Sounds Great ... tastes great, too

The LP below (thanks again to Declan) was put together in 1970, and was assembled from the recordings which had originally appeared on LP and EP for Avenue label. I've finally been able to get hold of a copy and give it a spin...

Since these recordings are from Avenue's 1970 catalogue, Elton John can be heard on several tracks, although not singing lead (although it has been suggested he takes part of the lead role on the difficult-to-identify "Wandering Star"). Rather, these versions of songs like "In The Summertime" and "Yellow River" are fronted by David Byron, and are of course the same versions as appear on his latter-day Artistry label CDs. Here are some of the uber-rare original LPs which appeared on Avenue  in 1969-70:

An interesting point about the Sounds Great '70 album is the inclusion of a company logo - in this case, Meredith & Drew who were a biscuit-maker. This album must have been the result of a commercial tie-in of some sort and raises the possibility that the record was only available by mail order. Maybe listeners had to munch through 20 or so packs of ginger nuts to be able to send off for it? We'd like to hear from anyone who remembers getting a copy from new!