YOUR INPUT & FEEDBACK HELPS!

Hello again Friends. Last post of today (promise).

a few things that i am considering for the blog, and would like your input (as your opinions mean a lot to me)

First and foremost: I used to have an online radio show, focusing on Film Scores (and occasionally Library music) Now, i am not looking at getting back into hosting a radio station, but i have thought about perhaps doing a downloadable podcast, same thing really, just not live!

I guess the question is, would that go down well, would you download? would you listen? would you request stuff etc. etc. etc. 

Secondly: I have been asked by a few people why i have not added a 'paypal' link for donations! Mainly this is because i do not wish to rely, not do i expect to have donations for my work. It is offered freely and the music is for you to enjoy/ However, as i am seeing more and more of the missing titles i would like to share with you on places like Discogs and eBay - I was wondering if again, something like Paypal link for donations, to purchase (and nothing more) 78's and albums that i can then present to you!

Thirdly: In the same category as paypal - I have considered using the paypal scheme for Donations, but not for me (per se) as i have been donated some 78's that i have been able to obviously provide to you, i was thinking that maybe we can do a 3 monthly charity donation pool. where donations made can be donated to 4 charities per year (from each donations every 3 months) if that makes sense!

Anyway your feedback is always welcome, and of course if you have any ideas that can make this blog better, please do let me know!

Thanks for reading!

CONROY 78's NEEDS

As before, here is a list of the 78's that i currently do now own (physically) i do have some of these that have been sent my way by good friends, but as always, looking for originals if possible!

BM:102/103/106/109/110/111/112/114/118/124/125/127/135/136/137/140/162/164/165/168/190/194/198/199
BM:201/202/203/206/214/222/223/224/226/227/229/251/257/259-264/267/267/284/290/295
BM:300/301/303-309/311-322/324-330/335/337/338/341/343/345/349-352/355/357-360/365/376/378/380-389/391/392/399

If anyone has, or knows anyone that has any of the above that would like to donate, or sell (not so I have to remortgage please) then please do let me know. As always, thanks!

A LITTLE UPDATE!

Hey Friends:

Just wanted to inform you that I have 'developed' (for the want of a better word) a solution that is non-harmful to vinyl and cleans them perfectly. 

You may (should) tell a major difference in sound quality with the Conroy's I have just posted, as these additions were cleaned with the solution first hand. 

As a result, I am very likely going to be using said solution on the other additions already here and hope they come out sounding better, and less 'crunchy'. 

If they do, I shall make an update on here with the new rips accordingly.

Thanks for reading!

CONROY MUSIC LIBRARY

Another mighty fine British label. Formed by the Berry Music Co. Ltd. label in 1958. Based in Denmark Street, London, just like its peers, it established very quickly utilising the worlds best composers, some of which were already established with other libraries, whilst others soon joined the ranks and started to compose for other libraries.

With music being performed by The Connaught Light Orchestra early in the formation of the company, Conroy knew that they were going to have some of the best musicians and session players at hand.

The catalogue expanded over the years with releases starting at BM 101 and ending at around BM 500, this is one of the largest libraries for 78's. Of course they went on to release 10'' albums and normal 12'' albums too, the library relished in its 'hit list'

Some of the notable composers:

Peter Yorke

Charles Smitton

Paul Fenhoulhet

Felton Rapley

Kurt Rehfeld

Bruce Campbell

Roger Barsotti

Ronald Hanmer

Wilfred Burns

Edward White

Henry Croudson

Jack Helyer

Billy Mayerl

And Now:

THE MUSIC

BM 101 - Sporting Spirit/Mayfair Rendezvous

1. Sporting Spirit (Charles Smitton) 2:21

2. Mayfair Rendezvous (Peter Yorke) 2:38
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 104 - Dramatic Bridges No.11/No.12/No.13/No.14/No.15/No.16/No.17/No.18/No.19

1. Dramatic Bridges No. 11 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:17

2. Dramatic Bridges No. 12 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:19 

3. Dramatic Bridges No. 13 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:20

4. Dramatic Bridges No. 14 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:19

5. Dramatic Bridges No. 15 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:21

6. Dramatic Bridges No. 16 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:26

7. Dramatic Bridges No. 17 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:36

8. Dramatic Bridges No. 18 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:42

9. Dramatic Bridges No. 19 (Paul Fenhoulhet) 0:47
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 105 - Tango Madeira/Southern Holiday

1. Tango Madeira (Kurt Rehfeld) 2:04

2. Southern Holiday (Felton Rapley) 2:52
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 107 - Summer Landscape/Autumn Landscape

1. Summer Landscape (Bruce Campbell) 2:24

2. Autumn Landscape (Bruce Campbell) 2:42
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 108 - Dockside Night/Deserted Wharf

1. Dockside Night (Bruce Campbell) 2:52

2. Deserted Wharf (Bruce Campbell) 3:02
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 113 - Grandstand March/Window on the World

1. Grandstand March (Roger Barsotti) 2:30

2. Window on the World (Roger Barsotti) 3:12
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 115 - Cathedral Ceremony/Cathedral Close

1. Cathedral Ceremony (Wilfred Burns) 2:13

2. Cathedral Close (Wilfred Burns) 2:21
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 116 - Investiture/Pretty Pickle/tin Soldier Romance/March And Memory/Tiddly Trot

1. Investiture (Bruce Campbell) 2:46

2. Pretty Pickle (Bruce Campbell) 0:33

3. Tin Soldier Romance (Bruce Campbell) 0:38

4. March And Memory (Bruce Campbell) 0:24

5. Tiddly Trot (Bruce Campbell) 0:45
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 117 - Tales of Drama No. 1/No. 2/No. 3/No. 4/No. 5/No. 6/No. 7/No. 8/No. 9/ A Gay Life

1. Tales of Drama No 1 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:08

2. Tales of Drama No 2 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:11

3. Tales of Drama No 3 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:13

4. Tales of Drama No 4 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:16

5. Tales of Drama No 5 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:17

6. Tales of Drama No 6 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:19

7. Tales of Drama No 7 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:23

8. Tales of Drama No 8 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:28

9. Tales of Drama No 9 (Ronald Hanmer) 0:31

10. A Gay Life (Paul Fenhoulhet) 2:46
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

BM 119 - Nick Nacks/True Love 'Opening'/True Love 'Closing'/On The Move/Cactus Canter/Short Fanfare

1. Nick Nacks (Felton Rapley) 1:56

2. True Love 'Opening' (Edward White) 0:32

3. True Love 'Closing (Edward White) 0;15

4. On The Move (Edward White) 0:32

5. Cactus Canter (Edward White) 0:46

6. Short Fanfare (Edward White) 0:11
Orchestra: The Connaught Light Orchestra
Year: 1958

And of course, for those that need all of the above - Link Here!

Enjoy.

IMPRESS MUSIC LIBRARY PART 2

'LABEL PHOTOGRAPHY'

IA 111 - IA 120

78's I AM LOOKING FOR 'PART 2'

I am aware that the JW Themes did not do much in the way of 'the hunt' but figured i would out these here too, in case anyone comes across them and can send them my way; (Cos, if you don't ask, you don't get, right?) :)

IMPRESS LIBRARY RECORD NEEDS:

IA - 142/144/145/146/147/149/157/158/159/165/173/192/193

IA - 212/231/245/246/247/248/249/250/251/252/259/260/261/262/263/265/266/272/273/275/277

IA - 281/283/284/285/287/291/292/305/307/310/311/327/328/329/330/331/332/333/338/339/340

IA - 344/345/349/351/352/360/361/363/354/369/370/372/373

I of course have the rest and will be sharing them with you in due course!

One can try!

Thanks for looking!

UPDATE No. 2 - IMPRESS RECORDS '78s'

Good afternoon all.
First off, sorry for the delay in adding the next musical update.

Today i present to you the next 10 records in the Impress Records library. Some great stuff here.

THE MUSIC

IA 111 - This Love Story/This Love Story 2nd Ending/Sweet Dreams/This To Remember/Clifftop/Apple Blossom

1. This Love Story (Bruce Campbell) 1:28

2. This Love Story '2nd Ending' (Bruce Campbell) 0:12

3. Sweet Dreams (Bruce Campbell) 0:55

4. This To Remember (Bruce Campbell) 1:13

5. Clifftop (Bruce Campbell) 0:36

6. Apple Blossom (Bruce Campbell) 0:27

IA 112 - Desolate Village/Ten To Zero/The Small Hours/Mountain Side/Fever Chart/Clouding Over

1. Desolate Village (Bruce Campbell) 1:10

2. Ten To Zero (Bruce Campbell) 0:37

3. The Small Hours (Bruce Campbell) 0:39

4. Mountain Side (Bruce Campbell) 1:11

5. Fever Chart (Bruce Campbell) 0:45

6. Clouding Over (Bruce Campbell) 0:24

IA 113 - The House on the Moor/Silent Watcher/The Smugglers/Night Visitor/Pterodactyl

1. The House on the Moor (Bruce Campbell) 1:47

2. Silent Watcher (Bruce Campbell) 0:29

3. The Smugglers (Ronald Binge) 1:23

4. Night Visitor (Bruce Campbell) 0:22

5. Pterodactyl (Bruce Campbell) 0:26

IA 114 - Curlycues/Quirk/Apple & Pears/Beginner's Luck/Ragdoll/Morning After/Shopping Day/Tit For Tat/Orderly Sergeant/Baby Hippo/Hunt The Thimble

1. Curlycues (Bruce Campbell) 1:09

2. Quirk (Bruce Campbell) 0:24

3. Apple & Pears (Bruce Campbell) 0:23

4. Beginner's Luck (Bruce Campbell) 0:24

5. Ragdoll (Bruce Campbell) 0:24

6. Morning After (Bruce Campbell) 0:26

7. Shopping Day (Bruce Campbell) 1:14

8. Tit For Tat (Bruce Campbell) 0:29

9. Orderly Sergeant (Bruce Campbell) 0:28

10. Baby Hippo (Bruce Campbell) 0:29

11. Hunt The Thimble (Bruce Campbell) 0:23

IA 115 - Good Clean Fun/Aperitif/The Cheerful Undertaker/Hustle Bustle/Helter Skelter/Engagement Ring

1. Good Clean Fun (Van Phillips) 0:59

2. Aperitif (Van Phillips) 1:00

3. The Cheerful Undertaker (Van Phillips) 0:48

4. Hustle Bustle (Van Phillips) 0:59

5. Helter Skelter (Van Phillips) 1:02

6. Engagement Ring (Van Phillips) 0:45

IA 116 - The Tyrant/Bitter Memory/Doubt Resolved/Homicide Squad/Anxious Meeting/Ultimatum

1. The Tyrant (Van Phillips) 1:24

2. Bitter Memory (Van Phillips) 0:15

3. Doubt Resolved (Van Phillips) 0:21

4. Homicide Squad (Van Phillips) 1:32

5. Anxious Moment (Van Phillips) 0:17

6. Ultimatum (Van Phillips) 0:18

IA 117 - Remorse/Moonlight Meeting/Rendez-Vous/First Meeting/Romantic Ending/Jeannine

1. Remorse (Van Phillips) 1:19

2. Moonlight Meeting (Van Phillips) 0:20

3. Rendez-Vous (Van Phillips) 0:18

4. First Meeting (Van Phillips) 1:33

5. Romantic Ending (Van Phillips) 0:21

6. Jeannine (Van Phillips) 0:18

IA 118 - Grand Finale/Fanfare Ending/Caroline/June/Deborah/Honor/Final Curtain/Big Finish/Delicatesse/On The Pier/Girl on the Bus/Sparklette

1. Grand Finale (Van Phillips) 0:30

2. Fanfare Ending (Van Phillips) 0:28

3. Caroline (Van Phillips) 0:21

4. June (Van Phillips) 0:21

5. Deborah (Van Phillips) 0:23

6. Honor (Van Phillips) 0:20

7. Final Curtain (Van Phillips) 0:23

8. Big Finish (Van Phillips) 0:26

9. Delicatesse (Van Phillips) 0:16

10. On The Pier (Van Phillips) 0:20

11. Girl on the Bus (Van Phillips) 0:18

12. Sparklette (Van Phillips) 0:16

IA 119 - Grip of the Law: Opening/Closing/Dramatic Penultimate/Light Penultimate/Romantic Penultimate/Background

1. Grip of the Law: Opening (Trevor Duncan) 0:48

2. Grip of the Law: Closing (Trevor Duncan) 0:30

3. Grip of the Law: Dramatic Penultimate (Trevor Duncan) 0:16

4. Grip of the Law: Light Penultimate (Trevor Duncan) 0:10

5. Grip of the Law: Romantic Penultimate (Trevor Duncan) 0:25

6. Grip of the Law: Background (Trevor Duncan) 1:49

IA 120 - Without Hope: Opening/Closing/Dramatic Penultimate/Light Penultimate/Romantic Penultimate/Background/Bridge No. 1/Bridge No. 2

1. Without Hope: Opening (Trevor Duncan) 0:46

2. Without Hope: Closing (Trevor Duncan) 0:26

3. Without Hope: Dramatic Penultimate (Trevor Duncan) 0:21

4. Without Hope: Light Penultimate (Trevor Duncan) 0:13

5. Without Hope: Romantic Penultimate (Trevor Duncan) 0:26

6. Without Hope: Background (Trevor Duncan) 1:17

7. Without Hope: Bridge No. 1 (Trevor Duncan) 0:21

8. Without Hope: Bridge No. 2 (Trevor Duncan) 0:16

And for those that would like all of the above - Link Here

COMPOSER MINI-BIOGRAPHY SERIES

No. 2 - IVOR SLANEY

Ivor Slaney

(27 May 1921 - 20th March 1998)

Born Ivor Ernst Slaney in West Bromwich, United Kingdom in 1921. Ivor was a prolific musical composer and conductor, notably for his work in film, television and radio.

Ivor was educated at the Royal College of Music, and married Mary D Ludlow pianist, Dolores Ventura in 1948. His father, Ernst Wallace Slaney, was a principal cellist in the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra in the 1920's and 1930's under Sir Dan Godfrey.

As a youngster Ivor joined the choir of St. Stephen's church, Bournemouth where he was also taught by Percy Whitlock, the church's Director of Music and a colleague of Ernst Slaney at the Bournemouth Pavilion. According to Whitlock's diary, Ivor was known as 'Tiny'.

Ivor's mother was Grace Elizabeth Arney (22nd April 1893 - July 1988). She married Ernst in Bristol in 1920. in 1935, aged just 14, Ivor entered the Kneller Hall, the British Army's School of Music.

Ivor Slaney's son, Adrian S. Slaney was born in 1950.

In later life Ivor Slaney lived in Milford on Sea, Hampshire.

Ivor's best known works include ''Top Dog'', which was used as the theme music for the BBC radio comedy series The Men from the Ministry; and Carlo's Theme (From The Sentimental Agent) for which he won an Ivor Novello award. 

Ivor Slaney also composed hundreds of Mood Music piece, fanfares and stings. Many examples are available on the De Wolfe site. 

He also wrote the music for several Hammer Films, including 36 Hours (1953) The Gambler and the Lady (1953) and The House Across The Lake (1954) as well as the scores to The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977), Prey (1977), Terror (1978), and Death Ship (1980). And many more as scene on his iMDB Page.

Ivor was composer and musical director for the 1970-71 British children's TV Series Here Come the Double Deckers.

78's I AM LOOKING FOR!

I thought i would do a post about some of the 78's i am missing. In order to fill some gaps, so to speak. Figured i would do 1 label a week and hope for the best.

So if anyone has any of the following, that they would like to donate to me, allow me to borrow, sell to me (at a last resort as money is in short supply right now - Cheeky i know) then i would be extremely grateful!

Starting with: 

JW THEMES.

JW:135/137/140/

JW:228/229/230/231/232/233/245/260/264/273/274/275/276/282/287/288/289/290/291/292/293/294/295/296/297/298/299

JW:303/307/308//310/311/313/314/320/321/322/326/333/334/335/336/338/339/347/350/352/354/355/356/357/358/359/361/362/363/366/367/368/370/371/372/373

Obviously the others I have, and will be posting here over time!

I will be posting over the coming weeks on 78's i am missing from other labels like: 

Harmonic

Music De Wolfe

Boosey and Hawkes

Bosworth

Chappell

Mood Music

Paxton

etc.

So if you have any of those too, please feel free to let me know about them. The aim for this blog is to bring as much as humanly possible to the forefront of all of my visitors!

Feel free to either message here or email me at irishadowproductions@gmail.com

Thank you for your time!

A BIG THANK YOU!

In addition to my post a few days ago about thanking people. There was 1 special person, well 3 really, that I wanted to thank, but felt the need to wait for permission to use their names, before posting!

Yesterday morning I received an email that expressed how much delight it would be to be named.

So in the first instance, I would love to give a big thank you to Helen Chaplin and Helen's 2 wonderful children. If not for Helen's generosity and kindness in delivering to me personally the 78's, we would not be in possession of them, and they would be scattered to the 4 winds.

Additionally, I must give a big thank you to Helen's late Father-in-Law John Fountain. These records belonged to Mr. Fountain. And I would like to make an extra special thank you for Helen's late husband Richard Chaplin, whom fell ill whilst rescuing the records.

I also have it on good authority that Helen's Mother-in-Law is extremely pleased that these records are bringing joy to so many.

So please share with me a heart-felt condolence to both John and Richard, and Helen for allowing me to bring these wonderful Impress/JW Themes and Conroy 78's to you to enjoy.

IMPRESS MUSIC LIBRARY

'LABEL PHOTOGRAPHY'

IMPRESS MUSIC LIBRARY

Yet another great British based Mood Music library label, acquired by Josef Weinberger (JW Media Music) In the mid 1950's

The library was formed by entrepreneur Gordon Barnes with the backing of a rich postcard manufacturer. The name Impress was invented by music editor Richard Taylor, who later became a director. And as much as the music is extremely 'Impress'ive, the IMP in the title actually stands for Inter-Art Publishers.

In the 1950's, as television became increasingly popular, programmes made on thin budgets needed fresh background music. Practically overnight, companies like Impress assembled vast libraries by recruiting young composers to write action, suspense, and comedy themes for them. Not only were composers first-rate, impress music had the luxury of being performed by a large orchestra in Stuttgart, Germany; driven by the union ban on library performances in England at the time.

The music was written with no specific visuals in mind: the libraries would simply request the styles, and the composers would be left to their own devices and imaginations. Composing and producing music cues that ran from anywhere between 4 seconds in length, to 4 minutes in length. Teh msuic would then be catalogued by genre: Dramatic, suspense, romance and so on; some libraries even listed the musical keys of their pieces, making it easier for editors to cut in E-flat action cues to a compatible bridge.

In the mid 1970's, Inter-Art went out of business, the Impress library was picked up via a quit-claim by Weinberger Ltd in England, who still licence the cues when the need arises. Copyrights were renewed by the composers themselves when the original Inter-Art registrations expired.

Unfortunately, the labels themselves have no conductor or Orchestra information on them.

Some extremely talented composers were hired to compose the music, some of which i am sure you will recognise from other leading libraries - such as.

Steve Race

Bruce Campbell

Fred Farmer

Ronald Binge

Van Phillips

Alfred Ralston

Starting from the very first Impress release:

THE MUSIC

IA 101 - The Dark Stairway/Difficult Journey Pt 1/Difficult Journey Pt. 2/Mystic/Clairvoyant

1. The Dark Stairway (Steve Race) 1:19

2. The Difficult Journey Pt. 1 (Steve Race) 0:38

3. The Difficult Journey Pt. 2 (Steve Race) 0:36

4. Mystic (Van Phillips) 1:35

5. Clairvoyant (Steve Race) 1:13

IA 102 - Dockside Dawn/Dockside Twilight/Dissolution/Eerie Chime/Flannelfoot/Ominous Interlude

1. Dockside Dawn (Van Phillips) 1:21

2. Dockside Twilight (Van Phillips) 1:24

3. Dissolution (Steve Race) 0:31

4. Eerie Chime (Steve Race) 0:37

5. Flannelfoot (Steve Race) 0:53

6. Ominous Interlude (Alfred Ralston) 0:43

IA 103 - Royal Finale/Royal Moment/Regal/Pioneer/To & Fro/Atlantic Bridge/Poison Pen/Tension/Reunion/Sudden Embrace

1. Royal Finale (Steve Race) 0:36

2. Royal Moment (Steve Race) 0:13

3. Regal (Steve Race) 0:26

4. Pioneer (Steve Race) 0:39

5. To & Fro (Steve Race) 0:22

6. Atlantic Bridge (Ronald Binge) 0:17

7. Poison Pen (Van Phillips)  1:02

8. Tension (Steve Race) 0:37

9. Reunion (Steve Race) 0:31

10. Sudden Embrace  (Steve Race) 0:17

IA 104 - Busy Looms/Lost in the Desert/Mad Pursuit/Mad Pursuit Bridges/Anguished Moment/Up & Down

1. Busy Looms (Ronald Binge) 1:14

2. Lost in the Desert (Alfred Ralston) 1:16

3. Mad Pursuit (Ronald Binge) 1:29

4. Mad Pursuit Bridges (Steve Race) 0:18

5. Anguished Moment (Steve Race) 0:23

6. Up & Down (Steve Race) 0:11

IA 105 - Staggering Home/Twinkle Toes/Fiesta/The Stab

1. Staggering Home (Ronald Binge) 1:34

2. Twinkle Toes (Van Phillips) 0:58

3. Fiesta (Ronald Binge) 2:08

4. The Stab (Ronald Binge) 0:10

IA 106 - Carefree/Mad As A Hatter/Cantering Cats/Faithful Love/Neapolitan Band/Comedy Canter/Flippant

1. Carefree (Van Phillips) 1:01

2. Mad As A Hatter (Ronald Binge) 0:47

3. Cantering Cats (Steve Race) 0:30

4. Faithful Love (Ronald Binge) 0:48

5. Neapolitan Band (Ronald Binge) 0:41

6. Comedy Canter (Ronald Binge) 0:38

7. Flippant (Steve Race) 0:12

IA 107 - Interlude/Slow Thought/Beauty & The Beast/Desert Memory No. 1/Desert Memory No. 2/Country Weekend/Hornpipe Hangover

1. Interlude (Ronald Binge) 2:00

2. Slow Thought (Ronald Binge) 0:18

3. Beauty & The Beast (Ronald Binge) 0:29

4. Desert Memory No. 1 (Ronald Binge) 1:32

5. Desert Memory (Ronald Binge) 0:40

6. Country Weekend (Ronald Binge) 0:19

7. Hornpipe Hangover (Ronald Binge) 0:24

IA 108 - East Side-West Side/First Day In Town/Regal Approach/Conflict/Cowboy Thriller/Skyline/Upward Sweep/Urgent

1. East Side - West Side (Steve Race) 0:57

2. First Day In Town (Steve Race) 0:32

3. Regal approach (Steve Race) 0:32

4. Conflict (Steve Race) 0:18

5. Cowboy Thriller (Fred Farmer) 1:02

6. Skyline (Steve Race) 0:50

7. Upward Sweep (Steve Race) 0:15

8. Urgent (Steve Race) 0:12

IA 109 - Lovers Moon/Golden Morning/Waiting for Susan/Hilltop Honeymoon/Upland Romance/Roof Garden

1. Lovers Moon (Bruce Campbell) 1:09

2. Golden Morning (Bruce Campbell) 0:30

3. Waiting for Susan (Bruce Campbell) 0:36

4. Hilltop Honeymoon (Bruce Campbell) 1:20

5. Upland Romance (Bruce Campbell) 0:32

6. Roof Garden (Bruce Campbell) 0:28

IA 110 - Quiet Forest/Wistful/Hand In Hand/Don't Forget/Yours Sincerely

1. Quiet Forest (Bruce Campbell) 1:14

2. Wistful (Bruce Campbell) 0:32 

3. Hand In Hand (Bruce Campbell) 0:29

4. Don't Forget (Bruce Campbell) 1:13

5. Yours Sincerely (Bruce Campbell) 0:58

And for those that would like all of the above - Link Here 

Enjoy

UPDATE ON BLOG - A BIG THANKS SHOUT-OUT

Hey there one and all.

I just wanted to make a rather special announcement, as well as some very, from the heart thanks, to you and a few other individuals.

First and foremost. I would like to thank all of my viewers for taking the time out of their day and coming in to view my blog. 

I am not sure how popular, popular blogs are, but in the last 2 weeks, i have had over 1500 viewers peruse what i have to offer. And for me, not really venturing into the blog scene, i think that is amazing, and as such, extremely humbled and thankful to you for stopping by.

In addition, for those that have also taken then time to make a post of thanks, thank you too. It is so good to know that i am at least in some way, delivering what you are looking for, and you are gracious enough to say a thank you!

A very special thank you, to a wonderful lady now, who at the time of writing this blog has not given me permission to use her name (I have emailed her and awaiting to hear back) but needless to say, she knows who she is: The special thanks is given because, despite her circumstances (again i do not wish to divulge such personal situations without her consent) has donated at least 500 78's from 3 labels: JW Themes (10 of which were posted before this post) Impress (working on the first 10 of those now) and Conroy, which will be next label, after Impress, to be posted. These are extremely rare, and because of her generosity, these ear-pleasing musics will be shared here for us all to hear.

*On a side note. If any other person here, or anyone that visits knows of anyone that has any 78's or other library records they would like to donate in order for me to transfer for them for all, please do let me know* Of course i know this is not a 'thing' but thought i would put it out there.

As this is my first update, I wanted to give all of you an incite on how I intend to proceed in the postings on this blog.

It is my intention to post at least 10 78's per week, giving as much in-depth information as i can find on both the label in question, and the tracks, which i have done previously. This has come across as a good thing and people are grateful because of it.
This will give me the time i feel needed to properly transfer and convert, de-click and de-hiss and master the recordings. Bringing them to you in the best possible condition and sound that you deserve.

In addition to the music postings. I will be making a special contribution post about a composer that has done work, of course for Library Music, as i have done already for Charles Williams. In an attempt to make this blog some what a library of itself; a museum and a knowledge base if you will, that will be all encompassing.

If you would like to see any other relevant posts about library music, composers etc. Please do let me know.

This whole blog thing started off for me as a way and means to bring music you may not of heard, to your richly deserving ears. And it has become more of a 'Pet Project' for me now, and i hope to maintain that for the days, weeks, months and even years ahead. And it would be most humbling to take you all along on this journey with me.

Thank you for stopping by.

JW THEMES MUSIC LIBRARY '78s'

I know i shouldn't say this, but i have REALLY fallen in love with this library. This library, as with the others, has produced some totally amazing music.

Starting it's library music outing in 1957 and founded by Josef Weinberger, and utilising the amazing Crawford Light Orchestra. A lot of the composers here will be very recognisable from other libraries, and despite there being no conductor on any of the labels i have looked at (If anyone can get info on that, please let me know) the music is so phenomenal.

A lot of the music was considered lost and almost impossible to find  - With thanks to a very wonderful person, i have come across an almost complete run of the library, including the very first release from 1957 - Wow are you in for a treat.

Composers, new and old are as follows:

Ernest Tomlinson

Paul Fenoulhet

Ronald Hanmer

Ronald Binge

Herbert Leonard Stevens

Alan Parry

William Davies

Roger Barsotti

Hans May

John Howlett

Jack Beaver

Richard Addinsell

JW 101 - Strange Conflict/Mischievous Mac

1. Strange Conflict (Ronald Binge) 2:50

2. Mischievous Mac (Ronald Binge) 2:53

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 102 - All Points East/Horror-Scope

1. All Points East (Ronald Hanmer) 2:51

2 Horror-Scope (Ronald Hanmer) 2:56

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 103 - Production Line/Fanfare Promoso/Fanfare Majestic/Night Mysterioso/Fanfare Excitement

1. Production Line (Paul Fenoulhet) 1:39

2. Fanfare Pomposo (Paul Fenoulhet) 0:32

3. Fanfare Majestic (Paul Fenoulhet) 0:36

4. Night Mysterioso (Paul Fenoulhet) 1:29

5. Fanfare Excitement (Paul Fenoulhet) 0:35

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 104 - Panoramic Prelude/Little Serenade

1. Panoramic Prelude (Ernest Tomlinson) 2:51

2. Little Serenade (Ernest Tomlinson) 2:36

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 105 - Regalia/Lido Fashion Parade

1. Regalia (Ronald Binge) 1:41

2. Lido Fashion Parade (Len Stevens) 2:46

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 106 - Fashion Promenade/Winner's Medal

1. Fashion Promenade (Alan Parry) 3:00

2. Winner's Medal (Alan Parry) 1:37

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 107 - Sports Fever/Soaring Aloft/Picking Strings

1. Sports Fever (Ronald Hanmer) 1:28

2. Soaring Aloft (Ronald Hanmer) 1:34

3. Picking Strings (Ronald Hanmer) 2:45

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 108 - Gold Cup/Bonanza/Strange Imagination

1. Gold Cup (William Davies) 1:46

2. Bonanza (Roger Barsotti) 1:26

3. Strange Imagination (Hans May) 1:36

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 109 - Scintillating Stars/Neutral Mood

1. Scintillating Stars (John Howlett) 1:45

2. Neutral Mood (Hans May) 1:44

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

JW 110 - Cool Reception/Eight Drama Bridges/Journey To Romance

1. Cool Reception (Jack Beaver) 1:31

2. Eight Drama Bridges (Ronald Hanmer) 1:32

3. Journey To Romance (Richard Addinsell) 2:38

(No Conductor On Label) The Crawford Light Orchestra

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'COVER PHOTOGRAPHY'

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