No "My Boyfriend's Back," No "Please, Mr. Postman"? No "He's So Fine"
Girl Group Greats (Rhino 76708)
The whole thing is (at best) minor hits. It's meant to supplement their other girl group comps. Yes, the Crystals & Ronettes are missed, but they're just a Spector greatest hits package away. They did manage to get Motown, which is a change from twentysome years ago when Rhino released its first girl group compilation, Wonder Women, which had a snazzy hologram of the Shangri-Las from one angle and either the Dixie Cups or Chiffons from another angle (been a while since I looked at it & I can't find it online.)
They do have some cool oddball tracks
CRYING IN THE RAIN - Carole King. Okay, she wrote "The Locomotion," "One Fine Day" (played on this one, too), and "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" so her girl group bona fides aren't in question, but this is an Everly Brothers song! I'm actually pointing this out not to nitpick but as an excuse to say that I have a beautiful bootleg version of this by Richard & Linda Thompson. I think she sang an Everlys tune when Misha & I saw her a couple years ago.
Sissy Bar - "Gin and Juice"
I wanna go to the 4AD thing SO BAD!
I believe she did, too! I wish I could remember what it was!
Rhett "I'm Gumby, dammit" Miller is playing the Bowery Ballroom tonight -- my fangirlishness and my exhaustion are in a steelcage deathmatch over whether or not I will attend.
I have tickets to see Dar Williams at the Fillmore! Eeeeee!
PSA: You can purchase official cds of Dead Can Dance's current tour here. Yes, I not only purchased the cd for the show I went to on Sunday, but the the disc for the Saturday night show, too.
What an excellent idea. More bands should do that.
What an excellent idea. More bands should do that.
I know! I can only hope that Bauhaus does the same thing.
The Pixies are [link] and Pearl Jam did all those "official Bootlegs" a few years ago.
for those keeping score. Now at 11.2 days. 20 disks to rip tomorrow, then I am giving it a rest for a while.
for those keeping score. Now at 11.2 days. 20 disks to rip tomorrow, then I am giving it a rest for a while.
You are the Queen of the Task list, that's for sure.
I think I've got about 20 days on my iMac but that's only a tiny portion of my collection.
