HERMANS HERMITS/20 GREATEST HITS NE 1001 (-77) UK MONO + STEREO

 Always had a week spot for Heman's Hermits. Always uncomplicated, always catchy and almost always bringing a smile to my face. So even if I have most of these cuts before I couldn't resist this uncostly compilation, originally sold through a UK TV-shop. What first made me pick was singer Peter Noone's sweet cover of Bowies "Oh You Pretty Things", which predated the Hunky Dory release and had involvement by Bowie himself on piano (uncredited). Then playing through the whole thing got me in a very good mood. Only tracks I miss are "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" and "Leaning On The Lamppost", otherwise I get it all - "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter", "No Milk Today", "I'm Into Something Good", "Sleepy Joe", "There's A Kind Of Hush", "A Must To Avoid" and many many more. Most of the tracks true mono, but also a couple enhanced mono and some true stereo. It may seem hazardous to cram in twentyone cuts on a single LP and the audio would probably have been better if they'd been distributed on a double, but most sounds surprisingly good and non bad. So if you want a joyride for just a buck or two without being too particular about the audio this comes highly recommended. To my knowledge this was UK only, also as cassette (K-tel CE 2001). It came with label as shown here in a thin laminated cover.  (HÄHX*)