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• Performing with The Silver Screen Orchestra on these recordings were singers Sheila Gott and Steve Butler.

• This collection was simultaneously issued on CD (PWK 108) and audio cassette (HSC 3263).

• The choice of titles is a little strange, since it represents a mix of then-current and somewhat older titles that had been out of circulation for a while, such as The Adventures of Black Beauty, Follyfoot and arguably the ITC Supermarionation series. Was the collection aimed at children or their parents? Of course, at this point the likes of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Joe 90 were just a few years away from a major popular revival... on the BBC!

• Some online sources give the release date of this collection as 1 January 1989, but since this day was a Bank Holiday in the United Kingdom this information is highly questionable. It would seem likely that 01.01.1989 was entered in a retailer database as the actual date in 1989 was unknown, and this has been mistakenly interpreted as an actual publication date.

• The Yorkshire Television children's series Follyfoot (1971-73) was stated here as 'Follyfoot Farm'.

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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

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• 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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• A fondly remembered TV themes collection, the first of a series, and including a decent selection of ITC tracks.

• This compilation was reissued unofficially in Italy in December 2013 by Vintage Classic Series. Credited to the Larry Mills Orchestra (a false name to cover the bootleg nature of the release), the plagiarism didn't stop there as the cover art was lifted from Geoff Love and his Orchestra's Top TV Themes LP record (EMI Music for Pleasure, MFP 5272, 1972).

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• 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' and 'Rickshaw Ride').

• 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 retirement from 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!).

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

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• 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).

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• All tracks produced by Russell Writer.

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

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

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

• This collection was also released on vinyl record (F.LEG 1 LP) and audio cassette (F.LEG 1T).

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• This 4-CD compilation was made available in two types of packaging: the initial version (MBSCD 412) collected together four single-disc jewel cases within a cardboard outer slipcase, with silver foil overprinting on some cover elements. This was later repackaged in a maxi-jewel case (DCDCD 112) that held all four discs and dropped the foil overprint. Both versions carried identical barcodes and were copyrighted 1993, though it is possible that the second was actually issued sometime after this date.

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• There is a possibility that the individual CDs were also released separately, but it has only been possible to trace single CD volumes that carry identical barcodes which suggests they were only officially released in the boxset.

• This collection was also released on audio cassette (MBSMC 412). There appears to have been just the one version of the audio cassette release.

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• The publication date of this CD is open to question. Discogs claims 1995, but at the time of our research did not present an image of the inlay sheet, which clearly states a copyright / patent date of 1993.

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• 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:

Image: Play It Again

• A third volume followed in June 1996 (Play It Again, PLAY 010) but featured no ITC themes.

• 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.

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• 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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• 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.

• Is that really meant to be McGill from Man in a Suitcase on the cover?

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

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• 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).

• This is Cult Fiction was also issued on CD in Australia, Canada, Sweden and the USA. While the packaging design remained essentially the same as the UK edition for all these international variants, the US version went its own way with the track selection, omitting all three ITC tracks along with many others, with some replaced by America-friendly alternatives such as the Batman and Charlie's Angels themes. In total, this edition comprised just 17 tracks compared to the 28 of the Australian, British, Canadian and Swedish imprints. There appears not to have been an audio cassette version offered in any of these territories.

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
23. Theme from Joe 90
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
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:

Image: Play It Again / PolyGram Home Video

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• 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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• A four-track promotional CD entitled The Sound Gallery: Pieces from Volume Two (CDAS 113) was distributed to publicise this title (see below).

• This collection was simultaneously released on compact disc (CDTWO 2002) and vinyl record (TWO 2002). The promotional CD also suggests an audio cassette version was issued (presumably TCTWO 2002), but it has not been possible to confirm its publication.

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• This four-track promotional CD was distributed to publicise The Sound Gallery - 27 Musical Masterpieces: Volume Two, which was issued by EMI Premier on CD (CDTWO 2002, see above), cassette (MCTWO 2002) and vinyl record (TWO 2002) on 22 July 1996.

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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 1/2).

• 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.

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• This was seemingly the one and only album produced by Trans Global Zone. None of the musicians are credited on the release, suggesting that they were probably session musicians brought together for this project.

• The arrangements of the themes are definitely leaning towards House / Trance music, and harkens back to the much-loved Power Themes 90 (Telstar, TCD 2430) in their fusion of TV themes and pop sounds. This, however, didn't penetrate the market in the way that its 1990 forebear did.

• Two UK versions of this title were released with minor variations: the catalogue numbers (PLATCD 3956 / PLATCD 412), EAN numbers (5014293395625 / 5014293641227), disc artwork (yellow background / silver) and the place of replication (UK / Israel).

• The Champions was erroneously credited to 'Davis / Threefold Music Ltd' rather than 'Tony Hatch / ATV Music Ltd'. This suggests that whoever cleared the rights at Prism Leisure Corporation confused Hatch's theme with that of Champions, a 1984 British feature film based on the true story of jockey Bob Champion, who won the Grand National while recovering from cancer. The music for the film was composed by Carl Davis.

• Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'s credit was subject to a typo, with the music publisher noted as 'ATM Music Ltd' rather than 'ATV Music Ltd'. These errors were not limited to ITC shows, as Doctor Who's credit was printed as 'Grainer / Erie Music', rather than the correct 'Grainer / Erle Music'.

• The highlighting of Mission: Impossible on the cover was due to the 1996 release and box office success of the first feature film in what became a long-running series of Mission: Impossible films starring Tom Cruise.

• The second of a series of Mood Mosaic releases designed to create a mood with a carefully curated selection of music, in this case on the theme of espionage.

• ITC is represented by two Edwin Astley themes, namely The Saint and Danger Man, plus the Ghost Squad theme, and there's an unofficial entry too as Alexander Stone's vocal version of Ron Grainer's Man in a Suitcase theme is also included.

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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. Hijacked (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.

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

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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.

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

• While the vast majority of themes featured are original television versions, many (including Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Sapphire and Steel and Jason King) have been artificially and rather poorly extended for this compilation.

• The Baron theme even features an international sponsor announcement: "The Baron is brought to you by..."

• 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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• 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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• 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. The cassette was recorded in plain 2-channel stereo.

• 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 CD cover was printed with intentionally misregistered colours, giving a 3D effect when viewed through the cardboard-framed anaglyph red/blue 3D specs provided. The cassette version came with a 2D print and no 3D glasses.

• 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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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.

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• This collection was not offered for standard retail sale. Rather it was sold exclusively for the use of disc jockeys.

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• This collection was not offered for standard retail sale. Rather it was sold exclusively for the use of disc jockeys.

• The front cover incorrectly stated that the collection comprised 104 tracks, whereas the back cover gave the correct number - 103.

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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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• Single-disc CD reissue from 1997 of two late 1970s Geoff Love albums. Unfortunately, to bring the two LPs together on one compact disc, it was necessary to drop three tracks - When Worlds Collide from Star Wars and Other Space Themes (1978) and Solar Sailor and Space Patrol from Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Disco Galactic Themes (1979).

• Star Wars and Other Space Themes contained three ITC-related theme tunes - Thunderbirds, UFO and Space: 1999 - which is quite a decent representation considering ITC's science fiction output was limited to Gerry Anderson series such as these. Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Disco Galactic Themes featured no ITC tracks but we love it anyway...

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

• The CD came with a choice of cover art, the other being this (complete with a four-nacelled Liberator from Blakes 7!)...

Image: EMI Music for Pleasure

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1. The Avengers - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
2. The X-Files - Mark Ayres
3. The Saint - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
4. The Persuaders! - Mark Ayres
5. Peter Gunn - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
6. The Prisoner - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
7. Doctor Who - Mark Ayres
8. Ironside - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
9. Danger Man - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
10. Hawaii Five-O - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
11. Mission: Impossible (The Plot / Main Theme) - The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Notes

• Make sure you read the small print on this CD, as all tracks were previously included on The Cult Files (FILMXCD 184, Silva Screen, 1996)...

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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

• This collection is predominantly based on 1992's The Rose and the Gun: The Music of Laurie Johnson.

• 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!).

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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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• 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.

Tracklisting

• This collection was not offered for standard retail sale. Rather it was sold exclusively for the use of disc jockeys.

Tracklisting

Notes

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

• As with other collections of the era, it is again noted as the theme from Friday evening entertainment show TFI Friday.