VA - Come & See Me. Dream Babes & Rock Chicks [2015] CD1+CD2

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VA - Come & See Me. Dream Babes & Rock Chicks [2015] CD1+CD2

Back in 2015, RPM Retrodisc teamed up with Frenzy Music to release Come & See Me: Dream Babes & Rock Chicks From Down Under, a glorious 2CD set that shines a spotlight on 1960s female artists from Australia and New Zealand. Think Beat, Mod, Northern Soul, and Psych, all wrapped in vintage sass and swagger.

Curated by Grant Gillanders, this set is a spiritual sibling to RPM’s Dream Babes series, but with a distinctly Antipodean flavor. You get 55 tracks, many of which were never released outside Aus/NZ, and 11 cuts making their CD debut. One track “She Would Not Fade” by SCRA feat. Sheryl Black was previously unreleased altogether, making this a real treat for collectors.

The label spread is impressive: majors like Philips, CBS, HMV, and Polydor rub shoulders with indie gems like Festival, Impact, Zodiac, Clarion, and Allied International. And the mastering by Warren Barnett keeps things crisp without scrubbing away the vintage charm.

Standouts? Plenty. Sandy Edmonds delivers the title track with punch, Toni McCann snarls through “Saturday Date,” and The Chicks channel garage punk energy on “The Rebel Kind.” You’ll also find mod soul from Lynne Randell, Northern stompers from Allison Durbin, and even period ads like “Jet Girl” and “Ginger Group Girl” tucked in for flavor.

The cross-pollination with UK and US sounds is unmistakable, but the local flavor makes it stand out. This is a time machine with a killer soundtrack. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Sandy Edmonds - When You Walk in The Room 2:47

02 Chicks - The Rebel Kind 2:31

03 Toni McCann - Saturday Date 1:51

04 Clevedonaires - He's Ready 2:33

05 Field Twins - Someone Cares for Me 2:38

06 Joy Lemmon - Be My Baby 1:51

07 Sandy Edmonds - Come See Me 2:34

08 Toni McCann With The Blue Jays - No 1:58

09 Gwynn Owen - Hard Loving Loser 2:29

10 April Byron - See You Sam 2:06

11 Chicks - What Am I Doin' Here With You 2:32

12 Lynne Randell - Stranger in My Arms 2:35

13 Allison Durbin - "Let's Take A Stroll With Allison Durbin" Ad 1:02

14 Allison Durbin - Yo-Yo 3:15

15 Sandy Edmonds - Soul Time 2:00

16 Maria Dallas - Ambush 2:17

17 Executives - You're Bad 1:52

18 Gwynn Owen - That's When Happiness Began 2:13

19 Judy Jacques - You're Messin' Up My Mind 2:44

20 Lynne Randell - That's A Hoe Down 1:59

21 Allison Durbin - Workin' on A Groovy Thing 3:00

22 Donna Gaye - Hey, Beach Boy 2:18

23 Peter Posa with The Chicks - Do You Want to Dance 2:00

24 Rochelle Vinsen & The Pleasers - "Gin Gin Ginger" Commercial 0:42

25 Rochelle Vinsen - I Wanna Swim With Him 2:21

26 Cathy Howe with Ben's Chimes - He's My Boy 1:52

27 Yvonne Barrett - Little People 1:35

CD2

01 Tunespinners - You Were Born for Me 2:29

02 Executives - Moving in A Circle 2:38

03 Gemini - Sunshine River 3:10

04 Lynne Pike - I Think I Just Lost Out 3:14

05 Fia Karin - You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies 2:19

06 Judy Stone - Society's Child 3:10

07 Chicks - You Won't Forget Me 2:26

08 Judy Donaldson - Heaven is The Place 3:20

09 NewFolk - The Proud One 2:17

10 Janice Slater - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 2:46

11 Valaria Vengers - There's A Scarlet River Running 2:40

12 Ronnie & Dougal - Leave Me Alone 2:28

13 Tunespinners - You've Done Your Best 2:15

14 Maggie Hammond - High Flying Bird 3:11

15 Betty McQuade - Midnight Bus 2:29

16 Maggie Hammond - Go Laddie 3:28

17 Chicks - A Long Time Comin' 2:56

18 Dinah Lee - I'll Forgive You, Then Forget You 2:18

19 Allison Durbin - "Jet Girl" Ad 0:35

20 Allison Durbin - I Have Loved Me A Man [version #1] 2:53

21 Judy Donaldson - I Can Hear The Picture 2:58

22 Lynne Pike - Given Time 3:05

23 Shevelles - Beat The Clock 2:51

24 Marcie Jones - Quiet 3:00

25 Fair Sect Plus One - I Love How You Love Me 3:16

26 Dinah Lee - "Cling's The Thing" ad 0:16

27 Dinah Lee - Come on Down 2:19

28 Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly - She Would Not Fade [ft. Sheryl Black] 2:47

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