Tag Archives: Helen Shapiro

YOU GOT ME HOOKED! MORE MARYLEBONE BEAT GIRLS.

♦ February 13, 2025 ♦ Leave a comment

You Got Me Hooked! More Marylebone Beat Girls. Label: Ace. Format: CD. During the sixties, many singers and groups made the journey to EMI House, in Marylebone, in the heart of London’s West End. The meeting that they were about to have, they knew, had the potential to transform their lives. At stake, was that …

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HELEN SHAPIRO-FACE THE MUSIC: THE COMPLETE SINGLES 1967-1984.

♦ August 24, 2020 ♦ 1 Comment

Helen Shapiro-Face The Music: The Complete Singles 1967-1984. Label: Ace Records. Format: CD. By the time Helen Shapiro celebrated her twenty-first birthday in 1967 the London-born singer realise had already enjoyed the most successful period of her career. Her rise had been meteoric and was like the script to a Hollywood film. Helen Shapiro was …

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MARYLEBONE BEAT GIRLS 1964-1967.

♦ July 8, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

Marylebone Beat Girls 1964-1967. Label: Ace Records. During the sixties, many singers and groups made the journey to EMI House, in Marylebone, in the heart of London’s West End. The meeting that they were about to have, they know, had the potential to transform their lives. At stake, was that all-important recording contract.  While it …

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RHYTHM ON THE RADIO: OVAL RECORDS-SINGLES 1974-1987.

♦ December 10, 2016 ♦ 1 Comment

RHYTHM ON THE RADIO: OVAL RECORDS-SINGLES 1974-1987.  By 1972, Charlie Gillette was a successful journalist, based in London. He wrote for various publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including Creem, NME and Let It Rock. Occasionally, Charlie presented the BBC TV music program The Old Grey Whistle Test. It was a program  that suited Charlie’s …

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