SANDIE SHAW/THE GOLDEN HITS OF SANDIE SHAW GGL 0360 (-66) UK MONO

 One of the most successful British female singers. With twentyseven 45:s on the UK list 1964-94, where of eight top ten and three number ones, and also doing well over Europe, South Africa and Downunder, she's sold tons of records and obviously still ranked high among many sixties lovers. For more please check post on her debute LP "Sandie" https://monolover.blogspot.com/2013/09/sandie-shawsandie-npl-18110-65-uk-mono.html . This compilation contains twelve 45 A:s and B:s from 1964-65. All but one - the Burt Bacharach "There's Always Something There To Remind Me" - penned by Chris Andrews. Later she would be a world name with her million selling "Puppet On A String", but here it's early days and a music I still feel very much at home with. A mix of perky up-tempo and languishing ballads, orchestrated in a style typical for the period and sung with her personal and very honest voice. And though some of the songs are slow and some of the lyrics downright despondent it all comes very positive to me, like greetings from more hopeful times when the future was still bright. All cuts are original mono mixes and the audio excellent. Favorite tracks "There's Always Something There To Remind Me", "Long Live Love", "Message Understood" and "Girl Don't Come". Also released 1966 in Australia (Astor GG 680) and New Zeeland (Pye PNZL 27005). Later on Marble Arch in UK, Canada and New Zeeland. Third UK on Picadilly (PH-30187). To my knowledge never issued like this on CD or in US. Premiere UK had label as shown here in a laminated flip/back cover. (FÄV*)  (PÖY*)