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In de Girls With Guitars serie van Ace is er alleen maar ruimte voor dames, en wel die van het soort dat geen genade kent. Eind jaren zestig lieten deze dames horen dat zij in al het Beatle, Stone en hippie geweld uitstekend meekonden doen, en dat wordt nu nogmaals bewezen middels tracks van legendarische bands als She, Ace Of Cups en Goldie & The Gingerbreads. Natuurlijk ook veel obscuur werk, maar aan die status komt met deze verzamelaar volkomen terecht een einde.


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 byTexasbar 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.

01 Melvin - The Belles
02 Dimples - The Missfits
03 Hi Heel Sneakers - Girls Take Over
04 Don't Leave Me Baby - She
05 What Kind Of Man Are You - Goldie & The Gingerbreads
06 Little Latin Lupe Lu - The Debutantes
07 Diddley Daddy - The Liverbirds
08 Now I Know - The Beat-Chics
09 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