LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH! GIRL GROUP SOUNDS USA 1962-1966

Ace Records has been the go-to source of 1960s girl group compilations since the release of our oWhere The Girls Areo, oGirls About Towno and oStop, Look & Listeno vinyl albums back in the 1980s. The 10-volume oWhere The Girls Areo CD series followed over the next 30 years or so, along with a number of standalone CD collections. These days, however, the 12-inch long-player is back as the format of choice for discerning collectors. oLook But DonAEt Touch!o, the fourth in our current series of gorgeously packaged vinyl girl group compilations, drops this month. The album opens with the discotheque-friendly aeHey, RockyAE by front cover stars the Shirelles of New Jersey, the USAAEs most successful girl group until the Supremes broke through and stole their thunder, and closes with the BermudasAE aeChu Sen LingAE, a record sure to appeal to those who favour the ethereal West Coast sound. Other highlights include the Hollywood ChicksAE dance craze disc aeTossinAE A Ice CubeAE (sic), which marks the recording debut of Barry White (on handclaps); great tracks by the Witches, the Pussycats and Linda Laurie from the catalogue of genius songwriter/producer Bert Berns; Mayalta PageAEs densely produced rarity aeDonAEt Worry About Me Baby (I Feel Just Fine)AE; and, and for the girl group buff who has everything, aeHe Calls Me ChildAE by Ohio duo the 2 Of Clubs and aeA Dumb SongAE by the soulful Delicates, both of which are previously unreleased.