Ever since Brit Girls became a recognised collecting genreand compilations started appearing in the 1990s, the youngwomen who recorded for Decca, EMI and Pye in the 60shave been well-represented; the Philips ladies less so.With "Live It Up! Bayswater Beat Girls 1964-1967", Acerestores the balance by focusing on neglected female popgems that originated from Stanhope House in StanhopePlace, Bayswater, London W2: the address of the UK armof Philips Records and its associated labels, Fontana andMercury.? Once Dusty Springfield became a chart regular, the Philipsgroup of labels, in common with all the other companies ofthe period, readily climbed aboard the beat girlbandwagon, signing up more local female talent, hungry todiscover the next Cilla, Sandie, Lulu or Marianne. And theycame from near and far. In terms of geography, "Live ItUp!" splits the talent fairly equally between lasses fromLondon and the South-East, and young misses from theMidlands and the North: and just to variegate the mix evenfurther, there are inclusions from relocated American,Jamaican and South African-born gals.