FEMME POP FROM THE PRESIDENT VAULTS

VARIOUS ARTISTS - WHAT DOES A GIRL DO? Cat. No: PRCD 157 CD - £9.99

TRACKLISTING 1. Did You Ever Lose Your Mind (Over A Boy) LINDA CUMBO 2. I Have The Right THE TWILIGHTS 3. Tom-Tom TERRY & THE TUNISIANS 4. Jigsaw Puzzle THE CHELMARS 5. I’m Hurt And So Is My Heart LITTLE GIGI 6. Guess Who I’m Fooling PAT JARVIS 7. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow LINDA CUMBO 8. Take The Bitter With The Sweet LITTLE GIGI 9. The Soul Of My Man PAT JARVIS 10. Love Wheel MILLIE FOSTER 11. The Sweetest Boy THE KITTENS 12. I Think I’m Gonna Fall In Love With You THE TWILIGHTS 13. Confess THE CHELMARS 14. The Street TERRY & THE TUNISIANS 15. I Wanna Talk To You KAROL KELLY 16. Too Nice Tonight THE KITTENS 17. There’ll Be No Goodbyes SUSAN LYNNE 18. Bitterness MILLIE FOSTER 19. Love Can Make You Know SHIRLEY ELLISTON 20. Larry THE ALLEN SISTERS 21. Where’s My Love JAMIE HORTON 22. What Does A Girl Do? MARCIE BLANE

With the possible exception of Marcie Blane and Shirley Elliston (aka Shirley “Name Game” Ellis), few of the artists on this collection could claim to be household names. For the most part they remain tantalisingly obscure but that’s all part of their charm and the rarity of these early-to-mid ’60s recordings drawn from President’s US subsidiaries Joy, Seville, Duel, Select and Shell, is sure to set many a collector’s pulse racing in eager anticipation of the gems included, 17 of which make their official CD debut here. For starters there’s Linda Cumbo whose Select 45s command a hefty price tag on the Femme Pop circuit. Also included are early Soul offerings by Pat Jarvis, Millie Foster and Little Gigi. Archetypal Teen Pop with a feminine twist is provided courtesy of Joy’s Jamie Horton, Karol “Slow Dance” Kelly (check out Night And Day USA SELCD 6) and Susan Lynne whose little-heard Duel cut There’ll Be No Goodbyes appears on CD for the first time. The Girl Group end of the spectrum is taken care of by the magnificent Twilights, Terry & the Tunisians, the Kittens and the Chelmars, whose wonderful Jigsaw Puzzle is worth the price of admission alone. With annotation by noted Femme Pop authority Mick Patrick, rare memorabilia and photos this is a must for all fans of the genre.