Ask The Girl Who Knows - The Best Of 1958 - 1969

everything you wanted to hear by philadelphia's multi-talented and mysterious claudine clark, including some alternate takes, great unissued tracks and a 500 northern soul rarity. claudine's top 5 record 'party lights' was a great example of the early philadelphia sound. her recording of 'the strength to be strong' is regarded as a deep soul classic, thanks to a 5-star review by dave godin in 1966. 1964's 'goodbye mama' is even more collectable, currently changing hands for 500 pound a copy. girl group fans collect her records and she appeals to soul buffs too. her single 'the telephone game' is a popular item on the northern soul scene. ace's cd contains many tracks unavailable elsewhere, including a great previously unissued version of 'buttered popcorn', the supremes song. claudine recorded for six labels, all of which are included. she also recorded under a couple of pseudonyms and those tracks are included too. compiled and annotated by mick patrick.