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Spectre Records was a DIY label. It managed one single. It issued singles in an SP-500 numerical series. David Hamilton was appearing with Ken Dodd on the series 'Doddy's Music Box' on ABC TV. On one of the show he sang a few bars of the song. Some people suggested to make a record which they thought might sell on the popularity of the TV series. the year was 1968. “Two songs were hastily written by Ricky Woodruff, the pianist with the ABC orchestra and Fred Lloyd who produced the record. A Special Goodnight To You (was) based on the phrase he used as an announcer to close down the station at night; Just for the Weekend was the time that ABC was on air in the North and Midlands. It was the first – and possibly only – release on Spectre Records. “At Spectre Records suggestion, it was promoted hard, visiting record shops and bingo halls where it sold very well. Sadly, being an independent record company, Spectre had poor distribution and this success was not repeated in other record shops around the country. Although it sold a lot of records across the counter, no one received a penny in royalties.” The tracks were recorded at the fabled Abbey Road studios which, at the time, were home to the Beatles, Pink Floyd and countless other major acts. “It just shows that not everything that came out of Abbey Road was a smash hit,” Distributed By Spectre Records.
| 67 | David Hamilton | A Special Goodnight To You | SPECTRE | SP | 501 |
