LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

a collection of songs, ranging from powerhouse fuzz, hammond-filled movers, atmospheric little groovers and dance floor fillers from an eclectic line-up of '60s girl singers
track listing: 1. jan panter: scratch my back. 1966 discovered by oriole a&r man ted taylor and was later to be produced by mark wirtz 2. the martells: time to say goodbye. 1966 a tune that has recently become highly sought after by devotees of the mod scene 3. glenda collins: thou shalt not steal. 1965 londoner glenda was the main squeeze of legendary producer joe meek, which, given her distinctively powerful voice, is not at all surprising 4 tammy st.john: boys. 1964 this track, along with her unhinged rendering of hey-hey- hey-hey, assured tammy her place in the british beat hall of fame 5 the girls: way way out. 1966 very little is known about the girls, other than this track ended up as the title song of a movie of the same name 6. mary mccarthy: you know he did. 1967 a cover version of a hollies song, and features a storming guitar break 7. tracy rogers: baby. 1966 originally recorded by the sorrows in 1965. backing support is probably from fellow polydor stablemates, the fleur de lys 8. alma cogan: snakes, snails, puppy dog tails. 1965 cogan was british show business's highest-paid female performer in the '50s and '60s who died at the tragically young age of 34 9. karol keyes: no one can take your place. 1964 keyes started her singing career as lead vocalist for local band, the big sound and appeared tv's thank your lucky stars, alongside freddy and the dreams and the barron knights, 10. val mckenna: baby do it. 1965 originally managed by carter lewis of ivy league fame. spent the '70s backing the likes of roxy music and rick wakeman on tour 11. tiffany and the thoughts: find out what's happening. 1966 a native of liverpool who was previously in two groups, the liverbirds and the dimensions 12. billie davis and the leroys: whatcha gonna do. 1964 under producers joe meek and robert stigwood, billie davis had two hits with the singles tell him and i want you to be my baby 13. samantha jones: go ahead. 1968 a liverpudlian, jones started her singing career with the vernons girls under the name of jean owen 14. judy carnes: sock it to me. 1969 an actress who made her name dancing in a bikini with sock it to me written on her in the '60s us tv show rowan and martin's laugh in 15. carol freeman: leaving you now. 1967 no information on carol. this track is a harmonica-led piece of raw r&b 16. dawn and the deejays: these are the things about you. 1965 a really g roovy little number with great, 'chinking' guitar work. 17. billie davis: there must be a reason. 1970 very tight, accomplished production number ending with some storming hammond organ and strings