Loaded with classics by The Shangri-Las, The Angels, Lesley Gore, and Dusty Springfield, this 2-CD set is the perfect soundtrack to your next pajama party. And just like a teenager's life, it ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous. The biggest revelation of the bunch comes courtesy of The Whyte Boots. One of the few tunes here actually written and produced by a female team, "Nightmare" is a three minute, angst-ridden tour de force that was too tough for radio in 1967.

Tony Peltier