Various Artists
The Very Best of Red Bird Blue Cat Records

Description

Red Bird and its sister imprint Blue Cat were among the most vital indie labels of the early 1960s, responsible for some of the era’s most joyful and emotionally charged girl group recordings. This CD brings together 15 essential tracks from the labels’ finest acts, including the infectious New Orleans bounce of The Dixie Cups’ ‘Chapel Of Love’ and ‘Iko Iko,’ the raw teenage drama of The Shangri-Las’ ‘Leader Of The Pack’ and ‘I Can Never Go Home Anymore,’ and the buoyant blue-eyed soul of The Ad Libs’ ‘The Boy From New York City.’ Whether you’re a devoted collector of 1960s pop history or discovering these recordings for the first time, this CD is an authoritative and deeply satisfying snapshot of a golden moment in American popular music…

CD of 15 great hits…many in first-time stereo!

1. Chapel Of Love – The Dixie Cups
2. I Wanna Love Him So Bad – The Jelly Beans
3. People Say – The Dixie Cups
4. Remember Walkin’ In The Sand – The Shangri Las
5. Good Night Baby – The Butterflys
6. Baby Be Mine – The Jelly Beans
7. Leader Of The Pack – The Shangri-Las
8. You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me – The Dixie Cups
9. Give Him A Great Big Kiss- The Shangri-Las
10. The Boy From New York City – The Ad Libs
11. Little Bell – The Dixie Cups
12. New York’s A Lonely Town – The Trade Winds
13. Iko Iko – The Dixie Cups
14. He Ain’t No Angel – The Ad Libs
15. I Can Never Go Home Anymore – The Shangri-Las