. . "Now, in accordance with the present invention, selectively hydrogenated block copolymers are provided having the general configuration A%BA) wherein, prior to hydrogenation, each A is a monovinyl arene polymer block and each B is a conjugated diene polymer block and, subsequent to hydrogenation, no more than about 25% of the blocks A double bonds have been hydrogenated and at least about of the bl" . .