Marylebone Beat Girls 1964-1967

This follow-up to our recent Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls and Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls releases spotlights the female singers who recorded during 1964-1967 for the EMI group of labels, headquartered in Marylebone in the heart of London’s West End. As girl-pop champion Sheila Burgel writes in the package, “Most of the female acts signed by EMI were teenagers completely tuned in to the current pop trends. Scottish duo the McKinleys, R&B club habitué Julie Driscoll, talent show winner Billie Davis and Midlands pub singer Beverley Jones took original material from London’s Tin Pan Alley and American covers and gave them a vigorous kick that made for fabulous 45s. They may not have had quite the polish of their US counterparts, but the rough’n’ready sound of the Marylebone Beat Girl was precisely her appeal.”

Tracklisting

1. Dancing Yet - Liza & The Jet Set
   
2. Whatcha' Gonna Do - Billie Davis & The Leroys
   
3. Sweet And Tender Romance - The McKinleys
   
4. Don't Do It No More - Julie Driscoll
   
5. Love Is A Word - Alma Cogan
   
6. Stop And You Will Become Aware - Helen Shapiro
   
7. Music Talk - Beryl Marsden
   
8. Like The Big Man Said - Toni Daly
   
9. I Want That Boy - The Chantelles
   
10. The Boy I Used To Know - Andee Silver
    
11. Mama Didn't Lie - Jean & The Statesides
    
12. He Doesn't Want You - The Three Bells