TV Sound and ImageBritish Television, Film and Library Composers 1956-80

• Barry Stoller – Condition Red
• Pentangle – Light Flight
• Geoff Love – Three Days Of The Condor
• The Tony Hatch Sound – Man Alive
• Richard Denton and Martin Cook – Tomorrow's World
• Brian Fahey – At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal
• Bullet – The Contract Man
• Syd Dale – Man Friday
• The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – Echo Four Two
• Keith Papworth – Hard Hitter
• John Barry – The Persuaders
• Roy Budd – Getting Nowhere In A Hurry
• The Simon Park Orchestra – Dawn to Dusk
• The Marylebone Orchestra – Fiesta Numero Uno
• Birds 'n' Brass – Sort of Soul
• Johnny Gregory and his Orchestra – The Avengers
• Johnny Harris – Fragment of Fear
• Roy Budd – Get Carter
• Neil Richardson – Guide Path
• Brian Bennett – Canvas
• Wil Malone – Death Line
• Syd Dale – Huckleberry Fine
• The Harry Roche Constellation – Spiral
• The Ivor and Basil Kirchin Band – Jungle Fire Dance
• The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – The New Avengers Theme
• James Clarke – Folk Song
• The Reg Tilsley Orchestra – Strike Rich
• The Barry Gray Orchestra – Joe 90
• Keith Mansfield – Soul Thing
• CCS – Whole Lotta Love
• Syd Dale – Artful Dodger
• John Gregory – Jaguar
• Nick Ingman – Down Home
• Barbara Moore – Steam Heat
• Alan Parker – Angels
• Alan Moorhouse – Face Up

• 1. Barry Stoller – Condition Red
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• 2. Pentangle – Light Flight
• 3. Geoff Love – Three Days Of The Condor
• 4. The Tony Hatch Sound – Man Alive
• 5. Richard Denton and Martin Cook – Tomorrow's World
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• 6. Brian Fahey – At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal
• 7. Bullet – The Contract Man
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• 8. Syd Dale – Man Friday
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• 9. The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – Echo Four Two
• 10. Keith Papworth – Hard Hitter
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• 11. John Barry – The Persuaders
• 12. Roy Budd – Getting Nowhere In A Hurry
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• 13. The Simon Park Orchestra – Dawn to Dusk
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• 14. The Marylebone Orchestra – Fiesta Numero Uno
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• 15. Birds 'n' Brass – Sort of Soul
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• 16. Johnny Gregory and his Orchestra – The Avengers
• 17. Johnny Harris – Fragment of Fear
• 18. Roy Budd – Get Carter
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• 19. Neil Richardson – Guide Path
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• 20. Brian Bennett – Canvas
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• 21. Wil Malone – Death Line
• 22. Syd Dale – Huckleberry Fine
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• 23. The Harry Roche Constellation – Spiral
• 24. The Ivor and Basil Kirchin Band – Jungle Fire Dance
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• 25. The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – The New Avengers Theme
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• 26. James Clarke – Folk Song
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• 27. The Reg Tilsley Orchestra – Strike Rich
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• 28. The Barry Gray Orchestra – Joe 90
• 29. Keith Mansfield – Soul Thing
• 30. CCS – Whole Lotta Love
• 31. Syd Dale – Artful Dodger
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• 32. John Gregory – Jaguar
• 33. Nick Ingman – Down Home
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• 34. Barbara Moore – Steam Heat
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• 35. Alan Parker – Angels
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• 36. Alan Moorhouse – Face Up
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The 36 track 2CD album comes with 50-page book featuring text, biographies and photography. It also comes in a limited run two volume double-vinyl super-loud super-heavy gatefold sleeve editions. Compiled by Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) and sleevenotes biographies by Jonny Trunk (Trunk Records).

TV Sound and Image features British composers who worked in television, film and music libraries the second half of the 20th century. 

Aside from John Barry, whose work on the James Bond films made him a household name, or Tony Hatch and Laurie Johnson, the majority of composers featured here - Simon Park, Keith Mansfield, Reg Tilsley, Syd Dale, Keith Papworth – remain relatively unknown. And yet ironically they have created some of the most recognisable songs in British popular culture, their music widely disseminated on television.

A quick role call of these would include Neil Richardson (who composed the theme tune to Mastermind) and Barry Stoller (who wrote Match of the Day). The Simon Park Orchestra’s Eye Level, theme song to the BBC series Van der Valk, reached number one in 1973. CCS’s cover of Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love was the theme tune to Top of the Pops. And so on.

This album is not however a stroll through the TV memories of the mind, but an exploration of the serious contribution that these creative musicians have on the landscape of popular music in Britain.

Here then is a guide to the amazing music of many of the composers (both well-known and obscure) responsible for some of the most widely known music ever to come out of Britain in the second-half of the 20th century.

Reviews:

Quietus

Der Spiegel: "spannende Klänge ...  die oft funky und immer lässig klingen"

"thrilling sounds.... often funky and always chilled"

New Zealand Herald: ***** "Every track is a killer... This is more than just music to mooch too."

Irish Times: **** "downright funky"

Volkskrant: "Ze leverden spanning op maat, die onbekende makers van fenomenale Britse film en tv-muziek. Door de cd TV Sound and Image opnieuw in de aandacht"

Evening Standard: "deeply funky"

Uncut Magazine "excellent 36 track set ... welcome additions to your collection"

Q Magazine: ****