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60s TV Themes [VINYL] [Box set]

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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Vinyl (17 May 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Sequel
  • ASIN: B00004WUZJ
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,029,571 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Big disappointment. Much loved TV themes 'reworked' into jarring, dissonant, clumsy, sometimes barely recognizable formats. Guys, ever heard of 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'? People don't buy 'memories' to find some smartarse has updated them to his own taste, they want to hear the original because that's what gave them the fun in the first place. Worst is the Eagles absolutely vile 'interpretation' of the Maigret Theme, and as for Carlos' Theme from The Sentimental Agent....words fail me (fortunately for you). Instead of reworking all this stuff, why didn't the record company just stick to the originals? Total waste of money, folks. Don't buy it.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Sixty Sixties Smashes 17 Mar 2006
Format:Audio CD
Released in 1998 to capitalise on the ( non-existent ) success of 'The Avengers' movie, this double C.D. holds a staggering sixty tracks. Some like 'The Avengers', 'Man In A Suitcase' and 'Thunderbirds' are the originals while others are selected cover versions.

Cyril Stapleton holds the record for covering more T.V. music than anybody else, his 'Department S' is awesome while his 'Saint' is feeble. Ron Grainer's 'Dr.Who' gets exterminated by Eric Winstone's wailing Orchestra ( why wasn't Adam Adamant Lives used instead? ) but 'Steptoe & Son' is great.

Particularly pleasing to hear themes from programmes long vanished into the mists of time; 'Z-Cars' and 'The Champions' are fondly remembered but who recalls 'Top Secret' and 'The Sentimental Agent'? Not this reviewer. Charlie Drake puts the poignant 'Who Is Sylvia?' over well, the 'Hancock' theme hails from his unsuccessful 1963 A.T.V. show while Mike Vickers' 'No-That's Me Over Here' alone justifies the price of the album. Special mention for Pentangle's beautiful 'Night-Flight' ( the theme to 'Take Three Girls' ) and Roy Budd's 'Mr.Rose'. As for Laurie Johnson's 'Whicker's World', well, it put me in mind of THAT Monty Python sketch.

If you thought that ALL Sixties telly was spy stuff and Gerry and Sylvia's puppets, this collection will make you think again. Its nicely complemented by a sleeve showcasing '60's telly memorabilia, with informative notes by Michael Richardson. Pure joy!

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not what we thought 27 May 2011
By jood VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
It's my own fault.....I should have read right through the contents of each CD before I bought it, especially as it was a gift to my husband who is a stickler for original recordings. I presented it to him with a flourish, but a few hours later when he announced that many of the tracks are cover versions, I was as disappointed as he was. Why, oh why, was this done? Surely the original recordings are still available?

Oh well, lesson learned.....read right through the listings before adding to shopping basket.
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