Continuing my excavation of early sixties pop and rock acts, as presented on LP close to the fact. "Thank Your Lucky Stars" was a British TV show, broadcasted between 1961-66, where they announced known artists as well as newcomers through the media. This album has recordings made 1962-63 for Pye and subsidiaries, all originally issued on 45:s. You get a presentation by programme host Brian Matthew, but as the rest sounds like studio takes I guess they're the 45 ones, making this a more or less regular Pye sampler. In a way in the same mode as the Decca "Ready, Steady, Go" LP which also promoted label artists with help from a TV show https://monolover.blogspot.com/2017/03/ready-steady-go-lk-4577-63-uk-mono.html . But while that had some interesting rock'n'roll tracks, this is without any such rough edges. Instead I get smooth pop ballads by artists like Mark Wynter, Dave McBeth, Brook Brothers, Joe Brown, Jimmy Justice and Julie Grant. Also two Kenny Ball happy jazz instrumentals and Lonnie Donegan doing a faithful cover of "Pick A Bale Of Cotton". For a psych and/or garage lover like myself maybe not the most exciting vinyl leftover from those days, but since it contains many today less known or even forgotten acts a keeper for sure. Only other issue I can find when searching the net is a Peruvian one on Pye with same number. UK had label as shown here on heavy vinyl in a laminated flip/back cover with company inner. (SÄM*) (PÖY*)
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