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Two CD collection. This fine compilation traces the rise of UK ladies from the Rock 'n' Roll era to the early '60s, and heralds the newly emergent Brit Girl sound. British female singers had traditionally taken something of a back seat as far as the Hit Parade was concerned, presumably because most teenaged record buyers were girls, and they tended to buy records by boys. But ultimately, 1962 was the year that the new-look Brit Girl really made her mark. Teenagers Hayley Mills and Louise Cordet both made the UK Top 20, where they were soon joined by Susan Maughan, Julie Grant, Maureen Evans and Valerie Mountain, whilst Rose Brennan, Simone Jackson, Patty Brook, Grazina, The Three Bells and Candy Sparling were unlucky not to join them. The same year, a young Dusty Springfield enjoyed an unlikely US Top 20 hit as a member of The Springfields (she'd previously been a member of The Lana Sisters) - she would embark on her spectacular solo career the following year.