ABC TELEVISION'S THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS VOL. 2 LK 4554 (-63) UK MONO

 One of two LP:s released 1963 in association with the UK TV-show "Thank Your Lucky Stars", broadcsted between 1961-66. While the other was a sampler of Pye artists  https://monolover.blogspot.com/2023/04/brian-matthew-introduce-abc-televisions.html , whith more "grown-up" music as pop ballads and smooth jazz, this was mainly directed towards a younger audience. I love picking and digging in to stuff like this, where I can get a mix of today still well known acts and ones that disappeared from the public eye long time ago. Apart from the obvious Rolling Stones I bet most lovers of sixties music also are familiar with Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Tornados, Heinz and Bachelors. Though the real gold for me here are the recordings that otherwise only surfaced on 45:s or long forgotten LP:s back then and therefore sadly forgotten by most today. Some of them has resurfaced on CD:s or as downloads by now, but as this sampler was almost coincident with the recordings it's worth more to me. Good to hear tracks like The Caravelles "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" - femal vocal duo with enough spunk to catch, The Big Three "By The Way" good Merseybeat pop, Kathy Kirby "Dance On" emotional rhythmic pop and Mickie Most "Mr. Porter" an exemple from his early artist carreer before he became a successful producer. All in original mono with smashing audio. To my knowledge only issued on vinyl in UK and Israel (PAX ISK 1003) and that was it. Premiere UK had label as shown here with "Recording First Published 1963" and "Made In England" only at the top in a laminated flip/back cover with Handling/Playing inner.  (SÄM*)  (FÄV*)