One of brightest shining American teen idols of the early sixties, but today almost unknown by the modern public. Scandinavian by bloodline - born Robert Thomas Velline (1943-2016) by mother of Finnish heritage and father of Norwegian. From 1959 to 1970 managing thirtyeight hot hundred hits on Billboard, where of ten top twenty and six earning gold status. And even if most of them seems buried in a long forgotten time spirit, there are at least a couple first made hits by him that have kept bouncing back now and then through the years, as covers - like the Goffin/King composition "Take Good Care Of My Baby" - or the Gene Pitney penned "Rubber Ball" that has continued to live through covers, as ad music or in comedy. One of the most successful non-English covers would be the Finnish artist M.A. Numminen's "Som En Gummiboll Kommer Jag Tillbaks Till Dig" which became a huge hit in Scandinavia 1977-78 (with lyrics translated to Swedish by ABBA manager Stickan Andersson). So even if musically tied to the early sixties pop and not highly valued by most collectors today, the recently gone Bobby Vee is still worth remembering and this his second album enjoyable for those who can tune in to the zeitgeist. Apart from "Rubber Ball" you get covers of "Mister Sandman", "Devil Or Angel", "Poetry In Motion" and more. Well done in a positive spirit with very nice audio. Originally also issued in Canada, UK (London HA-G 2352) and downunder. US 1961 stereo LST 7181. EU 2015 vinyl stereo reissue (Vinyl Lovers 6875410) came with two bonus tracks. Dont know of any CD release. Premiere US mono had label as shown here and glossy cover with "sound of the sixties" inner. (YZÄ*) (ÖXCÅ*) (FÖGÄ*)
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