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THE BEST OF RADIO LUXEMBOURG

 VINYL

 

Image: Pye Golden Guinea Records
with thanks to Bernard Dunne
Released: 1963
(source: 45worlds / Discogs)
Publisher: Pye Golden Guinea Records
Music by: Various Artists
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: GGL 0208
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. That's What Love Will Do - Joe Brown
A2. Scarlett O'Hara - The Eagles
A3. Go Away Little Girl - Mark Wynter
A4. Walk Right In - The Kestrels
A5. Fireball (from the T.V. Series Fireball XL5) - The Flee-Rekkers
A6. The Folk Singer - Jimmy Justice
A7. Stranger On the Shore - The Eagles

Side B:
B1. Little Bitty Tear - Miki and Griff
B2. Up On the Roof - Julie Grant
B3. The Preacher - Johnny Keating
B4. Hey Paula - Elaine and Derek
B5. It Might As Well Rain Until September - The De Laine Sisters
B6. Can't Get Used to Losing You - Jimmy Justice
B7. Island of Dreams - The Kestrels

Notes

  • The English-speaking service of Radio Luxembourg commenced in 1933 and was one of the earliest commercial radio stations to broadcast to the United Kingdom and Ireland. The station offered UK listeners a way to circumvent British legislation which until 1973 gave the BBC the exclusive right to broadcast radio on UK territory and banned commercials on domestic radio. It broadcasted from mainland Europe using the most powerful privately owned transmitter on the Continent (200 kW, broadcasting on Long Wave). In the late 1930s, and again in the 1950s and 1960s, it boasted large audiences across Britain and Ireland with its programmes of popular entertainment, and was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in Britain.

  • Radio Luxembourg was one of few channels through which people living in the Eastern Bloc could listen to rock and other contemporary popular music. Under good weather conditions, and especially at night, people as far as eastern Czechoslovakia, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus and Leningrad could tune in to the station. Eastern Bloc governments did not use jammers to prevent people from listening to Radio Luxembourg, but did do so for Radio Free Europe and, since the stations used harmonic frequencies (1439 kHz for Luxembourg and 719 kHz for Free Europe), the jamming affected Radio Luxembourg's signal as a by-product. Even though western popular music was considered undesirable by socialist regimes, legal prosecution was rare, and young people listened in enjoying the frisson of engaging in a forbidden activity.

  • The Best of Radio Luxembourg was also released in Spain (as Lo mejor de Radio Luxembourg) and Australia, with these versions also debuting in 1963. The Spanish edition (GGPP 7008) was released on Pye Records' Spanish label Serie Dorada. The Australian release (GG 490) - in a country well beyond the transmission reach of Radio Luxembourg - was issued on the Melbourne-based AstorRecords label, demonstrating perhaps that Luxembourg's reputation was global even if its signal was not!

Image: Pye Records Serie Dorada (Spain)
with thanks to Bernard Dunne
 

 

 

NEW DIMENSIONS -
THE LES REED SOUND

 VINYL

 

Image: Deram / The Decca Record Company Ltd
Released: January 1968
(source: 45worlds)
Publisher: Deram / The Decca Record Company Ltd
Music by: Various Artists
Performed by: The Les Reed Sound
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: DML 709 / SML 709
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Theme de Candice
A2. Call Me
A3. It's Not Unusual
A4. Autumn Leaves
A5. Nicola
A6. There's a Kind of Hush
A7. Silver and Blue

Side B:
B1. The Last Waltz
B2. Carlos' Theme
B3. Misty Morning Eyes
B4. More
B5. Strangers in the Night
B6. South of the Border

Notes

  • An Easy Listening collection, but Ivor Slaney's Carlos' Theme from The Sentimental Agent is there in the mix with standards like It's Not Unusual, The Last Waltz and Strangers in the Night!

  • Les Reed is also known in ITC circles for his cover version of The Saint, credited inconsistently as The Les Reed Strings or The Les Reed Brass. Clearly by 1968 he had tired of all the confusion around his identity and had opted for the catch-all The Les Reed Sound!

  • This album was pressed in Mono (DML 709) and Stereo (SML 709) versions.
 

 

I TRY TO MAKE YOU GOOD / MAN IN A SUITCASE (VOCAL VERSION) -
ALEXANDER STONE

 VINYL

 

Images: Gemimi
with thanks to Bernard Dunne
Released: 15 May 1970
(source: 45cat)
Publisher: Gemini
Music by: G. Henderson / Ron Grainer
Performed by: Alexander Stone
Record Type: 7" Single
Speed: 45 rpm
Catalogue No.: GMS 003
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Not applicable

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. I Try to Make You Good

Side B:
B1. Man in a Suitcase (Vocal Version)

  • I Try to Make You Good and the newly created lyrics to Ron Grainer's Man in a Suitcase theme were composed by G. Henderson. The former is not connected to Man in a Suitcase.

Notes

  • Something of an ITC novelty, a rather impressive vocal version of the Man in a Suitcase theme, recorded by Alexander Stone. The lyrics, written by G. Henderson, were created long after the series production had completed.

  • A month after this record was issued, Department S star Rosemary Nicols also had a single published on the Gemini label. Jaby / Once Upon a Time was released as GMS 013 on 26 June 1970, produced by Harry Roberts, who also co-wrote the B-side song with Frank Kinsella. The A-side Jaby was composed by Don Black and Denis King and would appear to be linked to the book written by Nicols, The Loving Adventures of Jaby (Hale, 1970).

 

HIGH POWER HAMMOND -
HARRY STONEHAM

 VINYL

 

Image: Columbia / EMI Records Ltd
Released: 1970
(source: 45worlds / Discogs)
Publisher: Columbia / EMI Records Ltd
Music by: Various Artists
Performed by: Harry Stoneham
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: TWO 326
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Moon River / Charade
A2. Greensleeves / The Last Waltz
A3. Hawaiian Samba / Brazilian Love Song / Sucu Sucu
A4. Do You Know the Way to San Jose? / I Say a Little Prayer
A5. The Virginian Theme / High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
A6. The Liquidator / Elizabethan Reggae

Side B:
B1. Mexico / Chihuahua / Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
B2. The Paul Temple Theme / Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) / Department S
B3. Wight is Wight / Love at First Sight (Je T'aime Moi Non Plus)
B4. Laia Ladaia (Reza) / Cinnamon and Clove
B5. When I'm Sixty Four / Abergavenny / The Rolo Sensation (Camp)

Notes

  • An album of music played on hammond organ, accompanied by guitar and drums. Among the guitarists featured was Vic Flick, a leading session musician of the time to famously played the guitar riff on the James Bond theme for Dr. No (1962).

  • This album was issued simultaneously on vinyl record (TWO 326), audio cassette (cat. no. unknown) and 8-track cartridge (8X-TWO 236). The tracks were arranged differently on the 8-track, and one track - Abergavenny - was split in two for timing reasons.
 

 

STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS -
THE TREVOR BURGESS TRIO WITH SUZANNE BROWN

 VINYL

 

Image: RA Records
Released: 1971
(source: 45cat / Discogs)
Publisher: RA Records
Music by: Various
Performed by: The Trevor Burgess Trio with Suzanne Brown
Record Type: 7" EP
Speed: 45 rpm
Catalogue No.: RA EP 7002
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Strictly for the Birds
A2. Spanish Eyes

Side B:
B1. Come to Me
B2. Department S Theme

Notes

  • Strictly for the Birds was a Dudley Moore composition, Spanish Eyes written by Kaempfert / Singleton / Snyder, and Come to Me by Beveridge / Prior.

  • The ITC track was a cover version of Edwin Astley's memorable Department S theme.
 

 

AVENUES AND ALLEYWAYS / I NEVER WAS A CHILD -
TONY CHRISTIE

 VINYL

 

Images: MCA Records Inc
(online source)
Released: 20 October 1972
(source: 45cat)
Publisher: MCA Records Inc
Music by: Tony Christie /
Mitch Murray and Peter Callander
Performed by: Tony Christie
Record Type: 7" Single
Speed: 45 rpm
Catalogue No.: MKS 5101
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Not applicable

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Avenues & Alleyways
(from the Television Series The Protectors)

Side B:
B1. I Never Was A Child

  • Avenues & Alleyways and I Never Was A Child composed by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander. The latter is not connected to The Protectors.

Notes

  • The UK release was issued in a generic sleeve. As a bonus feature, we have included the picture sleeves that accompanied the 1972 releases in Spain (MCA, catalogue number SN-20.698) and Austria (MCA, MCS 6333).
 

TOP OF THE POPS -
VOLUME 27

 VINYL

 

Image: Hallmark Records
with thanks to Bernard Dunne
Released: October 1972
(source: Top of the Pops - The Definitive Website)
Publisher: Hallmark Records
Music by: Various Artists
Performed by: The Top of the Poppers
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: SHM 805
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Clair
A2. Elmo James
A3. In a Broken Dream
A4. Donna
A5. Leader of the Pack
A6. Mouldy Old Dough

Side B:
B1. Avenues & Alleyways (Theme from The Protectors)
B2. Burning Love
B3. There are More Questions Than Answers
B4. Loop Di Love
B5. Hallelujah Freedom
B6. Elected
Notes

  • The Top of the Pops series - which wasn't affiliated in any way with the BBC's music show of the same name - commenced in June 1968, offering listeners LPs of cover versions of chart hits for affordable prices.

  • The albums could be found in high street shops such as Woolworths and by 1971 Hallmark's series was the market leader among the many others offering similar bargain-price imitations. Titles such as Hot Hits, Pick of the Pops and Pye Chartbusters competed for space on the vinyl racks and each - including Top of the Pops - sported photographic covers depicting attractive women in alluring poses.

  • The cover girl on this particular volume was Penny Irving, an actress who appeared in several TV comedy series, most notably as Young Mr Grace's secretary Miss Bakewell in the BBC's Are You Being Served and as Mary, one of Hi-De-Hi!'s yellowcoats. She also made feature film appearances in Pete Walker's House of Whipcord (1974) and the big screen version of The Likely Lads (1976).

  • The Top of the Poppers were a loose collection of session musicians that famously in the early days of the series included none other than Elton John prior to his solo success.
 

 

AVENUES AND ALLEYWAYS -
JOHNNIE REYNOLDS

 VINYL

 

Images: Bullseye Records
(online source)
Released: 1975
(source: Discogs)
Publisher: Bullseye Records
Music by: Mitch Murray and Peter Callander /
David Gates / Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody /
Kenneth Gamble, Leon A Huff and Jerry Ross
Performed by: Johnnie Reynolds
Record Type: 7" EP
Speed: 45 rpm
Catalogue No.: BEP 001
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Not applicable

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Avenues & Alleyways
A2. Baby I'm A Want You

Side B:
B1. Going Nowhere
B2. I'm Going to Make You Love Me

Notes

  • This 7" EP record included a cover version of the theme to The Protectors. The other tracks were cover versions unrelated to the series.

  • This record was issued in a generic sleeve.

 

 

BEST OF TONY CHRISTIE

 VINYL

 

Image: MCA Records Inc
with thanks to Bernard Dunne
Released: 1976
(source: 45worlds / Discogs)
Publisher: MCA Records Inc
Music by: Tony Christie
Record Type: Album
Catalogue No.: TC-MCF 2769
EAN: None
Design: Feref

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. (Is This the Way to) Amarillo
A2. Avenues and Alleyways
A3. Solitaire
A4. I Did What I Did for Maria
A5. Don't Go Down to Reno
A6. So Deep is the Night

Side B:
B1. Las Vegas
B2. Happy Birthday Baby
B3. The Most Beautiful Girl
B4. Words (Are Impossible) (Vado Via)
B5. Drive Safely Darlin'
B6. I'm Not in Love
Notes

  • This collection of pop songs included Avenues and Alleyways - the theme from The Protectors - and was simultaneously issued on vinyl LP (MCF 2769), audio cassette (TC-MCF 2769) and 8-Track Cartridge (BX-MCF 2769).
 

 

I HELPED PATRICK McGOOHAN ESCAPE -
THE TEENAGE FILMSTARS

 VINYL

 

Image: Fab Listening
with thanks to Rick Davy
Released: November 1980
(source: 45cat)
Publisher: Fab Listening / Rough Trade Music
Music by: The Teenage Filmstars
Record Type: 7" Single
Speed: 45 rpm
Catalogue No.: FL 1
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
A. I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape

Side AA:
AA. We're Not Sorry
 

 

A  SPLASH OF COLOUR

 VINYL

 

Image: WEA Records Ltd
with thanks to Rick Davy
Released: 1981
(source: Discogs)
Publisher: WEA Records Ltd
Music by: Various Artists
Performed by: The Times / Various Artists
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: K58415
EAN: None
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
 A1. Prelude - The Doctor
A2. Just Like a Dream - Mood Six
A3. I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape - The Times
A4. Something's Happening Here - Miles Over Matter
A5. Park My Car - Miles Over Matter
A6. Love Letters - The Silence
A7. Plastic Flowers - Mood Six

Side B:
 B1. Dancing In My Mind - The High Tide
B2. Keep Your Voice Down - The Earwigs
B3. Mortal Dreams - The Doctor
B4. Watching the World Go By - The Barracudas
B5. The Long Weekend - The Marble Staircase
B6. Electric Blue - The High Tide
Notes

  • A compilation of contemporary British psychedelic music including The Times' I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape.

  • The first track on Side A - Prelude by The Doctor - while noted on the disc label, was not included as part of the tracklisting on the record sleeve.
 

 

I HELPED PATRICK McGOOHAN ESCAPE  /
THEME FROM DANGERMAN -
THE TIMES

 VINYL

 

Image: Art Pop! Records
with thanks to Rick Davy
Released: 1 October 1982
(source: 45cat)
Publisher: Art Pop! Records
Music by: The Times
Record Type: 7" Single
Speed: 45 rpm
Catalogue No.: POP 49
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting
 

Side A:
A. I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape

Side AA:
AA. Theme from Dangerman
Notes

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

 

I HELPED PATRICK McGOOHAN ESCAPE  /
THEME FROM DANGERMAN -
THE TIMES

 VINYL

 

Image: Art Pop! Records
with thanks to Rick Davy
Released: 1983
(source: Discogs)
Publisher: Art Pop! Records
Music by: The Times
Record Type: 12" Single
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: ART POP! No.1
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape
A2. Theme from Dangerman
A3. All Systems Are Go!

Side B:
B1. Big Painting
B2. Stranger Than Fiction
B3. Up Against It
Notes

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

 

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

 VINYL

 

Image: Reader's Digest Music
with thanks to Bernard Dunne

Released: 1984
(source: Discogs)

Publisher: Reader's Digest Music

Music by: Various Artists

Record Type: 8 Disc Collection

Speed: 33⅓ rpm

Catalogue No.: GTYM-B-131

EAN: None

Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A - Those Golden Love Songs:
A1. Betcha by Golly, Wow - The Stylistics
A2. Loving and Free - Kiki Dee
A3. I Believe You - Dorothy Moore
A4. Sugar Candy Kisses - Mac and Katie Kissoon
A5. Just the Way You Are - Barry White
A6. Sunshine After the Rain - Elkie Brooks

Side B - Those Golden Love Songs:
B1. Chiquitita - ABBA
B2. All by Myself - Eric Carmen
B3. Say You Don't Mind - Colin Blunstone
B4. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics
B5. Solitaire - Andy Williams
B6. You're All I Need to Get By - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams

Side C - Easy-Listening Country:
C1. More Than a Lover - Bonnie Tyler
C2. I Don't Wanna Play House - Tammy Wynette
C3. What is Truth - Johnny Cash
C4. Nobody's Fool - Jim Reeves
C5. Don't Be Cruel - Billy Swan
C6. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
C7. Turn Your Radio On - Ray Stevens

Side D - Easy-Listening Country:
D1. One Piece at a Time - Johnny Cash
D2. Arms of Mary - Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
D3. Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
D4. The Old Rugged Cross - Ethna Campbell
D5. No Charge - J.J. Barrie
D6. Angels Don't Lie - Jim Reeves
D7. Jolene - Dolly Parton

Side E - Unforgettable Instrumental Hits:
E1. The Hustle - Van McCoy with the Soul City Symphony
E2. Jig-a-Jig - East of Eden
E3. Summer of '42 - Biddu
E4. I Will Return - Springwater
E5. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB
E6. Sultana - Titanic
E7. The Little Drummer Boy - The Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

Side F - Unforgettable Instrumental Hits:
F1. Groovin' with Mr Bloe - Mr Bloe
F2. Rise - Herb Alpert
F3. Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
F4. Borsalino - Bobby Crush
F5. Aria - Acker Bilk, his Clarinet and Strings
F6. Love's Theme - The Love Unlimited Orchestra

Side G - Togetherness:
G1. Givin' Up Givin' In - The Three Degrees
G2. The Way I Want to Touch You - The Captain and Tennille
G3. I Wanna Stay With You - Gallagher and Lyle
G4. Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches and Herb
G5. Hey, Mr Music Man - Peters and Lee
G6. Blue Guitar - Justin Hayward and John Lodge
G7. That Lady - The Isley Brothers

Side H - Togetherness:
H1. Oh Lori - Alessi
H2. I'm Your Puppet - James and Bobby Purify
H3. Heart On My Sleeve - Gallagher and Lyle
H4. Year of Decision - The Three Degrees
H5. Vaya Con Dias - Millican and Nesbitt
H6. Guilty - The Pearls

Side I - Sounds and Vision:
I1. The Name of the Game (from Abba - The Movie) - ABBA
I2. Remember You're a Womble - The Wombles
I3. Theme from Cade's County - Henry Mancini and his Orchestra
I4. Rupert (from Rupert the Bear) - Jackie Lee
I5. Stardust - David Essex
I6. Speak Softly Love (Theme from The Godfather) - Andy Williams
I7. Theme from The Persuaders! - The John Barry Orchestra

Side J - Sounds and Vision:
J1. Avenues and Alleyways (from The Protectors) - Tony Christie
J2. I Talk to the Trees (from Paint Your Wagon) - Clint Eastwood
J3. Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me (from Tommy) - The New Seekers
J4. Where Do I Begin (from Love Story) - Andy Williams
J5. Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band - Meco
J6. Down Deep Inside (from The Deep) - Donna Summer
J7. Summer of My Life (from Crossroads) - Simon May

Side K - Hits All Over Again:
K1. Sherry - Adrian Baker
K2. Gonna Get Along Without You Now - Viola Wills
K3. Walk Right Back - Perry Como
K4. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Guys and Dolls
K5. It's Only Make Believe - Child
K6. Can't Help Falling in Love - The Stylistics
K7. The 'In' Crowd - Bryan Ferry

Side L - Hits All Over Again:
L1. It's in His Kiss - Linda Lewis
L2. Concrete and Clay - Randy Edelman
L3. You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) - The Stylistics
L4. The Way You Look Tonight - Edward Woodward
L5. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Bryan Ferry
L6. Come Softly to Me - The New Seekers
L7. Have I the Right - The Dead End Kids

Side M - Heart and Soul:
M1. Keeper of the Castle - The Four Tops
M2. Lovely Day - Bill Withers
M3. Take Good Care of Yourself - The Three Degrees
M4. La-La Means I Love You - The Delfonics
M5. You See the Trouble With Me - Barry White
M6. You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book - The Drifters

Side N - Heart and Soul:
N1. I Love Music - The O'Jays
N2. Harvest for the World - The Isley Brothers
N3. There Goes My First Love - The Drifters
N4. Don't Leave Me This Way - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
N5. (Hey There) Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
N6. Soul City Walk - Archie Bell and the Drells
N7. You Little Trust Maker - The Tymes

Side O - International Startime:
O1. Thank You for the Music - ABBA
O2. A Little Love and Understanding - Gilbert Bécaud
O3. Go (Before You Break My Heart) - Gigliola Cinquetti
O4. I See a Star - Mouth And MacNeal
O5. Come What May - Vicky Leandros
O6. If You Go Away - Terry Jacks
O7. Fairytale - Dana

Side P - International Startime:
P1. Sorry I'm a Lady - Baccara
P2. Let's Put It All Together - The Stylistics
P3. New World in the Morning - Roger Whittaker
P4. Happy to be on an Island in the Sun - Demis Roussos
P5. Words - Rita Coolidge
P6. United We Stand - The Brotherhood of Man
P7. Butterfly - Danyel Gerard
Notes

  • This collection was issued simultaneously on vinyl record (GTYM-B-131, 8 discs) and audio cassette (CTYM-B-131, 4 cassettes).

  • The cassette version presented the themed 'volumes' in a different order to the vinyl edition, but the tracks included were identical.
 

 

NUMBER 6 -
TABOO

 VINYL

 

Image: Anagram Records / Cherry Red Records Ltd

Released: 7 November 1988
(source: 45cat)

Publisher: Anagram Records /
Cherry Red Records Ltd

Music by: Taboo

Record Type: 7" Single / 12" Single

Speed: 45 rpm

Catalogue No.: ANA 44 / 12 ANA 44

EAN: 5 013929 204478 (7") /
5 013929 204461 (12")

Design: The Wolfman

Tracklisting

7" Single -
Side A:
A1. Number 6

Side B:
B1. Hypnotique

12" Single -
Side A:
A1. Number 6

Side B:
B1. Hypnotique
Notes

  • Tracks composed and performed by Taboo and produced by Keith West.

  • Although the 7" and 12" editions of this record had identical tracks listed, the 12" versions were extended.
 

THEMES FROM THE 60s
VOL. 1

 VINYL

 

Image: Waterloo Sunset Records
Released: 1988
(source: Discogs)
Publisher: Waterloo Sunset Records
Music by: Various Artists
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: WSR002
EAN: None
Design: Nicola Hacillo and Helen Lattimore

Tracklisting

Side A:
 A1. The Avengers - The Grave
A2. To Sir with Love - Studio 68
A3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - The Editors
A4. The Prisoner - Kitch/Box Office Poison
A5. Man in a Suitcase - Ministry of Defiance
A6. Up the Junction - Eleanor Rigby

Side B:
 B1. You Only Live Twice - Eleanor Rigby
B2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Grave
B3. Mission Impossible - Ministry of Defiance
B4. Captain Zeppo - A Beatboy
B5. Four by Four - The Reaction
B6. Batman - Waterloo Sunset Allstars
Notes

  • All tracks produced by Russell Writer.

  • This title was later reissued in 1993 on vinyl, CD and cassette by Future Legend Records, with a subtly different tracklisting.

  • 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.

Order Download from Future Legend Records

 

 

THE PRISONER -
HOWARD JONES

 VINYL

 

Images: WEA Records

Released: May 1989
(source: 45 cat)

Publisher: WEA Records

Music by: Howard Jones

Record Type: 12" Single (Promo)

Speed: 45 rpm

Catalogue No.: SAM 14

EAN: Not applicable

Design: Helen Backhouse

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. The Prisoner

Side B:
B1. The Prisoner (The Portmeirion Mix)
Notes

  • Tracks composed and performed by Howard Jones. Mixed by Mike Roarty. Produced and recorded by Chris Hughes, Ian Stanley, Ross Cullum for the I.S.A.

  • This was a UK 2-track promo-only version of Howard Jones' The Prisoner single and it came in a plain white sleeve. It is the only variant of this single to include Prisoner artwork elements.

 

 

THE PRISONER -
F.A.B. FEATURING M.C. NO. 6

 VINYL

 

Image: Telstar Records plc
Released: 8 October 1990
(source: 45cat)
Publisher: Telstar Records plc
Music by: F.A.B
Record Type: 7" / 12" Single
Catalogue No.: FAB 6 / 12 FAB 6
EAN: 5 018524 015177 (7") /
5 018524 015160 (12")
Design: Intro

Tracklisting

7" Single -
Side A:
A1. The Prisoner (Free Man Mix)

Side B:
B1. The Escape (Big Ben Mix - Instrumental)

12" Single -
Side A:
A1. The Prisoner (Free Man Mix)
A2. The Prisoner (Confidential Mix)

Side B:
B1. The Escape (Solitary Club Mix - Instrumental)
Notes

  • These vinyl singles tied in with the album Power Themes 90, which remixed theme tunes for several popular British TV series for the new decade.

  • The 7" label carried a misprint stating that the B-side track was entitled The Escape (Big Ben Mix) rather than The Prisoner (Big Ben Mix).

  • Designer Intro's credit was given a Prisoner twist for this vinyl release, being noted as 'Introver'.
 

POWER THEMES NINETY:
12 TOP TV CULT CLASSIC REMIXES

 VINYL

 

Image: Telstar Records plc
Released: 5 November 1990
(source: Official Charts)
Publisher: Telstar Records plc
Music by: F.A.B
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: STAR 2430
EAN: 5014469124301
Design: Intro

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Thunderbirds - Thunderbirds Are Go
(The Pressure Mix) featuring M.C. Parker
 Produced by 3 to the Power / Rod Anderson / Jason Mayo

A2. Joe 90 (Main Man Mix)
 Produced by 3 to the Power for the Brothers Organisation

A3. UFO - The Arrival
 Produced by Justin Sherry for Fine Balance

A4. Captain Scarlet - The Mysterons Rap
 Produced by Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

A5. Space: 1999 (The Alpha Mix)
 Produced by Justin Sherry for Fine Balance

A6. The Stingray Megamix
featuring Aqua Marina
 Produced by Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

Side B:
B1. The Prisoner (Free Man Mix)
featuring M.C. Number 6
 Produced by 3 to the Power for the Brothers Organisation

B2. The Saint (Heroes and Villains Mix)
Produced by Bruno Tilley

B3. The Avengers - Peel the Reel
Produced by Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

B4. Danger Man (Drake Mix )
 Produced by 3 to the Power for the Brothers Organisation

B5. Department S - Dept. S/Jason King (Royal Mix)
Produced by Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

B6. The Persuaders (The Farewell Mix)
Produced by Justin Sherry for Fine Balance
Notes

  • Vinyl LP 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 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.
 

FALLOUT -
ALTERNATIVE RADIO

 VINYL

 

Image: Pulse Records Ltd

Released: 1990

Publisher: Pulse Records Ltd

Music by: Alternative Radio

Record Type: 7" single / 12" Single

Speed: 45 rpm

Catalogue No.: NUMB 6 / NUMB 6 T

EAN: 5 018766 006070 (7") /
5 018766 006063 (12")

Design: Pete Matthews MCSD / Photography by Ken Danks

Tracklisting

7" Single -
Side A:
A1. Fallout (Radio Mix)

Side B:
B1. Fallout (Instrumental)

12" Single -
Side A:
A1. Fallout (Club Mix)

Side B:
B1. Fallout (Radio Mix)
B2. Super 7
B3. D J (Skratch-Ins)
Notes

  • All tracks composed and performed by Robin Fennah, Alan Fennah, Andy Fennah and Ian Lewis, except Super 7, credited to M Cooper, Robin and A Fennah and M Holmes.
 

 

THEMES FROM THE 60s
VOL. 1

 VINYL

 

Image: Future Legend Records
Released: 1993
(source: Discogs)
Publisher: Future Legend Records
Music by: Various Artists
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: F.LEG 1 LP
EAN: 5025273625717
Design: Nicola Hacillo, Helen Lattimore, Sally Mincher and Anne Bygrave

Tracklisting

Side A:
 A1. The Avengers - The Grave
A2. To Sir with Love - Studio 68
A3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - The Editors
A4. The Prisoner - Kitch/Box Office Poison
A5. Man in a Suitcase - Ministry of Defiance
A6. Up the Junction - Eleanor Rigby

Side B:
 B1. You Only Live Twice - Eleanor Rigby
B2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Grave
B3. Mission Impossible - Ministry of Defiance
B4. Captain Zeppo - A Beatboy
B5. Stingray - C.B.U.
B6. The Addams Family - Perestroika
B7. Batman - Waterloo Sunset Allstars
Notes

  • 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 audio cassette (F.LEG 1T).

  • The second volume in this series, Themes from the 60s, Vol. 2, was released in 1994 on CD and audio cassette formats only.

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THEMES FROM THE 60's
VOL. 3

 VINYL

 

Image: Future Legend Records
Released: 1995
(source: Discogs)
Publisher: Future Legend Records
Music by: Various Artists
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: FLEG.5
EAN: 5025273627772
Design: Anne Bygrave and Russell Writer

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Department S - Box Office Poison
A2. From Russia With Love - Mouse
A3. The Pink Panther - Ron Rage
A4. The Happening - Chelsea Monday
A5. For a Few Dollars More - Box Office Poison
A6. Georgy Girl - Megiddo
A7. Thunderbirds - Surfin Dead

Side B:
 B1. Star Trek - The Federation
B2. Windmills of Your Mind (from The Thomas Crown Affair) - Jo Sharp
B3. Randal and Hopkirk - Future Legend Allstars
B4. The Beverly Hillbillies - Surfin Dead
B5. Self-Preservation Society (from The Italian Job) - Earthling Scum
B6. Rawhide - Ministry of Ska
Notes

  • 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 compact disc (FLEG.5CD).

  • The spelling of Randall and Hopkirk in the tracklisting is as per the record sleeve.

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MAGPIE / INTERCEPTORS IMMEDIATE LAUNCH -
THE ADVENTURES OF PARSLEY

 VINYL

 

Image: Hangman's Daughter
Released: 1995
(source: 45cat / Discogs)
Publisher: Hangman's Daughter
Music by: The Adventures of Parsley
Record Type: 7" Single
Speed: 45 rpm
Catalogue No.: KETCH 4 UP
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Not applicable

Tracklisting

Side A:
A. Magpie (Theme from the Television Series)

Side B:
B. Interceptors Immediate Launch (from UFO)

Notes

  • TV enthusiasts The Adventures of Parsley's single of the memorable theme to the children's magazine show Magpie, backed with a B-side cover of music from Gerry Anderson's UFO.

  • Limited edition of 500 copies.
 

WHITE HORSES / THAT DANGEROUS GAME -
MORWENNA BANKS WITH THE ADVENTURES OF PARSLEY

VINYL

 

Image: Garden Records
Released: 1995
(source: 45cat / Discogs)
Publisher: Garden Records
Music by: The Adventures of Parsley
Record Type: 7" Single
Speed: 45 rpm
Catalogue No.: GROW 2
EAN: Not applicable
Design: Arthole

Tracklisting
 

Side A:
A. White Horses

Side B:
B. That Dangerous Game (from Thunderbirds)

Notes

  • A parody single by comedienne Morwenna Banks of the Absolutely comedy troupe with The Adventures of Parsley providing musical backing and the instrumental B-side.
 

 

TOP TV THEMES -
THE ADVENTURES OF PARSLEY

 VINYL

 

Image: Damaged Goods
Released: 1997
(source: Discogs)
Publisher: Damaged Goods
Music by: Various Artists
Record Type: Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: DAMGOOD LP-123
EAN: None
Design: Arthole

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Spy Trap
A2. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
A3. Department S
A4. Casino Royale
A5. Joe 90
A6. UFO		 Side B:
B1. Secret Agent Man
B2. Fireball (from Fireball XL5)
B3. Captain Scarlet
B4. The Windmills of Your Mind
B5. Avenues and Alleyways (from The Protectors)
B6. On the Move
Notes

  • Top TV Themes was the debut album of a band of enthusiasts of 1960s and 1970s television. When playing live, The Adventures of Parsley would often appear in appropriate costumes, and sightings of them in Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds and UFO gear were not uncommon. They had previously released two 1995 singles with ITC-related B-sides.

  • Playing on this album were Pashana Bedhi (Ravi Lowbeer, drums), Rosehip (John Holdsworth, electric bass), Sage (Sean Kelly, electric bass), Zoony The Lazoon (Bruce Brand, guitar), Parsley the Lion (Andrew Ralph Godleman, keyboards) and Norbert J. Hetherington (Martin Godleman, vocals).

  • The recording sessions for Top TV Themes went so well that the band ended up with enough material to fill three albums, according to record label Damaged Goods. The excess material has yet to be released - a disappointment as the released LP is excellent.
 

 

SHOW AND TELL -
A STORMY REMEMBRANCE OF TV THEME SONGS

 VINYL

 

Image: Nil by Mouth Records Ltd
with thanks to Bernard Dunne
Released: 1998
(source: Discogs)
Publisher: Nil By Mouth Records Ltd
Music by: Various Artists
Record Type: 12" Long Play Album
Speed: 33⅓ rpm
Catalogue No.: NBM1LP
EAN: 5037901000117
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
A1. Mission: Impossible - The Meatmen
A2. Cops - H2O
A3. Laverne and Shirley - No Use for a Name
A4. Mary Tyler Moore - Clowns for Progress
A5. Cheers - Felix Frump
A6. Hawaii Five-O - Fu
A7. Stingray - Hi-Fives
A8. Out of Limits - Laika and the Cosmonauts
A9. Friends - The Pink Lincolns
A10. Diff'rent Strokes - Todd Bridges and the Whatchu Talking 'Bout Willis Experience
A11. The Monkees - Furious George
A12. Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? - Tilt
A13. The Munsters - No Use for a Name
A14. Welcome Back, Kotter - Squirtgun
A15. It's Gary Shandling's Show - Thirsty
A16. Saved by the Bell - The Cretins
A17. Commercial Break - Joyride

 Side B:
B1. Commercial Break - Brutal Juice
 B2. Get Smart - Agent Orange
B3. Secret Agent Man - The Dickies
B4. Baretta - Trick Babys
B5. Green Acres - The Meatmen
B6. Zoom - Murphy's Law
B7. Roadrunner - Boris the Sprinkler
B8. Dukes of Hazzard - Hot Water
B9. WKRP in Cincinnatti - Weston
B10. Bewitched - Brutal Juice
B11. The Partridge Family - Horace Pinker
B12. All in the Family - The Grabbers
B13. Gilligan's Island - Manic Hispanic
B14. The Jeffersons - Latex Generation
B15. Hee-Haw - Jesus Christ Super Fly
B16. Beverly Hillbillies - Butt Trumpet
B17. Good Times - The Bollweevils
B18. Charles in Charge - Corn Mo
Notes

  • Originally released in 1997 in the USA by Which? Records (WHICH? CD 0666), this UK edition was licensed from that company and released simultaneously on CD (NBM1CD) and vinyl record (NBM1LP).

  • The themes on this collection were all cover versions by garage/punk bands.

  • The track ordering of the UK editions was vastly different to the US original. However, there were no omissions or additions.

  • The cover design for the UK editions of Show and Tell was a play on the British TV series The Royle Family, which of course was not one of the themes included on the release. So... why??? The US cover at least attempted to make some link to the content:

Image: Which? Records
with thanks to Bernard Dunne
 

 

 

I HELPED PATRICK McGOOHAN ESCAPE -
THE TIMES

 VINYL

 

Image: Heavy Soul Records
Released: 11 April 2022
(source: 45cat)
Publisher: Heavy Soul Records
Music by: The Times
Record Type: 7" Single
Catalogue No.: ROR143
EAN: None
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
 A1. I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape

Side B:
B1. My Andy Warhol Poster
Notes

  • White vinyl 7" reissue from Heavy Soul Records, licensed by Cherry Red Records.

  • Limited Edition of 300 copies.
 

I HELPED PATRICK McGOOHAN ESCAPE -
THE TIMES

 VINYL

 

Image: Optic Nerve Records
Released: 17 June 2022
(source: 45cat)
Publisher: Optic Nerve Records
Music by: The Times
Record Type: 7" Single
Catalogue No.: ON409
EAN: 5 065010 051096
Design: Uncredited

Tracklisting

Side A:
 A1. I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape

Side B:
B1. Theme from Dangerman
B2. Big Painting
Notes

  • White vinyl 7" reissue from Optic Nerve Records, licensed by Cherry Red Records.

  • Limited Edition of 1000 copies.

  • The single included a picture sleeve (replica of the 1983 issue), a Number 6 postcard and a poster of Ed Ball shooting the original promotional video.

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

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