Venus
Out Of Sight Hits For The Now People
Somerset SF-34400
Somerset had no idea what the 1970 "Young Sound" actually sounded like. Maybe they did, but did not have the money to spend to compile the actual hits of the period. The set is a mess. A few tunes seem to be the originals while others are not, including the lame lead track (sample above, originally recorded by The Shocking Blue in 1969).
Other songs... sound like early 60s or even 50s stock stuff, tracks that they found who knows where. They also threw in a song titled Model "T" which is a novelty instrumental as well as a gospel number that someone rearranged to be "hip".
From the back cover: A program for young people of some of the top hits of today. You can dance, sing or listen to this great album.
LOL so bad it's great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the blog post Mark. Venus is great in stereo. There's a definite gospel feel to this record, appropriate for church youth groups of the time. I got my copy from a lady who played the organ in church. It was part of her collection. I'm glad I had a chance to listen to it.
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