Girls Will Be Girls, Vol. 1 is for collectors whose interest in 1960s girl groups has taken them beyond hits into the realm of demos, obscurities, and previously unreleased material. The recordings, made between 1962-1966, are drawn from a number of labels such as Colpix, Dimension, Roulette, Jubilee, and DynoVoice. The Jewels' "But I Do" is the sole chart hit, having peaked at a lofty number 130 in 1965. The Tammys, Diane Renay, and the Bobbettes will be familiar to many listeners, while Jessica James (aka Peggy Santiglia) may not be well known on her own but was the lead singer of the Angels. An obscure hitless group called the Boyd Sisters steal the show with their dramatic renditions of angst-ridden teen ballads like "I Can't Wait ('Till I Grow Up)." The Barry Sisters show that they could make passable '60s-style girl group records, and Marie Applebee delivers -- in master and demo versions -- the bizarre "The Boy Who Took My Heart (Took My Mind)." The centerpiece for collectors may be the three cuts from the long-lost demonstration tape that got the Essex signed to Roulette Records. The recordings on Girls Will Be Girls, Vol. 1, commercial failure notwithstanding, were held to high production standards and masterminded by talented people, so fans of the genre will find much of interest.