VA - Boys Can Be Mean [2CD] (2012) Lossless

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Boys Can Be Mean
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Charly [871801 1480941]
Genre: Soul, Pop, Northern Soul
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:27:29
Total Size: 646 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

'Boys Can be Mean' Mean includes as sensational a set of 60s songbirds as one could hope to find. It is a stunning 61-track compilation of US femme pop gems from the Red Bird, Vee-Jay, Sound Stage 7 and Fire & Fury labels including the solo thrushes and girl groups, R&B divas and teen angels, who continue to influence and captivate contemporary pop and fashion. The 2-CD set with a lovingly-generated accompanying booklet runs the gamut of teen emotion from despair to elation with stone classics such as 'Gettin' Mighty Crowded' (Betty Everett), 'Letter Full Of Tears' (Gladys Knight & The Pips), 'Please Don't Go' (Yvonne Carroll) to lesser-heard but no less-angsty contributions from Tracey Dey, Melinda Marx and The Clinger Sisters. Combining collector's favourites with a helping of Hot 100 hits, this set also includes sixteen recordings not previously available on CD including several making their first official release on shiny, among them Barbara Green, The Angelos and Judy Thomas. The set also features a hidden bonus track by Karen Kelly, also making its CD debut.

TRACKLIST:

CD 1
1. Betty Everett - Gettin' Mighty Crowded (2:13)
2. The Bouquets - Ain't That Love (3:00)
3. Evie Sands - Take Me For A Little While (2:29)
4. The Ad Libs - On The Corner (2:05)
5. The Rubies - A Spanish Boy (2:22)
6. The Angelos - Backfield In Motion (2:36)
7. The Goodies - Sophisticated Boom Boom (2:03)
8. The Fabulettes - Money (That's What I Want) (2:35)
9. Barbara Green - I Should Have Treated You Right (2:22)
10. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Operator (2:18)
11. Cathy Saint - Mr Heartbreak (2:42)
12. Karen Kelly - Nobody's Girl (2:24)
13. The Clinger Sisters - Puppet (2:18)
14. The Dixie Cups - Little Bell (2:46)
15. The Butterflys - I Wonder (3:03)
16. The Shangri-Las - Love You More Than Yesterday (2:38)
17. Shelley Fabares - I Know You'll Be There (2:30)
18. Barbara Jackson - Second Best (2:27)
19. The Bouquets - Welcome To My Heart (2:08)
20. Chi Chi McCauley - Memory Lane Without You (1:59)
21. The Jelly Beans - Do Wah Diddy (2:35)
22. The Dixie Cups - People Say (2:25)
23. Ellie Greenwich - Another Boy Like Mine (2:35)
24. Honey & The Bees - No Guy (2:22)
25. Roddie Joy - Stop (2:17)
26. Linda Martell & The Anglos - The Things I Do For You (2:03)
27. The Sunbeams - Sing A Song (2:07)
28. The Sensations - That's What You Gotta Do (2:15)
29. The Angelos - Bad Motorcycle (2:17)
30. The Sugar & Spices - Boys Can Be Mean (2:01)

CD 2
1. The Society Girls - S.P.C.L.G. (Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Little Girls) (2:49)
2. Betty Everett - I Can't Hear You (2:36)
3. The Rubies - Deeper (2:19)
4. The Angelos - Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby (2:42)
5. The Butterflys - Gee Baby Gee (2:43)
6. The Jelly Beans - Here She Comes (2:22)
7. The Ad Libs - I'm Just A Down Home Girl (2:27)
8. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Letter Full Of Tears (2:48)
9. The Lovejoys - Payin' For The Wrong I've Done (2:01)
10. Karen Kelly - He Passes By (2:25)
11. Melinda Marx - How I Wish You Came (2:09)
12. Tracey Dey - Jealous Eyes (1:48)
13. Evie Sands - You've Got Me Uptight (1:57)
14. The Shangri-Las - Right Now And Not Later (2:36)
15. The Dixie Cups - I'm Gonna Get You Yet (2:31)
16. The Pearlettes - Duchess Of Earl (2:16)
17. Leola & The Lovejoys - Wait 'Round The Corner (2:28)
18. Kelli & The Kittens - Happy Town (1:59)
19. The Jelly Beans - The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget (2:17)
20. Shelley Fabares - Lost Summer Love (2:24)
21. The Goodies - The Dum Dum Ditty (2:22)
22. The Fabulettes - Try The Worryin' Way (2:21)
23. Bessie Banks - It Sounds Like My Baby (3:07)
24. Roodie Joy - If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know) (2:15)
25. The Avons - Just As Long As I Live (2:39)
26. The Inspirations - What Am I Gonna Do With You, Hey Baby (2:47)
27. Linda Jones - You Hit Me Like TNT (2:15)
28. Yvonne Carroll - Please Don't Go (2:07)
29. Barbara Green - A Lover's Plea (2:13)
30. Judy Thomas - Golden Records (5:24)

60 Fabulous Femme Pop recordings 1961-67 featuring The Shangri-Las, Gladys Knight, The Dixie Cups, Betty Everett, Ellie Greenwich, Shelley Fabares and many more. Package includes a 20-page memorabilia-laden booklet, informative liner notes plus a hidden bonus track.

Following on the kitten heels of Charly’s critically acclaimed Shangri-Las: Remember… [SNAX625CD] and The Red Bird Story [SNAX626CD], comes a stunning 2CD compilation of US Femme Pop gems from the Red Bird, Vee-Jay, Sound Stage 7, Black Pearl, Fire and Fury labels. Comprising solo thrushes and girl groups, R&B divas and teen angels, Boys Can Be Mean is as sensational a set of 60s songbirds as one could hope to find.

The genre continues to influence and captivate contemporary pop and fashion; the late Amy Winehouse cited The Shangri-Las among her favourites, while Grammy Award-winning Adele’s musical bloodline has much in common with white Soul singers such as Evie Sands and deep soul greats like Bessie Banks.

Boys Can Be Mean runs the gamut of teen emotion from despair to elation with stone classics such as ‘Gettin’ Mighty Crowded’ (Betty Everett), ‘Letter Full Of Tears’ (Gladys Knight & The Pips), ‘Please Don’t Go’ (Yvonne Carroll) with lesser-heard but no less-angsty contributions from Tracey Dey, Melinda Marx and The Clinger Sisters.

Combining collector’s favourites with a helping of Hot 100 hits, this set also includes 14 rare recordings not previously available on CD plus several making their first official reissue release, among them Barbara Green, The Angelos and Judy Thomas. The set also features a hidden bonus track new-to-CD.

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