Pete Moore - Plays The Best Of Bacharach (1970)

Here's something for my wife who is forty today.  What better than some Pete Moore from 1970.

Pete Moore Orchestra - Everybody's Talkin' (1971)

Pete Moore and his Orchestra - Everybody's Talkin'

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.

Pete Moore Orchestra - Exciting Sounds Of Tomorrow (1970)

Pete pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Moore is probably best-known for the 13 seconds of Asteroid, AKA the Pearl and Dean theme.  However, there was a lot more to him than that, as this fantastic album clearly shows.  The album is not only packed with great covers; Green Onions, Route 66, etc but also includes two well-known self-penned monsters, Catwalk and Take 8.

I'm not saying it's my favourite album of all-time, but it's certainly in my top one...

Popular Guide To Stereo (1973)

Now like a lot of people I'm a big fan of labels; Studio 2 Stereo, Phase 4, etc.  One of my favourites is Rediffusion, who in the 60s used to run a TV Network here in the UK.  They lost their licence towards the end of the decade and moved into music. 

This is a nice example of one of their samplers.  There is some narration by BBC science boffin James Burke (whatever happened to him?).  They'v even thrown in a stereo balance check for good measure!  Some lovely stuff from Pete Moore, Alan Moorhouse and Ray Martin.