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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 Castle's 1999 compilation Classic Sixties TV Themes.

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

Tracklisting

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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• 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. Little Green Bag (from Reservoir Dogs) - George Baker Selection
2. Misirlou (from Pulp Fiction) - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones
3. Theme from Mission Impossible - Lalo Schifrin
4. Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
5. Jungle Boogie (from Pulp Fiction) - Kool and the Gang
6. Theme from 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. James Bond Theme - The John Barry Seven
13. Title Theme drom 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. Theme from The Avengers - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
19. You Never Can Tell (from Pulp Fiction) - Chuck Berry
20. Rumble (from Pulp Fiction) - Link Wray
21. Theme from 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. Theme from Danger Man ('High Wire') - 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.

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• A very enjoyable easy listening collection brought together in a fun, well-designed package - it just needed more ITC!.

• 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. 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

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

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. Steptoe and Son ('Old Ned') - 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 Orchestra
15. Fireball XL5 ('Fireball') - The Flee-Rekkers
16. Hancock ('Hancock's Tune') - The Derek Scott Music
17. Danger Man ('High Wire') - Bob Leaper Orchestra
18. The Power Game - The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
19. Whicker's World ('West End') - The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
20. Peyton Place - The Jack Dorsey Orchestra
21. Z Cars - Johnny Keating and the Z-Men
22. Take Three Girls ('Light Flight') - 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

• 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.

• 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...

Tracklisting

• 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!

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

• 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.

• 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.

• A 28-page liner notes booklet was included, written by Steve Rogers, Thomas Cock and Martin Carnaby, and designed by Martin Cater.

• The CD was mastered and mixed by Jonathan Wood.

• Designer Martin Cater has kindly shared his eyecatching design for a mooted but ultimately unrealised Network vinyl edition of this release:

1. Maigret - Joe Loss and his Orchestra
2. Sir Francis Drake - Ivor Slaney and his Orchestra
3. Highway Patrol - Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra
4. Z Cars - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra
5. The Archers ('Barwick Green') - Sidney Torch and his Orchestra
6. Here and Now ('Berlin Melody') - Eddie Calvert
7. Come Dancing - Joe Loss and his Orchestra
8. Coronation Street - Geoff Love and his Orchestra
9. Dr. Kildare - Johnnie Spence and his Orchestra
10. Juke Box Jury ('Hit and Miss') - The John Barry Seven Plus Four
11. The Pursuers - Malcolm Lockyer and his Orchestra
12. Roundabout ('The Windows of Paris') - Tony Osborne and his Orchestra
13. Tuesday Rendezvous ('China Doll') - Bert Weedon
14. Danger Man - The Red Price Combo with Orchestra
15. Saturday Club ('Saturday Jump') - Tony Osborne and his Jazz Group
16. Citizen James ('Sid's Tune') - Gordon Franks and his Orchestra
17. Home Tonight ('My True Love') - Eddie Calvert
18. The Strange World of Gurney Slade - Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra
19. Dateline London ('Cutty Sark') - The John Barry Seven and Orchestra
20. Top Secret ('Sucu Sucu') - Joe Loss and his Orchestra
21. No Hiding Place - Ken Mackintosh and his Orchestra
22. Pick of the Pops ('At the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal') - Brian Fahey and his Orchestra
23. Picture Parade -  The Pinewood Studio Orchestra
24. Close Up ('The Lights of Lisbon') - Tony Osborne and his Dancing Strings
25. Movie-Go-Round ('The Carousel Waltz') - Ray Martin and his Concert Orchestra
26. Supercar - Charles Blackwell and his Orchestra
27. 12 O'Clock Spin ('Nicola') - Steve Race and his Orchestra
28. The Rag Trade ('Rag Trade Rag') - Gordon Franks and his Orchestra
29. Juke Box Jury ('Juke Box Fury') - Ozzie Warlock and The Wizards
30. Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale
31. Along the Boulevards (from Maigret) - Ron Grainer and his Music
32. Maigret - Ron Grainer and his Music

• This compilation CD brought together two 1962 LPs that had been issued by His Master's Voice (HMV): Your Favourite T/V and Radio Themes (tracks 1-14) and More of Your Favourite T/V and Radio Themes (tracks 15-28), with all tracks being remastered by Robin Cherry using the CEDAR audio noise reduction system.

• Four bonus tracks were also included (tracks 29-32).

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1. Adventures in Paradise - Jerry Byrd
2. Funeral March of a Marionette (from Alfred Hitchock Presents)
3. American Bandstand ('Bandstand Boogie') - Les and Larry Elgart
4. Ben Casey - Valjean
5. Bonanza (original TV theme music)
6. Boris Karloff's Thriller - Pete Rugolo
7. Bronco (original TV theme music)
8. Cheyenne (original TV theme music)
9. Danger Man (original TV theme music - closing)
10. Dinah Shore Chevy Show (original TV theme music)
11. Three Stars Will Shine Tonight (from Dr. Kildare) - Richard Chamberlain
12. Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre ('Man of Mystery') - The Shadows
13. Ghost Squad - Tony Hatch
14. Gunsmoke (original TV theme music)
15. The Ballad of Paladin (from Have Gun Will Travel) - Johnny Western
16. Hawaiian Eye (original TV theme music - opening)
17. I Love Lucy (original TV theme music - closing)
18. Johnny Staccato ('Staccato's Theme') - Elmer Bernstein
19. Laramie (original TV theme music - intro)
20. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Hugh O'Brian
21. M Squad - Stanley Wilson and his Orchestra
22. Maigret (original TV theme music)
23. Maverick (original TV theme music)
24. Naked City (original TV theme music - closing)
25. No Hiding Place - Ken Mackintosh
26. One Step Beyond ('Fear') - Harry Lubin
27. Out of this World - Tony Hatch
28. Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
29. Tracy's Theme (from Philadelphia Story) - Spencer Ross
30. Quatermass and the Pit (original TV theme music)
31. Rawhide - Frankie Laine
32. The Rifleman (original TV theme music)
33. Route 66 (original TV theme music - closing) - Nelson Riddle and Ray Sherman
34. The Saint - Edwin Astley
35. 77 Sunset Strip (original TV theme music) - Don Ralke
36. The Twilight Zone (original TV theme music)
37. The Untouchables (original TV theme music)
38. Wagon Train (original TV theme music)
39. Wagon Train ('Wagon Train') - Johnny O'Neill
40. Zorro (original TV theme music - opening)

• This compilation CD leans heavily towards themes from American television, but somehow three ITC themes sneaked their way in...

• The version of Danger Man included here was actually the end titles theme rather than the Red Price Combo record version favoured by most TV themes compilations.

• The CD purchased when researching this section proved to be a manufactured-on-demand CD-R disc.

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