V.A. – Girls With Guitars Got Eyes On You! – Ace UK LP

Bona fide all-girl bands the Hairem, the Girls, the Debutantes, the Missfits, the Beat-Chics and the Ace Of Cups are stars of the show on this new vinyl volume in our ear-grabbing “Girls With Guitars” series, providing further confirmation that girls can do what the guys do.

This collection opens with ‘Get Away From Me’ by the mean-sounding Angels (probably not the ‘My Boyfriend’s Back’ group of that name), a slice of feisty she-rock recorded circa 1965 that remained on the shelf at Philadelphia’s Swan Records until Ace rescued it about 40 years later, and closes with ‘Glue’ by the Ace Of Cups, a hippy outfit raved about by Jimi Hendrix in a Melody Maker interview back in 1967.

Elsewhere, ballsy-voiced Joyce Harris (think Wanda Jackson meets Tina Turner) teams up with Texas bar band the Daylighters to tear the roof off ‘I Got My Mojo Working’, teenage ice skater Debbie Williams sings lead with male garage band the Unwritten Law, guitarist Chiyo fronts the Crescents on the instrumental ‘Pink Dominos’ and, well, you get the picture. Those so inclined can learn more about all the tracks on the swanky inner bag containing a picture-packed 3,000-word track commentary by series compiler Mick Patrick.

tracklist

A01 The Angels – Get Away From Me 1:52
A02 The Fatimas – The Hoochy Coo 2:02
A03 Debbie Williams, The Unwritten Law – Ask Me 2:47
A04 Unknown – Grave Digger 2:36
A05 The Mysteries – Give Me Rythm And Blues 2:33
A06 The Hairem – Bus Stop 2:04
A07 Chiyo & The Crescents – Pink Dominos 2:01
B01 Joyce Harris, The Daylighters – I Got My Mojo Working 2:02
B02 The Girls – Chico’s Girl 2:34
B03 The Debutantes – If You Wanna Be Happy 2:26
B04 The Missfits – Dimples 2:21
B05 The Beat-Chics – Skinny Minnie 3:22
B06 The Tomboys – Mary Had A Little Kiss 2:06
B07 The Ace Of Cups – Glue 4:36