This title features digitally-remastered sound effects from the 1970s presented on a special vinyl-look CD, with original album sleeve notes. Everyone knows that the TARDIS is bigger on the inside than the outside; and the selection of aural locations from the Doctor's travels will equally broaden your horizons. No fewer than seven alien worlds are visited, together with some extra-ordinary, extra-dimensional occurrences encountered on Earth (Sol 3 in the Mutters Spiral). Add to these an audiogram of the Doctor's own mind processes, TARDIS operations, some weapons for self-defence and your galactic safety is ensured. Time Lord Note: a source of jelly babies is recommended to complete the illusion of time travel. "Vintage Beeb": classic albums first available as BBC LPs, now on CD for the first time ever.
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Like the circles of Hell in Dante's 'Inferno', there are many layers of Doctor Who fandom.
The first level is made up of fans who try not to miss the new episodes when they're broadcast and also own a few DVDs.
In the second level, the Who fans owns ALL of the DVDs and will make an effort to visit any exhibitions.
In the third level, the Who fan owns all of the DVDs, plus a few audio recordings of the missing episodes. They may also attend the odd convention too.
To enter the mystical fourth level, the Who fan leaves the existing reality behind and enters an e-space alternate universe of new audio adventures and books that fill the gaps between the known adventures.
Next comes the fifth level: videos featuring Doctor Who actors that aren't actually Who adventures and books with no actual appearance from Doctor Who.
If a Doctor Who fan is dedicated enough to pass through the fifth level, starved of any real Who-related material, they are then allowed to reach the final level, the ultimate challenge, where they sit alone in a room listening to noises.
This record is a Proustian treat for Doctor Who fans who watched it in the 1970s, or for those who have caught up with the Pertwee and Baker mid-70s adventures on DVD, giving listeners the opportunity to enjoy classics like 'Exxilon Control Room' without any annoying interruptions from the actors. You can, of course, also use them as a background to any homemade audio or video adventures.... Read more ›
The first level is made up of fans who try not to miss the new episodes when they're broadcast and also own a few DVDs.
In the second level, the Who fans owns ALL of the DVDs and will make an effort to visit any exhibitions.
In the third level, the Who fan owns all of the DVDs, plus a few audio recordings of the missing episodes. They may also attend the odd convention too.
To enter the mystical fourth level, the Who fan leaves the existing reality behind and enters an e-space alternate universe of new audio adventures and books that fill the gaps between the known adventures.
Next comes the fifth level: videos featuring Doctor Who actors that aren't actually Who adventures and books with no actual appearance from Doctor Who.
If a Doctor Who fan is dedicated enough to pass through the fifth level, starved of any real Who-related material, they are then allowed to reach the final level, the ultimate challenge, where they sit alone in a room listening to noises.
This record is a Proustian treat for Doctor Who fans who watched it in the 1970s, or for those who have caught up with the Pertwee and Baker mid-70s adventures on DVD, giving listeners the opportunity to enjoy classics like 'Exxilon Control Room' without any annoying interruptions from the actors. You can, of course, also use them as a background to any homemade audio or video adventures.... Read more ›
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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The Radiophonic Workshop was always an essential ingredient in the initial brilliance of Doctor Who. Whether or not you're a dedicated Whovian, these are still really interesting pieces of sonic otherworldliness. A straight re-release of a 1978 LP, these are predominantly 1970s sound effects, and although sound of the incidental music at that time was just beginning to veer into novelty synthesizer cringeyness, the sound effects remained raw, experimental and really interesting.
The effects are all in their original mono, but they've been cleaned up as necessary to sound absolutely perfect and practically brand new. As it's a faithful re-issue of an LP, you only get just over half an hour's worth of sound.
Side one (the first 8 tracks) is predominantly background atmospheres ('atmos')- most are actually quite sedate and some even end up feeling like ambient meditation noises, but some, like "the Dalek control room" (the sound effect that continued to be used so brilliantly in the series from 2005 onwards), are familiarly sinister and tension-inducing. By weeding a couple of the more dangerous-sounding atmospheres out, I've got myself a playlist to help get our baby daughter to go to sleep- that's a bonus!
Side two (the other 22 tracks) is a little more atmos but also a range of spot effects- some alarms sounding, the sonic screwdriver (less squeaky than you may remember it), a few squeaks from the TARDIS, and a range of alien weapons being fired- not least the Dalek gun. These are more of a curiosity than a proper sit-down listening experience but they're still a joy. Some of the noises may sound cliché now (not all of them), but that's generally because the Radiophonic Workshop did them first, and everybody else copied it!... Read more ›
The effects are all in their original mono, but they've been cleaned up as necessary to sound absolutely perfect and practically brand new. As it's a faithful re-issue of an LP, you only get just over half an hour's worth of sound.
Side one (the first 8 tracks) is predominantly background atmospheres ('atmos')- most are actually quite sedate and some even end up feeling like ambient meditation noises, but some, like "the Dalek control room" (the sound effect that continued to be used so brilliantly in the series from 2005 onwards), are familiarly sinister and tension-inducing. By weeding a couple of the more dangerous-sounding atmospheres out, I've got myself a playlist to help get our baby daughter to go to sleep- that's a bonus!
Side two (the other 22 tracks) is a little more atmos but also a range of spot effects- some alarms sounding, the sonic screwdriver (less squeaky than you may remember it), a few squeaks from the TARDIS, and a range of alien weapons being fired- not least the Dalek gun. These are more of a curiosity than a proper sit-down listening experience but they're still a joy. Some of the noises may sound cliché now (not all of them), but that's generally because the Radiophonic Workshop did them first, and everybody else copied it!... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"...resonates as significantly as a Yale key scarifying a taut piano wire."
14 Mar 2012
Format:Audio CD
I know it's a generality but I'll be safe ground if I say, "DOCTOR WHO fans are hoarders". Great hoarders. Of course, the more veracious (read: vocal) fans will be offended to be labelled as such and will depend a retraction; they would (high) regard themselves as `collectors'.
Certainly, there's a fine line between hoarding and collecting, and over the years I have been guilty of both, becoming fanatical about to vehemently seeking out the minutiae, no matter how obscure, that features the DOCTOR WHO brand. I realised I had a problem when discovering an `ice-lolly' wrapper from 1982. What was I thinking; where was the value in this? Collecting `archive material' or hoarding `tut' as THE APPRENTICE's Lord Sugar was remark.
However, there is merchandise that no matter how obscure and wholly useless in the real world that I am relieved to have `hoarded'. It serves not purpose and has been unceremoniously stored amid similar formats for decades.
The LP (`long playing' vinyl record), DOCTOR WHO - SOUND EFFECTS is it but why am I still retaining it? I don't even have a `record player' anymore, and haven't since the turn of the century.
It comes from a time (1978) when DOCTOR WHO merchandise had almost vanished from the high street, and, in the period before `off-air video recording machines' (VHS Recorders), the LP allowed fans to re-immerse themselves into the time:space vortex in the comfort of their bedrooms, imagining trips to alien landscapes and operating technology to disintegrate an oncoming threat. It enhanced imagination in playing within the DOCTOR WHO universe in a way that no modern day wii device or hand-held DS module could ever do.
In 2012, AUDIOGO's aural time machine takes us back to that bygone age with the re-issue of the LP.... Read more ›
Certainly, there's a fine line between hoarding and collecting, and over the years I have been guilty of both, becoming fanatical about to vehemently seeking out the minutiae, no matter how obscure, that features the DOCTOR WHO brand. I realised I had a problem when discovering an `ice-lolly' wrapper from 1982. What was I thinking; where was the value in this? Collecting `archive material' or hoarding `tut' as THE APPRENTICE's Lord Sugar was remark.
However, there is merchandise that no matter how obscure and wholly useless in the real world that I am relieved to have `hoarded'. It serves not purpose and has been unceremoniously stored amid similar formats for decades.
The LP (`long playing' vinyl record), DOCTOR WHO - SOUND EFFECTS is it but why am I still retaining it? I don't even have a `record player' anymore, and haven't since the turn of the century.
It comes from a time (1978) when DOCTOR WHO merchandise had almost vanished from the high street, and, in the period before `off-air video recording machines' (VHS Recorders), the LP allowed fans to re-immerse themselves into the time:space vortex in the comfort of their bedrooms, imagining trips to alien landscapes and operating technology to disintegrate an oncoming threat. It enhanced imagination in playing within the DOCTOR WHO universe in a way that no modern day wii device or hand-held DS module could ever do.
In 2012, AUDIOGO's aural time machine takes us back to that bygone age with the re-issue of the LP.... Read more ›
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Dr who and jelly babies....
Bought 2 CDs ...glad I did difficult to have given it away...
I will leave it to others to be tech...
A gift to give
with a bag of jelly babies.... Read more
I will leave it to others to be tech...
A gift to give
with a bag of jelly babies.... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Esselle
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seventies Who effects
I've got this on LP somewhere. This is a nice to have on vinyl look CD. They are mostly sound effects from the Tom Baker era 74/78. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ian
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doctor Who cult sfx!!! The ONLY cd with sfx from the oldies...
For collectors and fans of the cult series of The Doctor!!
A nicely done remastered job!!
More sfx of the TARDIS could be included!
EXTERMINATE!!
A nicely done remastered job!!
More sfx of the TARDIS could be included!
EXTERMINATE!!
Published 13 months ago by Tony Tabakis
4.0 out of 5 stars
Missing... one Tardis...
Brought back memories. Some nice sounds of the old Tardis. But not one of the landing and take off, which is a pity.
Published 15 months ago by Mr T J Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sonic!
Very Retro LP (I have the original). Sound effects so bad and ludicrous its a classic! A great example of early electronic music / effects when moog and syths where in their... Read more
Published 15 months ago by D Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars
A must for serious sound enthusiasts and collectors
A great collection of sound effects. Although some have been released before, most of these are on CD for the first time. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Stephen Crocker
3.0 out of 5 stars
Vworp... Vworp...
Please note this CD does not feature the classic "Vworp Vworp" " or TARDIS Materialization" sound effect. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. M. J. Rowe
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Vintage 1970s BBC LP... Now on CD
Originally issued in the late 1970s as part of an extensive collection of LPs featuring selections from the BBC sound effects library, 'Doctor Who Sound Effects' has now been... Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. Foxley
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