Sunday, 9 April 2023

"It's So Fine" - Pye Girls Are Go! - disc 1

For connoisseurs of obscure girl group pop, the ten-volume Here Come the Girls series remains a landmark. Focusing largely on the oft-overlooked work of British producer Tony Hatch, best known for his hits with singer Petula Clark, the series unearthed a staggering number of lost classics from otherwise forgotten acts like the Breakaways, Lorraine Silver, and Anita Harris, proving the London girl-pop scene just as fertile, breathlessly romantic, and enduring as the American classics created under the supervision of Phil Spector and Shadow Morton…
...As of this writing, most if not all of the original Here Come the Girls discs are out of print, but series compilers Mick Patrick and Malcolm Baumgart have revived some of their favorite cuts for It's So Fine: Pye Girls Are Go!, a two-disc, 51-track extravaganza that also picks up where HCTG left off, with dozens of singles making their CD debut. It's So Fine is best likened to a gallon of ice cream: sweet and refreshing, but best enjoyed one or two scoops at a time -- because the sheer abundance and similarity of the material makes it difficult to plow through both discs in one sitting, the set is recommended solely for the hardiest girl group collectors. But those with a sweet tooth will find much to savor here, including long-lost efforts from Nita Rossi ("Untrue, Unfaithful [That Was You]"), Maxine Darren ("That Was You"), and Tina Tott ("Take Away the Emptiness Too”).(Jason Ankeny, Allmusic)

disc 1
1. Gotta Tell The World - Petula Clark 2. Something To Give - Nita Rossi 3. Silly Boy (I Love You) - Helen Shapiro 4. Colour My World - Two Of Each 5. You Got Me So I Don't Know - Pickettywitch 6. Nobody Knows What's Goin' On - Tammy St. John 7. As Long As I Know He's Mine - Julie Grant 8. Only One Such As You - Jackie Trent 9. Ev'ry Day - Billie Davis 10. Leave My Baby Alone - Britt 11. My Heart Cries - Tawny Reed 12. Baby - The Ferris Wheel 13. Don't Hesitate - Val McKenna 14. Life For Life - The Tony Hatch Sound Feat. The Breakways 15. Such A Small Love - Jackie Trent 16. Now That You've Gone - Sharon Tandy 17. No More To Fall - Barbara Ruskin 18. Pay You Back With Interest - Dana Gillespie 19. Come On Home - Yvonne Prenosilova 20. You Can Be Wrong About Boys - Mally Page 21. Have Another Dream On Me - Dilys Watling 22. Sunshine Follows The Rain - The Sweetcorn 23. Take Away The Emptiness Too - Tina Tott 24. Something Here In My Heart - The Paper Dolls 25. Stop Thief - Sandra Barry
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4 comments:

RYP said...

"It's So Fine" - disc 1
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J. said...

Cool Tnx

festoonic said...

I didn't know I needed this! Thank you!

Mose said...


Thanks Ryp

Mose