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While the previous four volumes series focused on individual labels, the sixth edition reverts to the more all-encompassing formula of Volume 1, with 26 tracks drawn from 18 different outlets. All but a handful are new to CD, five of them previously unissued in any form. At one extreme of the sound spectrum is the breathy-voiced Carol Connors, former lead singer of Phil Spector’s Teddy Bears, while at the other is future Ikette Pat Powdrill with a 100 mph version of a Goffin & King classic. Pat’s backing group was named the Powerdrills. Hear ‘I Can’t Hear You’ and understand why. The Darlettes open the CD with a flourish of sophistication, as you might expect from a track written and produced by Van McCoy. Zap to track 26 to find the Goodees, bold enough to tread where even the Shangri-Las dared not, with a slab of Southern Gothic titled ‘Jilted’. (Dumped at the altar is one thing. Up the duff too is another.) The lavish booklet features a 6,500-word track commentary, plus the customary array of rare photographs, some of which were supplied by the performers themselves.
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Tracklist
1 Lost - THE DARLETTES
2 (Make It Last) Take Your Time - BARBARA MILLS
3 Little Baby - KATHY LYNN & THE PLAYBOYS
4 Hang It Up - JOY DAWN
5 The Greatest - THE PERCELLS
6 My Special Boy - KATHY LYNN & THE PLAYBOYS
7 Walkin' My Baby - SUE THOMPSON
8 No More Tears - THE SWEETHEARTS
9 Give Me Some Love - LITTLE EVA
10 I Cant Hear You - PAT POWDRILL
11 Yes I Know - THE LADYBIRDS
12 Baby Take It Slow - TUTTI HILL
13 Every Boy And Every Girl - THE CHIFFONS
14 Im Not Gonna Worry (Cause I Know Hes Mine) - THE CINNAMONS
15 Thats No Way To Spend My Time - THE PEN-ETTS
16 My Imaginary Guy - DEANIE PARKER & THE VALADORS
17 I Have Feelings Too - DENITA JAMES
18 Big Time Operator - JOAN MOODY
19 Captured By Your Love - FELICE TAYLOR
20 Hes So Fine - BEVERLY WARREN
21 Cupids Got A Hold On Me - THE BELLES
22 Lonely Little Beach Girl - CAROL CONNORS
23 He Belongs To Me - CAROL CONNORS
24 Walk Tall (Like A Man) - THE TWO OF CLUBS
25 Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts (aka Why Do Lovers) - REPARATA & THE DELRONS
26 Jilted - THE GOODEES