VA - Hearts For Sale: Girl Group Sounds USA 1961-1967

Hearts For Sale: Girl Group Sounds USA 1961 - 1967 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’) and ‘One Way Street’ by the Swans.

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:
Side One
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
Side Two
1. No More Tears - The Sweethearts
2. To Know Him Is To Love Him - The Darlings
3. Boy You Move Me - Joan Moody
4. Lonely Girl - The Lovettes
5. My Heart Tells Me So (Aka I Know It's You) – The Del-phis
6. Surfers Memories - The Fashions
7. He's Groovy - The Front Page & Her