"Looking Good" - 75 Femme Mod Soul Nuggets - Disc 3

This collection is similar to the 2011 3 CD collection "Looking Back: 80 Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets", also on the RPM label. If you're into some good music from the Mod era check out that set. The sound on this new collection varies a bit because of the rarity of a number of these sides--so expect a few tracks to sound a bit rough. RPM has used the best sources available, but the main thing--the music--is what's important here, so slight sonic imperfections aren't really an issue. This new set has a 35 page booklet that lists in order each performer, with a concise informative paragraph. There's also color reproductions of record labels, record jackets, and photos of a few of the artists. Each disc slips inside a cardboard jacket with a cool period graphic on the front and track listing on the back. And everything fits inside a substantial lidded cardboard box...
...Fans of girl groups (especially Northern Soul fans) will like this collection. While there's several good collections already available (like Rhino's 4 CD "hatbox" collection), this set focuses on girl group sounds you might hear at a soul/dance club. Most every track is an up-tempo, hand-clapping, get your butt on the dance floor tune. The majority of songs are by U.S. artists, with a few from Britain. And that's where the focus stays and gives this collection it's own identity. No matter if the performer is well known or an unknown with a one-off single before disappearing, this set is full of that great girl group/soul sound of the 60's.
From The Sapphires' "I've Got Mine, You Better Get Yours", to Gigi And The Charmaines' "Poor Unfortunate Me", to The Ladybirds' "Handsome Boy", to Ginger Davis & The Snaps' "I'm No Runarounnd", to The Opals' "You're Gonna Be Sorry", to The Blossoms' "Write Me A Letter", plus other little gems, this is one fine collection. And one listen to Beverly Jones With The Prestons' "Hear You Talking" with it's lyrics "I'm gonna cut you if I hear you talking", you know this is the real deal. And that's just CD 1.
CD 2 has great sides by The Honey Bees, The Toys, The Blossoms, The Yum Yums, Dee Dee Doherty, Reparata And The Delrons, The Pussycats, and more. CD 3 continues the up-tempo heartbreak with tracks by Candy & The Kisses, Honey Love & The Lovenotes, April Young, Barbara Lewis, Eight Feet (with a song written by Al Kooper in tribute to Bob Dylan), titled "Bobby's Come A Long, Long Way", a real rarity, and others like Skeeter Davis, and The Little Foxes, plus a number of others.
Fans (like me) will have a hard time passing up this good collection of girl groups. While some tunes have appeared on other collections or on stand alone albums, the focus on up-tempo, soul/dance club tracks gives this set an identity of it's own. Northern Soul fans will be close to Heaven listening to this collection. All in all, a tightly focused, well produced collection of Mod/Soul from the 1960’s.(Stuart Jefferson, The Guardian)

trax:
1 I Stand Accused (Of Loving You) - The Glories 2 Panic - Reparata And The Delrons 3 Marching - The Camp 4 The 81 - Candy & The Kisses 5 We Belong Together - Honey Love & The Love Notes 6 I'm Gonna Pick Up My Toys (And Go Home) - The Devonnes 7 Love's What You Want - Marisa Gatti 8 It's Gonna Be A Big Thing - The Yum Yums 9 Evil One - The Sapphires 10 You Baby - The Lovenotes 11 My Boyfriend - Becky and The Lollipops 12 Gonna Make Him My Baby - April Young 13 You Don't Have To Be In Love - Gail Wynters 14 Breakaway - Linda Lloyd 15 Make Me Your Baby - Barbara Lewis 16 Don't Say Nothin' (If You Can't Say Anything Nice) - Sherrill Roecker 17 Bobby's Come A Long Long Way - Eight Feet 18 I Want Your Love - The Pussycats 19 That Boy Is Messing Up My Mind - The Orchids 20 Let Me Get Close To You - Skeeter Davis 1 Baby Sitting - The Corvells 22 So Glad Your Love Don't Change - The Little Foxes 23 You Can't Hurt Me No More - The Opals 24 Baby You're Mine - Sandi Sheldon 25 So Young - Naomi Wilson
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