"Shel's Girls" gathers together the best moments from Talmy's girl recordings of the mid-60s, and adds several unheard gems from a recent extended foray into his remarkable archive. Most of the contents of "Shel's Girls" derives from the golden Brit-girl era of 1964-1966, but the Motown-esque 'Shoulder to Cry On', from former Family Dogg-er Christine Holmes, dates from 1969. At the other end of the spectrum, Debbie Sharron's teen weepie 'Cruel Way To Be' is a rare Hollywood production from 1962, just before Talmy departed for the UK. "Shel's Girls" comes with detailed notes and some eye-popping visuals on these fabulous females. File alongside "Love Hit Me", "Scratch My Back" and other recent Ace explorations of the beat chick world. " Compilation and notes by Alec Palao.