Various Artists - Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls 1963-68 / Various (CD)

Details: 2016 collection. Located in London's West End, Pye Records boasted a super stable of female talent. Released hot on the heels of our recent Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls collection, Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls comprises two-dozen peachy selections from Pye and sister label Piccadilly's 1960s output. The compilation is titled after the opening track by Jan Panter, a Mark Wirtz-produced must-have for those who prefer their girl-pop records beefed up with a dose of fuzz guitar. Tony Hatch, the most successful of Pye's in-house producers, is represented by cherry-picked titles by the Breakaways, Petula Clark, cult favorite Sandra Barry, the Baker Twins and Julie Grant. 'Heart' has to be the rocking-est track Petula ever recorded, so much so that it was covered in the USA by garage band the Remains.

Tracklist:

1. Scratch My Back - Jan Panter
2. Ev'ry Day - Billie Davis
3. Come on Baby - Kim D
4. Now That You've Made Up Your Mind - Val McKenna
5. He Doesn't Love Me - the Breakaways
6. Heart - Petula Clark
7. It's Hard to Believe It - Glenda Collins
8. Run - Sandie Shaw
9. Something to Give - Nita Rossi
10. Da-Di-Da-Da - the Satin Bells
11. We Were Lovers (When the Party Began) - Sandra Barry
12. I Got a Feeling - Tawny Reed
13. Why Don't I Run Away from You - Antoinette
14. Nobody Knows What's Goin' on (In My Mind But Me) - Tammy St John
15. Incense - Sheila Carter ; Episode Six
16. Pay You Back with Interest - Dana Gillespie
17. Well How Does It Feel - Barbara Ruskin
18. I've Found Love - Sharon Tandy
19. It's So Fine - Dee King
20. He Knows I Love Him Too Much - Glo MacAri
21. He's No Good - the Baker Twins
22. Don't Lie to Me - Jeannie ; the Big Guys
23. I Only Care About You - Julie Grant
24. Hippy Hippy Shake - Pat Harris ; the Blackjacks