• This title was also made available on vinyl LP (catalogue number S 64816) and 8-track cartridge (42-64816). The track ordering varied across all three formats.

• The two tracks taken from the BBC TV series Vendetta - A4 and B2 - were monoaural recordings whereas all other tracks were presented in stereo.

• The cassette cover shows some very obvious paste up marks resulting from Roger Moore being cut out from the background and pasted lower in the frame and closer to Tony Curtis than in the square-format LP cover.

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• One of the rarer TV themes collections...

• This collection was simultaneously released on audio cassette (44-502), 8-track cartridge (88-502) and vinyl LP (catalogue number unknown).

• The recording sessions for this collection took place at Pye Studios, London, in January 1974.

• More than half of the themes on this collection were Tony Hatch compositions: Hadleigh, Best in Football, Serenade of Love, The Champions, Crossroads, Emmerdale Farm, Man Alive, Memories of Summer and Sportsnight.

• This collection was simultaneously released on audio cassette (ZCP 41029), 8-track cartridge (Y8P 41029) and vinyl LP (NSPL 41029).

• 'Eye Level', the theme to the Thames series Van Der Valk, was incorrectly credited to "Tromhey". This was a typesetting error and should have read "Trombey" (Jack).

• A 4-channel quadrophonic version of this album was released on vinyl in Australia (Astor Records, QUAD 1025).

• TV themes collection notable for including John Barry's theme to The Adventurer.

• Barry's theme to Anglia Television's Orson Welles Great Mysteries is rather reminiscent of his theme to The Adventurer.

• The running order on this audio cassette differs from the vinyl record, with Orson Welles Great Mysteries swapping places with The Strauss Family. This means that on the cassette the two John Barry tracks play consecutively.

• Polydor also published this compilation on vinyl record (2842-240) and 8-track cartridge (3795-115).

• The audio cassette edition of 50 Popular Themes by The Bruce Baxter Orchestra was divided into two volumes, each of approximately 40 minutes duration. These cassettes were sold together as a set.

• This collection was released in heavily truncated form in Spain as 14 Popular TV Themes (Olympo: vinyl LP L-605; audio cassette C-605). The only ITC series that survived to be heard on the Spanish edition were The Saint and The Persuaders! and The Protectors ('Avenues and Alleyways').

Images: Ediciones Olympo, S.A. with thanks to Bernard Dunne

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• Star Wars and Other Themes contained three ITC-related theme tunes, Thunderbirds, UFO and Space: 1999, which is quite a decent representation considering ITC's science fiction output was limited to Gerry Anderson series such as these.

• The cover artwork seemed to be an exercise in copyright avoidance - depicting Star Wars heroes who looked nothing like Luke Skywalker or Princess Leia Organa and a USS Enterprise which was somewhat pimped up!

• An alternative version with the same catalogue number was also issued. This version had a cover that wrapped around the outside of the plastic case:

Image: EMI Music for Pleasure with thanks to Bernard Dunne

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• Themes for Super Heroes contained just the one ITC-related theme tune, Return of the Saint, which it billed as 'The Saint - Return of the Saint'.

• Themes for Super Heroes came in a standard plastic audio cassette case with a cardboard outer cover.

• Interestingly, the Belgian LP issue of this album (EMI Music for Pleasure, 4M 024-62912 - see right) featured different sleeve artwork and an alternative track listing - dropping Blakes 7, the Love Theme from Superman and Dick Barton and replacing them with The Pink Panther, Jaws 2 and Emanuelle ('The Joys of a Woman').

Image: EMI Music for Pleasure

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• A compilation of tracks recorded by Geoff Love and his Orchestra in the 1970s.

• An Hour of Classic T.V. Themes was part of a series of 'An Hour of...' releases, which also included tapes of Cliff Richard, The Seekers, The Shadows, Bert Weedon and pop music of the 1960s year by year. And Superthemes!

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• This album compiled tracks from three previous Geoff Love albums issued in 1978 and 1979, namely Star Wars and Other Space Themes (1978), Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Disco Galactic Themes (1978) and Themes for Superheroes (1979).

• Tracks sourced from Star Wars and Other Space Themes: A9, B1-B8.

• Tracks sourced from Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Disco Galactic Themes: A5, A10, B9.

•  Tracks sourced from Themes for Superheroes: A1-A4, A6-A8.

• The Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Disco Galactic Themes release is not shown in the ITC Home Media as it featured no ITC themes.

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• Audio cassette album comprising dance remixes of classic ITC and ABPC series themes with overlaid dialogue excerpts.

• This album was also available on vinyl LP (STAR 2430) and compact disc (TCD 2430).

• Promotional videos for Thunderbirds, The Prisoner, Stingray, UFO and Captain Scarlet were issued on VHS (TVE 1022).

• 3 to the Power were Nick Titchener, Colin Peter and Carl Ward.

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• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: Cult TV Classics was released simultaneously by Silva Screen Records on compact disc (FILMCD 712) and audio cassette (FILMC 712).

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• All tracks produced by Russell Writer.

• This title was previously released on vinyl only by Waterloo Sunset Records in 1988, with a subtly different tracklisting: Stingray and The Addams Family were added and Four by Four by The Reactions removed for this edition.

• The first of a series of TV themes releases, this compilation and its sequels were bolder than many other such collections in that all tracks were cover versions performed by up-and-coming British indie bands.

• Kitch/Box Office Poison's The Prisoner featured dialogue excerpts from the series title sequence.

• This collection was also released on compact disc (F.LEG 1 CD) and vinyl (F.LEG 1 LP).

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Tracklisting

Side A:

A1. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
A2. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A3. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A4. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A5. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
A6. The Saint - The Les Reed Strings
A7. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
A8. Hi-Jacked (from Joe 90) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A9. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
A10. The Fugitive - John Schroeder

Side B:

B1. Hancock ('Hancock's Tune') - The Derek Scott Music
B2. Department S - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
B3. Dr. Who - Eric Winstone and His Orchestra
B4. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
B5. General Hospital ('Red Alert') - Johnny Pearson and his Orchestra
B6. Our House - The Piccadilly Strings
B7. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
B8. Wagon Train ('Roll Along') - Robert Horton

• Although generally credited as being a Marble Arch release - and backed up by the MACMC 152 catalogue number - there is no mention of this company on the item - just Castle Communications plc.

• The greater majority of these tracks would later reappear on Castle's 1999 compilation Classic Sixties TV Themes.

• The words 'Top TV Themes' on the front cover were print-finished in red foil.

• This collection was simultaneously released on audio cassette (MACMC 152) and CD (MACCD 152).

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• The follow-up release to Future Legend's 1993 Themes from the 60s, Vol. 1 again showcased the talents of up-and-coming British indie bands.

• All tracks produced by Russell Writer.

• This collection was also released on compact disc (FLEGCD 2).

• Spelling of Danger Man in the tracklisting is as per the release.

• The final volume in this series, Themes from the 60s, Vol. 3, was released in 1995 on CD and vinyl LP formats only.

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Tracklisting

Side A:

1. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A2. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
A3. A Man in a Suitcase - The Ron Grainer Orchestra
A4. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
A5. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A6. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
A7. The Fugitive - John Schroeder
A8. Emmerdale Farm - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
A9. Danger Man ('High Wire') - The Bob Leaper Orchestra
A10. Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk

Side B:

B1. Maigret - The Eagles
B2. Stingray - The Barry Gray Orchestra with Gary Miller
B3. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
B4. The Forsyte Saga - Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra
B5. 'The Mysterons Theme' (from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
B6. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
B7. Dr Who - Eric Winstone and his Orchestra
B8. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
B9. Steptoe and Son ('Old Ned') - Ron Grainer and his Group

• A significant number of these tracks had previously appeared on Top TV Themes (1993) and this track listing would become increasingly familiar on various Castle Communications-licensed CDs and cassettes in the years subsequent.

• A common error is made here, referring to Man in a Suitcase as 'A Man in a Suitcase' - and is that really meant to be McGill on the cover?

• This collection was simultaneously released on audio cassette (TRT MC 122) and CD (TRT CD 122).

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Side A:

A1. Little Green Bag (from Reservoir Dogs) - George Baker Selection
A2. Misirlou (from Pulp Fiction) - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones
A3. Mission Impossible - Lalo Schifrin
A4. Shaft - Isaac Hayes
A5. Jungle Boogie (from Pulp Fiction) - Kool and the Gang
A6. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Hugo Montenegro
A7. Everybody's Talkin' (from Midnight Cowboy) - Nilsson
A8. Stuck in the Middle With You (from Reservoir Dogs) - Stealers Wheel
A9. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
A10. Touch of Evil - Henry Mancini
A11. We Have All the Time in the World (from On Her Majesty's Secret Service) - Louis Armstrong
A12. James Bond Theme - The John Barry Seven
A13. Title Theme drom Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A14. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff

Side B:

B1. Here Comes the Hotstepper (from Prêt-à-Porter) - Ini Kamoze
B2. Guaglione - Perez 'Prez' Prado
B3. Play Dead (from Young Americans) - Björk and David Arnold
B4. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
B5. You Never Can Tell (from Pulp Fiction) - Chuck Berry
B6. Rumble (from Pulp Fiction) - Link Wray
B7. Theme from The Saint - The Les Reed Brass
B8. Hawaii Five-O (Main Theme) - The Ventures
B9. The Streets of San Francisco - John Gregory and his Orchestra
B10. The Long Good Friday - Francis Monkman
B11. The Sweeney - The Power Pack Orchestra
B12. 'High Wire' (Theme from Danger Man) - Bob Leaper Orchestra
B13. Twin Peaks Instrumental Theme ('Falling') - Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch
B14. All The Animals Come Out at Night (from Taxi Driver) - Bernard Herrmann

• As might be guessed from the track listing, this themes compilation traded on the popularity of maverick US film director Quention Tarantino and his films Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994), hence its title. It did, however, include a smattering of television themes including three ITC tunes.

• This title was simultaneously released on audio cassette (VTMC 59) and compact disc (VTCD 59).

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Side A:
A1. The Professionals - The London Studio Symphony Orchestra
A2. Enter the Dragon - Lalo Schifrin
A3. 'Gotcha' (Theme from Starsky and Hutch) - Tom Scott
A4. The Six Million Dollar Man - John Gregory and his Orchestra
A5. Charlie's Angels - Allyn Malcolm Ferguson Jr
A6. Wonder Woman - Rupert Gregson-Williams
A7. Doctor Who - BBC Radiophonic Workshop
A8. 'Acroche Toi Caroline' (chase music from Vision On) - Paris Studio Group
A9. The Two Ronnies: The Detectives ('The Hanged Man') - Alan Tew
A10. Magnum P.I. - Mike Post
A11. Get Smart - Ray Conniff and his Orchestra
A12. Dave Allen at Large - Alan Hawkshaw
A13. Kojak - Billy Goldenberg
A14. Tales of the Unexpected - Ron Grainer
A15. 'Angela' (Theme from Taxi) - Bob James
A16. 'Fly Me to the Moon' (Ford Probe Commercial) - Julie London
A17. 'Left Bank Two' (gallery music from Vision On) - The Palais All Stars
A18. Last Tango in Paris - Gato Barbieri

Side B:
B1. Hill Street Blues - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
B2. North By Northwest - Elmer Bernstein conducts The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
B3. 'Cockey's Song' (from Once Upon a Time in America) - Ennio Morricone
B4. 'The Loner' (Theme from Budgie) - Milton Hunter Orchestra
B5. Taxi Driver - Bernard Herrmann
B6. White Horses - Jacky
B7. 'Park Avenue Beat' (Theme from Perry Mason) - Bob Crane, his Drums and Orchestra
B8. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
B9. I Dream of Jeannie - Hugo Montenegro
B10. 'Up To Date' (Theme from Man About the House) - The Hawksworth Big Band
B11. On the Buses - Tony Russell
B12. World of Sport - Don Harper
B13. Bewitched - Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield
B14. 'I Could Be So Good For You' (Theme from Minder) - Dennis Waterman and Kenny
B15. Please Sir! - The Sam Fonteyn Orchestra
B16. Grange Hill - Alan Hawkshaw and his Orchestra
B17. Ski Sunday - The Sam Fonteyn Orchestra
B18. Roobarb & Custard - The Johnny Hawksworth Orchestra

• A follow-up collection to 1995's This is Cult Fiction (Circa/Virgin, VTCD 59). A single disc release, This is the Return of Cult Fiction ploughed a similar furrow, bringing together a variety of film and TV themes, this time only making the one stop-off in the world of ITC to present the theme to Return of the Saint.

• Switching to Zip Design for this second release, this collection gave the impression that it had more in common with the This is Easy range than its predecessor.

• This collection was simultaneously released on compact disc (VTCD 112) and audio cassette (VTMC 112).

• The cassette cover was a multi-fold J-card, printed on one side only.

Tracklisting

Side A:

A1. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A2. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A3. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
A4. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
A5. Stingray - Gary Miller and the Barry Gray Orchestra
A6. 'The Mysterons Theme' (from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A7. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
A8. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A9. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
A10. Maigret - The Eagles

Side B:

B1. Emmerdale Farm - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
B2. Theme from Dad's Army ('Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?') - Bud Flanagan
B3. Steptoe and Son ('Old Ned') - Ron Grainer
B4. 'Aqua Marina' (from Stingray) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
B5. 'Parker, Well Done' (from Thunderbirds) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
B6. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
B7. The Fugitive - The John Schroeder Orchestra
B8. 'Hi-Jacked' (from Joe 90) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
B9. A Man in a Suitcase  - Ron Grainer
B10. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra

• A nicely packaged collection of overly familiar tracks owned by Castle Communications.

• Man in a Suitcase is again billed as  'A Man in a Suitcase'.

• This collection was simultaneously released on audio cassette (SUMMC 4104) and CD (SUMCD 4104).

• A great selection of tracks with a significant number of ITC themes.

• This collection was simultaneously released on audio cassette (VTDMC151) and compact disc (VTDCD151).

• The covers of both editions carried errors in that the Steve McQueen film Bullitt (1968) was given as "Bullit". Likewise, both referred to the ATV series Sapphire and Steel as "Sapphire & Steele" and omitted the brackets from Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). How dare they!

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A2. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
A3. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A4. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A5. Stingray - The Barry Gray Orchestra with Gary Miller
A6. Aqua Marina - The Barry Gray Orchestra with Gary Miller
A7. The Mysterons Theme - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A8. Dr. Who - Eric Winstone and His Orchestra
A9. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
A10. Sportsnight - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
A11. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra

Side B:
B1. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
B2. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
B3. Man in a Suitcase - The Ron Grainer Orchestra
B4. The Fugitive - John Schroeder
B5. Department S - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
B6. The Power Game - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
B7. Emmerdale Farm - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
B8. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
B9. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
B10. The Forsyte Saga - Cyril Stapleton, his Choir and Orchestra
B11. Maigret - The Eagles

Notes

• Another Castle TV themes compilation that treads familiar ground, with the majority of tracks having been issued on previous Castle releases.

• Thunderbirds Are Go: TV Themes for Grown Up Kids was released simultaneously on compact disc (PLS CD 195) and audio cassette (PLS MC 195) in 1997.

• This compilation was reissued on compact disc with different artwork in 1998 by Castle Music Ltd / Pulse.

Tracklisting

Side A:

A1. A Man in a Suitcase  - Ron Grainer (subtitled Theme from TFI Friday)
A2. Theme from Dad's Army ('Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?') - Bud Flanagan
A3. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A4. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
A5. The Saint - Cyril Stapleton and the Eliminators
A6. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A7. Dr. Who - Eric Winstone and His Orchestra
A8. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
A9. Stingray - Gary Miller and the Barry Gray Orchestra
A10. Steptoe and Son ('Old Ned') - Ron Grainer
A11. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
A12. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
A13. Department S - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra

Side B:

B1. Man Alive - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
B2. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
B3. Hancock ('Hancock's Tune') - The Derek Scott Music
B4. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
B5. The Power Game - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
B6. Whicker's World ('West End') - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
B7. Peyton Place - The Jack Dorsey Orchestra
B8. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
B9. Take Three Girls ('Light Flight') - Pentangle
B10. The Forsyte Saga Theme - Cyril Stapleton, his Choir and Orchestra
B11. Dr Finlay's Casebook (March from 'A Little Suite') - The Les Reed Strings
B12. On the Ball (World Cup TV Theme) - The John Schroeder Orchestra

• A good selection of mostly official record versions of a wide variety of 1960s television themes, topped off with a fabulous photograph by Tony Gale of Peter Wyngarde as Jason King surrounded by a bevy of beauties. Said beauties are draped unconscious over his vintage car, presumably having fainted, overcome by his animal magnetism! Take a look at the full image here.

• The majority of tracks included had previously featured on Castle's 1993 Top TV Themes compilation.

• A special bulletin from the Typo Police: the front cover boasted the inclusion of tracks 'A Man In A Suitcase' and 'Wickers World'. The first error will be obvious to ITC fans, while the second should have been 'Whicker's World'.

• In addition to being subject to a typo (gaining an 'A'), the Man in a Suitcase theme was also noted as the theme from Channel 4's 1990s music and entertainment programme TFI Friday, most obviously not a Sixties Classic TV show...

• Let's say it again: the Cyril Stapleton arrangement of the Department S theme is to die for...

• This collection was simultaneously released on audio cassette (SELMC 561) and CD (SELCD 561).

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• One of the ITC tracks included in this collection - Man in a Suitcase (titled A Man in a Suitcase) - was incorrectly credited to Roy Grainer - and From Russia With Love's vocalist was stated as 'Matt Monroe'. You had one job...

• This collection was simultaneously released by Sony Music Entertainment on compact disc (STVCD107) and audio cassette (STVMC107).