Hearts For Sale: Girl Group Sounds Usa 1961-1967 Hearts For Sale! Girl Group Sounds Usa 1961-1967

Release date:
September 1, 2023
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"Hearts For Sale" is the fifth and latest in our series of 12-inch vinyl albums spotlighting the US girl group sound of the 1960s. The collection opens with 'Street Dance' by Bonnie Jean, a little-known must-have for collectors of the genre, with Darlene Love and the Blossoms clearly audible on background vocals. Issued on Lew Bedell's Doré label, this exciting faux-live deck in the style of Shirley Ellis' 'The Nitty Gritty' was written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, a hip team known for supplying songs for the soundtracks of B movies such as Muscle Beach Party and Thunder Alley. The Hollywood-based Doré imprint is also the source of 'You Really Never Know Till It's Over' by the Vel-Vetts (which shares a backing track with the Superbs' 'I Was Born When You Kissed Me'), 'One Way Street' by the Swans, a soulful update of the Teddy Bears' 'To Know Him Is To Love Him' by the Darlings and - featuring lead vocals by Sheilah Page, a former member of groups such as the Bermudas, Becky & the Lollipops, the Majorettes, Joanne & the Triangles and Beverly & the Motor Scooters - 'He's Groovy' by the Front Page & Her. Other highlights include the Sweethearts' Supremes-influenced 'No More Tears', the sophisticated slowie 'Lonely Girl' by the Lovettes (that's them on the front sleeve), 'My Heart Tells Me So' by the Del-Phis (an early incarnation of Martha & the Vandellas) and the Fran-Cettes' terrific recording of 'Heart For Sale'. As with the earlier volumes in the series, the album comes with a fully-illustrated inner bag featuring a 2,500-word track commentary by compiler Mick Patrick.

Tracklist:
  • 1. Street Dance - Bonnie Jean
  • 2. That's No Way to Spend My Time - the Pen Etts
  • 3. Boy Trouble - the Rev-Lons
  • 4. I Can Tell (I'm Losing Your Love) - Lena Calhoun & the Emotions
  • 5. You Really Never Know Till It's Over - the Vel-Vetts
  • 6. Heart for Sale - the Fran-Cettes
  • 7. One Way Street - the Swans
  • 8. No More Tears - the Sweethearts
  • 9. To Know Him Is to Love Him - the Darlings
  • 10. Boy You Move Me - Joan Moody
  • 11. Lonely Girl - the Lovettes
  • 12. My Heart Tells Me So (Aka I Know It's You) - the Del-Phis
  • 13. Surfers Memories - the Fashions
  • 14. He's Groovy - the Front Page & Her