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Great Ladies of Rock & Roll -- The '60s offers 25 tracks of the best female-fronted pop music during a decade when they often reigned supreme. Any compiler would be hard-pressed to outdo the selection here, which includes a parade of top tunes: "Respect," "Stop! In the Name of Love," "My Guy," "Dancing in the Street," "My Boyfriend's Back," and more (and yes, they are the original recordings). And despite the epoch that separated the beginning of the '60s to its end, this set is much more unified than other volumes in the same series. As often happens, Collectables' focus on sound quality isn't top-rate, but for the low price this one is usually offered for, it's difficult to complain too much.