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One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost & Found

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The Shirelles, the Shangri-Las, the Chiffons... despite so many names featuring "sh" sounds, girl groups made plenty of noise in the '60s. At 120 songs total, this deluxe de·luxe also de luxe  
adj.
Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile.

adv.
 boxed set is the most comprehensive survey of the genre ever.

Just don't don't  

1. Contraction of do not.

2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not.

n.
A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts.
 expect the usual fare: You'll find Dusty, the Ronettes, the Supremes, et al, but they're represented by lesser-known selections as good as or better than their big hits. And they share equal billing with contenders who deserved wider acclaim (the Velvelettes, the Cookies), early recordings by the women who wrote the hits (Carole King, Ellie Greenwich), and flat-out oddities The Oddities were a professional wrestling stable in the WWF. History
The Jackyl formed the group in 1998 and called them "The Parade of Human Oddities." The group consisted of "freakish" wrestlers, including the masked Golga (formerly Earthquake, whose mask had
, including the quasi-garage rock of the Whyte Boots ("Nightmare") and a pre new wave Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American musician, video artist, actress, and choreographer known by her professional name Toni Basil.  dreading the onset of gasp--turning 30 ("I'm 28").

Arguably ar·gu·a·ble  
adj.
1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved.

2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law.
 too much of a good thing for neophytes, One Kiss is as essential as liquid eyeliner and Aqua Net for die-hard girl-group fans.
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Author:Reighley, Kurt B.
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 25, 2005
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