CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS/THE YOUNG ONES 33SX 1384 (-62/-64) UK MONO

Cliff Richard's sixth album and first of a handful soundtracks by the combo. It topped the UK list, sold over a million and spawned three top ten singles. But though being one of the most poplar LP:s in Britain and some other parts of the world early sixties it's today one of those albums you often find in the cheap bins and even then not causing much attention. A sign how much zeitgeist and public tastes have changed last sixty years. Listening now as I write I could go on about the well done mix and fantastic audio making it lovely to the ears and it's all there, but for me it's the songs and the memories that does it. About half of the songlist brings orchestral pieces, either instrumental or sung by The Michael Sammes Singers. Not exactly my kind of music, but giving a nice time characteristic atmosphere. What I do like is the Cliff Richards & Shadows tracks - the rocking "Got A Funny Feeling" , the sweet guitar ballad "Peace Pipe" plus "The Young Ones" and "Lessons In Love" good period pop. Probably not much here for the modern impatient listener, but for us who were there and wanna make a brief return it's well worth while and perfect for a sentimental spin. Issued and reissued on vinyl, cassette and CD all over the world through the years. US and Canadian as "Wonderful To Be Young" on Dot (DLP 3474). Japan 2016 CD on Oldays Records (ORD 6269) came with five bonus tracks. Premiere UK mono came on green label. As this second press copy has both "Recording first published..." and "Sold In UK..." it can be dated to 1964. It came in a laminated flip/back cover. (CXÄ*)