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1. Thunderbirds - Thunderbirds Are Go
(The Pressure Mix) featuring M.C. Parker
Produced by 3 to the Power / Rod Anderson / Jason Mayo

2. Joe 90 (Main Man Mix)
Produced by 3 to the Power for the Brothers Organisation

3. UFO - The Arrival
Produced by Justin Sherry for Fine Balance

4. Captain Scarlet - The Mysterons Rap
Produced by Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

5. Space: 1999 (The Alpha Mix)
Produced by Justin Sherry for Fine Balance

6. The Stingray Megamix
featuring Aqua Marina
Produced by Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

7. The Prisoner (Free Man Mix)
featuring M.C. Number 6
Produced by 3 to the Power for the Brothers Organisation

8. The Saint (Heroes and Villains Mix)
Produced by Bruno Tilley

9. The Avengers - Peel the Reel
Produced by Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

10. Danger Man (Drake Mix)
Produced by 3 to the Power for the Brothers Organisation

11. Department S - Dept. S/Jason King (Royal Mix)
Produced by Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

12. The Persuaders (The Farewell Mix)
Produced by Justin Sherry for Fine Balance

Notes

• Compact disc comprising dance remixes of classic ITC and ABPC series themes with overlaid dialogue excerpts.

• This album was also available on audio cassette (STAC 2430) and vinyl (STAR 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.

• This CD was reissued on Ronco Silver on 10 September 1993, with the title omitting the '90'.

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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).

Tracklisting

1. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
2. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
3. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
4. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
5. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
6. The Saint - The Les Reed Strings
7. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
8. Hi-Jacked (from Joe 90) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
9. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
10. The Fugitive - John Schroeder
11. Hancock ('Hancock's Tune') - The Derek Scott Music
12. Department S - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
13. Dr Who - Eric Winstone and his Orchestra
14. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
15. General Hospital ('Red Alert') - Johnny Pearson and his Orchestra
16. Our House - The Piccadilly Strings
17. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
18. Wagon Train ('Roll Along') - Robert Horton

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

• The greater majority of these tracks would later reappear on TrueTrax's Timeless TV Themes (1994) and Castle's Classic Sixties TV Themes (1999).

• The words 'Top TV Themes' on the front cover were print-finished in red foil. As foil is notoriously difficult to scan (it generally shows in black), we have approximated the appearance this cover.

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

Tracklisting

1. The Avengers - The Grave
2. To Sir with Love - Studio 68
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - The Editors
4. The Prisoner - Kitch/Box Office Poison
5. Man in a Suitcase - Ministry of Defiance
6. Up the Junction - Eleanor Rigby
7. You Only Live Twice - Eleanor Rigby
8. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Grave
9. Mission Impossible - Box Office Poison /Ministry of Defiance
10. Captain Zeppo - A Beatboy
11. Stingray - C.B.U.
12. The Addams Family - Perestroika
13. Batman - Waterloo Sunset Allstars

• 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 vinyl record (F.LEG 1 LP) and audio cassette (F.LEG 1T).

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1. The Adventures of Black Beauty ('Galloping Home') - The South Bank Orchestra
2. All Creatures Great and Small ('Piano Parchment') - Johnny Pearson
3. Angels ('Motivation') - Alan Parker
4. Animal Magic ('Las Vegas') - Laurie Johnson
5. Auf Weidersehen, Pet ('That's Livin' Alright') - Joe Fagin
6. BBC Cricket ('Soul Limbo') - Booker T. & the M.G.'s
7. Bergerac - George Fenton
8. Bread ('Home') - Dave Mackay
9. Budgie ('The Loner') - Nick Harrison
10. Danger Man ('Danger Man Theme') - The Red Price Combo with Orchestra
11. Doctor Who - Ron Grainer
12. The Fenn Street Gang ('The Dandy') - Denis King
13. Four Feather Falls - Michael Holliday
14. Freewheelers ('Private Eye') - Laurie Johnson
15. Grandstand - Keith Mansfield
16. Here's Harry ('Comedy Hour') - Ivor Slaney
17. The Human Jungle - John Barry
18. Juke Box Jury ('Hit and Miss') - The John Barry Seven Plus Four
19. The Liver Birds ('On a Mountain Stands a Lady') - Scaffold
20. Man About the House (Up to Date) - Johnny Hawksworth
21. The New Avengers - London Studio Orchestra conducted by Laurie Johnson
22. Owen M.D. ('Sleepy Shores') - Johnny Pearson
23. The Persuaders! - The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Johnny Keating
24. Rugby Special ('Holy Mackeral') - Sound Stage Orchestra
25. Supercar - Charles Blackwell Orchestra
26. Tales of the Unexpected - Ron Grainer
27. Upstairs Downstairs ('The Edwardians') - The South Bank Orchestra
28. Van Der Valk ('Eye Level') - Jack Trombey
29. Vision On ('Left Bank Two') - Wayne Hill
30. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? ('What Ever Happened to You?') - Highly Likely

• A second collection offering an A to Z of British TV themes, although technically it is an A to W!

• ITC content was minimal, with just Danger Man, The Persuaders! and Supercar among its 30 tracks, and yet each of these series made it to the front cover.

• This CD was soon reissued with a photographic cover that dropped the ITC elements:

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1. Maigret
2. Midnight in Montmartre (from Maigret)
3. Comedy Playhouse ('Happy Joe')
4. Steptoe and Son ('Old Ned')
5. Fanny Cradock ('Buttered Crumpet')
6. Some People ('Johnny's Tune')
7. Oliver Twist
8. Doctor Who
9. Andorra
10. Man in a Suitcase
11. The Prisoner (First Version)
12. The Assassination Bureau ('The Assassination Trot')
13. Only When I Larf ('Love Theme')
14. Detective
15. Boy Meets Girl
16. The Jazz Age
17. Paul Temple
18. Man in the News ('Illicit Cargo')
19. The Trouble with You Lilian ('Counting the Coster')
20. The Train Now Standing ('Green Pastures')
21. Tales of the Unexpected
22. A Touch of Velvet, A Sting of Brass (Wirtz)
23. Theme from Joe 90 (Gray)
24. Born and Bred
25. Tales of the Unexpected (Disco Version)
26. Edward and Mrs Simpson ('When Loves Grows Cold')
27. Doctor Who (Disco Version)
28. Malice Aforethought
29. Rebecca (Debussy)
30. Conquistadores

• A compact disc compiling a great many television themes composed, arranged and conducted by Ron Grainer. In addition, three tracks are included which were not composed by Grainer but arranged and conducted by him - A Touch of Velvet, A Sting of Brass by Mark Wirtz, Joe 90 by Barry Gray and Rebecca by Claude Debussy.

• Many titles were original versions, including Man in a Suitcase, but The Prisoner was a rather strange 'first version'.

• The playing time shown on the back cover (80 minutes 33 seconds) was incorrect as the disc ran in actuality to 79:33.

Tracklisting

1. The Saint - Ministry of Ska
2. (I've Been a) Bad Bad Girl (Boy) (from  Privilege) - Moonchild
3. Casino Royale - Adventures of Parsley
4. Joe 90 - Summer
5. Dr. Who - Future Legend Allstars
6. The Ipcress File - Box Office Poison
7. The Munsters - Summer
8. Dangerman - Ministry of Ska
9. Captain Scarlet - Adventures of Parsley
10. Barbarella - Earthling Scum
11. Thunderball - Jo Sharp
12. All Too Much (from Yellow Submarine) - Box Office Poison

• The follow-up release to Future Legend's 1993 Themes from the 60's, 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 audio cassette (FLEG C2).

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

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1. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
2. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
3. A Man in a Suitcase - The Ron Grainer Orchestra
4. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
5. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
6. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
7. The Fugitive - John Schroeder
8. Emmerdale Farm - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
9. Danger Man ('High Wire') - The Bob Leaper Orchestra
10. Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk
11. Maigret - The Eagles
12. Stingray - The Barry Gray Orchestra with Gary Miller
13. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
14. The Forsyte Saga - Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra
15. 'The Mysterons Theme' (from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
16. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
17. Dr Who - Eric Winstone and his Orchestra
18. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
19. 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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1. 'Little Green Bag' (from Reservoir Dogs) - George Baker Selection
2. 'Misirlou' (from Pulp Fiction) - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones
3.  Mission: Impossible - Lalo Schifrin
4. Shaft - Isaac Hayes
5. Jungle Boogie (from Pulp Fiction) - Kool and the Gang
6. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Hugo Montenegro
7. Everybody's Talkin' (from Midnight Cowboy) - Nilsson
8. Stuck in the Middle With You (from Reservoir Dogs) - Stealers Wheel
9. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
10. Touch of Evil - Henry Mancini
11. We Have All the Time in the World (from On Her Majesty's Secret Service) - Louis Armstrong
12. The James Bond Theme - The John Barry Seven
13. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
14. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
15. Here Comes the Hotstepper (from Prêt-à-Porter) - Ini Kamoze
16. Guaglione - Perez 'Prez' Prado
17. Play Dead (from Young Americans) - Björk and David Arnold
18. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
19. You Never Can Tell (from Pulp Fiction) - Chuck Berry
20. Rumble (from Pulp Fiction) - Link Wray
21. The Saint - The Les Reed Brass
22. Hawaii Five-O (Main Theme) - The Ventures
23. Theme from The Streets of San Francisco - John Gregory and his Orchestra
24. The Long Good Friday - Francis Monkman
25. Theme from The Sweeney - The Power Pack Orchestra
26. 'High Wire' (Theme from Danger Man) - Bob Leaper Orchestra
27. Twin Peaks Instrumental Theme ('Falling') - Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch
28. 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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1. Department S - Box Office Poison
2. From Russia With Love - Mouse
3. The Pink Panther - Ron Rage
4. The Happening - Chelsea Monday
5. For a Few Dollars More - Box Office Poison
6. Georgy Girl - Megiddo
7. Thunderbirds - Surfin Dead
8. Star Trek - The Federation
9. Windmills of Your Mind (from The Thomas Crown Affair) - Jo Sharp
10. Randal and Hopkirk - Future Legend Allstars
11. The Beverly Hillbillies - Surfin Dead
12. Self-Preservation Society (from The Italian Job) - Earthling Scum
13. Rawhide - Ministry of Ska

• As with previous releases in this range, Themes from the 60's Volume Three showcased the talents of up-and-coming British indie bands.

• All tracks produced by Russell Writer.

• This collection was also released on vinyl (FLEG.5).

• The spelling of Randall and Hopkirk in the tracklisting is as per the CD inlay.

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1. The Professionals - The London Studio Symphony Orchestra
2. Enter the Dragon - Lalo Schifrin
3. 'Gotcha' (Theme from Starsky and Hutch) - Tom Scott
4. The Six Million Dollar Man - John Gregory and his Orchestra
5. Charlie's Angels - Allyn Malcolm Ferguson Jr
6. Wonder Woman - Rupert Gregson-Williams
7. Doctor Who - BBC Radiophonic Workshop
8. 'Acroche Toi Caroline' (chase music from Vision On) - Paris Studio Group
9. The Two Ronnies: The Detectives ('The Hanged Man') - Alan Tew
10. Magnum P.I. - Mike Post
11. Get Smart - Ray Conniff and his Orchestra
12. Dave Allen at Large - Alan Hawkshaw
13. Kojak - Billy Goldenberg
14. Tales of the Unexpected - Ron Grainer
15. 'Angela' (Theme from Taxi) - Bob James
16. 'Fly Me to the Moon' (Ford Probe Commercial) - Julie London
17. 'Left Bank Two' (gallery music from Vision On) - The Palais All Stars
18. Last Tango in Paris - Gato Barbieri
19. Hill Street Blues - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
20. North By Northwest - Elmer Bernstein conducts The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
21. 'Cockey's Song' (from Once Upon a Time in America) - Ennio Morricone
22. 'The Loner' (Theme from Budgie) - Milton Hunter Orchestra
23. Taxi Driver - Bernard Herrmann
24. White Horses - Jacky
25. 'Park Avenue Beat' (Theme from Perry Mason) - Bob Crane, his Drums and Orchestra
26. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
27. I Dream of Jeannie - Hugo Montenegro
28. 'Up To Date' (Theme from Man About the House) - The Hawksworth Big Band
29. On the Buses - Tony Russell
30. World of Sport - Don Harper
31. Bewitched - Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield
32. 'I Could Be So Good For You' (Theme from Minder) - Dennis Waterman and Kenny
33. Please Sir! - The Sam Fonteyn Orchestra
34. Grange Hill - Alan Hawkshaw and his Orchestra
35. Ski Sunday - The Sam Fonteyn Orchestra
36. 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).

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• The Cult Files was released simultaneously by Silva Screen on compact disc (FILMXCD 184) and audio cassette (FILMC 184).

• The distinctive packaging  for The Cult Files was designed by Colin Parker - Not of this Earth at Silva Screen and the cover model was Reynaldo Hatton. Hidden inside the booklet was a 'free' sticker depicting a variation of the cover photograph with 'The Cult Files' branded across Hatton's forehead.

• The version of Batman was an orchestration of the Danny Elfman composition for the 1989 feature film rather than the Neil Hefti theme of 1996. Similarly, the Legend track was based on Jerry Goldsmith's score for the film rather than the alternative - and dare we say superior - Tangerine Dream soundtrack. But let's get back to ITC...

• Approximately the first 20 minutes of Disc 1 was devoted to ITC themes, with a brief snatch of The X-Files beforehand and a 3 minute interval for The Avengers. All ITC tracks were new or alternative orchestrations except for The Persuaders! which was a synthesised version by composer Mark Ayres.

1. Maigret
2. Midnight in Montmartre (from Maigret)
3. Comedy Playhouse ('Happy Joe')
4. Steptoe and Son ('Old Ned')
5. Fanny Cradock ('Buttered Crumpet')
6. Some People ('Johnny's Tune')
7. Oliver Twist
8. Doctor Who
9. Andorra
10. Man in a Suitcase
11. The Prisoner (First Version)
12. The Assassination Bureau ('The Assassination Trot')
13. Only When I Larf ('Love Theme')
14. Detective
15. Boy Meets Girl
16. The Jazz Age
17. Paul Temple
18. Man in the News ('Illicit Cargo')
19. The Trouble with You Lilian ('Counting the Coster')
20. The Train Now Standing ('Green Pastures')
21. Tales of the Unexpected
22. A Touch of Velvet, A Sting of Brass (Wirtz)
23. Theme from Joe 90 (Gray)
24. Born and Bred
25. Tales of the Unexpected (Disco Version)
26. Edward and Mrs Simpson ('When Loves Grows Cold')
27. Doctor Who (Disco Version)
28. Malice Aforethought
29. Rebecca (Debussy)
30. Conquistadores

• Reissued, retitled version of Doctor Who & Other Classic Ron Grainer Themes released in 1994 (catalogue number PLAY 008). This new edition boasted a cover photograph of Richard Bradford as McGill from Man in a Suitcase, but aside from minor alterations to the booklet layout, this new version was otherwise identical, even down to the catalogue number and barcode.

• The playing time on the back cover was corrected to state the actual running time of the CD (though still two seconds out at 79 minutes 35 seconds).

• The booklet included a centre page advertisement for ITC VHS videos which were now offered by PolyGram following their purchase of the company:

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Tracklisting

1. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
2. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
3. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
4. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
5. Stingray - Gary Miller and the Barry Gray Orchestra
6. 'The Mysterons Theme' (from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
7. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
8. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
9. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
10. Maigret - The Eagles
11. Emmerdale Farm - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
12. Theme from Dad's Army ('Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?') - Bud Flanagan
13. Steptoe and Son ('Old Ned') - Ron Grainer
14. 'Aqua Marina' (from Stingray) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
15. 'Parker, Well Done' (from Thunderbirds) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
16. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
17. The Fugitive - The John Schroeder Orchestra
18. 'Hi-Jacked' (from Joe 90) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
19. A Man in a Suitcase  - Ron Grainer
20. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra

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

• Man in a Suitcase is erroneously billed as  'A Man In A Suitcase' - a depressing common error'.

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

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• 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!

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Notes

• A compilation of John Barry themes from film and television which was initially released on compact disc in limited edition digipak packaging (488582 9) with a standard jewel case version (488582 2) following shortly afterwards.

• In addition to the CD releases, a double-album 180g heavyweight vinyl LP version was later issued in April 1998 in association with audiophile record label Simply Vinyl (SVLP 0029).

• Liner notes in all three editions were provided by television personality Jonathan Ross.

• Although John Barry composed themes for two ITC series, only his Persuaders! composition was included in this compilation, with The Adventurer theme being unfortunately overlooked.

• In 1999, Columbia reissued the tracks in this compilation sourced from feature films, along with other Barry compositions for the silver screen, as The Music of John Barry (494507 2). As a television theme, The Persuaders! was not included.

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Notes

• The Cult Files Re-opened was released simultaneously by Silva Screen on compact disc (FILMXCD 191) and audio cassette (FILMC 191). The CDs were encoded in Dolby Surround for compatible multi-channel amplifiers but was designed to play in two-channel stereo on standard equipment.

• As with its predecessor The Cult Files, the packaging  for The Cult Files Re-opened was designed by Colin Parker and launched the cover star of the first release into space - and 3D! The cover was printed with intentionally misregistered colours, giving a 3D effect when viewed through the cardboard-framed anaglyph red/blue 3D specs provided with the CD.

• This release tied in with Future Publishing's Cult TV magazine, which had launched with a preview issue given away in the July 1997 edition of sister title SFX and even sported a Cult Files sampler CD in one issue. Copies of The Cult Files Re-opened included a WHSmiths voucher entitling purchasers to £1 off the cover price of a Cult TV issue which expired at the end of March 1998. Sadly, the magazine didn't manage to gain a sufficient circulation and its eleventh regular issue in June 1998 proved to be its last.

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Tracklisting

1. The Avengers (Pre-Credits and Theme) - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Jason King - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
3. The X-Files (Complete Version) - Mark Ayres
4. Mission: Impossible ('The Plot' / Main Theme) - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
5. The Prisoner - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Hawaii Five-O - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
7. Stingray (Vocal Version) - The City of Prague Philharmonic
8. Xena: Warrior Princess ('Overture') - The City of Prague Philharmonic
9. The Pink Panther - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
10. Kojak - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Battlestar Galactica - The City of Prague Philharmonic
12. The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Suite comprising Opening Titles, Main Theme, 'Away from Home', 'Catching Dinner' and Closing Titles) - The City of Prague Philharmonic

Notes

• This was a CD cover disc given away with the fifth issue of Future Publishing's Cult TV magazine (Season 1 Episode 5, dated December 1997). As a cover disc it did not carry an EAN of its own.

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• The tracks on this compilation were sourced from two Silva Screen themes compilations, The Cult Files (FILMXCD184) and The Cult Files: Reopened (FILMXCD191), which this sampler was designed to publicise.

• The Stingray (Vocal Version) featured vocals by Keith Ferreira and the Crouch End Festival Chorus. Space: 1999 composer Derek Wadsworth conducted the City of Prague Philharmonic's rendition of this theme. The conductor for the other City of Prague Philharmonic tracks in this collection was Nic Raine.

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• This CD claims 50 themes but actually delivers them in 19 tracks thanks to the practice of compiling them into medleys.

• The Ray Hartley Orchestra and Singers are not credited on the external packaging.

Tracklisting

1. UFO - The Bruce Li Foundation
2. The Persuaders! - Box Office Poison
3. Get Carter - The Incredibly Strange Film Band
4. Diamonds Are Forever - Lynus
5. The Sweeney - The Sweeney
6. Shaft - The Incredibly Strange Film Band featuring Misty Woods
7. Superfly - Monkey
8. Starsky & Hutch - The Lambrettas
9. The Professionals - Earthling Scum
10. Nobody Does It Better - Mouse
11. '5:15' (from Quadrophenia) - Misty Woods
12. Hawaii Five-O - Ministry of Ska
13. 'The Chase' (from Midnight Express) - Box Office Poison

• As with previous releases in this range, Cult Themes from the 70's: Volume One showcased the talents of up-and-coming British indie bands.

• An interesting exception were The Lambrettas, a group tempted out of retirement to record for the project. They had met with success during the late 1970s Mod revival with singles Poison Ivy and Dance. Their contribution - a version of the Starsky and Hutch theme - is one of the standout tracks on the collection.

• All tracks produced by Russell Writer.

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Tracklisting

1. Mission: Impossible
2. The Prisoner
3. Twin Peaks Theme
4. I Love Lucy
5. Danger Man ('High Wire')
6. Batman
7. The Saint
8. Joe 90
9. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
10. The Avengers
11. Charlie's Angels
12. Star Trek
13. The Fugitive
14. Dr Kildare
15. The Addams Family
16. The Untouchables
17. Dr Who
18. Thunderbirds

Tracklisting

1. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
2. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
3. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
4. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
5. Stingray - The Barry Gray Orchestra with Gary Miller
6. Aqua Marina - The Barry Gray Orchestra with Gary Miller
7. The Mysterons Theme - The Barry Gray Orchestra
8. Dr. Who - Eric Winstone and His Orchestra
9. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
10. Sportsnight - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
11. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
12. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
13. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
14. Man in a Suitcase - The Ron Grainer Orchestra
15. The Fugitive - John Schroeder
16. Department S - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
17. The Power Game - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
18. Emmerdale Farm - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
19. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
20. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
21. The Forsyte Saga - Cyril Stapleton, his Choir and Orchestra
22. 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 with different artwork in 1998 by Castle Music Ltd / Pulse. The disc content was identical and the CD carried the same title, catalogue number and barcode as this first edition.

Tracklisting

1. The Avengers - The London Studio Orchestra
2. The New Avengers - The London Studio Orchestra
3. The Professionals - The London Studio Orchestra
4. Theme from Dr Strangelove: 'The Bomb Run' - The London Studio Orchestra
5. This is Your Life - The London Studio Orchestra
6. Jason King - The London Studio Orchestra
7. When the Kissing Had to Stop - The London Studio Orchestra
8. Tiger Bay - The London Studio Orchestra
9. 'Shirley's Theme' (from Shirley's World) - The London Studio Orchestra
10. 'Caesar Smith' (from Hot Millions) - The London Studio Orchestra
11. The Lady and the Highwayman - The London Studio Orchestra
12. A Hazard of Hearts - The London Studio Orchestra
13. A Duel of Hearts - The London Studio Orchestra
14. A Ghost in Monte Carlo - The London Studio Orchestra
15. The First Men in the Moon: 'Romance' - The London Studio Orchestra
16. I Aim at the Stars - The London Studio Orchestra
17. The Four Musketeers ('Overture') - The London Studio Orchestra
18. 'Las Vegas' (from Animal Magic) - Laurie Johnson and his Orchestra with Mike Sammes and the Mike Sammes Singers, Julie Dawn and Elaine Delmar
19. 'Private Eye' (from Freewheelers) - Laurie Johnson and his Orchestra with Mike Sammes and the Mike Sammes Singers, Julie Dawn and Elaine Delmar
20. Bolero - The London Big Band
21. The Avengers Tag Scene - The London Studio Orchestra

Notes

• A couple of the less over-exposed ITC themes appeared on this collection, namely those for Jason King and Shirley's World ('Shirley's Theme').

• The collection is notable for including four themes to Barbara Cartland TV romances made not by ITC but by The Grade Company / Gainsborough Pictures in the years following Sir Lew Grade's association with ATV/ITC. These are tracks 11 to 14 - The Lady and the Highwayman, A Hazard of Hearts, A Duel of Hearts and A Ghost in Monte Carlo (though disappointingly the latter did not concern Marty Hopkirk's return visit to Monte Carlo!).

Tracklisting

1. Mission Impossible
2. Star Trek
3. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
4. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
5. Lost In Space
6. Bewitched
7. The Avengers
8. Space: 1999
9. Catweazle ('Busy Boy')
10. The Persuaders!
11. Thunderbirds
12. The Champions
13. Twin Peaks
14. Vision On
15. Blake's 7
16. The Prisoner

Notes

• A CD for those who enjoy hearing non-official versions of television themes. These arrangements are all performed by The London Theatre Orchestra and are generally decent. Occasionally it does sound as if it's not a particularly big orchestra!

• This is a good selection for ITC fans with renditions included of the themes to Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Space: 1999, The Persuaders!, Thunderbirds, The Champions and The Prisoner.

• Of the ITC themes included, The Prisoner is particularly noteworthy for its thunder and sports car sound effects and is particularly energetic - even if purists might grit their teeth a bit throughout!

• Not ITC, but worth noting that The Avengers theme is actually the theme to The New Avengers.

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Notes

• Despite this collection going out under the name of a rival ABPC TV series, it features a good number of ITC themes.

• The inclusion of Man in a Suitcase in this compilation was as much for its then recent reuse as the theme of Channel 4's TFI Friday as for its original use.

• Cyril Stapleton's arrangement of Edwin Astley's The Saint theme proves to be an interesting diversion from the standard theme. Meanwhile his version of Department S is comparatively faithful and really rather fabulous.

• The CD insert folded out into a 35.5cm x 24cm double-sided sheet containing, on one side, a tracklisting surrounded by items of merchandise, and on the other, liner notes by author Michael Richardson.

• Early copies of this CD set carried an error in that track B18 by Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen was not 'Crane (Casablanca)' as advertised, but its 1963 single B-side 'Hazelmere'. This mistake was corrected for the second pressing.

Tracklisting

1. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
2. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
3. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
4. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
5. Stingray - The Barry Gray Orchestra with Gary Miller
6. Aqua Marina - The Barry Gray Orchestra with Gary Miller
7. The Mysterons Theme - The Barry Gray Orchestra
8. Dr. Who - Eric Winstone and His Orchestra
9. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
10. Sportsnight - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
11. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
12. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
13. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
14. Man in a Suitcase - The Ron Grainer Orchestra
15. The Fugitive - John Schroeder
16. Department S - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
17. The Power Game - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
18. Emmerdale Farm - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
19. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
20. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
21. The Forsyte Saga - Cyril Stapleton, his Choir and Orchestra
22. Maigret - The Eagles

Notes

• This compilation was a repackaged reissue of a 1997 Kaz Records / Castle Communications plc / Pulse compact disc that carried the same title, catalogue number and barcode and identical disc content.

• As with many of these Castle releases, a large number of tracks were common to each title, and it is notable that they released two CDs in 1999 that had 15 tracks in common: this one and Classic Sixties TV Themes.

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1. Kojak
2. Hawaii Five-0 - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
3. Charlie's Angels
4. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
5. On the Buses
6. 'School's Out' (Theme from Please Sir!)
7. 'Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?' (Theme from Dad's Army) - Bud Flanagan
8. The Persuaders! - Mark Ayres
9. Man in a Suitcase (Theme from TFI Friday) - Ron Grainer and his Orchestra
10. The Professionals - The London Studio Symphony Orchestra
11. Jason King - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
12. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
13. Doctor Who - Mark Ayres
14. 'Pop Looks Bach' (Theme from Ski Sunday)
15. Grandstand
16. The Big Match
17. World of Sport
18. This is Your Life
19. Animal Magic
20. Superstars
21. I Dream of Jeannie
22. Bewitched
23. The A-Team
24. 'I'm Always There' (Theme from Baywatch)
25. The Rockford Files
26. The Streets of San Francisco - The City of Prague Philharmonic Big Band
27. Miami Vice - Mark Ayres
28. Hill Street Blues
29. 'Angela' (Theme from Taxi) - Bob James
30. The Bill - Mark Ayres
31. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
32. Wonder Woman
33. The Avengers - Laurie Johnson and his Orchestra
34. Tales of the Unexpected
35. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
36. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
37. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra

Notes

• Some of the tracks included in this budget price compilation were uncredited but were versions familiar to the seasoned TV themes collector.

• A familiar and frustrating error with the Man in a Suitcase theme reoccurs here where it is again stated as 'A Man in a Suitcase' on the packaging. As with other collections of the era, it is again noted as the theme from Friday evening entertainment show TFI Friday.

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Notes

• CD reissue of two classic easy listening albums from 1972 and 1967 respectively.

• As many of the tracks on the Alan Hawkshaw LP were presented as medleys, the CD was divided into just 13 tracks despite containing 27 themes.

• Both are well-liked albums, but the Brian Fahey Time for T.V. LP ranks among the very best television themes compilations ever released. Coming in at a shade over half an hour's duration, the theme arrangements manage to sound authentic but are each given a twist to ease their transition to their extended stereo versions.

• This CD set included a four page booklet with liner notes by Edwin Pouncey.

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• The Prisoner theme on this collection is the 1967 Ron Grainer single version. However it ends with an early fade for no readily apparent reason.

• Additionally, The Prisoner appears third in the running order on the disc, despite back cover track listing and booklet suggesting it ought to run fourth. It swaps positions with The Man from U.N.C.L.E. on the disc. The running order shown above follows that of the actual disc.

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Notes

• Slim pickings for ITC fans on this one, but we've included it here to highlight its inclusion of an excellent cover version of The Saint by The Les Reed Brass and an energetic cover of The Adventures of Robin Hood. Otherwise, there are five Gerry/Sylvia Anderson tracks to sate the appetite of the ITC listener, although none are rarities.

• Sequel Records allocated just a single disc for this second volume of 1960s themes, bucking the trend set by their other releases.

• The CD insert folded out into a 35.5cm x 24cm double-sided sheet containing, on one side, a tracklisting surrounded by items of merchandise, and on the other, liner notes by author Michael Richardson.

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Notes

• The tease of having The Persuaders! in the CD title ultimately fails to deliver for the ITC fan, with only Return of the Saint and The Adventures of Rupert Bear also featuring.

• John Barry's The Persuaders! theme is represented here in a cover version by Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra. Stapleton's arrangement is pleasant, very 'easy listening', and varies wildly from John Barry's original.

• The Saint Orchestra's rendition of Return of the Saint is the single record version and essentially an extended version of the television original.

• The CD insert folded out into a 35.5cm x 24cm double-sided sheet containing, on one side, a tracklisting surrounded by items of merchandise, and on the other, liner notes by author Michael Richardson.

Tracklisting

1. A Man in a Suitcase  - Ron Grainer (subtitled Theme from TFI Friday)
2. Theme from Dad's Army ('Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?') - Bud Flanagan
3. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
4. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
5. The Saint - Cyril Stapleton and the Eliminators
6. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
7. Dr. Who - Eric Winstone and His Orchestra
8. Crossroads - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
9. Stingray - Gary Miller and the Barry Gray Orchestra
10. 'Old Ned' (Theme from Steptoe and Son) - Ron Grainer
11. The Champions - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
12. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
13. Department S - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
14. Man Alive - The Tony Hatch Sound
15. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
16. Hancock ('Hancock's Tune') - The Derek Scott Music
17. Danger Man ('High Wire') - The Bob Leaper Orchestra
18. The Power Game - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
19. 'West End' (Theme from Whicker's World) - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
20. Peyton Place - The Jack Dorsey Orchestra
21. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
22. 'Light Flight' (Theme from Take Three Girls) - Pentangle
23. The Forsyte Saga Theme - Cyril Stapleton, his Choir and Orchestra
24. Dr Finlay's Casebook (March from 'A Little Suite') - The Les Reed Strings
25. 'On the Ball' (World Cup TV Theme) - The John Schroeder Orchestra

Notes

• A good (but terribly familiar) 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.

• This CD came with a two-fold booklet sheet including liner notes by Michael Richardson.

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

• Perhaps confusingly, this release was billed as 'Classic Sixties TV Themes' on the front cover and 'Classic 60s' Cult TV Themes' on the spine and back cover inlay.

• 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 ed 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).

Tracklisting

1. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
2. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
3. The Saint - The Les Reed Brass
4. 'High Wire' (Theme from Danger Man) - The Bob Leaper Orchestra
5. The Fugitive - The John Schroeder Orchestra
6. Thank Your Lucky Stars - Peter Knight and the Knight Riders
7. 'Sucu Sucu' (Theme from Top Secret) - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
8. Naked City - Tony Hatch
9. The Spies - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
10. The Odd Couple - The Button Down Brass
11. Ironside - The Alan Tew Orchestra
12. 'West End' (Theme from Whicker's World) - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
13. Man Alive - The Tony Hatch Sound
14. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
15. The Maigret Theme - The Eagles
16. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z Men
17. 'Old Ned' (Theme from Steptoe and Son) - Ron Grainer
18. Perry Mason - The Tony Hatch Orchestra

Notes

• Released on the same day as Castle Select's Classic Sixties TV Themes this compilation shared an unforgiveable 8 of its 18 tracks with its sister title.

• On the plus side, TV Themes of the 60s does include a rare run out for the theme to The Spies, a BBC series from 1966 that starred Simon Oates, Dinsdale Landen and Peter Dyneley, the voice of Thunderbirds' Jeff Tracy.

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1. Maddalena - Box Office Poison
2. Space: 1999 - Ambassadors of Om
3. Live and Let Die - The Honeycombs
4. The Adventurer - Uncle
5. Magnum Force / Dirty Harry 2 - The Incredibly Strange Film Band
6. Moonraker - Joan Martin
7. The Streets of San Fransisco - E.L.B.O.W.
8. 'Avenues & Alleyways' (Theme from The Protectors) - Glenda Collins
9. 'Mass for Queen Mary' (from A Clockwork Orange) - Digital Lemon
10. Enter the Dragon - The Incredibly Strange Film Band
11. 'The Way Love Used To Be' (from Percy) - Misty Woods
12. The Rockford Files - Illegal Immigrant
13. The Man with the Golden Gun - Moneypenny
14. Assault on Precinct 13 - Uncle
15A. The Deep - Box Office Poison

Hidden Tracks:
15B. Extended silence
15C. Spoken Introduction - Russell C. Writer
15D. The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) - Ministry of Ska

• All tracks produced by Russell Writer.

• As with previous volumes in this series from Future Legend Records, all tracks in this compilation were cover versions performed by up-and-coming British indie bands.

• Two bands were an exception to this rule: The Honeycombs and Glenda Collins, both former recording artists who had worked with legendary producer Joe Meek. Their recordings for this collection were the first in 30 years for both acts.

• Unlike its Themes from the 1960s predecessors, this collection was released on a single format - compact disc.

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Tracklisting

1. Hawaii Five-O
2. The Professionals - The London Studio Orchestra
3. The Saint - The Les Reed Brass
4. Man in a Suitcase
5. The Avengers - The London Studio Orchestra
6. Mission: Impossible - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
7. The Sweeney
8. The Persuaders!
9. The Odd Couple
10. The Benny Hill Show ('Yakety Sax')

Notes

• A promotional CD given away to publicise the G Plus (Granada Plus) TV channel, with the theme tunes hailing from series that were running on the channel. In fact, the same CD was issued twice in 1999 with different cover designs, both of which are shown above. On body artwork on the actual discs in both versions noted the title as 'G Plus - Home of the Hits', but one of the two cover designs stated it as 'G Plus - Home of TV Hits' instead.

• As a promotional item, neither edition of this CD carried an EAN.

• The CD had ROM content comprising a Benny Hill screensaver. If something had been available in the 1970s and 80s which saved TV screens from Benny Hill, it would have sold like hot cakes...

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Notes

• 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).

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Notes

• The Disc One tracklisting is included here for information only as the copy that Randall and Hopkirk (Declassified) has access to has the Disc Two content on both discs, even though the Disc One label is as one would expect... Replication fail!

• The content of the mispressed Disc One appears to be the London Theatre Orchestra tracks that featured on the 1998 compilation Cult TV Themes: 16 Weird and Wonderful Favourites, omitting Star Trek, Lost in Space and Blakes 7 and adding seven bonus tracks: The X-Files, The Tomorrow People, Doctor Who, The Twilight Zone, Quantum Leap, The Time Tunnel and Dragnet. Well, if you could find a copy that was pressed correctly!

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• A rare run-out for Philip Green's Ghost Squad theme along with the more familiar Tony Hatch theme to The Champions as part of a retrospective of Hatch's career. Divided into three distinct discs each focusing on an aspect of the composer's career - orchestra, songs and television themes - this makes for an entertaining collection.

• Track C11 - the theme from Who-Dun-It - should not be confused with the 1972-78 Thames Television series Whodunnit? hosted most famously by the actor and entertainer Jon Pertwee. The track in question hails from a 1969 ATV drama anthology series with the accent on murder. It was created by Lewis Greifer and Tony Hatch composed its signature tune. Coincidentally, the single release of The Champions on 7" vinyl saw it paired on the disc with this theme.

Tracklisting

1. James Bond Theme - The Ian Rich Orchestra
2. Thunderbirds - The Barry Gray Orchestra
3. Parker, Well Done - The Barry Gray Orchestra
4. Return of the Saint - The Saint Orchestra
5. Hawaii Five-O - The Victor Silvester Orchestra
6. Ironside - The Alan Tew Orchestra
7. The Pink Panther - The Alan Tew Orchestra
8. Van Der Valk ('Eye Level') - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
9. Walk on the Wild Side (from the film of the same name) - The Alan Tew Orchestra
10. Batman (Live) - The Kinks
11. The Persuaders! - Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra
12. The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
13. Man in a Suitcase - Ron Grainer
14. Joe 90 - The Barry Gray Orchestra
15. Hi-Jacked (from Joe 90) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
16. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Barry Gray Orchestra
17. Department S - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
18. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball')- The Flee-Rekkers
19. Stingray - Gary Miller with the Barry Gray Orchestra
20. Aqua Marina - Gary Miller and the Barry Gray Orchestra
21. The Mysteron Theme (from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) - The Barry Gray Orchestra
22. M*A*S*H - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
23. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - The Ian Rich Orchestra

Notes

• This CD came with a two-fold booklet sheet including liner notes by Michael Heatley.

• The most recognisable element of the CD's striking cover design depicted Uma Thurman as the movie Emma Peel. When this CD was published, it had been six years since the release of The Avengers feature film starring Thurman and Ralph Fiennes. Considering the film's poor reputation following studio intervention in the post-production process, it seems an odd choice.

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Original Mono Vinyl Versions:
1. Captain Scarlet - Title Theme
2. That Dangerous Game (from Thunderbirds: The Cham Cham)
3. Monkees' Theme (from the TV series)
4. Mysterons Theme (from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons)
5. Zero X (from Thunderbirds Are Go)
6. Man in a Suitcase

Bonus Stereo Remasters:
7. Captain Scarlet - Title Theme (with count in by Barry Gray)
8. Monkees' Theme (from the TV series)
9. Mysterons Theme (from Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons)
10. Man in a Suitcase

Notes

• Based on a 33⅓rpm vinyl 'Mini-Album' EP published in 1967 by Century 21 Records, this replica compact disc edition was produced by the Fanderson fan club in 2007, exclusively for purchase by its members. It was part of Century 21 Mini-Albums: Set 4, a three CD set. The other titles in the set were episode soundtrack adaptations  Introducing Captain Scarlet (MA131) and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (MA132).

• As the numbering implies, Fanderson have released many more - indeed the vast majority - of the 1960s Century 21 mini-albums in collectable replica packaging.

• During the restoration process, Fanderson uncovered the multi-track masters for several tracks on TV Themes from Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet and were able to produce new stereo mixes that were included as bonus tracks.

• All tracks were recorded by the Barry Gray Orchestra, with The Monkees and Man in a Suitcase themes therefore presented as cover versions.

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• A very welcome collection of Laurie Johnson's music for The Professionals but slim pickings for the ITC obsessive, with a solitary qualifying track in three compact discs... To be honest, we loved the suite of music from The First Men in the Moon too!

• As the title implies, there was indeed a Volume 1 release which focused on the music that Laurie had composed for ABPC's The Avengers (Edsel / The Demon Music Group Ltd, EDSD 2017, released 1 October 2007), but as the collection features no ITC recordings we don't cover it here. Check it out on Discogs!

Tracklisting

Disc 1:
A1. The Simpsons - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Williams Family Singers
A2. Doctor Who - Mark Ayres
A3. The A-Team - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A4. Thunderbirds - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A5. Mission: Impossible - Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
A6. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
A7. The Addams Family - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A8. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A9. Joe 90 - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A10. Knight Rider - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
A11. The Munsters - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
A12. The Incredible Hulk - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
A13. Little House on the Prairie - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
A14. Lost in Space - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A15. The Saint - Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
A16. Space: 1999 - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A17. Stingray - Keith Ferreira and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A18. Black Beauty - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
A19. Blakes 7 - Mark Ayres
A20. Captain Pugwash - London Music Works
A21. Charlie Brown - London Music Works
A22. The Dukes of Hazzard - Martin Portier and Michigan Music Works
A23. The Magic Roundabout - London Music Works
A24. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
A25. Battlestar Galactica - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Disc 2:
B1. The Avengers - Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
B2. Hawaii Five-O - Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
B3. Hill Street Blues - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
B4. The Rockford Files - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
B5. Magnum PI - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
B6. Kojak - Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
B7. Bonanza - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
B8. The Fugitive - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
B9. Airwolf - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
B10. 'The Liberty Bell' - (Theme from Monty Python's Flying Circus) (Public Domain Recording)
B11. Baywatch - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
B12. Taxi - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
B13. Dallas - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
B14. Dynasty - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
B15. The Waltons - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
B16. Twin Peaks - The Daniel Caine Orchestra
B17. Miami Vice - Mark Ayres
B18. The High Chaparral - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
B19. Police Squad! - The City of Prague Philharmonic Big Band
B20. Star Trek - Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
B21. The Twilight Zone - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
B22. The X-Files - Mark Ayres
B23. Charlie's Angels - The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
B24. Fawlty Towers - The London Ensemble
B25. Starsky and Hutch - Richie's Funk Team

• This collection comprised a series of sub-par orchestrations and synthesised recreations of classic TV themes, most of them not a patch on the originals. Not recommended.

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