:47
24 Perpetual Langley - So Sad 2:53
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