VARIOUS ARTISTS - GIRLS WITH GUITARS GONNA SHAKE!

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: CDTOP1608
Barcode: 029667107020
Release Date: 26 Aug 2022
Genre: Girl Group/Garage

• Ten genuine all-girl bands join forces with similar 60s females of the species on this new volume in our ear-grabbing “Girls With Guitars” series, providing further confirmation that girls can do what the guys do.

• The CD kicks off in great style with three of the best tracks to feature in the series so far: the Belles’ ‘Melvin’, a great gender-switched version of Van Morrison’s ‘Gloria’; a rendering of John Lee Hooker’s ‘Dimples’ by the Missfits; and Girls Take Over’s uninhibited proto-punk treatment of Tommy Tucker’s ‘Hi Heel Sneakers’. The Missfits, a young five-piece from Blackpool with a taste for R&B, also tackle Bo Diddley’s ‘You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover’ and ‘Chuck Berry’s ‘I’m Talking About You’; all three of their tracks are previously unreleased.

• For the record, lest anyone’s keeping tally, the other featured guitar-toting all-girl bands are She, Goldie & the Gingerbreads, the Debutantes, the Liverbirds, the Beat-Chics, the Ace Of Cups and the Mysteries. Elsewhere, Debbie Williams sings lead with the all-male Unwritten Law, ballsy-voiced Joyce Harris is backed by Texas bar band the Daylighters, the teenage Chymes trio are accompanied by the un-billed Turtles and, well, you get the picture.

• Naturally, those so inclined can learn more about all the artists in the accompanying 24-page booklet containing a picture-packed 4,000-word track commentary by series compiler Mick Patrick.

track listing
1. MELVIN - The Belles
2. DIMPLES - The Missfits
3. HI HEEL SNEAKERS - Girls Take Over
4. DON’T LEAVE ME BABY - She
5. WHAT KIND OF MAN ARE YOU – Goldie & The Gingerbreads
6. LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU - The Debutantes
7. DIDDLEY DADDY - The Liverbirds
8. NOW I KNOW - The Beat-Chics
9. CIRCLES - The Ace Of Cups
10. GIVE ME RHYTHM AND BLUES - The Mysteries
11. YOU CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER – The Missfits
12. WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE - The Debutantes
13. ASK ME - Debbie Williams & The Unwritten Law
14. I DON’T KNOW WHY - The Wrongh Black Bag
15. I GOT MY MOJO WORKING – Joyce Harris & The Daylighters
16. PINK DOMINOS - Chiyo & The Crescents
17. REALLY GONNA SHAKE - Sandra Barry & The Boys
18. COME BACK - The Belles
19. SKINNY MINNIE - The Beat-Chics
20. NEVER TILL NOW - The Bootles
21. I’M TALKING ABOUT YOU - The Missfits
22. LOVE SEEMS SO HARD TO FIND – Debbie Williams & The Unwritten Law
23. QUITE A REPUTATION - The Chymes
24. WAKE ME, SHAKE ME - The Wrongh Black Bag
25. STARDUST COME BACK - Girls Take Over