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artist.....: VA
album......: Chicas (Spanish Female Singers 1962-1974)
year.......: 2011
label......: Vampisoul
VAMPI CD 130
source.....: CDDA
moodswing..: Psychedelic Rock
releasesize: 113,8 MB
tracks.....: 24
length.....: 62:59 min
encoder....: VBR LAME 3.98.4 -V0
quality....: avg. 251kbps
scenealized: 11.11.2011
An irresistible collection of ye-ye,
rock & roll, twist, beat, garage,
rhythm & blues, soul and Latin sounds!
From the early 60s and a difficult
political and social context, Spanish
female singers - and those who moved
to Spain- disregarded conventions and
overcame all barriers to be part of a
music movement that shook the Spanish
society of the period.
Includes sleeve notes by expert
Vicente Fabuel and a fantastic
selection of record sleeves and
photographs.
Most tracks are reissued legally for
the first time.
At the same time told by the
international clock and with almost no
delay at all, Spanish girl pop made
itself present when it was necessary.
Oblivious to the scarcity of exciting
sounds that late-Francoist Spain
offered them, the Spanish girls
disregarded conventions and overcame
all barriers and suspicions without
letting the latest fashionable hairdo
get ruined. In those doubtful years
during which, apart from copla, any
other music style was considered
highly suspicious, the leading girls
didn't hesitate and abandoned
themselves to the whole musical range,
both local and international, at their
disposal. Despite the difficulties,
and there were many, the incipient
permeability of Spanish politics of
the time played its part and, from
1963 onwards, female ye-ye became an
absolute reality that shook the
Spanish society of the period.
A true salvation, a social panacea,
that's what female ye-ye was in 1960s
Spain, a small revolution of customs
dressed in a mini-skirt and playing at
45 rpm. In the wake of its charm,
modernity and intrinsically female
character, everyone in Spain became
ye-ye and the social landscape gained
freedom following the trail left by
the girls. Thanks to it, the
continuous socio-musical changes that
came immediately after from all over
the world (beat, garage, soul,
psychedelia, prog) didn't catch anyone
wrong-footed. In each and all of those
events the girls took part.
For a while now, various compilations
have been released in Spain
documenting styles, scenes and artists
belonging to such happening decades
(creatively speaking) as the 50s, 60s
and 70s, and nevertheless, there
hasn't been one featuring only female
contributions to the cause. Because we
could never thank them enough for
their effort, Vampisoul brings you
this first volume of "!Chicas!",
showing how this exquisite group of
Spanish girls covered with talent,
class and glamour the period ranging
from 1962 to 1974.
It's been a pleasure to dig through
hundreds and hundreds of recordings
from those years with no premise but
to find capital songs, the relevance
of which cannot be denied today.
Finally, I must make two observations:
firstly, when compiling "!Chicas!" all
genres have been considered: Latin,
rock & roll, twist, ye-ye, beat,
garage, rhythm & blues, soulà
Secondly, apart from celebrating all
the shining artists featured here, I
must confess that when I immersed
myself into those hundreds of records,
I was surprised to find out that, not
on purpose, the final selection
contained a great number of recordings
released on the Catalan label Belter.
Personally, once again, it's been an
honour to revisit and rediscover the
unbelievable legacy of the
fascinating, mysterious and immense
records of the Belter factory. This
compilation is dedicated to them.
Psst, more info at http://www.vampisoul.com
01 Margarita Sierra - Cha Cha Twist 02:19
02 Pili Y Mili - Un Chico Moderno 02:21
03 Marisa Medina - No Te Acuerdas De Mi 02:07
04 Los Stop - Extiende Tus Brazos 02:03
05 Ellas - Llovio 02:37
06 Los Que Vivimos - Contrapunto 04:13
07 Sonia - Aqui En Mi Nube 02:36
08 Marisol - Johnny 02:14
09 Alicia Granados - Batiendo Palmas 01:52
10 Mirla - Dejame En Paz 02:37
11 Lorella Con Los Shakers - Sola Estoy 02:27
12 Los Hippy Loyas - Love Love Love 03:17
13 Vainica Doble - La Maquina Infernal 03:10
14 Los Tios Queridos - Por Eso Vuelve Por Favor 03:02
15 Fresia Sato - Desencadena Mi Corazon 02:17
16 Marisel - Mi Baby 02:00
17 Encarnita Polo - Hava Naguila 02:52
18 Marta Baizan - Te Vere En Septiembre 02:15
19 Laura Casale - The More I See You 02:32
20 Tania Velia - Los Pepinillos 02:26
21 Gelu - Y Y 03:09
22 Los Chic - Cerca De Ti 02:29
23 Los 3 Sudamericanos - Yeh Yeh 02:37
24 Lia Uya - Mientes 03:27