Pride of place on this gorgeous to behold release goes to a bevy of gen-u-ine all-gal combos. The eye-grabbing front cover features a great shot of Girls Take Over – sisters Cindy, Rinie and Wendy Wilhelmi and their pal Geri Gibson – who open the show with their one and only single, a fabulously raw and pounding rendition of Tommy Tucker’s Hi Heel Sneakers, recorded in “some guy’s attic” in Milwaukee circa 1969. The group She also released a sole 45, yet amassed sufficient shelved recordings to eventually fill an entire CD, including the ominous Like A Snake, an early effort taped when they were still known as the Hairem. Mormon sister band the Clingers, on the other hand, boast a sizeable discography, the gem of which is their Kim Fowley- produced version of the Easybeats’ Gonna Have A Good Time. Genre faves the Debutantes of Detroit also knocked out a few 45s, of which their version of frat rock staple Little Latin Lupe Lu is a highlight. From much further afield –Sweden, in fact – the Plommons feature with their latter-day cult favourite Last Train To Liverpool.
Tracklisting
- Hi Heel Sneekers - Girls Take Over
- Gonna Have A Good Time - The Clingers
- Last Train To Liverpool - Plommons
- Wake Me, Shake Me - The Wrongh Black Bag
- Little Latin Lupe Lu - The Debutantes
- I Got A Guy - Kathy Lynn and The Playboys
- You Just Gotta Know My Mind - Karen Verros
- He's Not There Anymore - The Chymes
- Lies - The Delmonas
- I'd Rather Fight Than Switch - The Tomboys
- How Do You Do It - The Lady-Bugs
- Like A Snake - The Hairem