Henri René and His Orchestra - Riot In Rhythm (1958)

A truly great late 50s record.  A special thanks to Jim for cleaning up the scans.  Have a listen to Whispering and see what you think. 

Hugo Montenegro - The Best Of (1969)

Always had a soft spot for Hugo's cover versions of Morricone tunes and his excellent Lady In Cement soundtrack.  This highlights some of his best work.

Theme from The Fox

Ken Thorne - Inspector Clouseau - Soundtrack (1968)

The original uploaded earlier had a problem on the last three tracks - fluff on the needle!  I've uploaded a new copy so grab it again if you wish to.  Apologies

This is a great soundtrack form Ken Thorne who unfortunately always seems to get overlooked.  He did some great work on ITC series such as The Persuaders and The Zoo Gang and big films such as Superman II.  Here's a taster:  Lindt Vans

Geoff Love & His Orchestra - Star Wars & Other Space Themes (1978)

I know what you're thinking and yes, these have been posted a thousand times on a thousand different sites, but I recently managed to find this album on CD - I'd been looking for it for a few years - so I thought I'd upload a clean, crackle-free version.  The CD also includes the follow-up LP Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Disco Galactic Themes, so you get two albums for the price of one!

Theme from Star Trek

Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Two Cities Suite (1966)

Apologies for lack of posts over the summer, I hope to get back into the swing of things now.  Welcome Autumn with Laurie Johnson's fabulous Two Cities LP. 

West End

Henry Mancini - The Latin Sound Of (1965)

Sunny sounds for a sunny day.

Señor Peter Gunn

The Sound Gallery 2 - 27 Musical Masterpieces (1996)

Ah, the sun is shining at last so to celebrate here's Volume 2.

Paris Studio Group - Accroche Toi, Caroline

The Sound Gallery - 24 Musical Masterpieces (1995)

This fantastic compilation caused a bit of a buzz for a while in 1995 as it brought attention to the fantastic world of library, lounge and easy listening music that we all love so much.  The tracks are culled mainly from the archives of KPM and EMI's Studio 2 series.

Wonderful stuff.  Volume two coming soon.

John Cameron's Half Forgotten Daydreams

Paddy Kingsland - Fourth Dimension - BBC Radiophonic Workshop (1973)

Brilliant album from KPM and BBC Radiophonic stalwart Paddy Kingsland.  A bit crackly in places but I'm sure that won't spoil your enjoyment.  Vespucci

Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Themes For TV (1975)

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A really tremendous album this.  Malcolm Lockyer's wonderful TV Themes album, which were all the rage at the time.  Side One is uptempo and funky and side two...er, isn't.

This is his version of Alan Tew's Hanged Man, AKA The Detectives. And Midweek.

Simon Park Orchestra - Something In The Air (1974)

There's something in the air alright.  Rain.

Tony Hatch Sound - Beautiful In The Rain (1967)

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Friday has arrived at last and here's a little something for the weekend.

Finito

Great Film Themes (1966)

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An album that have been hanging around unposted for quite a while.  Some nice interpretations on here, including Mike Leander's great version of The Silencers.

George Shearing - Strolling (1965)

Strolling

Robert James Orchestra - Take A Break (Studio 2 Stereo) (1972)

Mmm...couldn't find anything Royal to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee weekend here in the UK, so I thought I'd go for the next best thing...a record that I'm sure is in Her Majesty's collection. 

The Right One.

Edmundo Ros - Sing And Dance With Edmundo

In celebration of the continuing good weather here in the UK.

Ralph Dollimore - Music For A Special Evening (1968)

And why is it a special evening?  It's Eurovision!

Lenny Dee - Relaxin' (1967)

Phew! It's a right scorcher over here in Blighty at the moment.  I think the ladies on the cover must be a little hot too by the looks of it.  Anyway, grab a glass of lemonade and stick this on.

The Easy Project II - House Of Loungecore (1996)

Les Humphries - Super Star Sound Piano Concerto (1972)

Wichita Lineman

Antonio Pedro Hatch - The Cool Latin Sound (1968)

What better way to get set for a snowy weekend than with this cool album from Antonio Pedro, AKA Tony Hatch.

One of my favourite albums.  Here's Birds.

The Button Down Brass - Everybody's Talking (1971)

Not had any BDB on here for a while, so here's a nice LP to beat the mid-week blues.

Everybody's Talking

Sounds Orchestral - Words (1968)

This site is just like a bus.  Nothing for ages and  then two come along at once.  This one should make the audiophiles a little happier, not so much crackle and pop.

Includes the best version of Soul Coaxing too, I reckon and a great version of Donovan's Jennifer Juniper.

Mike Leander Orchestra - Together (1969)

Firstly, a belated happy New Year to you all.  Secondly, apologies for the lack of posts since before Christmas.  Sometimes life just gets in the way.  Anyway, I'm back on track now with these nice LP from Mike Leander, best known for writing and producing a lot of Gary Glitter's hits in the 70s.

Unfortunately, this album is a little scratchy, particularly after our cat jumped on the turntable while I was recording it!  Still, hopefully that won't spoil your enjoyment too much.

The Letter

Enoch Light - Presents Patterns In Sound, Volume 9 (1969)

I recorded this way back in February and for some reason it's been gathering virtual dust on my hard drive.  Hopefully, it's OK and was just forgotten about.  Which reminds me, I will try and fix the Pete Winslow album soon.

Aquarius