The Button-Down Brass (1968)

There are a bit of vocals which I'm not usually too keen on, but a great album all the same.  Some nice keys from Harry Stoneham too.

Buddy Cole - Ingenuity In Sound (1962)

Great little album this though curiously it's a mono version.  This was posted elsewhere but I thought it deserved a wider audience.

Barry Gray - UFO - Original Television Soundtrack (1969)

You know the old chesnut; your house is on fire and you can only rescue one object, what would it be?  Well, for me it would be this little beauty.  The 2004 Trunk soundtrack release of Gerry Anderson's first live-action series, UFO.  Set far in the future, 1980.  All the cars were sleek with gull-wing doors (eat your heart out Delorean) and all the girls had purple wigs and wore silver boots.

The musical formula will be familiar to Supermarionation fans, indeed some of the cues sound like they were nicked from Captain Scarlet.  The Main Titles are obviously the highlight with some sterling work from Harry Stoneham.

Ed Bishop who starred in this actually lived in the village next to me when I was a kid and his daughter went to my school.  You used to see him driving around town in his Hillman Imp.   I said hello to him a couple of times in the Co-Op and the Post Office, but always went bright red so as I got older I just worshipped him from a distance.

There is only one scan here too as the rear of the sleeve is blank.  Still, it's the music that counts.

The Great Chaquito Revolution (1970)

Probably my favourite Chaquito album.  Probably.

Ted Heath Orchestra - Beatles, Bach and Bacharach (1970)

Another gem from Ted.  I love these Beatles cover albums.

Alan Tew Sound - Latin Style - The Music Of Tom Springfield (1969)

A really fabulous album from Alan Tew.  Great versions of songs written by Dusty's brother.

Living Brass and Living Marimbas (1970)

Living Brass and Living Marimbas (1970)

Garry Blake And His Music - Sounds Like Swingin' (1965)

Been promising to post this for a while and here it is.

Thunderball, The Man From U.N.C.L.E And Other Secret Agent Themes (1966)

Allegro were one of those really annoying labels who had generic rear sleeves.  Nice album this though.

Stan Reynolds - Stereo Salute To James Last - Vol 2 (1970)

A beautiful woman, a cat, a trumpet and a middle aged bloke. Perfection.

Pete Moore Orchestra - Lively and Latin (1972)

A truly sensational album.  Includes the great self-penned Black Water and the brilliant version of Buffalo Springfield's For What It's Worth.

Franck Pourcel and his Orchestra - The Franck Pourcel Sound (1968)

This album includes the best version of the Days Of Pearly Spencer that I've ever heard.  If you know of a better version then I'd love to hear it!

Geoff Love and his Orchestra - Play Your Top TV Themes (1972)

One of the seemingly hundreds of albums released in the early 70s that gave us lots of TV themes.  Usually with the same kind of cover.  This is a great little album.  Geoff's version of Strange Report is top notch.  This album includes the self-penned theme to Bless This House.  Did he write anything else?

He released a similar album; Plays Your Favourite TV Themes.  I'll dig that one out sometime.

David Rose - Holiday For Strings (1967)

Pleasant run-of-the-mill orchestral stuff...until we get to the last track, Wig Wam.  Bloody brilliant!

Roy Budd - Pick Yourself Up (1967)

Nice little album produced by Tony Hatch.  Includes an early version of The Girl From Southend-on-Sea.  There's a superior version on Budd 'n' Bossa.