Side A
Artist	Song	Buy
janette mason usa?	your dad was a good cop (Standard) Diggin' In The Crate Special Sampling # 2 (unknown)
freddie gigele germany	polizeiruf 110 (KTS) Give Peas A Chance (unknown)
gianni mazza italy	le gang (Fly) Sonorissima Vol 2 (1971)
fritz maldener germany	pop boutique (Sonoton) Pop Boutique Vol 1 (unknown)
eddie warner france	night fight (IM ) Le Jazzbeat! (unknown)
sylvano santorio france	pop guitar sketches (Montparnasse) La Guepe Vol 2 (unknown)
dennis farnon uk	the trackers (Boosey & Hawkes) Soho Lounge Heat Vol 1 (1970)
lesiman italy	traffico d'armi (Sciascia) Mosaico Psichedelico (1973)
pinto varez italy	barbabietola (Sciascia) Beat Psichedelico (1968)
baroncini - d'amario italy	blues machine (Sciascia) Psychofilm (1968)
irving martin & brian dee uk	deadline destination (Bruton) Music For Dancefloors (1977)
david lindup uk	zodiac (KPM) The Sound Gallery Volume 2 (1969)
alan parker uk	punch bowl (KPM) The Sound Gallery Volume 1 (1973)
alan hawkshaw & keith mansfield uk	dangerous assignment (KPM) Hotel Easy: Golden Cavalcade Casino: Rome (1968)
johnny pearson uk	delhi discoteque (KPM) Blow Up: Exclusive Blend Volume 1 (1968-70)
jack arel & jean claude petit france	ahmedabab theme (Chappell) Blow Up: Exclusive Blend Vol 4 (1968)
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
syd dale uk	lucky seven (Amphonic) Blow Up: Exclusive Blend Volume 2 (1971)
bernard estardy france	vertigo leitmotiv (Telemusic) Blow Up: Exclusive Blend Volume 3 (1970)
brian bennett uk	speed & efficiency (KPM) Aim High: Brian Bennett At KPM (1973-76)
les reed uk	black white & wonderful (Amphonic) Ready Steady Boogaloo! Amphonic Grooves For Carnaby Chicks (1968-70)
basil kirchin uk	mind on the run (De Wolfe) Abstractions Of The Industrial North - Library Cues (1966)
p.reno france?	silver thrust (De Wolfe) Sound Book: De Wolfe Library & Background Music (unknown)
ray davies uk	loose collar man (Cavendish) Soho Lounge Heat Vol.2 (1972)
p.bonneau france	tropical forest (Chappell) The Prisoner File # 1 OST (unknown)
johnny hawksworth uk	psychedelia (Chappell) The Prisoner File #3 OST (unknown)
mike hankinson uk	the astronauts (Chappell) Space 1999 OST (unknown)
wally asp uk	funky pusher (KPM) Shut It! The Music Of The Sweeney OST (1975)
john cameron uk	sunny speed (KPM) Hotel Easy: Paco's Poolside Bar: St. Tropez (1973)
gino marinacci italy	rally (Leonard) Suono Libero (1970)
john barry uk	smokey blues (Marlowlynn) Betty Page: Private Girl (unknown)
johnny hawksworth uk	jane bond theme (Marlowlynn) Betty Page: Jungle Girl (unknown)
giampero boneschi italy	saturn's ambush (Cam) Barry 7'S Connectors 2 (1974)
tadeuz klimonda france?	crème de menthe (Standard) Diggin' In The Crate : Soecial Sampling # 2 (unknown) 4:30

Comment:

The majority of these tracks were recorded for use in the commercial media as a cheap alternative to commisioning specific work from composers. Composers could often produce 2 albums in a month - and for different libraries. Despite the manic turnover, this wasn't the sound of `hacks' - both production standards & execution were of the highest quality. Although many of the composers are relatively unknown outside the industry, big names like John Barry & Ennio Morricone also did their share of sound library work.


Vinyl pressings were often limited to a 100 & when they were dumped into charity shops could be snapped up for pence - now you're talking £100's. Ironically it was DJ's & samplers who, searching for funky beats etc, discovered or reidiscovered the potential of these sound libraries and played them in clubs, catapulting what was initially viewed as disposable, dated & unwanted into a marketable genre.


Sleeve notes on most compilations are often very basic or non-existant and dates for specific recordings are rare. The nationality of some composers is an instinctive guess & if anyone knows any better then feel free to let me know and I will correct mistakes.


As usual this mix is limited by my collection of compilations - many of which were bought or prompted by the online site MOVIE GROOVES (where you can sample many of these tracks) and to whom this mix is deadicated for tolerating my requests, questions & general enthusiasm.


Mondo cover star is Lt. Gay Ellis (Gabrielle Drake) of TV's `UFO'. Gabrielle of course is the sister of the late Nick Drake. The UFO soundtrack has now been sadly deleted & I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be re-released domestically on CD.

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