Beat Chic - Dream Babes 7/ Various - Beat Chic-Dream Babes, Vol. 7

Repressing. Seventh installment of the successful '60s Brit Girl series Dream Babes with a theme that focuses on the 'Beatier' end of the spectrum. Taking Merseybeat as a bench mark, we include a few tunes that illustrate the sounds around at the time such as American pop covers 'Pop Pop Pop Pie' and 'That Boy John', 'the Showband' recording of 'Baby Roo', and Joe Meek's production of 'Hobbies'. Then progress through prime time Beat records, such as the Beat Chics rousing 'Now I Know' complete with swirling farfisa like organ in the middle section, very reminiscent of early Animals. A motif that returns on the Alan Price produced 'Can't You Hear My Heartbeat'. Finally emerging mid decade with a hint of what came next, Motown influenced backbeats and Horn parts perfectly exampled on 'Let's Start the Party Going'. on Beat Chic we also include a healthy dose of recordings being reissued for the first time. RPM.