Various Do The Strum - Joe Meek's Tea Chest Tapes - Girl Groups & Pop Chanteuses 1960-1966 (3-CD)

(Cherry Red Records) 88 tracks, digisleeve in slipcover box

THE LATEST RELEASE FROM JOE MEEK'S LEGENDARY TEA CHEST TAPES...

- 3CDs of SUBLIME FEMALE POP, GIRL GROUPS AND BEAT MASTERPIECES FROM 304 HOLLOWAY ROAD with over 40 previously unreleased recordings! A MUST FOR GIRL GROUP COLLECTORS.

- GLENDA COLLINS! JENNY MOSS! KIM ROBERTS! FLIP AND THE DATELINERS! GUNILLA THORN! THE SHARADES! THE CAMEOS! HONEY LANTREE! DIANE AND THE JAVELINS! and many many more...

- WITH SLEEVENOTES AND TRACK-BY-TRACK INFORMATION FROM CRAIG NEWTON OF THE JOE MEEK SOCIETY.

- ARTWORK WITH PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PICTURES, BANDBOXES ETC.

From Glenda Collins to Diane And The Javelins, Joe Meek worked with countless female artists in the 1960s, many of whom only released a single or perhaps didn't even make it that far.
But until now, the extent of that work and the amount of material recorded remained buried under the Tea Chest Tapes. This unprecedented 3CD set explores this archive in depth for the first time.

Featuring familiar names and previously unknown artists (and indeed at least one artist whose identity is still unknown), "Do The Strum!" shines a further spotlight on Meek's remarkable work with everything from the quiet tones of Pat Reader to the gritty soul of Glenda Collins and the proto-girl punk of The Sharades. Spanning nearly seven years and reflecting the changing pop scene of the era - from pre-Beatles to powerhouse hard rock - this set puts both Meek himself and the artists in a new context. Lost classics and wannabes are omnipresent, and the imagination and production quality never fall short of Joe Meek's perfectionist standard. And, most importantly, it will make you shake a tail feather!

Includes all known A- and B-sides, material from the abandoned Live It Up! movie soundtrack, singles that never were, preludes, demos and alternate versions of well-known recordings. A must for fans and collectors of girl groups, Meek freaks young and old, and students and historians of British pop music. Don't settle for the tried and tested history you read in books and magazines - this is the original, restored, remastered and as fresh as the day it was recorded!