Jean Campbell • Embassy Girls Volume 1 - Complete Recordings 1959-1962 CD
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, millions of British music fans discovered the latest chart hits not through expensive major label releases, but on the budget-priced Embassy label sold exclusively through Woolworths. Among Embassy's finest and most dependable performers was Jean Campbell, a gifted vocalist whose versatility, warmth and polished delivery made her the label's first choice for many of the biggest songs of the era.
Embassy Girls Volume 1 brings together every recording Jean Campbell made for Embassy under her own name between 1959 and 1962, together with the rare tracks she recorded as Jean Scott. Following Maureen Evans' move to the Oriole label, Jean became Embassy's principal female vocalist, confidently interpreting an extraordinary range of contemporary hits. From Sweet Nuthin's, Robot Man, I'm Sorry, Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, Where The Boys Are and Walkin' Back To Happiness to Broadway favourites such as Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Bill, I Enjoy Being A Girl and Grant Avenue, her ability to adapt to every style is remarkable.
Although originally marketed as affordable alternatives to current chart releases, Embassy recordings have earned enormous respect among collectors for their consistently high musical standards. Jean Campbell's recordings are among the label's finest, and her versions of many contemporary hits frequently outsold the originals through Woolworths' unrivalled nationwide network of stores.
Beautifully restored and bringing together thirty-one recordings from an important chapter of British popular music, this collection is essential listening for fans of Embassy Records, vintage Pop, Rock 'n' Roll and the golden age of the British singles market.
